A man who quit a high-flying job to become a male escort has revealed the unlikely thing many women ask for — breakfast in bed.
Ryan James, 31, spoke to Australia’s “The Morning Show” about his life as an escort and revealed how he resigned from his corporate job in finance to switch careers.
Now he charges between $285 and $4,300 for his services.
Sex work is legal in Australia, although it is regulated differently by the country’s six states.
James told the show: “I didn’t tell them [my family] at first.”
“When I did get started, I told my friends pretty quickly. My family found out a little later.”
“It was a bit of a mixed reaction. They don’t treat me any differently because of it.”
He added: “It’s probably not the kind of thing parents would choose for their children, but they still treat me well.”
James told how his most popular request was a luxury dinner date, which includes six hours of pampering or pleasure, an overnight sleepover and breakfast in the morning.
On his website, James said he was “courteous, polite and a gentleman at all times.”
“Any encounter we have will be truly memorable, leaving you wanting to come back again and again,” he added.
He has a “wish list” of gifts women can buy him, including Hugo Boss suits, Prada shoes and Tag Heuer watches, but he also welcomes charity donations.
James previously told the Daily Mail that companionship was important for women.
“Pretty much every single client that I see there’s some companionship element to the booking,” he said.
“From what I see, men are more focused on the sexual side of things. Women are focused on the sex too, they wouldn’t come to see me without it, but we spend a lot of time talking as well.”
James says many of his clients could easily meet a man in a bar, but that they want a “different experience.”
Some are recently divorced, while others are still married but haven’t been intimate with their husbands for some time.
The youngest of James’ clients was just 20, but he says it’s rare for them to be in their 20s.