Welcome back to The Blunt and The Beautiful! Kate and Tansy sit down with Amanda Goff (also known as Samantha X) for a conversation that goes far deeper than headlines, stigma, or Google searches.

From high-profile escort to journalist to now openly living with a bipolar diagnosis, Amanda shares the reality behind the persona — and what happens when mental illness goes undiagnosed for decades.

This is not the glamorised version of sex work you see online.

This is the truth.

Amanda opens up about:

Living with bipolar disorder and being diagnosed later in life

The creation of Samantha X and why she still feels like a separate identity

Mania, dopamine chasing, and the dangerous highs that felt like power

Shame, media headlines, and the cost of living publicly

The reality of the sex industry — beyond OnlyFans and Instagram

Why men are absent from the conversation around sex work

Addiction, sobriety, and the moment everything had to change

There’s also a raw and fascinating look at:

Why sex work is often misunderstood (and romanticised)

The psychology of men who seek connection, not just sex

Power, control, and validation — and how they show up in relationships

What stability actually looks like after chaos

Kate, Tansy and Amanda also unpack motherhood, identity, media manipulation, and why shame is often the most dangerous part of mental illness.

It’s funny, confronting, uncomfortable at times — and completely honest.

If you think you know this story, you probably don’t.

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