Former Catholic schoolgirl Scarlett Jones grew up dreaming of a life in the church, but became an adult star after working as a stripper while at university
A former Catholic schoolgirl whose parents missed her graduation after discovering her secret career has revealed how the fallout caused a painful family rift lasting years.
Scarlett Jones grew up dreaming of becoming the first female pope and expected the Church to remain a central part of her life. But after secretly becoming a stripper while studying at university, she was given an ultimatum by her devastated parents.
Scarlett refused to abandon the career she loved, while her parents later attended therapy to understand her choices. And ultimately moved away from their Catholic beliefs.
Scarlett – who has over 567,000 followers on Instagram @itsmescarlettjones – stated: “I went to Catholic school and was sheltered for most of my life – the Church was a very big part of my childhood.”
She added: “I’ve always had high expectations of myself, so when I was Catholic, I believed I would become the first female Pope. Perhaps it still isn’t too late because everyone loves a reformed sinner. Maybe becoming a dominatrix is simply part of me playing the long game.
“Nuns would come into school and talk to us about vocations and how you would receive a calling. I suppose stripping turned out to be my calling – what can I say?”
On a trip to Amsterdam, Scarlett’s sheltered upbringing left her wrestling with whether she should even enter the strip club. But once inside, Scarlett was captivated rather than shocked.
The model said: “Being Catholic, I was so nervous about seeing my first strip show and was literally having a moral dilemma.
“As soon as I watched it, I was completely enamoured and knew immediately that it was something I wanted to do. I went back to university, found a club in Sheffield and went for a trial shift, and the rest is history.
“I loved it.”
Scarlett later moved into adult films and creating content online. After finding that creating content alone could be isolating, she began following dominatrixes on Instagram and listening to podcasts about professional domination.
Scarlett started seeing clients in October 2025 and quickly attracted regulars willing to travel to see her at a professional dungeon.
She said: “Domination was an avenue I had never explored before, but it looked fun and I’ve always enjoyed working with people in person. I decided to try it because being at home can be isolating, and now I already have regulars who spend a fortune.”
At the professional dungeon, clients pay Scarlett to take control and provide an escape from the pressures of their everyday lives.
Some simply get their thrill from surrendering control and being completely ignored. She said: “I had a man who loved being ignored, so I locked him in a cage, left him there for an hour and went to have a cup of tea.
“Many of these men are in control all day, so they come to the dungeon because they want to relinquish that control. When the door closes, they can forget about the normal world and become whoever they want to be.”
But her journey from Catholic schoolgirl to dominatrix caused a painful rift within her family. After one of Scarlett’s friends revealed that she had started stripping, her parents demanded that she stop.
She initially agreed but later returned to dancing in secret – and refused to give it up when they discovered the truth for a second time. She said: “We had a massive argument that lasted for years and they didn’t come to my graduation.”
She added: “I was given an ultimatum, but you can’t live your entire life to make your parents happy.”
Her parents eventually attended therapy to understand Scarlett’s perspective and have since moved away from their Catholic beliefs. Although she recognises that religion can provide comfort and community, Scarlett objects to what she considers its historical control over women.
She added: “The controlling aspect is what I can’t stand because there are many theories about the Church being a system of patriarchal control.”