Kanye West’s new girlfriend Julia Fox was a dominatrix before PDA-filled romance with Kim Kardashian’s rapper ex
KANYE West's new girlfriend Julia Fox was a dominatrix before her PDA-filled romance with Kim Kardashian's rapper ex.
The Uncut Gems star has previously opened up about her sex work, her clientele, and drug abuse.
Back in the summer of 2021, Julia opened up to journalist Naomi Fry about her past life as a dominatrix as she prayed and was disappointed by electric candles placed in lieu of authentic ones inside Our Lady of Pompeii, a Catholic church in the West Village.
Julia, 31, was born outside of Milan, Italy, and her family moved to New York City with her American father who worked a contractor when she was in first grade, and shared things weren't always easy.
She told the publication: "We were, like, homeless."
The family rotated through living in whichever apartment her father was renovating at the time.
Julia continued: "I'd go live at friends' houses. It was always some sort of dysfunctional family with a single mom, and I'd find my way in, and my dad didn't care."
However, Julia crossed paths with an older sister who resided in on of those households and worked as a dominatrix.
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Julia confessed: "She would look at herself in the mirror, with the fish-nets and the PVC and the platforms, and in the back of my mind, I always knew it was an option."
In her last year of high school, Julia committed to the idea and responded to an advertisement on Craigslist before the adult section was removed from the site.
Her sex work resulted in a long-term romantic relationship with one of her clients, a wealthy older man.
She said: "We were together for five years. He wanted me to marry him, and I loved him so much, but he wanted me to wear, like, Ralph Lauren Purple Label and Tory Burch. I felt like I was always playing a part."
Although now sober, Julia was struggling at the time with heroin and pill addiction and she broke off the relationship.
Julia shared after a friend died from an overdose she vowed she'd never get high again.
After staring in Uncut Gems beside Adam Sandler with no previous acting experience, appearing on HBO Max's No Sudden Move, and now dating Kanye West, Julia said: "In my personal life, I'm not having, like, crazy-wild sex."
"I prefer a great conversation, or a great meal, but people think I'm like, this sex goddess."
She concluded: "It must be because I never treated it like a hush-hush thing. It's a necessary bodily function!"
HEATING UP
An exclusive report by reported Julia was seen on a date with Kanye in Miami, Florida, on January 1, 2022, at the Carbone restaurant.
Days after their Miami dinner, Kanye and Julia were seen walking side-by-side in Greenwich Village, a trendy Manhattan neighborhood.
The couple confirmed their blossoming romance with a sexy photoshoot inside of their New York City hotel room where the actress was surrounded by racks of clothes handpicked for her by the hitmaker.
During a conversation with Interview Magazine, Julia gushed about her new man: "I met Ye in Miami on New Year’s Eve and it was an instant connection."
She continued to break her silence on the high-profile relationship, explaining: “His energy is so fun to be around."
In her first interview since they began dating, Julia shared details of their fun-filled night together, which included watching Slave Play and dinner at NYC eatery Carbonne where Ye indulged her in an impromptu photoshoot.
She said: “At the restaurant, Ye directed an entire photo shoot for me while people dined!
“The whole restaurant loved it and cheered us on while it was happening. After dinner Ye had a surprise for me. I mean, I’m still in shock.
“Ye had an entire hotel suite full of clothes. It was every girl’s dream come true. It felt like a real Cinderella moment.
“I don’t know how he did it, or how he got all of it there in time. But I was so surprised. Like, who does things like this on a second date? Or any date! Everything with us has been so organic.”
Pictures obtained by The Sun show Julia and Kanye backstage at the August Wilson Theatre to see Slave Play together.
In one snap, Kanye is talking to the group as Julia gazes over at him and in another, they posed together on stage after the performance.
Julia was previously married to her ex-husband and pilot Peter Artemiev and they share their son Valentino, eleven months.
OUTFOXED
Kardashian fans have branded Kanye's new romance as a "fake publicity stunt," especially after the couple's steamy photoshoot on their second date.
One claimed on the thread: "This is PR."
Another shared: "This isn’t real….is it? It reads like bad fan fiction. This is the weirdest thing, it's almost like it's a parody? This can't be real can it?"
A third remarked: "I think it's PR and trolling Kim!"
"It's obviously PR but this s**t is too much," another alleged on the thread.
The Sun have contacted Kanye West and Julia Fox's reps for comment.
KIM, JEALOUS?
Just a couple of weeks after Kanye pleaded with Kim to “come back to him,” at his December concert, he was spotted on multiple dates with Julia.
A source told The Sun: "Kim thinks it's comical Kanye went from begging her to come back to showcasing his new girl all over the city within days.
“She knows it's not serious and is just typical hijinks from Kanye.
"Kim thinks it's another desperate attempt to make her jealous. She honestly doesn't care, she's very over him at this point so his little game isn't working.
“All she cares about right now involving Kanye is raising their four kids and making sure they have a happy life, that's it.”
However, many sharp-eyed fans are noticing the similarities between Kim and Julia's relationship with Kanye.
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Meanwhile, Kim is currently enjoying the start to her 2022 with new man Pete Davidson in The Bahamas as their relationship continues to get more serious following her high-profile divorce.
Kim filed for divorce from Kanye - whom she shares four kids with - in early 2021 after less than seven years of marriage.
