My VERY X-rated day at UK ‘Porn University’ behind internet’s most notorious flicks… from Bonnie Blue to fake taxi romps

WITH building supplies strewn around the entrance and a few blokes having a fag outside a car garage, it looks like any other industrial estate. But one unassuming lot inside this depot in Hertfordshire is responsible for producing some of the internet's most outrageous X-rated films, while training the UK's next generation of audacious adult stars. Welcome to Andy Lee's Porn Star University - famed for shooting saucy scenes with the likes of Bonnie Blue and producing more than 400 OnlyFans creators in just over two years.

With shocking viral stars like Bonnie - known for sleeping with 1,057 men in 12 hours - dominating social media debates in recent months, the adult industry has never felt more in the spotlight. But considering these stunts are helping her rake in a reported £800,000 a month, it's no surprise scores of Brits are escaping nine-to-five jobs to film explicit content in the hopes of cashing in too. That's why I'm spending a day training at the Porn Star University, where within hours - under my new alter-ego ‘Josh the naughty journo’ - I’ll be handcuffing a stranger, recreating a racy X-rated scene and learning the language of lust.

Here, aspiring adult movie stars are taught how to navigate the business, market themselves and learn vital filming tricks, as well as getting 'hands-on' training in how to perform on camera on one of the school's many saucy sets. In fact, hundreds of scenes are filmed here every month - with past 'big hitters' including a viral HMP Wandsworth spoof of a prisoner officer having sex with an inmate, Bonnie Blue’s controversial Australian Border Force video and the infamous porn series Fake Taxi.

Despite the nature of the ‘university’, head honcho Andy Lee, 36, who started out in the industry in 2010, insists surrounding businesses and residential neighbours are “fine” with it, surprisingly. It's just as well, because before long, lessons for the day begin - and I'm the apprehensive star of the show. In a brightly-lit classroom, I’m sat beside glamorous Georgie Maria, 26, a single mum, from Kent, whose OnlyFans page is “completely dead” and “desperately” needs guidance.

Bookending us are Essex boys Charlie, a 6ft 5in muscle mountain known as ‘BIG Stacks’, and equally chiselled ‘Big Stevo’, real name Steven Anthony. Lecturer Andy, who claims he is a multi-millionaire, tells us: “There’s no reason why anyone shouldn’t be able to make at least £3,000 a month on OnlyFans… no matter how they look.”. “Phew!” I think, as I compare myself to the competition.

Andy insists “the sky’s the limit” if we put in more effort, are clever with marketing, perform stunts and improve our cinematography skills with better lighting, clever camera angles and using a tripod. Before we get to the practical lessons, he has a clear warning: “Remember, once you put a video out there, it’s out there permanently. Are you OK with the world seeing this?. “You can’t hide this stuff. Someone will see it and people are malicious. They’ll send it to your family members, WhatsApp groups and around your area.”.

I’m not hurting anyone and it’s for my daughter’s future, so they can keep their noses out of it. Andy knows this all too well. In 2020, he was forced to quit his £38,000-a-year council job after a boss was sent a link to one of his X-rated antics, which was recorded a decade earlier. “It got me fired but it was the best thing that ever happened to me,” the Dubliner says. “I’m a multi-millionaire and am set for the rest of my life now.”.

While most of us might be horrified by the attention-seeking stunts of Bonnie Blue, Andy - who has filmed with the Nottinghamshire-born star twice - holds her up as an example to the class. “The more people are talking about you and sharing your content, the more chance you’re going to win,” he says, adding that she is an “expert in rage-baiting”. He continues: “Instead of saying she’s sleeping with 20-year-olds, she says ‘barely-legal teens’ and that she’s ‘here to f*** your husbands’. She knows what she’s doing.”.

Andy speaks from experience. He once drove a taxi close to the Eiffel Tower to film a porn scene and regularly posts provocative videos online, including telling women “it’s OK to cheat” on your partner if they aren’t satisfied sexually. After a couple of hours, we're out of the classroom and it's time to get to grips with making a film ourselves. Roleplay is a big part of the game and the Porn University is packed with hundreds of costumes - ranging from Royal Mail posties to Army uniforms, airport security, firemen, builders and teachers.

“The Deliveroo outfits are really popular,” Andy says, much to my surprise. “People relate to it, everyone’s ordered a pizza or food delivery and thought, ‘Woah, they’re really hot.’”. It got me fired but it was the best thing that ever happened to me, I’m a multimillionaire and am set for the rest of my life now. When it comes to choosing my alter-ego, Andy weighs up the choices before handing me an extremely realistic police officer’s uniform.