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Tricks of the Trade
A panel of working girls weighs in on Showtime's new escort exposé
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This article is from the May/June issue of Radar Magazine. For a risk-free issue, click here.
(Photo: Image courtesy of Showtime Network)
Ever since New York governor Eliot Spitzer turned his penchant for big-ticket tail into 2008's first great political flame-out, America has been newly obsessed with the world's oldest profession. Now, with the premiere of Secret Diary of a Call Girl on Showtime, that fascination gets a new outlet.
Based on the bawdy blog Belle de Jour—which caused a furor in 2004 when Internet sleuths tried to unmask its 28-year-old call girl author—the British import claims to document the double life of a high-end flesh peddler. But just how well does Belle's life in lingerie stack up against the experiences of real-world professional strumpets?
($400/hour)
On its accuracy:
"The show's not 100 percent true to life, but then I don't really think ER is how a real operating room works either."
On hidden identities:
"I'm not one for the double life. I recently came out to my best friend. Her response was, 'I thought so. What do you want on your pizza?'"
On "hooker scent":
"Belle wears men's deodorant and no perfume so clients don't smell like women when they get home. That's ridiculous. The smell of pussy lingers much more, and it's impossible to explain away."
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($300/hour)
On enjoying the sex:
"Like Belle, I tend to have a higher-keyed libido than most people I know. I stumbled upon this business during a sexual drought in my marriage."
On weight:
"I am really looking forward to seeing another episode, though I hope they'll include some not-so-thin ladies in the future."
On love:
"On the show, Belle falls for a client. I have had some that left me breathless, but I have never once found myself daydreaming about their kisses."
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("What the market will bear.")
On the show:
"It was great. I would watch it again if I had Showtime."
On telling family:
"My mom knows how I make a living and keeps hinting that I should get a real job. Dad would shoot me if he knew. My grandma keeps suggesting I volunteer in an old folks home and just find a rich, old guy."
On the romance:
"Unlike Belle, I could never consider a client as a romantic option. Besides, they pay us to go away."
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($200/hour)
On the look:
"What was very unrealistic was the condom peeking out of her stocking. Usually they're better hidden than that."
On the double life:
"Belle should tell her family. I got great validation from my father. He told me I shouldn't spend my life doing something that I hated like he did."
On love:
"I've developed feelings for clients, but since the majority are married, not much good can come from it."
This article is from the May/June issue of Radar Magazine. For a risk-free issue, click here.
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Posted by: JennyDeMilo on June 11, 2008 12:56 PM
The smell of pussy lingers much more, and it's impossible to explain away."
Agreed. Anyone who knows what that post-sex scent smells like will know exactly what is going on.
Posted by: AlexaD on June 14, 2008 11:57 PM
So Nice to see this up on the online version of Radar, I meant every word i said!
I have since seen the full season and id recommend the show but remember its not a documentary its scripted TV meant for entertainment and there is much creative license, isnt that always the way with TV ;)
kisses,
"Jenny "
http://jennydemilo.blogspot.com