Newsnight viewers hit out at the BBC after interview with controversial OnlyFans star, Lily Phillips with licence fee payers claiming ‘gone is in depth journalism’.
The 23-year-old porn star, who appeared on BBC Newsnight with Victoria Derbyshire on Tuesday, also opened up about her notorious 101-men sex stunt while confessing she first came across adult content at such a tender age.
Lily, who said she doesn’t ‘know life without pornography’ revealed that she doesn’t view porn as a ‘bad thing in moderation’, adding that it only becomes an issue ‘when younger adults have a lot of access to it’.
When seasoned broadcaster Victoria pointed out the potential negative impacts of consuming sexual content at such a young age, Lily maintained that not all of her content was damaging as she makes ‘so many different kinds of porn’.
Lily, who hails from a ‘small little village’ in Derbyshire also shared how ‘under-prepared’ she was for the gruelling sexcapade of sleeping with 101 men in one single day.
In a YouTube documentary filmed in October by Goon Squad Productions titled, ‘I Slept With 100 Men in One Day’, the porn star was visibly upset after filming the extreme sex stunt.
At the time the adult star insisted she was simply worried that the men hadn’t enjoyed themselves, but told Derbyshire it had taken a lot longer than she had thought – with filming lasting 14 hours, while revealing ‘not all’ men had respected her.
The BBC have confirmed Lily Phillips was not paid for her appearance on Newsnight, and no money was spent on any expenses in relation to her interview amid a wave of criticism from viewers on social media.
Lily has attracted fame for her outrageous sex stunts, including sleeping with 101 men in a day
Lily Phillips has made the disturbing admission that she watched pornography for the first time aged just 11
The OnlyFans star also divulged she had a ‘perfect upbringing’ in Derbyshire during the interview, adding that she was raised by both parents alongside an older brother.
Despite her unconventional career, she said her parents are ‘super supportive’ of the path, although they ‘wouldn’t have chosen’ for her to venture into the world of pornography and her extreme sex stunts.
Following the Newsnight episode, several viewers took to X (formerly Twitter) to express their dismay at the porn star’s appearance, with one quipping: ‘Gone is in depth journalism.
‘Newsnight quality through the floor now,’ a viewer wrote: ‘Gone is in depth journalism, in is an interview with Lily Phillips, dire.
‘What happened to covering international affairs fully, such as the Le Pen verdict last week, protests against Erdogan & in Serbia & the Canadian election?’
A second questioned why the show was spending ‘so much airtime’ on the OnlyFans star, who they pointed out had sex with several men in the space of 24-hours.
One passionate viewer said: ‘Lily Phillips is on [the] BBC as we speak I will NEVER watch cable again.’
‘Lily Phillips on Newsnight because of course! Shame none of the blokes who participated in the degradation were present.’
OnlyFans star Lily Phillips revealed the real reason she broke down in tears after bedding 100 men in one day last year
In a bombshell interview with Victoria Derbyshire on BBC Newsnight yesterday, the OnlyFans star also opened up about her infamous 101 men sex stunt
Newsnight viewers flocked to X to voice their complaints regarding OnlyFans star, Lily Phillips’ appearance on the flagship BBC show
‘Dear god newsnight interviewing a porn star Lily Philips about how watching porn at 11 yrs old influenced her doing porn,’ another added.
‘Really with all the things happening in the world this is their first story.’
It comes after Lily divulged the real reason she broke down in tears after bedding 100 men in one day last year.
The porn star said she had planned the controversial stunt poorly and gave each man too much time with her which she found ‘exhausting’.
Speaking to The Sun‘s Fabulous, she said: ‘I’d done something like 37 (men) before so I thought let’s try and push myself to the limit a little bit.
‘It took so much longer than I thought, it was so much more exhausting than I thought. And I just hadn’t prepared myself properly for it.
‘The way that I did it, I think that’s what had that kind of (emotional) effect on me. Like giving every guy five minutes, you know, having a chat with all the guys.’
Lily said the day was ‘very intense’ and she was left feeling ‘exhausted and upset’ by the end of it, however she insisted that she is in no way traumatised by the stunt.
The porn star revealed that she is frustrated to be ‘known for crying’ because she enjoys her work.
Lily revealed she planned the controversial stunt poorly and gave each man too much time with her which she found ‘exhausting’
Lily was seen visibly upset after the grueling sexcapade which she filmed in October to create content for her adult page, and also chronicled the experience for the Goon Squad Productions YouTube documentary, I Slept With 100 Men in One Day
Lily claimed that after bursting into tears people have presumed she was ‘forced’ into the stunt or had been abused in some way but she reassured her fans that is not the case.
While she had publicly portrayed the stunt in a positive light, the documentary revealed some of the nauseating downsides to filming extreme sexual endeavours for content.
In one clip from the documentary, Lily could be seen sobbing as she told host Josh Pieters: ‘Sometimes you just disassociate… it’s not like normal sex at all.’
‘In my head I can think of five, six guys, 10 guys that I remember. And that’s it. It’s just weird, isn’t it? If I didn’t have the videos I wouldn’t have known that I’d done a hundred.’
Lily’s shock confession prompted over 900 people to share their bewilderment, with many urging the OnlyFans star to seek ‘mental help.’
One person wrote, ‘This can’t be real,’ while another said, ‘She needs help. Serious mental health help.’
Others were left feeling queasy, as one wrote: ‘I think i just threw up in my mouth.’
Another commented: ‘I just can’t…. even looking at her now turns my stomach a bit.’
Meanwhile, a number of people shared concerns about Lily seemingly failing to prioritise sexual health during her romps.
While she had publicly portrayed the stunt in a positive light, the documentary reveals that Lily was an emotional wreck behind the scenes
The disturbing stunt was derailed when Blue claimed to have slept with 1,057 men in just 12 hours on January 11
One baffled viewer wrote, ‘Wait? Did she not test the men???’
Another responded: ‘They said in the documentary “men with tests take priority” but end up letting a bunch of randoms with no test proof in because a bunch of guys cancelled the day of.’
A third wrote: ‘That pretty much sums it all up, she hasn’t put any thought into any of her choices.’
During the interview Lily also admitted that she felt ‘robotic’ during the act, on top of being racked with guilt that she wasn’t giving all the men the experience that they wanted.
‘I guess when you’ve promised something to people who support you it’s kinda hard to let them down,’ she said through tears.
Lily has issued a warning to young girls planning to follow in her footsteps.
‘It’s not for the weak girls, if I’m honest. It was hard. I don’t know if I’d recommend it. It’s a different feeling. It’s just one in one out, it feels intense,’ she said.
Despite her poor experience bedding 100 men, Lily was determined to raise the bar by sleeping with 1000 men in 24 hours but later ditched the bid after rival adult performer Bonnie Blue pipped her to it.
