A 392lbs (28 stone) woman who was bullied for being the ‘fattest girl in school’ now makes $12,000 (£10,000)-a-year – by filming herself gorging on thousands of calories for loyal internet fans.
Office administrator ‘Hazel’, 29, from Nashville, is now a body positive campaigner, and is delighted that the belly which once attracted cruel jibes is now her best asset.
Hazel, who has a boyfriend she does not wish to name, reveals that grabbing, slapping and tugging at it in front of the camera is considered to be ‘erotic’ by her audience, and says she feels ‘sexier than ever’.
Speaking about her unusual vocation, she said: ‘I feel very empowered.
‘Knowing that, after feeling that the whole world doesn’t want me, there are people who do and that they lust after me is great. I’ve had people who have told me they would leave their wives for me.
Office administrator ‘Hazel’, 29, from Nashville, was once bullied for being ‘the fattest girl in school’, but now she makes $12,000 (£10,000)-a-year – by filming herself gorging on calories
‘It feels so good to be wanted and to feel sexy in your own skin.’
Hazel, who is 5ft 4in, makes around $1,000 (£800) a month by sharing nude videos of herself jiggling her belly and eating huge quantities of food on camera for fans who love to see her bloated.
Known as a ‘feedee’ – part of a community which sees eating and weight gain as sexy – Hazel can be paid hundreds of pounds for videos, downloadable from a pornographic website, of her playing with her wobbly tummy.
Some fans enjoy buying her calorific food and watching her devour things like pizzas and cheesecake, hearing her describe how bloated she feels.
‘Primarily because of my body shape I get a lot of belly requests, a lot of grabbing and slapping and tugging. That’s mainly what I do – show off my body and my curves,’ she explained.
The 392 lb (28 stone) body positive campaigner, and is delighted that the belly which once attracted cruel jibes is now her best asset
‘People would say they like the shape of my belly. Some ask me to wear tight clothes to show it off while I’m eating.
‘I get requests to get stuck in a doorway, or to try to fit into a small place.
‘Some people even donate money to buy food for me to eat on camera. They love to hear about how nice the food is and how bloated I feel.
‘The most I’ve eaten is 10,000 calories in one sitting. Typically, it will be more than 2,000 calories, so that’s a day’s worth of food or more, in one sitting.
‘Some fans ask me to eat certain foods. Others do not want me to video myself eating, they just want me to talk about it, how good it feels to eat, how I could probably eat 10 times more and how full I feel. They really do love that.
‘There are no typical foods, they just like to see me enjoying it. They like me to eat my favourite things like cheesecake and sweets and pizza. They like to see how many pizzas I can eat. The most I’ve managed is two and a half large pizzas in one sitting.’
Hazel, who is 5ft 4in, makes around $1,000 (£800) a month by sharing nude videos of herself jiggling her belly and eating huge quantities of food on camera for fans who love to see her bloated.
Hazel says she is ‘naturally greedy,’ making this the ideal job for her.
She laughed: ‘I’m a very greedy person, so I keep going until I feel really full and get that euphoric feeling.
‘I get a lot of pleasure from it and my fans get pleasure from watching me, too, it’s a win-win.
‘I’m not sure what people like about it. In today’s society weight loss is such a huge thing, so this is like the polar opposite. I know of one man who struggles with an eating disorder and loves to see women gain weight. It’s personal preference.’
Typically, Hazel charges $5 (£4) a minute per video, with subscribers able to make requests and accessing them via porn website BBW Royalty.
The most she has ever made is $360 (£295) for an hour long video of her playing with her belly and talking about her weight.
Hazel, who has a boyfriend she does not wish to name, reveals that grabbing, slapping and tugging at it in front of the camera is considered to be ‘erotic’ by her audience, and says she feels ‘sexier than ever’
Some are adult content videos, where Hazel will lift her belly up to reveal her private parts, or use sex toys on her belly.
‘How much I earn varies each month,’ she said. ‘In a typical month, the minimum I make is $400 (£330) but it can be more than $1,000 (£800) – so around $12,000 (£9,870) a year.
