A former cancer scientist turned sex worker now wants to use her content to fund advances in the disease she once researched.
Monalita, real name Mona Huygelen, is a 27-year-old Belgian adult content creator who charges her subscribers just over £5 a month for her naughty photos and videos.
Before drastically changing her career path, Ms. Huygelen was a biochemist.
She specifically researched liver cancer and the changes that can occur to the blood vessels within the organ as the disease arises.
However, a tragedy in her personal life led her to reevaluate her career and she eventually dedicated herself to creating adult content.
She is now able to contribute to her original field of research and, to coincide with Breast Cancer Awareness Month, will donate $100,000 (£77,000) from the profits from her explicit photographs and videos to a research charity of cancer.
“Since October is also Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it seemed like the perfect time to come full circle and use my talents to fund an entire cancer research project,” she said.
Additionally, the website on which Ms Huygelen hosts her content, Fansly, has pledged to match the amount she has raised, meaning a total of $200,000 (£154,000) will be dedicated to cancer research.
Monalita, whose real name is Mona Huygelen, is a 27-year-old Belgian adult content creator who charges her subscribers just over £5 a month for her racy photos and videos, but now wants to use her “talents” to finance cancer research.
The timing of the fundraising also has special meaning for Ms. Huygelen, as if she had remained in science, she would have completed her research project.
“If I had continued my PhD this year, October 2024 would have been the month I finished it,” he said.
She detailed what it was like to lose her father, due to the same disease she was investigating, which motivated her to reevaluate her priorities.
“Losing my father had a huge impact on me as it made me realize that I wanted to live my life to the fullest while I was still young and healthy,” he said.
‘I left science and became an online fitness trainer and content creator.
“Along the way I started experimenting with slightly racier videos and images.”
Huygelen, who has about 83,000 subscribers for her racy photos, said she was surprised to be in the position where she could contribute to cancer research again.
He has specifically decided to work with the US-based charity Prevent Cancer Foundation.
Before drastically changing her career path, Monalita was a biochemist, specifically researching liver cancer and the changes that can occur to the blood vessels within the organ as the disease emerges.
She is now able to contribute to her original field of research and, to coincide with Breast Cancer Awareness Month, she will donate $100,000 (£77,000) from the profits from her explicit photographs and videos to a cancer research charity .
Ms Huygelen chose this charity because research into finding ways to stop cancer from occurring, rather than treating it after the disease appears, was underfunded.
He explained that the money he donates could go toward projects with a variety of potential cancer prevention outcomes.
“These can be tools for early cancer detection, the impact of foods, certain nutrients and other lifestyle factors on the risk of developing cancer,” he said.
“Or describe certain toxins that increase the risk of cancer, for example asbestos.”
Monalita added: “I know from my own experience as a scientist…that cancer prevention is underfunded,” she said.