When plus-size model Rosie Jean filmed herself eating a rib roast, a pound of sausage and two sides, she knew her life had to change.
‘I got diabetes, I could barely walk, I was very sick, nauseous and dizzy all the time,’ she tells DailyMail.com.
Her health was ruined – thanks to constant overeating, fueled by one of the most dangerous sexual fetishes yet to take over the Internet.
Rose32, from Florida, was sucked into the dark world of “feederism,” a terrifying phenomenon that became wildly popular. Like thousands of young women around the world, she sold videos of herself binge-eating to men online.
The results are all too predictable.
Thirty-two-year-old plus-size Florida model Rosie Jean was sucked into the dark world of “feederism,” a terrifying phenomenon that’s growing in popularity. Now she’s escaped it and is campaigning to help other women who might be caught in the vicious cycle.
“They are at risk for weight gain and chronic disease,” explains Dr. Mike Fenster, a professor at the University of Montana College of Health Professions.
“They are at greater risk for diabetes, which opens the door to heart and kidney disease,” he says.
“It is a terrible perversion of a basic part of humanity, where we feed each other. It is that these people are surrendering to slow poison.”
The feeders, the men who pay for these consumption performances, do not always see it that way.
“For me it’s about deep affection, respect and intimacy,” one man from Canada told The Mail.
‘Gluttony turns me on. A girl who overeats as part of sexual relations is the ultimate intimacy.’
This man, who watches online feeder content, says he’s been attracted to “fat women” since elementary school.
“I have a belly fetish and I think it would be incredibly erotic and intimate – as part of lovemaking – to encourage her to eat, to fondle her fat and declare her true love,” he says.
A feedee said she enjoys creating feeder content and sharing it online
Woman films herself eating large amounts of food through a funnel, including a liter of whipped cream which she pours into her mouth
Another feeder, a 74-year-old man from Connecticut, is equally candid: “The idea that girls are getting fat and are happy about it—so happy that they prioritize getting fat over anything else—is appealing.”
The man, who wishes to remain anonymous, tells The Mail he is among thousands of people who have paid to provide content, once requesting a bespoke video of two girls eating a large pizza together.
Today, the global demand for sexualized food content has become so great that, according to search analytics site FansMetrics, there are at least 30,000 food-related accounts on OnlyFans alone.
The so-called ‘feeders’ – usually men, but not exclusively – flock to online platforms such as Reddit, Feabie and FantasyFeeder to find ‘feedees’ – usually women – who will eat enormous amounts of food, on camera or in real life.
Feabie alone has more than 97,000 users.
The women involved can earn thousands of dollars by selling their “content” to men desperate for sexual satisfaction.
These “feeder” videos have one simple and consistent theme: the females post videos of themselves feeding, usually involving lots of loud biting and chewing noises.
They often perform naked or wear revealing outfits, and sometimes feed or are fed by someone else.
There’s no doubting the excitement of male voyeurs, but for those who feed off the other, the experience can be intoxicating – even validating – and lucrative.
“I was treated like a goddess because I weighed 500 pounds,” says Rosie, who made thousands of dollars selling videos.
She once made $600 from one person alone in one weekend. And, she says, that’s a typical payment for a popular feedee.
“It changed my eating disorder from a shame cycle to a pleasure cycle, where you sexualize stuffing yourself and at the same time you are adored by others.”
Feeders and feedees are flocking to social media sites like OnlyFans and Reddit to find content, as well as specialist sites like Feabie, which has over 97,000 members
Feeders also share explicit content in chat rooms, sharing videos and commentary
One feedee, who uses the name ContrASS to share her content, in which she films herself eating large amounts of food from a funnel, said she does it for “business and pleasure.”
“I feel empowered by having complete control over the production process and enjoy sharing what I find sexy with a reciprocal audience,” she told The Mail.
A 24-year-old woman from Southern California runs an account on OnlyFans, charging $19.99 a month for what she describes online as “nudes, lingerie, feedings, fillings.”
Another account seen by The Mail charges $11.99 a month for daily nude photos with captions such as: ‘My fat clothes are getting too small by the minute because of all the calories I’m pumping into my body… Soon I won’t be able to walk!’
The men who subscribe to such accounts – the followers – can often order videos tailored to their preferences, choosing what food they want to see eaten and how.
Some feeders and feeders take the fetish to extremes, such as gaining so much weight that they can no longer move or even die. This is a subset of the fetish known as “death feeding.”
“Once I hit 400 pounds, I started getting more and more turned on by the idea of ‘death feeder,’” one woman wrote on Reddit.
“I keep imagining my ‘last’, my last steps, the last time I can move my arms, my last breath. If someone wants to make me so big that I won’t make it to 30, we absolutely need to talk.”
Another wrote: ‘I am a 21 year old 250 lb girl looking for a male feeding bowl to put litter in.’
She wanted to find someone who could help her “become immobile,” explaining that “uncontrollably destroying my body by gaining weight was a huge turn-on for me.”
Rosie Jean has now escaped feederism and is sharing her weight loss journey on YouTube in a bid to help other women in her situation
Some people in the feeder community look beyond just the food itself and do something called “inflation” – they blow air into their stomachs with a pump to make them expand and appear fatter.
According to Dr. Fenster, who teaches culinary medicine, this is a particularly dangerous activity that can even be fatal. It is a practical discipline that addresses health problems through nutrition.
“Depending on how they do it, you could tear something. That could be life-threatening.”
The damage and destruction extends beyond just the animals’ health, says leading nutritionist Dr. Lisa Young.
“Paying someone to eat lots of unhealthy food on camera promotes unhealthy behaviour, glamorises overeating and can contribute to the normalisation of bad eating habits,” she tells The Mail.
“This could have a negative impact on viewers, especially those who already have issues with eating.”
In Southeast Asia, the interest in extreme overeating has led to its own viral trend known as Mukbang videos, in which the creators consume huge amounts of food in a short period of time on camera.
In Southeast Asia, the interest in extreme overeating has led to its own viral trend known as Mukbang videos, in which creators eat as much as possible in a short period of time, such as Hungry Fatchick (pictured)
The viral trend has spawned thousands of videos of people overeating
The Chinese authorities recently banned this practice.
Back in Florida, Rosie has stopped making feeder content and is now trying to raise awareness of the dangers on her YouTube channel.
I beg and implore you not to [become a feedee]’, she warns any woman who might be tempted to participate in this dark and destructive online world.
‘There’s nothing that makes it worth it, it’s just the momentary confirmation of artificial affection and the short-lived dopamine rush of a binge.
“The money isn’t worth it if you’re owing the hospital for terminal health problems.”
“I wish I had never heard of feederism.”