Tiffany Shepherd, the Florida teacher fired after racy photos of her showed up on the internet, is making headlines again for her new career as porn star Leah Lust.
Shepherd, 31, was fired from Port St. Lucie High School in April, 2008, after bikini-clad pictures of her were posted on a fishing charter boat’s website. Shepherd moonlighted as a “bikini mate” on the boat “Smokin Em.”
Shepherd unsuccessfully tried to find employment, reportedly sending out 2,500 resumes.
Gil Coombes, captain of the very fishing charter that got Shepherd fired, also conveniently owns a porn webcam studio called KLC Productions. Coombes said he sat down with the former teacher and told her she would never get a teaching job again.
After losing custody of two of her three children to her ex-husband, and being evicted from two apartments, Shepherd felt porn was her only option to get her kids back.
“I need money for the appellate court and raise my three kids,” she told page2live.com. “I’ve tried everything, every avenue. Last year, I refused $10,000 to strip, then I had to pick between paying rent or buying Christmas presents.”
Appearing as Leah Lust, Shepherd has filmed five features, and occasionally appears online via webcam for KLC Productions. Ironically, she portrays a teacher in one of the films, titled “My First Sex Teacher.”
When asked how she would feel about her former students watching she said, “They’d be adults now anyway, but I don’t care what people think. Those who’ll criticize don’t pay my bills!”
Tiffany Shepherd on CNN and Leah Lust – From Teacher to Porn Star videos below: