- Ellen Hancock, 39, is an OnlyFans creator who makes $3,000-$7,000 monthly
- She said that recently, her clients’ spending habits have decreased
- Hancock said that this is typically an indicator of an economic downturn
An OnlyFans star has claimed that she can tell that the US is headed towards a recession just based off her clients’ activity.
Ellen Hancock, 39, has been an adult content creator for six years now.
She typically does what she describes as ‘Playboy-style nude’ content, and is able to bring in anywhere from $3,000 to $7,000 a month.
As someone in the sex work community for quite some time, she explained exclusively to DailyMail.com that she can figure out how the economy is doing based on how much her dedicated fans are willing to pay.
And she revealed that both she and her colleagues have noticed a change in her clients’ ‘spending habits’ in recent months.
‘Spending patterns have changed significantly in recent months,’ Hancock said.
‘Many people have tightened up on spending and expressed concerns about the cost of living and their financial outlook.’
Hancock explained that part of her work involves maintaining longstanding relationships with clients.
Not only does she give them exclusive content, but also has lengthy conversations with them about everything, from how their days are to what’s going on in their lives.
It’s through these conversations that Hancock said she’s noticing a shift in consumption patterns.
‘One thing I learned a long time ago from the pros is that the sex work industry feels a recession early on and is a good indicator of economic outlook,’ she explained.
‘When money gets tight one of the first things people can cut spending on is anything sex industry related. It is considered a luxury and a non-necessity.’
Spending on OnlyFans content is just one example of personal budgets that end up cut.
And while many economists are still hesitant to say the country is headed toward a recession, Hancock said the changes in her online sales are pretty telling.
She even mentioned that outside of her content, she’s lost more than $25,000 in stocks in just the last two months alone.
‘It’s a tough economic time and I do think we are going to be in it for a while,’ Hancock said.
Some friends in other industries are just now starting to feel the pinch and I’ve been telling them to prepare for things to be tough for a while.’
So what makes Hancock so sure that we’re headed toward a a difficult economic state?
She said that she’s seen this before – back in 2020 when COVID-19 hit.
‘I was on OnlyFans before the pandemic so I felt a similar tightening on spending as COVID-19 shut down the global economy,’ she said.
‘The spending trends and mood now are very similar to that time.
‘I can really sense that people are pessimistic about the strength of the dollar.’
And while Hancock is worried about what she’s saying is an inevitable economic downturn, she said that she knows how to keep herself afloat in times like these.
‘Luckily as an actress in Los Angeles and I am used to having about a thousand side hustles, OnlyFans being one of them,’ she dished.
But she went on to explain that the entertainment industry as a whole is currently struggling, and productions taking place in Los Angeles where she lives are at an all-time-low.
Hancock is no newbie though. She has been freelancing and working as a model and actress for more than 20 years now, so she’s used to riding out the highs and lows.
And like many of her peers, she’s figuring out her next pivot.
‘Time to be a bit creative,’ she said.
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