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David Okafor

Bella Daggett Turns to Adult Content After Release From Dubai Jail

Bella Daggett is building an online adult-content business in Britain after spending nearly a year in a Dubai jail on drug charges that were dismissed. The 23-year-old sells subscriptions on Fansly and livestreams on Stripchat.

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Key takeaways

  • Daggett worked as a beautician and co-owned a modeling agency before moving into digital content.
  • Her Fansly account offers lingerie and lifestyle content for £7.40 a month, plus a £148 monthly subscription for direct chats.
  • She also performs live on the Stripchat adult webcam platform under another pseudonym, where viewers have praised her shows.
  • Daggett was detained in a March 2025 police raid in the UAE after staying at a residence where drugs were allegedly found.
  • Her family said she was innocent, and her grandmother described her detention conditions as degrading compared with male prisoners.

Subscriptions and livestreams

Before moving into digital content, Daggett worked as a beautician and co-owned a modeling agency. Her Fansly account now offers lingerie and lifestyle content for £7.40 a month, with a separate "girlfriend experience" subscription costing £148 a month for direct chats and personalized interactions.

She uses another pseudonym for her live performances on the adult webcam platform Stripchat, where viewers have praised her performances.

Nearly a year in detention

Daggett moved to the United Arab Emirates at 21 for a recruitment job. Within weeks of arriving, she was detained in a March 2025 police raid with a male acquaintance. She had been staying at the residence after her previous housing arrangements fell through.

Authorities accused her of possessing drugs. Her family maintained that she was innocent and that her presence at the property, rather than any wrongdoing, had led to her arrest. Metro reported that Dubai's drug laws are among the world's strictest, with even a tiny trace of narcotics potentially carrying a prison sentence of years.

During her detention, Daggett went a month without access to showers and three months without clean clothes. Her grandmother, Heather Smith, described the conditions as degrading. According to the Daily Mail, Smith said male prisoners could go outside, play sports and use a PlayStation and television, while Daggett "had nothing".

Her mother, Lucinda Smith, 46, organized a GoFundMe appeal that collected almost £1,500 to help bring her home, the Daily Mail reported. The family fundraiser supported her legal defense and repatriation.

The drug charges were dropped in January 2026, but Daggett was ordered to pay approximately £3,000 for overstaying her visa while detained.

Home in Britain

Daggett flew back to the UK on Friday, March 20, 2026, almost a year after her arrest. Metro and LADbible reported that her return came amid air travel disruption caused by events in the Middle East.

After arriving home, she posted photos of a boating trip with her mother in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire. She also wrote that she was looking forward to a vacation in Ibiza for a "hot gal summer", according to Metro.

She remains reluctant to criticize UAE laws publicly or discuss details of her imprisonment. Metro reported that her caution reflects Dubai's criminal prohibition on criticism of the authorities.

In September 2026, Daggett reflected on her detention in a post to her 22,000 Instagram followers. "A year ago, I was in the darkest place of my life," she wrote, according to the Daily Mail. She also said she was proud of how far she had come.

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