Adult movie star Bonnie Blue has faced criticism after posting a birthday message for a 17-year-old boy in which she suggested he could visit her when he turned 18.
The creator, whose real name is Tia Billinger, shared the personalised video for the teenager, identified as Jack, on TikTok. In the clip, she wished him a happy birthday and referred to a vehicle associated with her adult content, telling him he would be old enough to enter it the following year.
The video prompted a backlash, with some social media users accusing her of “spawn camping”, a gaming term they used to suggest that she was waiting for the teenager to reach adulthood. Others described the message as inappropriate and raised safeguarding concerns.
The allegations made by social media users are not findings that a criminal offence has occurred. Bonnie previously denied allegations that she was a “predator” or an “abuser” over her interactions with young adults. She attracted attention in 2024 after inviting university freshers to meet her.
Speaking to Metro at the time, she said those involved were consenting adults who chose to contact her. “They’re 18 and consenting. It’s their bodies. They choose to contact me,” she said. She maintained that she did not force anyone to participate and that people who approached her made their own decisions.
Social worker and dating educator LalaLetMeExplain told Metro that the birthday video raised moral and safeguarding concerns, particularly because of the age and power difference between an adult public figure and a teenager. She said an older, wealthy and well-known person making suggestive comments to a teenager raised questions about whether the young person’s vulnerability and the power dynamic had been properly considered.
Lala, a co-founder of the campaign group Close The Consent Gap, said she supports a staggered approach to the age of consent. Under the proposal she described, a person aged 20 or over would be prohibited from engaging in sexual activity with someone aged 16 or 17 unless the age difference was no more than three years. She said the birthday message did not involve physical contact, but described the suggestion of a future encounter as concerning.
Lala also noted that someone else may have arranged and paid for the personalised video and may have supplied the wording. She said that made it difficult to draw a firm conclusion about Bonnie’s intentions, but described the decision to record it as “highly irresponsible”. The social worker said some reactions to the video reflected a wider cultural assumption that teenage boys should welcome attention from older women.
She argued that such attitudes can pressure boys to treat every offer as desirable and make it harder for them to recognise or discuss experiences that leave them uncomfortable. Lala also criticised the use of “spawn camping” to describe an adult waiting until a younger person reaches a particular age, saying the gaming term could trivialise behaviour that deserves serious attention.
Metro said it had approached Bonnie for comment on the video. The outlet also reported that Conservative equalities spokesperson Joy Morrissey had previously contacted the NSPCC in September to raise safeguarding concerns about online posts made by Bonnie following the birth of her baby. The concerns related to videos in which Bonnie appeared to hold an infant while promoting her adult content.
In her letter to the child protection charity, Morrissey argued that children should not be involved in adult movies or used to promote adult entertainment. An NSPCC spokesperson told Metro that the charity treats concerns about children’s safety and wellbeing seriously and deals with them appropriately. The spokesperson encouraged anyone worried about a child to contact the NSPCC Helpline.