‘For a part time job, it’s definitely a dream come true to be making that kind of money.’
Hazel became a feedee when she was 24, after speaking to a former work colleague who was posting some of her own feedee videos.
Known as a ‘feedee’ – part of a community which sees eating and weight gain as sexy – Hazel can be paid hundreds of pounds for videos, downloadable from a pornographic website, of her playing with her wobbly tummy
Some fans enjoy buying her calorific food and watching her devour things like pizzas and cheesecake, hearing her describe how bloated she feels
Hazel recalled: ‘I thought she looked gorgeous. She was a big girl like me and I thought to myself, ‘I am big and beautiful, I could do this’.
‘I’d never really seen anything like it before but started to do some research and found out I could make money from it.
‘I ended up posting some photos and videos on social media as well and I couldn’t believe how much attention I was getting, so I set up my own profile on BBW Royalty.
‘I spend a few hours a week doing it, depending on how much free time I have.
‘Currently I have about 19,000 followers across social media – five or six thousand of which I have gained in the last year.’
Typically, Hazel charges $5 (£4) a minute per video, with subscribers able to make requests and accessing them via porn website BBW Royalty
But Hazel insists she maintains certain standards when working as a feedee. She continued: ‘I have requests for farting which is just not ladylike for me. I wouldn’t do that.
‘I’ve also had requests for burping videos, but again that’s not really for me. Luckily, I’ve never had any extreme requests.’
Hazel says she has gained weight, particularly in the last three months, but has never felt more attractive or comfortable in her own skin.
‘In the last three months I’ve gained around 20lb (1.4 stone) . I now weigh roughly 380lb (28 stone) and I carry most of this in my belly. I’m a size 28 to 30 US clothing size,’ she explained.
‘I have always been a big girl. Being from small town Tennessee I never had a boyfriend, I got picked on for being the fattest girl in school and I had a lot of depression and anxiety.
‘But now I’m happy in my skin, I’ve come to terms with it and why not feel sexy doing it? It’s female empowerment for sure.
The most she has ever made is $360 (£295) for an hour long video of her playing with her belly and talking about her weight
‘I am part of a community of feedees and body positive campaigners online. We all support each other. The community is really open and has helped me come to terms with loving myself and to realise I’m very sexy and it’s okay to be fat and sexy.
‘My boyfriend, who I have been with for a year, is very supportive. He is not a feedee or a feeder himself, but he finds it a turn on to know that there are other people out there who want me.
‘My immediate family are not really aware of what I do. They still see me as that good girl who went to college, but my significant other and my girlfriends cheer me on. They say it is fat girl season and I should be myself.
‘They even come over and do my hair and make-up to get me ready for my videos.’
‘I do get typical ‘you’re fat’ comments from trolls online but I just ignore them.’
Hazel, who tried to lose weight in the past, explained despite her size she is still healthy and hits out at critics who claim she promotes an unhealthy lifestyle
Hazel, who tried to lose weight in the past, explained despite her size she is still healthy and hits out at critics who claim she promotes an unhealthy lifestyle.
‘In my early 20s I was married and my husband wanted me to lose weight so we could try for a family,’ she said.
‘I was actually going to the sessions to prepare for gastric band surgery, but they were saying to me that I would never be able to eat certain foods again.
‘I remember one day going to the Krispy Kreme drive thru and I was crying as I realised that if I had this surgery I would never be able to eat another doughnut. I knew I would rather be big and happy.
‘I do not worry about my health. I go to the doctor regularly, I do not have diabetes and my blood pressure is fine. There are plenty of skinny people who are in worse health than me.
‘I am a foodie and have been all my life. Food is my best friend and I love to indulge. Now I get to be sexy and indulge at the same time which are two of my favourite things.
‘Although I may not be everyone’s cup of tea, I want people to know you can still be big, sexy and beautiful.’
Hazel, who tried to lose weight in the past, explained despite her size she is still healthy and hits out at critics who claim she promotes an unhealthy lifestyle