Mystery man spotted with Samantha X revealed
AFTER announcing her return to the escorting world, Samantha X was this week spotted with a mystery man at a dog park in Sydney. Confidential can now reveal the identity of the hunk after he lifted the lid on how they know each other.
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AFTER announcing her return to the escorting world, Samantha X was this week spotted with a mystery man at a dog park in Sydney.
The identity of her mystery man has been revealed as former Cosmo Bachelor of the Year contestant and Sydney plumber, James Ray.
The pair was spotted soaking in the sunshine accompanied by their dogs.
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Ray told Sydney Confidential “there was nothing to talk about” but admitted the two know each other.
Samantha X, also known as Amanda Goff, famously quit her escorting career after finding love with Channel Seven’s Ryan Phelan.
After a romantic European getaway with Phelan last year, Goff declared to her Instagram followers: “NO MORE ESCORTING EVER”.
But after the couple called it quits, Goff is set to make her comeback.
“I’ve decided to return to the job I love, because of that reason: I love it!” she told The Daily Telegraph.
“I met someone. I gave it my all. I grabbed the chance at love with both hands and I thought I’d found love finally. And then it ended. I was in shock. It didn’t work out. And now I’m back doing what I love.”
The mother-of-two said she missed the intimacy and companionship of sex work.
“I stopped escorting because I wanted to give love a chance — and I would absolutely do that again — not because of any moral issue with my job … (Ryan) never asked me to stop or never put pressure on me in any way, he had no judgment about the industry. I wanted to give my love and my heart.”
It was previously revealed how Samantha X had a career in the media, having worked at New Idea, Prevention and InStyle magazines.
She explained in September 2014 how boredom at work led to her transition from a divorced mum to a highly paid escort.
She said she would stare out the window of her Sydney office at “the grey buildings” and “fantasise about drinking champagne in a hotel room with a man”.
One day, she decided to visit a bordello on her lunch break. Two days later, she was having sex for money.
Her experience of post-divorce dating disasters and romantic “let downs” also contributed to her decision to become a sex worker, she said at the time.
In October, Samantha X announced she was quitting the escort business only to recently backflip on her promise and reenter the sex industry.