An OnlyFans model who has had her gym membership cancelled says she is being 'discriminated' against because of her job. Stephanie Harrison claims that she was asked to leave CrossFit Death or Glory last month after being accused of posting pictures of herself in the gym online.
The 31-year-old claims that an owner of the Newcastle gym contacted her after she had uploaded a selfie in her workout attire onto her Instagram account. Stephanie's Instagram profile has a link to her OnlyFans in her bio, despite being a 'normal' account otherwise.
However, according to the mum-of-two, the owners of the gym contacted her on WhatsApp to tell her that they did not want any connection to the adult only subscription site. So they took action, axing her membership with immediate effect.
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Now, Stephanie has hit out of the gym, expressing her 'disgust' that she has been 'discriminated against' due to her unconventional job. She said: "This is utter discrimination. I'm sorry I'm not a doctor or a lawyer and they don't think my money's clean enough for them."
The OnlyFans model, who has two daughters, says she started her rolling membership, which takes her back £79 a month, with Crossfit Death or Glory at the beginning of February. On February 21, Stephanie posted a picture in her sports bra and leggings on her personal Instagram - which is a backup for her work account - following a class she had participated in.
Adding the hashtag '#crossfit' to the caption, Stephanie didn't think it would cause any controversy. But she has links to her other, adult social media pages, including her OnlyFans and AdmireMeVIP pages on the account.
Stephanie says that she received a message on Whatsapp later that day requesting that she leave the gym immediately, saying it was because pictures posted on her OnlyFans page had been taken in the gym. She replied to the owner's asking to see proof of the accusation - and she was sent a screenshot of the photos on her backup Instagram.
The mum denied that the pictures have anything to do with OnlyFans in back and forth messages from the gym, saying that she only posted a photo in workout clothing on Instagram with a gym related hashtag. She said that as the arguing continues, the gym owner claimed there is a link between the Instagram account and Stephanie's OnlyFans page.
She ended the conversation by asking for the termination in writing before blocking the gym owner. Talking about the situation, Stephanie said: "CrossFit gyms are supposed to be a community - my job shouldn't be questioned. There wasn't even any link to the gym at all in that picture, and I don’t mention them in my stories.
"You can't tell from the picture where it was taken. I used the CrossFit hashtag, but that isn't naming the gym. This was totally unexpected. It's not like it was nude - I was in a sports bra. There's nothing in the gym to say, 'No photography'. I'm being victimised.
"I deal with a lot of hate in my work. The stigma is still there, and for a reputable gym to do this is not on at all. You also do not cancel someone's membership by WhatsApp."
Stephanie added that she has been a member of CrossFit gyms since 2019 and has never had complaints about her job before - even when she has posted pictures on Instagram account. The first WhatsApp message from the owner said: “Afternoon Stephanie, it has been brought to our attention that you are running an Only Fans page and that pictures on the page have been taken in the gym.
"What you do in your own time is completely up to you, however we as a business want absolutely no link to something like this. We therefore respectfully request for you to leave the gym with immediate effect. We will cancel your membership and refund you the week that remains on the month you have paid for. We hope you understand and wish you luck in the future."
A later message read: “It isn’t a personal attack on you or your profession, it’s a decision we are making based on not wanting people seeing those images and linking the gym or us to it. Regardless of whether you agree with it or not, we reserve the right to decide who trains here and to protect our reputation.”
The owners of CrossFit Death or Glory did not respond to a request for comment for this article, according to SWNS.
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