Influencer reveals she made about £500,000 showing off her armpit hair online but says it has taken a toll on her mental health

An influencer claims she has made about £500,000 just from showing off her armpit hair online.

Fenella Fox, 30, from Worcester, England, said that while she enjoys the financial independence her work brings – and is able to easily rake in £8,200 a month – it has also caused her PTSD from horrific interactions with viewers.

The social media star, who has more than a million followers in total, creates body-positive photos and videos that show off her hairy armpits, as well as filming general lifestyle vlogs.

The content creator started posting her body hair online because she was “fed up” with female beauty standards.

However, she claims she has been subject to horrific vitriol and has even been physically “cornered” by two men who assumed she would have a threesome with them.

“I travel a lot and one of the worst reactions to my job was someone telling me I would be hanged in their country,” she told FEMAIL.

“I have also had men expect me to want to sleep with them because of my job.”

Fenella has also been a victim of stalking twice.

The first time was in 2018, and she says her life “has never been the same”.

“A man became obsessed with the idea of raping, torturing and murdering me,” she recounted.

“Horrific. I also experienced being stalked in person by another man in January this year and get long email essays from another man online regularly.”

The content creator admitted that she also finds it difficult to connect with people outside the industry and feels like she has to lie about her job often. 

“I’ve been in the adult industry since I turned 18 (I’m now 30) and I’ve spent a lot of that time in my bedroom stripping for men,” she said. “It would be silly to claim that it didn’t do some damage.”

Fenella also revealed the difficulties she has with dating.  

“I entertain men online for a living but I get anxious around them in person,” she revealed. 

“I’ll be brave and get a kiss maybe twice a year – my lack of sex life often comes at the shock to many of my fans.”

The creator began showing her armpit hair online around six to seven years ago.

“I stopped wearing makeup, stopped styling my hair, stopped shaving and let my body do its natural thing,” she explained.

“I talked about it a lot online and soon became known as a ‘body positive influencer’. 

“I think at the time there weren’t many doing what I was doing so I really stood out and it was actually really scary.”

In spite of the downsides to her job, Fenella said there are a lot of pros that come with her work. 

“I think my family are happy I’m successful but wish the success was in another industry,” Fenella admitted.

“I travel the world, live in luxury accommodation and eat out whenever I like. I have a lot of financial freedom but the job has taken a huge toll on my mental health and they know that.”