Love Island star Kaila Troy, who was best known as a DJ, says that she earns so much money from OnlyFans she could quit her DJing job.
The Malahide beauty went into Casa Amor back in 2021 and was later scouted by OnlyFans bosses to help ‘change the narrative’ of the raunchy platform.
Kalia admitted that the money she makes from the app is much more than what she makes as a DJ and that the site has changed her life forever.
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She told Dublin Live: “Looking back I didn’t understand it (OnlyFans), I knew it had potential so that’s why I got on the platform. I didn’t understand how much money you can make.
“I knew I'd move forward and progress but I didn't realise how much money would come in from it. It’s funny that I don't even have to DJ if I don’t want to.
“That platform makes way much more money than I ever did DJing.”
But Kaila’s success didn’t come overnight. She originally wanted to be a dancer and went from traditional Irish dancing to hip-hop.
She said: “It came with a lot of hard work. I look back at my journey and the thing is I was very driven. I was so focused on my career, it’s the Capricorn in me, we’re hard workers.
“Growing up in Ireland, I had to block out a lot of noise too. I feel a lot of people try to put you down and it was happening a lot to me because I dreamed big and wanted to do something different - people were quick to put you down. It’s very sad.
“I grew up in Malahide and I’ve always been in the entertainment industry. In Dublin, I started off with Irish dancing because my mum taught it.
“I went into hip-hop and breakdancing, we represented Ireland in the world championships and came third. My life was always on the stage.
“Then when I turned 18 and wanted to DJ, I thought it seemed smarter because there’s not a lot of female DJ’s so I thought I’d make money from it."
Kaila entered the celebs scene through her work by performing at parties.
She said: “My friend Frank Jez from FM104 taught me how to DJ. We used to do afterparties for celebrities when they were in Dublin, we were doing big shows. I would’ve done the Wright Venue on Urban Friday’s - I’ve so many good memories there...It was sad to see the Wright Venue go, it was so different from the rest, it was big."
When Kaila is on the decks, it’s not the average night of Westlife and ABBA, she plays a mix of diverse music and makes sure her tunes suit each crowd she plays for.
She said: “When I did parties back in Dublin - people were used to listening to the same music when they were out and the same music on the radio. The radios are getting better but they need more selection and more diversity. We did a lot of hip-hop nights, afro, commercial, pop.
“If someone wanted to go to an R&B or Reggae night they could come to us because you weren’t really hearing that anywhere else. It was fresh and new. As a DJ, I play everything. It just depends on the crowd.
“If you come up to me and you’ve a good song request, I’ll say you did good and I’ll play it. But if someone has a request for a stupid song, we ain’t playing that. If it’s someone’s birthday or they throw you some money, I’ll play it.”
Kaila would love to return to her hometown, but unfortunately, she feels LA offers a lot more opportunities for her.
“I would love to be back home, I feel more comfortable there,” she continued.
“I love being in the States but when I’m home it’s my comfort, I'm around my people, we understand each other's lingo.
“The only thing is, there’s not many opportunities for me work wise at home. I feel like it’s going more pubs than clubs in Dublin. It’s nice to have the clubs there.
“But for now, I will showcase where I came from. I tell people to do what they want to do and forget what everyone else is saying.”
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