STANDING in the kitchen wearing a skimpy red bikini, Alysha Newman poses for a series of saucy photos.
She shares a selection on her OnlyFans account and watches as the messages from her supporters pour in.
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However, 30-year-old Alysha is not an aspiring model or a wannabe Love Island contestant, but rather a decorated athlete.
Alysha is an Olympic superstar who won bronze in the women’s pole vault competition at the Paris Games.
But while she’s clearly proud of her sporting achievements, Alysha says there’s no reason why she shouldn’t be just as proud as her OnlyFans account.
She tells Fabulous exclusively: “It’s a great platform, I love it.
“I am proud of what I achieve on the platform. It gives strength.
“I can connect with my fans, I can inspire people and my fans can support me.
“This way they get to see almost every aspect of my life.”
OnlyFans is often dismissed as a glorified porn site, but Alysha, who lives in London, Canada, says there’s much more to it.
“There’s a big stigma around it,” she says.
“But it’s not just naked porn stars; people don’t realize there are so many world class chefs, athletes including medal winning rowers and divers, DJs and Formula 1 drivers who have pages.
“I create content, I message fans, I go live, it helps me connect and I discover what people want to see and learn.”
Alysha made headlines at the Paris Games when she celebrated conquering the 4.85m pole vault by twerking.
“It was spontaneous and cheerful,” she says.
“I broke the Canadian record by jumping 4.85 metres. It was my 15th record-breaking jump and I was so happy.
“I broke out into a dance that ended in a twerk.
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“Winning the Olympic medal was my childhood dream, and I finally did it at the age of 30. I was excited, so I celebrated.”
Alysha’s vault also earned her the bronze medal, the first Canadian women to medal at the Olympics in the sport.
“My motto is to raise the bar, I’ve been doing that all my life,” she says.
Within hours, she raised the bar even higher and set a new record.
Her Only Fans page crashed due to the large number of people who signed up after seeing her jump and celebration dance.
Since then, Alysha tells us her OF membership has exploded with another 30,000 followers paying the £10-a-month subscription fee to watch content, some spicy, some professional, and interact with her.
She also has 752,000 Instagram followers and 52,000 on TikTok.
“I don’t want people to pay to see me. I want people to log in and learn something,” she says.
Alysha started her Only Fans page in 2020, before the Tokyo Olympics
“I started the account to document my Olympic experience since the Tokyo Games had no spectators due to COVID precautions,” she says.
“I started the account to take people behind the scenes at the games. They could see what I ate, how I trained and track my ups and downs.”
If you say nonsense to me, I won’t answer you
Alysha Newman
Alysha’s fans got to see what life is really like in the Olympic Village through her unique ‘fly on the wall OF fans’ perspective.
She talked about her injury problems, how she prepares for the day of an event, what she eats and wears.
“I really appreciate the energy of people and the audience,” she says.
“Knowing that I wouldn’t have that at the Tokyo Olympics, this was a great solution.
“It did so well that I said, OK, my fans want to know more. So sixteen days became a year, it became two years and I decided to bring people to the Games in Paris.”
Alysha admitted that she initially had reservations about joining the platform.
“My first conversation was with my family,” she remembers.
“I said, ‘I know there’s a lot of stigma behind this website, and this is new to me, but what do you think?’
“I remember my sister saying, ‘If you don’t try, how are you ever going to find out?’
‘And she was right. If I didn’t pursue it then, I wouldn’t pursue it now. Clearly something resonated with me, and it completely changed my life.
“I’ve said over the years that I could be the person to change the stigma about OnlyFans.
“I know I can’t get everyone to change their mind, that’s not my goal.
“Now I vlog on my OF and even had my mom talk about what it’s like raising an Olympic athlete. It is a place where I can be myself and share my life.”
OTHER OLYMPIANS BY FANS ONLY
Elise Christie
Former Team GB skater Christie, 33, retired in 2021 after winning 10 golds at the European Championships and three at the World Championships.
After hanging up her skates, however, she struggled with alcoholism, homelessness and self-harm.
Now she has an OnlyFans account, which she pays £7 a month for.
She says in her profile: “Prepare to be teased, provoked and maybe even a little surprised.
“I will share exclusive content that is spontaneous and exciting.”
Liz Cambage
After winning bronze for Australia in basketball at the 2012 Olympics, London-born Cambage cashed in on her looks.
She took a beating from the Australian basketball authorities, but she always had the support of her peers.
The 32-year-old told The Herald Sun: “I was so scared to actually do it.
“But I let my friends and family push me and say, don’t worry about what anyone says – people will either love you or hate you anyway.”
More than 98,000 likes later, she charges around £4.40 to view her content.
Verona van de Leur
In 2002, Van de Leur was named Dutch sportswoman of the year.
But the gymnast’s career took a nosedive when she suffered a serious injury.
The downward spiral of events led to Van de Leur being homeless for two years, having a legal battle with her father and being behind bars in 2011 for a blackmail conviction.
The 38-year-old soon found redemption by embarking on a porn career.
Her two OnlyFans accounts are an extension of the new chapter in her life, one containing porn and nudes, the other a bit safer.
Noah Williams
Tom Daley’s synchronized 10 meter platform partner Noah, 24, may have landed silver at Paris 2024.
But expect more responses on his OnlyFans page, which promises two posts a week.
Again, it costs £7 per month to subscribe.
In fact, he promises in his profile that you can “chat with me in person.”
Jack Lach
In 2016, Laugher became the first ever Team GB Diving Champion.
Fast forward to today and he’s an OnlyFans favorite, supplementing his income with £7 a month for a subscription.
The contents are very safe.
Usually it’s 29-year-old Laugher in his speedos, just like he would be at the pool.
Daniel Goodfellow
Goodfellow, a bronze winner at the 2016 Rio Olympics, is Daley’s former synchronized 10m platform partner.
Like his fellow divers, he enjoys sharing images in his speedos for fans.
His profile promises: “Some fun and exclusive content! Get to know me on a more personal level and get the chance to see and interact with messages that can’t be seen anywhere else.”
For that it will cost you around £8.
Alysha does admit that some people log onto her Only Fans page to troll her.
“If you talk nonsense to me, I won’t answer,” she replies.
“I enjoy connecting with like-minded people on my page.”
Olympic officials have never complained about the success of Alysha’s OnlyFans.
In fact, she prides herself on leading the way in showing other athletes how OnlyFans can work for them.
“It was important to me to show other athletes that they can join, and that it can be a safe community,” she says.
“Other athletes have seen the content I published and were shocked because they expected it to be different because of their perception of the site.”
Alysha admits that she likes to participate in racy or risqué photo shoots that she uses as content for part of her OF site.
“I did an Agent Provocateur shoot with pole vaulting in lingerie,” she says.
“It was one of the coolest shoots. It was a female shoot and staffed exclusively by women.
“I also did body painting to spice things up.”
She admits she’s had some unusual requests from fans.
“I always get strange requests,” she admits.
“I get excited about what people ask, it gives me a good insight into what people think about me.
“A lot of people have asked for pictures of all my medals, they love that kind of thing.”
But Alysha isn’t an open book when people ask if they can expect full nudity on her page.
“People want to know what I post there. I think what has kept my page around is that I don’t say what I post there,” she admits.
“I am confident in who I am and secure in who I am. You have to subscribe to see what’s there.”
