ManCrush: Erick Lima
We follow him hard.
A while back, we caught up with Erick Lima.
How did you discover and start to explore that performing on camera and content creation was something that you're passionate about?
It started quite randomly - I just met this very handsome guy who told me he was doing OnlyFans. He asked me if I wanted to do a video with him, and I said - mainly because I liked the guy.
It was fun. It was a very nice video. It just started from there.
Other guys saw the video and they wanted to make videos with me - all of a sudden, I was being asked by very hot guys to make videos with them. That gave me a sense of empowerment.
I'm not a tall guy or strong - I'm a rather short, skinny guy. Filming helped me feel attractive. That motivated me to keep going. Also, you start meeting interesting people - there is this sense of community among content creators - everyone was very welcoming to me.
I enjoyed the travel, the filming, the performing, the networking. It's a win-win situation because you also make some profit. That's also a factor. You have fun and you also can make some money.
Do you consider yourself an exhibitionist?
I don't think so. I used to be a very shy guy. Also, I experienced a lot of rejection because I'm short and skinny and a bit femme. I wasn't getting many dates.
At some point, I realised that the guys who didn't want to go out with me were the same guys that were chasing me whenever I was at a sauna or a sex party.
It was when I started making the videos and started attracting followers that I started enjoying being in front of the camera and being the centre of attention.
But to be honest, Eric Lima is an alter ego - a character that I created for the videos. In real life, I'm kind of a quiet guy, but when I'm in front of the camera, I transform.
Have you always been comfortable getting your clothes off in front of others?
I've been going to saunas since I am 18 - getting naked has never been a problem.
How has your work in the adult entertainment industry changed your relationship with your body and the way that you experience intimacy?
I've always really cared about living healthily - doing sports. I don't smoke, I don't drink much alcohol, and I've always worked out.
Since I began filming, I now have a more critical eye - not that I want to have the perfect body, but I take more care of my body.
Regarding intimacy, sometimes it's a problem. You can't compare the sex you have on camera to normal sex.
In my case, for example, I do a lot of threesome videos and gang-bang videos. That's not the kind of sex that I have in real life.
Also, when it comes to dating, I often get comments like: "I don't know if you're going to want to date me because I don't have a monster cock" or "I know you have sex with very hot guys and I'm not a hot" - but the guys that I have sex with in videos is not reality, it's not what I'm looking for in a real person.
What's on your vision-board for the months ahead?
I expect to keep on travelling because I enjoy going to different cities. I want to get to know more exciting people.
I was recently in Peru and I did a couple of very hot gang-bang videos - that was a great experience and I would love to go to Mexico, as well as Brazil.
I want to continue just doing what I like, the way I like it. That's very important to me. I have managed to create my own little world where I'm the star. I'm enjoying life at the moment.
Gareth Johnson