“They gave me a bridge to that female audience I never had a connection to”: Former P*rn Star Mia Khalifa Thanks TikTok For Helping Her Earn a Whopping $10K Every Month
Although Mia Khalifa’s career had taken a turn when she was forced to retire as an adult film star, she is back on track thanks to social media platforms. Despite her popularity in the adult entertainment industry, Khalifa had to leave and retire much sooner than she had anticipated. Following that she joined video-sharing platforms like YouTube and Twitch. And she even has a very successful OnlyFan page. It mostly contains adult stuff but they are all Safe for Work content.
But the most refreshing career that she has ventured into is TikTok. According to Khalifa, the platform has provided her to connect with the female audience. Before that, she interacted with mostly male viewers and followers which sometimes proved to be extremely toxic for Khalifa. However, with the experience she has gained in the past years and the support from her fans the former adult entertainer’s career had been thriving since.
Mia Khalifa Is Grateful For the Social Media platform TikTok
Social media platforms such as YouTube, Instagram and TikTok actually helped launch the careers of many famous people. The platforms provide daily viewers to the content makers. And on top of that, it helps in building safe and healthy connections with fans. This cannot be truer for former adult film star Mia Khalifa. After retiring from the industry, the only way she could have saved her career was through video-sharing platforms. And with TikTok, She has really found a new and refreshing way to connect with fans.
For the first time, Khalifa has gained a huge number of female viewers and followers. Prior to this, she had mostly male viewers that consumed her content. However, with the shift in the type of her audience, the internet personality has been able to show off her personality more. Although she has an OnlyFan page for slightly adult but not explicit content, it is not the only type of content anymore. And she has also educated herself on the clear difference between ethical and unethical content. Therefore she had a good idea about where to post what. Khalifa also shared the good effects of having a non-toxic fanbase. She told Bustle,
“That’s why I’m thankful for TikTok. It gave me a bridge to that female audience I never had a connection to.”
The former adult film star actively engages with her fans through the comment section in TikTok. Moreover, Kalifa also credits her TikTok followers for boosting her confidence.
What Happened to Her Career as an Adult Film Star?
When Mia Khalifa stepped into the adult film industry scene, she was quickly able to gain fame. However, although it seemed like a good long career at the time, unprecedented circumstances led her to retire sooner than expected. Her decision to retire came after Khalifa started receiving death threats. It had all been due to the use of a Hijab in one of her “intimate” scenes. This was naturally considered offensive and insensitive. And with that, she exited the adult film scene.
But in order to save her career, the former adult entertainer took the help of video-sharing platforms. Khalifa also got the opportunity to co-host a daily sports talk show called Out of Bounds on YouTube. This gig made her 10k dollars a month. But once again she had to leave because of “toxic men” bringing up her past career repeatedly. And finally, she is creating her own content without anyone’s involvement with the help of social media platform especially TikTok.
Source: The Things
