For those of you familiar with my work, you will recognise me as Bunny BBW. Professional companion, occasional porn star and all-round (no pun intended) voluptuary. The name has served me well in these roles for the past ten years, and done wonders for my SEO (search engine optimisation - a tool for helping you [clients] find us [escorts] online) – an unintended but very happy consequence of my lack of imagination regarding my surname.
As it turns out, the forename I picked out for myself all those years ago has really stuck with me. Though I get the sense some people find the name hard to believe. I am often asked by clients if they should call me ‘Bunny’, to which I respond, 'yes, it's my name!'. Of course, it's no secret that sex workers almost always use pseudonyms when working – but as surprising as it may seem, 'Bunny' is a name that has grown on me to such a degree that I identify with it just much as my given name.
However, "Bunny BBW" is still an alter-ego of sorts. Bunny is confident, at ease in her skin, gregarious. She's intuitive and kind. She allows me to exhibit the most shiny parts of me. Bunny makes other people feel good, and that makes me feel good. She experiences the creme de la creme of life and when she’s about there’s never a dull moment. Bunny is a name which grants me permission to be the best version of myself, and I have no intentions of letting that go.
Having said that I'll be the first to admit, as far as surnames go, "BBW" might be a little too on the nose. Outside of a lack of imagination, I came upon it for a few reasons – firstly, and most obviously, it's descriptive! Big, beautiful woman. Without tooting my own horn too much, I'm sure you'll agree that BBW is a phrase that comes to mind when you see me (even without the knowledge of my namesake). Secondly, to those linguistically minded, the alliteration is delicious. Bunny BBW. B-B-B. But lastly, and somewhat less jovially, I now realise I happened upon BBW as a surname from a place of insecurity.
The idea of becoming a plus-sized escort was something that had long appealed to me, but it also struck fear into my heart. Would anyone care to spend time with someone as voluptuous as me? Enough to invest their hard earned money on it?! I couldn't bare the idea of being seen as foolish for imagining I was in the same category as all of the gorgeous women I saw working as luxury companions. I felt the need to label myself, differentiate myself from the pack.
At the time, I was very much in the mindset of 'you can't hurt me by calling me fat (or BBW) if I call myself fat (or BBW) first'. But, almost ten years on, I have outgrown this instinct. I have gained so much confidence and grown so much through working in this industry. If it wasn't so sad, it would almost be laughable to imagine myself all those years ago wondering whether or not I would make for a desirable companion.
This job has given me the opportunity to meet so many wonderful men and women, and seeing how they value my company has really helped me value myself. Now the term 'BBW' doesn't hold so much weight for me (again, I promise, no pun intended). It is a descriptor and a useful search term for SEO purposes, sure, but it no longer feels like a name I have to attach myself to.
So, this leads me to my big announcement. From this point forward I will be the artist formerly known as Bunny BBW. New rebrand, new website, new name – but the same high-end independent escort you've come to know and love, obviously.
It really wasn't easy. My colleagues in this business will know the unique pressure of arriving at your perfect moniker. It involves repeating an un-ending list of first, last and sometimes middle names (don't get me started on double-barrels) in every combination you can think of, until the names no longer register as names, or words, for that matter, and you find yourself having a mini-existential crisis. What is a name? Who am I?!
However, after much trial and error, I found the name that feels like home. The name's Harper, Bunny Harper.
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