Bisexual pastor turned stripper discovers true joy
by Postmedia News
Publishing date: Sep 28, 2020 • September 28, 2020
Nikole Mitchell PHOTO BY INSTAGRAM /Toronto Sun
Nikole Mitchell was raised by a stern Baptist family and pressure to be sweet, quiet and reserved.
But her dreams belied her strict upbringing.
“From a young age, I had fantasized about being a stripper,” Mitchell, who now works as an erotic dancer on OnlyFans, told the New York Post. “But I was indoctrinated to believe my desires and my body were innately sinful and bad.”
Rather than forge a path in lap dancing, the mother of three became immersed in religion and became a pastor.
In the eyes of her family, even that vocation was deemed rebellious.
“I was taught that women aren’t allowed to lead and that women belong in the kitchen and with the children,” said Mitchell, 36. “So even though it went against everything I was told, I decided to become (a pastor) because of my love for performing.”
But Mitchell’s true identity began when she attended a LGBT-oriented theatre performance.
“I was like: ‘Oh my gosh, I don’t think I’m straight’ and it rocked my world,” said Mitchell, who now identifies as bisexual and pansexual. “I knew if I revealed my queerness I would lose it all because the church is not welcoming to queer people.”
Suddenly, she felt as if she was living “a very duplicitous life” and struggled to keep her sexuality a secret.
Mitchell gave her last sermon in July 2017.
Faced with rebuilding her life, she wondered what was next.
Mitchell says her new gig is a dream job.
“I started following my life coach’s wife (on Instagram) who was doing lingerie modeling,” said Mitchell. “I was kind of triggered by it, but I was also magnetically drawn to it.”
Mitchell knew she wanted to further pursue her sexual desires and signed up for a class “all about expressing your sexy self and that was the linchpin that I needed.”
Poster Comment:
Let it all hang out, Nikole. There are a lot of freaks in your business.