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How and when did you get into
camming?
Back in 2011, someone in my
circle of friends (who knew about
my side job as a dancer) brought it
up to me randomly. He asked me
if I had ever heard of webcamming
or MyFreeCams and I had zero
idea what he was talking about and
honestly no knowledge of the adult
industry whatsoever. He told me
about his friend who was a model
there, suggested that I give it a try
and said I would be a perfect fit for
it. I signed up that day and the rest
is history.
How did you build your
community on MFC—Team Ellie?
Time. I’ve been on MyFreeCams
since 2011, so my community has
grown slowly, but greatly, over the
last seven years. A few members
have been around since Day 1;
and many have been around since
I began full time. It is both amazing
and insane how long some
members have known me or have
known of me, and how they have
seen me grow and change over the
years.
How has your cam persona
changed over the years?
I have gone through quite a
whirlwind of changes since my
early camming days. When I first
pushed that broadcast button
in 2011, I didn’t know what to
expect. I put my best sexy voice
on and tried to make love to the
camera at all times. My persona
was extremely X-rated, replicating
the hardcore shows I saw top cam
models doing. I didn’t have much
of a personality because I didn’t
think that mattered! All I knew was that
I could only log on when I felt sexy
and like putting on a show. It didn’t
occur to me then that sex appeal was
only part of being a great webcammer
A few years later, I decided that
I needed to change my persona
and become truer to myself and my
personality. So, in 2014 I went towards
the complete opposite of the spectrum
and became a non-nude model.
It was hard, let me tell you. Being
fully clothed on an adult site definitely
brings out the trolls! My creativity was
tested but I was able to come up with
interesting and fun shows that brought
in viewers, and more importantly, that
I actually enjoyed doing! The lack
of sexiness even helped shape my
personality and the way I took control
of my chatroom. I learned that I didn’t
have to be naked to be entertaining!
This created a huge turn of events for
me and slowly MyFreeCams became
my home.
Each year after, I started becoming
more in tune with my sexuality, my
comfort levels, and how I wanted to
present myself to my fans... and to
the world. The more comfortable I
felt in my chatroom, the more risqué
my shows became. My Team has
everything to do with this by the way.
Seeing the same members keep
coming back to see me—members
that made me feel loved, safe and
appreciated—helped me branch out
and attempt new things. … And I am
forever lucky that I found the members
that I did during this transition… or
should I say—lucky that they found
me.
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