Male escort FAQ: questions asked before applying

No. A booking almost always includes intimate contact. Evenings that are only dinner or a show are very rare. If you are not willing to be intimate with clients you have not chosen yourself, this work is not for you. The page on what male escort work is really like explains why.

Women and male-female couples. They come from every walk of life and from many countries. TMC represents heterosexual escorts only, so there are no bookings from men on their own.

Yes, always. You can turn down a request, decline a particular client, or refuse a particular act during a booking. You are independent and nobody at the agency can oblige you to accept.

Yes. Willingness to travel is a requirement. Clients book from across Europe and sometimes from America and Asia. The client pays your travel costs.

For most escorts it is not. Bookings are irregular and cannot be guaranteed, so nearly everyone keeps other work alongside. It is better to treat it as extra income and see how it develops.

You must be at least 21, heterosexual, well groomed and willing to travel. Beyond that the agency looks for good conversation, manners, life experience, empathy and reliability. The detail is on the male escort requirements page.

No upper limit is published. The minimum is 21. What counts is whether the agency’s clients are likely to book you, and that is judged from your application as a whole.

No. Relevant experience is welcome and there is a place for it on the form, but many applicants have none. What cannot be missing is ease with women and good manners.

No. The basic qualities cannot be taught, and TMC briefs new escorts on the practical side without charge and keeps coaching them. Be careful with websites that sell courses or charge a registration fee. Some take the money and provide no bookings.

Nothing. There is no registration fee and no interview fee, and you are not charged for photos or asked to buy anything.

At least five clear, recent photos that show your face and your whole body. No sunglasses, no cap and no nudity. They do not have to be professional. Daylight and a plain background do most of the work.

After you send the form, the agency replies by email and text message, so check your spam folder. A phone call and a personal meeting may follow. Once you are accepted and your photos are usable, you can start within one to two weeks. See how to become a male escort.

The agency receives thousands of applications a year and adds only a few profiles. It puts quality ahead of numbers. A refusal often comes down to photos that did not show enough, or to an estimate that clients would not book the profile often.

Clients pay from around €500 for the first two hours and from €150 for each further hour, and that total includes the agency’s fee. The escort’s share is not published and is discussed with you during the application process. How many bookings you get cannot be promised. More on the page about how much male escorts earn.

In cash, by the client, at the start of the appointment. The client pays the agency’s fee separately and in advance. No money passes between you and the agency.

Yes. It is self-employed income, and if you live in the UK you declare it to HMRC through Self Assessment, including what you earn abroad. The agency deducts nothing and you keep your own records. The outline is under law and tax for male escorts in the UK.

You work under an alias, and your profile photos can be edited so that you are not recognisable. Your real name and contact details stay with the agency and are never given to clients or third parties. See discretion and privacy for escorts.

Your details and photos reach the agency by email and are not stored on this website. If you are not accepted, they are deleted within four weeks of the process ending, unless you have agreed to their being kept longer.

Every three months, in full, for sexually transmitted infections and HIV. Safe sex is required at every booking without exception. See safety and health in escort work.

In England, Wales and Scotland, escorting is legal for adults, although related activities such as soliciting in public, brothel keeping and controlling prostitution for gain are offences. In Northern Ireland, paying for sexual services is a criminal offence. This is a general outline, and the law and tax page says more.

There is no contract with legal clauses and no minimum term. You work with the agency as an independent, and either side can end the arrangement at any time.