OnlyFans star Mikaela Testa links her drug use to mental illness

An X-rated influencer has told fans her “weekly” drug use caused schizophrenia in a late-night video. Mikaela Testa, 20, who has amassed 1.2 million Instagram followers, told viewers her teenage drug-taking had caused her mental health issues on Tuesday night. “When I was 16 to 19 I did a lot of drugs. When I say that I don’t mean anything crazy like heroin or crack – no judgment to you if that’s something you do,” she said on Instagram. “I’m just talking about edibles, cocaine and molly and stuff. I would do them every single weekend, every afternoon but like I would do them multiple times per week. “I was very unhealthy, very mentally unstable. I actually have mental illnesses I got from doing these drugs such as schizophrenia. That’s something the new people (followers) wouldn’t know, yes I have schizophrenia.” The explanation of her drug history and mental health illness was prompted after a follower sent the 20-year-old a direct message asking her to speak about her old drug habits. Testa, who lives on the Gold Coast, makes a living by selling X-rated content through subscription site OnlyFans. She documents her lavish lifestyle on social media, buying designer clothes and taking extravagant holidays. In a TikTok video, which has since been viewed more than a million times, Mikaela boasted about her spending, saying she started off 2020 blowing around $47,000 to $72,000 a month. By May her monthly expenses were totalling six figures and she spent $171,000 in July alone. This spending was not related to drugs. Testa is one of Australia’s most known influencers after she shot to viral fame on TikTok in 2020. Earlier this year she came under fire after she accidentally described Sydney as the capital of Australia. She said the mistake made her look stupid but was subject to cruel trolling. Mikaela became a well-known face in 2019 after she shared a video of her breaking down in tears over Instagram’s decision to hide “likes” from followers. Her success has seen her move into a Gold Coast mansion with her boyfriend Atis Paul, 19, his sister Anna Paul – who is another hugely successful OnlyFans creator – and Anna’s 21-year-old’s boyfriend Glen Thompson. Need to talk to someone?