Inked - (03)March 2021

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It’s easy to rag on social media for its role in

polluting our national discourse and taking

away the sort of cultural empathy we used to

have as a society, but the ongoing technolog-

ical revolution has done some pretty amazing

things too. For far too long, models were only

a peg in the media industry instead of being

actual stakeholders in what they created. Now

sites like OnlyFans allow women to do more

than just cash in—they have full control over

their own destiny. They create the content

they want to create and reap all the rewards.

To that end, few have taken advantage of this

new reality more than Coconut Kitty. The

striking model brought her massive Instagram

audience over to the more adult-oriented

OnlyFans, where she runs one of the most

popular accounts. We spoke with Coconut

about her various artistic endeavors, building

her own brand and where exactly her moniker

came from.

When did you first become interested in modeling?

Ever since I was a child I loved being in front of

the camera.

You’ve been very savvy about using social media

to grow your brand. What’s one tip you would give

others looking to do what you’re doing? Since

social media is mostly picture-based, I direct all

my energy toward creating the best content I can.

I continue to learn about lighting, photography,

editing and working on my craft.

Tell us a little about how you came to set up an

OnlyFans account. What do you love about the

platform? When I first began trying to grow my

social media I would take my own pics and hours

would go by. It was then that I realized how much I

actually enjoyed creating content. As time went by

I invested in my business with better equipment

and lights and my work continues to evolve.

You’ve built your entire brand yourself with

little outside help. Does this feel empowering to

you? Do you like being fully in control of what

you choose to do (and not do)? I love being a

mostly one woman show. I do have two amazing

assistants who help with other stuff outside my

creative process. But when it comes to creating

my content, I love being in complete control. I

never liked relying on anyone for anything.

Where did the name Coconut Kitty come from?

I’m a huge fan of organic, so when it comes to

putting anything on my body, I like to go natural,

so coconut oil was always my go-to body lotion.

One day I got out of the shower and did my usual

coconut oil body rub down while I contemplated

a good name for my business. I reached in the

coconut oil jar and thought “coconut.” I brought

my hand to my stomach and began rubbing the

oil down toward my... when I got there, I thought

“kitty.” Ding ding ding COCONUT KITTY.

When did you get your first tattoo and what’s the

story behind it? My first tattoo was a pair of lips on

my ass. I was underage when I got the tattoo so

I wanted a good place to hide it from my parents

but also a place where if they found out about it, I

could say, “Kiss my ass.”

Do you have a favorite tattoo or one that has a

particularly fun story behind it? I would say my

most well-recognized tattoo is my “Andy” tattoo

on my arm. I love making people wonder who

Andy is... is it my ex-husband’s name or am I a

huge fan of “Toy Story?”

You’re clearly an art aficionado. When did you

find your love of painting? Who are some of your

influences? Where do you find inspiration? I

started painting 11 years ago when my ex brought

home a huge chest full of paints. I came across

some of David Mann’s paintings and the attitude

and humor in his paintings really inspired me and

made me feel good. Some made me chuckle,

laugh and remember good times. I wanted to

create paintings that would evoke the same

feelings in others. So I began painting my own life

by learning and being inspired by Mann’s style.

You also write poetry. I started writing poetry 12

years ago after I hit rock bottom. It was a way to

express how I was feeling. It was when I started

writing poems that I was able to transmute the

pain from the trauma of my past into something

positive. It was my way of taking my pain and

creating something that could inspire others.

Where do you see this all taking you? I’m

publishing my first book “Coconut Kitty Volume

1,” which is a coffee table book comprising a

compilation of all my work (poetry and paintings)

in chronological order, which in itself tells a story.