Controversial UK adult creator Bonnie Blue has announced she plans to return to Australia for the 2025 Schoolies celebrations, despite the national outcry and subsequent cancellation of her visa following her attempts to attend in 2024.
Appearing on A Current Affair, the 26-year-old told host Ally Langdon, “I don’t want to give too much away, but let’s just say I’ve got good lawyers and I will be doing Schoolies this year”.
For those unfamiliar, Bonnie, real name Tia Billinger, first made headlines when she put out a call for “barely legal 18-year-old” men to film adult content for her OnlyFans page during Schoolies week in 2024. The plan was swiftly shut down when the Australian government cancelled her visa, thus denying her entry to the country, citing her intent to work while on a holiday visa.
Since then, Bonnie has built a multimillion-dollar career on what can only be described as viral provocation. Her self-declared “world record” earlier this year, in which she allegedly slept with over a thousand men in 12 hours, cemented her reputation as one of the internet’s most divisive figures.
It is not the first time she has been removed from a country, either. In 2024, Fiji’s Home Affairs and Immigration Minister, Pio Tikoduadua, confirmed at a press conference that he had declared Bonnie a prohibited immigrant, exercising his authority under the Immigration Act.
Now, her plan to re-enter Australia in 2025 has reignited debate around consent, ethics and exploitation. Yes, Bonnie Blue is an adult woman entitled to agency over her body, but when that agency intersects with teenage boys who have only just left school, it is worth asking where the line lies, and who really benefits.
As Bonnie herself put it during her interview, she thinks she will have no problem with entering the country this time around. “A good lawyer gets you a very long way,” she stated during the interview on A Current Affair, adding, “I think it’s going to frustrate a lot of parents so I am very excited for Schoolies. I think this is going to cause the biggest uproar this year.”
When Langdon pressed Bonnie on whether she worried that her content, which Langdon described as often “violent,” was teaching young men that what they see in her videos is what all women want, Bonnie was unfazed.
“I’m not responsible, and I don’t take any blame. There’s no negative impact,” she said. “There are loads of porn stars doing the most extreme things. If your 18-year-old is watching Fast and Furious you don’t blame [the film] for him driving crazy. You blame [him].”
The interview concluded with Langdon informing audiences that they had reached out to Australia’s Minister for Home Affairs, Tony Burke, for comment on whether she will be able to come to Australia in the coming months. Burke confirmed that Bonnie does not have “a current Australian visa.”
Whether you see her as a provocateur, a warning sign or a by-product of the internet’s obsession with attention, it’s clear Bonnie Blue’s story is more than just tabloid fodder. It is a reflection of a culture where shock still sells, outrage drives engagement, and fame, no matter how it’s earned, remains the ultimate currency.
