Escorts who have kissed and told

‘Kiss and tell’ stories are one of the many key ingredients in the titillating menu served up by tabloid newspapers. Celebrities seem particularly vulnerable to this modern twist on the age-old phenomenon of the honey trap. Why? Because they have vast amounts of disposable income and cannot resist the potent allure of ‘no strings’ sex with attractive young women. They also tend to be gullible. But what has really raised the profile of escort ‘kiss and tell’ culture is the public demand for salacious headlines.

Some of the most high profile kiss and tell stories have involved Premiership footballers – males at the peak of their physical fitness but who clearly have far more money than sense. Wayne Rooney, the Manchester United star, is currently amongst the highest-paid sportsmen on the planet, earning a reputed £200,000 per week. He has also generated huge amounts of tabloid attention for his antics away from the pitch. One particular vice girl, Helen Wood, has named Rooney as a client, amongst various other prominent actors.

Kimberley Lee has made quite a living from kissing and telling, gaining tens of thousands of pounds for broadcasting details of her love life. Amongst the explicit encounters, she has named a diverse range of partners, including Eminem, Robbie Williams and Mike Tyson. Proving that the only prerequisite is some form of fame, she has also bedded Kenny Richey, the Scot who served 21 years on death row in the USA until his eventual release.

One of the most notorious kiss and tells followed the brief encounter between British actor Hugh Grant and a Hollywood call girls named Divine Brown. After they were surprised by LA police, news of Grant’s error of judgement was splashed all over the red tops on both sides of the Atlantic. Brown described every second of their meeting to any hack reporter who would listen; to such an extent her $30 ‘trick’ eventually led to her becoming a millionaire.

Another American escort encounter that wormed its way into the public domain was the liaison between a madam, Ashley Dupra and Eliot Spitzer, Governor of New York. Ironically he had made his career out of hounding escort agencies.

When the High Court ruled the News of the World had breached privacy laws by publishing lurid stories about Formula One boss Max Mosley, shockwaves rippled through the tabloids. Many newspaper editors conceded the days of ‘kiss and tell’ stories were numbered.

The majority of escorts (especially London escorts who are more likely to entertain high profile clients) know better than to kiss and tell. For all the frenzied activity of girls phoning press offices with tempting tales, the vast majority of escort girls have remained true to their morals. After all, discretion and secrecy are the bedrocks of their industry. Most professional women realise that having their liaisons plastered across newspaper headlines is totally detrimental. There might be short-term gain but in the long run clients will only come back when they know their identities are guaranteed to be protected.