A dominatrix has opened up about her unusual job – and has revealed the rules all clients must follow. At 73-years-old, mum-of-three Sherry Lever is one of the UK's oldest dominatrices and entertains clients at home in a playroom. Also known as her alter ego, Miss Sofia, Sherry has been a dominatrix for almost 15 years. During her career, she has built up a list of regular clients who she refers to as slave, sub (aka submissive) or sissy – and she charges £120 per hour to satisfy their unusual kinks or fetishes, though she has rules they must follow.
"They’re frightened of me, I’m the one who does the intimidating,” she says. “I do what I enjoy. I don’t do anything intimate. I also won’t be touched, apart from my feet.”. To that end, she has a ‘footslave’ who visits once a month. She also has two people she refers to as ‘lifestyle slaves’. “They don’t pay, but they are at my beck and call. They would never say ‘I want’,they are just here to serve me, so they never ask for anything. Whenever I have any jobs to do in the house, or if I need to be taken anywhere, I’ve always got one that’s available,” Sherry explains.
“I usually have one that comes at weekends and stays. He’s almost like part of the family now, he’s been with me for nearly five years. He sleeps on the sofa, brings me a cup of tea in the morning, does everything. “He’ll often come for Christmas, and my kids are fond of him. We have a good relationship, but we’re not romantically involved. He knows his place.". As Sherry alludes to, the job is more than just satisfying their kinks. Through her work, Sherry admits she has grown close to some of the men.
“I’m very fond of them, and if they’ve got a problem, quite often, it’s me they turn to. A lot of them will say I’m their therapist. Some have something they desperately want to change about their life, such as alcoholics. I’ve got one who hasn’t had a drink for two years now – it does work,” she says. Having more than 10 years experience in the business, she recalls how the job is “empowering” too. “It’s empowering because when you’re nearly 74, and you’ve got men coming in, falling on their knees and worshipping you, what’s not to like?,” she asks.
In fact, she insists her age is her secret weapon. She says: “It works in my favour because so many prefer an older dominatrix. They are from all walks of life, from bin men to teachers, medical professionals, politicians and high court judges. There is no one type, but they are always men.”. But it’s not just the men who themselves, Sherry has fun too. “I like funny masks. I once dressed someone up in a little pink tutu and a Shrek mask and sent him up the hill across the road from where I live. He was up there doing a little dance. It’s humiliating for them, but it’s fun for me. I don’t expose them, they’re wearing a mask, so nobody knows who they are.”.
