- What's the weirdest part of your job.
- Ball busting is one of the weird parts.
Do you know what that means?
- Oh, could have a guess.
(orchestra music)
- I'm Eve and this is my mom Carla.
I am an exotic dancer.
(both laugh)
[Interviewer] You are you close?
- Yeah, we're pretty close now.
I had a tumultuous relationship when
I was a teenager and yeah, now we're kind of
best friends that live really far away from each other.
Okay. What did you think I would grow up to be?
- Oh my Lord. A stripper.
(Eve Laughs)
I think you were like seven years old.
You and your cousin used to love that song,
"It's getting hot in here" and you came out with layers
of clothes on and you made us watch you strip.
So there was always that chance that it was there.
What is the biggest difference between the two of us?
- Common sense?
(Eve laughs)
- I have the common sense.
- Now you do, and probably like confidence.
- [Interviewer] And who has the confidence?
- That would be moi.
- [Interviewer] Where do you feel like you
got that from then?
- I think my mom instilled it in me.
It wasn't a characteristic that she necessarily displayed.
She always lived in me growing up.
It was always just positivity.
And I guess I got a little bit of a big head,
not in the egotistical way.
Just in a 'I'm capable way'.
What is your best memory of my childhood?
- No, I haven't got one.
If there hadn't been a worst memory, I could say I had one.
They were all good memories.
- What was your worst memory of me?
(Eve laughs)
- Turning 15.
- Yeah.
- [Interviewer] What happened when you turned 15?
- I started drinking and I did do drugs when I was younger.
So I started doing drugs.
Mom didn't know until I was 18.
I was a party kid. It's funny,
cause I don't do drugs now.
(Eve laughs)
- If you weren't a stripper, what other job would you do?
- Before stripping I was a
disability employment support worker.
So I'd probably be doing something community service based.
- Like me.
- Yeah. Which I guess I kind of do.
I'm a therapist for men, but I'm naked.
That's the job.
The goal is to eventually have a job within
that field that is gonna support a comfortable lifestyle.
- [Interviewer] Carla, would you prefer Eve to
change career?
- As long as she's happy and she's safe,
I'm happy.
- What do you think is the worst thing about my job?
- I would have to say... (laughs)
- You're allowed a shot. (laughing)
- Yeah.
- [Interviewer] You'll feel better
after that Carla, don't worry.
- Will I?
(Eve laughs)
- What is the best thing about being a stripper?
- Oh, there's so many good things.
It's really, really healing for sexual trauma.
You're in a very safe setting.
I work at a really good club, so I'm very lucky for that.
But you are naked and vulnerable, but have the power
over these people and you set the rules
and really you're just connecting with people.
And a lot of people, you
get to help and help yourself through that.
Yeah. I think it's a very special job.
This is a funny one.
- Oh God.
- If I paid you a lot of money, could you do my job?
- Hell no.
Hell no.
Not even younger.
What's the weirdest sex you've ever had.
Yeah.
- Why don't you ask me more questions about my work?
- Oh, hell no.
- I said why?
- Because I don't want to know then I guess would
have to be worried.
- Does not knowing, not make you more worried.
- No ignorance is bless.
- Is it?
- I do tend to sometimes get the
the urge to ask, but then yeah, I sort of slap myself
around and say, you know, don't do that.
You seem happy.
- Yeah. I am, happiest I have ever been.
- That's all I need to know.
- Your turn.
- What's the most difficult thing we have
gone through together.
- My mother's mental health. Mom had a very
rough upbringing.
Unfortunately, my father did as well.
And you put that into a small country town and it's yeah,
- Toxic
yeah, it's toxic is a very good word for it.
- She stopped her dad
from relying on me too much because of
my mental health.
- I looked after my mum from a very young age.
- Yeah, you did.
- Yeah.
How much money do you think I earn from
being a stripper.
- Look, I'm gonna be a mum in this situation,
I think you'd make millions.
(Eve laughs)
- I wish.
- Well, I think you'd beautiful.
So I can't see anyone not wanting to pay you.
How much do you get for dancing?
- Well, dancers start anywhere from $20 to $800.
- Oh, you get $800 hands down.
- You think the men have that much money.
- Don't burst my bubble.
Do you think I raised you well?
- Yes.
You did the best that you could with what we had
and you taught me a lot of really fucking cool
strong principles and morals and taught me that
life isn't always peachy.
I didn't get it cushiony.
I'm bloody glad I didn't.
Because those people... (whistles)
(Both laugh)
What are you most proud of?
- Being a mum.
Even with all the struggles and all the wrongs.
And I don't know if I did a good job,
but I'm definitely proud I had children.
Do you think you did a good job when you look at me?
- Yeah. I think I could have done better though.
- But everyone could always do better.
- You were a gift.
- Always said that growing up
- There's nothing that I'm not proud of.
- Oh.
- What's something you love
about me that you may not have told me?
- Your resilience and your strength.
You've been through fucking hell.
- Something my mum gave me.
- Hell? (Laughs)
- Love your grandma.
How does getting a lap dance tonight make you feel?
- Ooh, I think I'm gonna be out of my comfort zone.
- All the girls are so excited to meet you.
You're gonna get spoiled tonight.
Everyone knows you're coming.
- Lovely.
- [Interviewer] Are you actually excited,
Carla? Or apprehensive?
- I think I'm at an age now where I'm willing to go
out of my comfort zone.
- You're a little bit scared.
- Yeah. A little bit.
Dunno what to expect.
- [Interviewer] Was that as daunting as
you thought, or?
- [Carla] Worse.
- [Interviewer] Was it?
- [Carla] Yes.
(laughs)