Botox, drama, and big bucks collide in the new series, Turned On: Dirty Sexy Money, now streaming on Stan. Featuring some of the most famous names in the OnlyFans universe like Annie Knight, April and Amelia Maddison, Chloe Mira, Quinn Everly, and Ruby Drew, the series offers a tantalizing peek into the lives of these online sensations and the secrets to their success.
“Why do you think the other girls are jealous of you?” a voice-over asks in the opening moments of the show. Amelia Maddison confidently replies, "Because we earn the most money, and we're hot as fuck," revealing that she and her twin sister rake in over $3 million a year while working just two days a week.
Producers Emma Lamb and Leigh Aramberri are no strangers to captivating reality TV, having delivered hits like The Voice, Married at First Sight, and The Real Housewives of Sydney. Their latest venture delves into the rising popularity of OnlyFans-themed narratives, much like the subplots seen in shows like Euphoria and Margot’s Got Money, which explore the platform's impact on creators’ lives.
“Sex work has often been portrayed as either a last-ditch option or a glamorous hustle,” the series suggests, “OnlyFans complicates that binary.”
While the creators on OnlyFans may seem a world apart from the Playboy Mansion of The Girls Next Door fame, some things never change. The aesthetic expectations remain high, yet the pressures have shifted from external dictation to self-imposed standards.
Ruby Drew offers a different perspective, asserting that creating "adult content" can be empowering, though viewers must ultimately decide for themselves. The series indulges in titillation with its skimpy outfits and provocative scenes but also dives into themes of jealousy, money, and rivalry among women. For fans of reality TV drama, Dirty Sexy Money promises a new addiction full of sex, intrigue, and mean-girl antics.
Fans are already hoping for a follow-up series, imagining today’s stars basking in retirement on yachts in the Maldives, far from the gaze of once-adoring fans.