Despite her Baptist upbringing, Nikole Mitchell says she always dreamed of becoming a stripper.
“From a young age, I had fantasized about being a stripper,” 36-year-old Mitchell tells The New York Post. “But I was indoctrinated to believe my desires and my body were innately sinful and bad.”
So instead of pursuing the pole, she pursued a career behind the pulpit.
In 2011, Mitchell and her family joined the Woodland Hills Church, an antigay evangelical megachurch in St. Paul, Minnesota. She worked her way up in the ranks, eventually becoming the church’s pastor.
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Then in 2016, something happened.
Mitchell says she attended an LGBTQ-themed play that awakened something deep inside of her.
“I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, I don’t think I’m straight’ and it rocked my world,” she says. “I knew if I revealed my queerness I would lose it all because the church is not welcoming to queer people.”
Mitchell began to feel she was leading “a very duplicitous life” and, one year later, she gave a 4th of July sermon then left the church for good without telling any of the parishioners that it was the last time they’d ever see her.
“I just never showed up again,” she says.
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After coming out as bisexual and pansexual, getting some tattoos, and divorcing her husband, the liberated mother of three decided to finally pursue her secret lifelong dream.
She took a pole dancing class, moved to Los Angeles, and launched an OnlyFans page, where she regularly posts x-rated photos and videos.
“I started off really timid like just topless photos, but now I’m at the point where I take personal requests and make videos very tailored to people’s specific desires,” Mitchell says.
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She continues, “I’m to the point where, back in March, I was actually going to be paid several thousand dollars to have sex with someone, and I was A-OK with that, but then COVID hit and that got cancelled.”
Now, the self-proclaimed “pastor-turned-stripper” says she’s happier than ever being her true authentic self and owning her sexuality.
“Every person has the right to express themselves in whatever way feels good to them and this is how it feels good to me,” she says.
innocentgay
I’m all for seeing the light and acknowledging the truth about oneself, but this is brain tumor-level personality change.
mailliw110
The only thing I can’t figure out is how she became an Evangelical leader. Because, as everyone should know, the Christian group doesn’t believe that women can be a leader or pastor of a church.
Thad
Evangelicals aren’t that organized. They cross denominations or even disown all denominations and make rules on their own.
That said…Nikole certainly has made an interesting voyage of discovery. I think many others will find it of interest.
Mister P
Whatever.
Evji108
She knows how to ditch a sinking ship in style. Work it gurl.
Matthewnow
Nothing brings a person closer to God than a stripper pole or porn. She warms my heart. Dunce.
MusicBoi74
This article makes me sad. I was brought up in a very strict church as well, and am a pastor’s son, I am an ordained minister, and reconciled my sexuality with my faith without going to such extremes.
James
HA HA HA HA. IN OTHER WORDS…….. LOSER.
My2CentsWorth
MusicBoi74 have you posted somewhere your life’s story? It would be interesting to learn about it. I hope that you do.
DarkZephyr
I have mixed feelings about this. I wish I knew more about what happened to her kids.
mlmavatar21
She is free to do whatever she wants. I think what she has done is hurt people to do it. Her now ex-husband and kids are victims of her selfishness.
I’ve seen her Instagram page. I seen no mention of her kids or any pictures. I only seen one of her husband and it was a celebration of their divorce for her.
She says she is gay, but now she seems to have no problem in doing nude and sexual photos with men. I haven’t seen any with women. And she has now agreed to do porn.
It seems to me that she just wants attention and people are giving it to her. Jimmy Kimmel for instance. And he is the same person who has attacked other people for their choices.
To me this is very sad. She may be happy with all the attention, but in the process she has destroyed a marriage and never thought or cared what this would do to him or their children.