Cat Deeley and Andi Peters engaged in a candid conversation with the adult worker Bonnie Blue on Tuesday’s edition of This Morning. The 25-year-old joined the show to discuss her explicit content and justify her career choices.
Cat posed a provocative question to the audience: “Is she just a content creator making money or a dangerous predator that should be stopped? Bonnie joins us now.” Alongside them was Ashley James, who held strong views regarding Bonnie’s line of work.
The hosts delved deeper into Bonnie’s activities, explaining that she records herself engaging in sexual acts with teenagers who have recently turned 18 and uploads the videos online.
After facing widespread condemnation and being branded a ‘predator’ on social media, the 25 year old has been barred from entering Australia and expelled from Fiji for attempting to enlist young men, which she refers to as “barely legal”.
Bonnie, whose previous employment was in recruitment, described her former professional life as unremarkable. Andi informed the viewers that her current earnings exceed £600,000 per month, reports the Mirror.
While initially motivated by financial gain, Bonnie admitted: “I didn’t understand the educational side of things, so yeah it started off purely about money. But, as I got into it and as I educated myself on the industry, not only did I realise how much pleasure I received from it but also how much there’s a missing gap on educational content online.”
However, Ashley James didn’t mince her words when it came to expressing her views on the issue. While acknowledging that many people are aware of gender double standards, the ITV guest pinpointed the main problem as Bonnie’s use of phrases like ‘barely legal’.
When Bonnie told Ashley that the media first used that term, Ashley retorted: “But you also now use that terminology. You also say that you’re educating but I’m wondering who are you educating? A lot of your audience especially on Tik Tok are teenagers.”
Questioning the message she’s disseminating, Ashley also brought up other controversial phrases Bonnie has used. Bonnie responded: “I’ll educate you on the ‘true’ story of it. There is no content online for 18-year-olds or even people who are new to sex. You go from school where you learn about how to get pregnant basically, how to have safe sex. Then they go from watching content online which is rough.”
Bonnie questioned whether we want the younger generation to view rough content online and then mimic that themselves, which could be extremely dangerous. Ashley stated: “My point here is, what are you doing to teach young boys and girls that they don’t just exist, women do not exist to please men?
“Men do not have a right to cheat with partners but also how are you teaching young boys that male pleasure is not the ultimate? There’s female pleasure, there’s respect, what are you going to teach young men that they don’t just have an automatic right to sex?”
When asked if she had watched one of her videos, Ashley responded that she hadn’t and began speaking over Bonnie as the content creator attempted to say: “No, sorry I listened to you.”
Ashley retorted: “I’m not being aggressive towards you, you’re being aggressive back. You’re using terms like ‘women like me’. I’m asking you questions.”
Bonnie tried to add: “Because you’re a woman that promotes women’s rights and equality-” but was interrupted by Ashley continuing to speak over her, prompting Bonnie to ask: “If you’re going to let me speak?”
The segment on the ITV show sparked a flurry of mixed reactions from viewers who quickly voiced their opinions on social media.
One viewer expressed their disapproval with: “Get her off” this is an ALL time low for #ThisMorning and truly shocked they think this is what people want to watch on morning.” Someone else wrote: “Whoever invited Bonnie Blue on This Morning.”
Someone else commented: “Cmon @thismorning out of all the ‘influencers’ in the world you get BONNIE BLUE as a guest.”
However, one fan defended Bonnie, tweeting: “This Bonnie Blue is just a business woman. She’s breaking no laws all the men consent to the stuff being uploaded. She’s doing nothing illegal.”
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