‘It feels like it is genuinely talking to a young audience. Olivia is a great talent who has some real moments of revelation’
Some reality stars have made inauspicious forays into the TV world following their initial 15 minutes of fame, but Olivia Attwood’s ITV2 four-parter is a refreshing departure.
The Love Island alumna – in what is her debut in the documentary space – draws on her experience as a model and grid girl to explore the world of selling sex online, without judgement or prejudice.
Attwood’s total immersion in investigating what it is like to be an OnlyFans model, cam girl, porn star and sugar baby extends to setting up her own OnlyFans account.
The authentic emotional highs and lows give the series a strong anchor for each episode, besides delivering shocking moments alongside intimate interviews with contributors.
Optomen has interspersed documentary-led POV shooting with the production values of aspirational reality shows to create a premium factual series.
The judges said: “It feels like a programme genuinely talking to a young audience. Olivia is a great talent who has some real moments of revelation about morality vs money, power vs empowerment and the patriarchy.”
“It is nicely shot and absolutely not sleazy, which this subject could easily have slid into,” said another. “It feels like real access inside her life, not a clichéd, fake format.”
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