'I just got engaged and plan to sleep with 1,000 men this year. Here's how we make it work.'

Annie Knight has made headlines for sleeping with 600 people in 2024 and as the self-proclaimed "most sexually active woman in Australia". She has a goal of sleeping with 1,000 men in 2025.

The 27-year-old OnlyFans model recently announced her engagement to Henry Brayshaw, son of sports commentator James Brayshaw. Here, she shares the story of her engagement and how they make their relationship work.

Henry and I met in 2016, before I was known as 'Australia's most sexually active woman'. We were both working at a pub in Melbourne at the time. We pretty much met, had work drinks together and went home together that night.

Things didn't really progress romantically at that point, but we continued to see each other as friends. During COVID lockdown was when we became best friends, and decided to try dating each other. But it wasn't the right time as I was moving to Queensland.

Over the years, Henry has had girlfriends, but there was always this underlying chemistry between us, and when he was single we'd occasionally sleep together.

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When he did have girlfriends, they always seemed to hate me, and I'd always ask him why; why they didn't want to hang out with me. I now understand they were always threatened by me — everyone has since told me it was obvious that Henry and I were in love with each other.

In November last year, we decided to give our romantic relationship another chance. We were both on the same page, we were able to admit those feelings were always there, and we knew we were in love with each other.

But because I was travelling for work, it wasn't until this past week that we've made our romantic relationship official, and now we are engaged!

Back in the friends-only era. Image: Supplied

Obviously, this has all happened quickly, but it's been 10 years in the making. We've been through so much together, and helped each other through so much. Even though everyone was shocked, I don't feel like we kept our relationship super private. We've been posting each other a lot on social media, and he was a guest on my podcast, where we spoke about our relationship.

The only 'lie' was when Henry said we were "just best mates" and we "weren't planning on getting back together in the future". But we have been best friends, we still are best friends, and we'll always be best friends.

This year I have set myself the goal of sleeping with 1,000 men, and my engagement hasn't changed that. Henry is super supportive, and he knows I would never give up work for anyone. He has no problem with what I'm doing and understands how ambitious I am.

Of course, we have boundaries set in place to make sure he is comfortable, the main being that I am open with him and always tell him what's going on. Obviously, it wouldn't be okay if I was being sneaky and didn't tell him who I was sleeping with. That would be a huge breach of trust and a betrayal, as it would be deceitful and dishonest.

After our engagement, I met up with a guy to film, but Henry knows it's work, and it's just a matter of having an open line of communication. I get that a lot of guys wouldn't be able to handle what I do, but Henry is extremely secure, and he knows how loyal I am.

At the end of the day, even if I have been sleeping with other guys, it's him I go home to.

Celebrating the 600 milestone in 2024. Image: Supplied.

Another boundary we have in place is that I don't kiss the people that I film with. This isn't something Henry asked for, but a boundary I have with myself, as I see kissing as the most intimate, personal part of having sex, and I save that for him. 

Even with these boundaries, of course, there have been times when there has been a bit of jealousy, but he has been open about that to me. The most important thing is to remind him that he's my man, and I am with him and want to be with him.

If he has a day when he's feeling a bit insecure, and I'm shooting with another guy, of course, that could potentially make him feel a little bit jealous — but for the most part he's super chill and isn't bothered.

'Work is work and love is love' Image: Supplied

When I went to the States for Spring Break, there were some days he didn't come out with us during the day, and would stay at the hotel instead. On those days, when we'd get back, we'd have dinner or drinks, but he sometimes found it a bit hard having to see all my reels where I'm posing in sexual positions with guys and flashing people.

I don't think this was necessarily a jealousy thing. The way he describes it to me is that he hates it when it looks like I'm being disrespected. I just have to explain that I love every second of it, because it's fun and it's very light-hearted.

He worries that everyone else is going to think that I'm being disrespected, and he doesn't want people to look at me that way because he loves and has so much respect for me.

People might expect that my relationship with Henry will impact how I approach work or how I portray myself to the public. The thing is, my public persona is me, and I'm not changing. He knows that, and he wouldn't be marrying me if he expected me to change.

I've always said that I would never, ever be with a man who would make me change who I am, or give up things that I love, and he knows that big time.

Just engaged! Image: Supplied

I've been seeing a lot of people assuming that our engagement is a publicity stunt, but I just think, 'Have you even watched the vlog? Have you listened to the podcast? Have you seen my social media?' I just think our love for each other is so obvious and in my engagement video you can see the joy on my face.

I'm so, so happy, and every time I look down at my hand, I'm filled with joy. When we get married, people will realise this isn't a publicity stunt.

People also assume Henry is some sort of cuck that sits at home while I'm out running rampant and sleeping with all these guys. I mean yes, I am sleeping with guys, but that's my job and Henry is across everything I am doing.

People have always said to me, "Who's going to want to marry you? You're used goods," and I'm actually really excited that I get to go through this experience. I really hope that we can change the narrative of sex workers having real, normal relationships. Everyone seems to think that the second you're a sex worker, you're damaged goods and no one's going to want you, and it's just not true. You can have a normal, happy relationship.

All I've ever wanted is a supportive, loving partner, and I have that now. I wouldn't want a partner who had something against my job, or wanted me to change.

I understand that not a lot of people could handle that themselves in Henry's position and that's fine, but for people to judge me or my fiancé for wanting to have a relationship with me and being secure? Well, that's on them. He's such a beautiful man, and he loves and supports me, and he's confident and secure enough that it doesn't bother him.

People need to realise that being a sex worker doesn't mean you can never have happiness. They need to realise that work is work, and love is love, and having one doesn't mean that you can't have the other.

I hope that I can be the poster child for that.

You can follow Annie's journey on Instagram.

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