Meet the contortionist who left the circus to join Only Fans and now makes up to $35k-a-month showcasing her bendiness.

Luna Kennedy, 26, claims she's "always been more flexible than most"."

As a child she went to ballet and acrobatics and became obsessed with stretching.

By the age of 12, she taught herself contortion through YouTube videos and would spend hours a day practicing.

At 15, Luna was diagnosed with periventricular nodular heterotopia (PVNH) - a rare neurological disorder leading her to have epileptic seizures and suffer from chronic fatigue.

She was scouted by a modelling agency at the age of 21- while working at a grocery store.

But it was in 2019, when she saw a circus performance, that she realised she wanted to join it.

She became a contortionist for the Pittsburgh Circus Arts Collaborative in 2019 and performed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US.

Luna then became a fitness influencer before joining Only Fans in December 2019 - to showcase her flexibility.

She shares saucy pictures and videos of her contortion and x-rated content with her partner, Justin Garcia, 29, who practices calisthenics - body weight exercises.

Luna - who now makes up to $35k a month on Only Fans - from Los Angeles, California, US, said: "I usually dedicate a day or two a week to filming content for Only Fans and I train as much as my body will let me."

"I don't think sexuality is bad or shameful - my favourite thing is the freedom to be my own boss."

"I work when I want, it's so accommodating for my illness and allows me to be an athlete."

Her partner, Justin, said: "I was down immediately to have sex and get paid for it - it's definitely an enjoyable job."

Luna went to ballet and acrobatics classes as a little girl and became obsessed with becoming more flexible.

She said: "I started a dance class when I was four - I was a little bit more flexible than the other girls but not that much more naturally."

"I mainly did it recreationally, I wasn't a competitive dancer, but the teacher told us to practice stretching every time we watched TV, and I loved it."

By the age of 12, Luna found yoga and then contortion on YouTube.

She said: "I got into YouTube tutorials, and I learned most of what I know through them."

"I was home schooled, so I was very bored - I became obsessed."

"When I started, I knew how to do the splits and could do some back bend stuff, but I was nowhere near the level I am now."

When she was 15, Luna had a seizure in school and was diagnosed with rare neurological order PVNH - leading her to suffer from epilepsy and intense fatigue.

She said: "My brain is malformed, and I have epilepsy and seizures."

"I have a lot of seizures in my sleep and sleep an excessive amount."

"One time I had a seizure when I was 19 which led to temporary paralysis"

"I couldn't move from my neck down and I remember laying in hospital just thinking 'have the nurses forgotten about me?' I couldn't move."

"It was a big turning moment for me I realised how much I loved to move."

"My whole mindset changed, and I started working out all the time."

Luna says she has good and bad days and manages her condition with epilepsy medication but is determined to not let it hold her back.

She made contortion her full time profession by chance.

She said: "The story is kind of funny."

"I was working in a grocery store, and I was scouted by a modelling agency."

"I did atmosphere modelling which is where you are paid to go to parties, walk around and talk to people and look pretty."

Whilst at an event Luna got talking to a circus group who performed that night.

She said: "We were sharing a dressing room and I asked them how I could get into the circus."

"They then said they were looking for a contortionist and that I should audition."

"I sent in an audition and somehow they let me in - I was really excited."

Luna spent a year in the circus before she decided to move to LA.

To fund the move, she worked in a strip club for a week when she was 23 - earning $2k in just a week.

She said: "To get the money I was secretly a stripper for a week and when I moved to LA I carried on stripping in secret because I was worried of people's judgment." "

Luna spent her days working out and practicing contortion and her nights stripping to fund her lifestyle.

She said: "I did enjoy it - there are pros and cons."

"There are creepy people, but I enjoyed being on stage and the performing aspect."

"On a good night I'd make $2,000 - it was great because some days I was sick so wouldn't have to go in."

"There was so much contortion involved in my routines sometimes men would say 'that's not hot - that's creepy'."

Luna decided she wanted even more flexibility in her work life and started Only Fans in December 2019.

She said: "I think I really enjoy being able to express my sexuality and I enjoy people watching me - both are a bit of a kink."

"It's freeing knowing people are enjoying my flexibility."

Luna met her boyfriend, Justin, in March 2022 and she asked him to join her on her Only Fans almost straight away.

She said: "It was really important for me to have a partner who was willing to do it."

"I asked how he would feel about it and he said it would be the best job ever."

"Before I met my partner I was struggling because there weren't as many men who worked on Only Fans, and it was hard for me to find people to film with."

The couple now regularly upload content based around contortion - but Luna has even been paid $150 to wash her hair on camera .

She added: "I find people who say I have no self-respect or dignity - I find it to be such a strange mindset."