As of July , she has accumulated roughly 5 million subscribers and almost 1 billion lifetime views on YouTube. Additionally, she has worked independently as a singer, releasing several records and singles, and appeared in various television shows, films, and music videos. Paytas has been the subject of controversies and has been accused of deliberately making controversial videos and social media posts to attain fame.
Paytas was born on May 8, , to parents Frank and Lenna Paytas [ 7 ] [ 8 ] in Riverside, California , before moving to Freeport, Illinois at age 3 after her parents divorced. At age 15, Paytas moved back to California to live with her father and was enrolled in a Catholic online school program. After moving to Los Angeles to pursue acting, Paytas began doing professional lingerie modeling and worked as a stripper and an escort to support herself.
Paytas registered her YouTube channel in On the channel, Paytas primarily gives fashion, beauty, and relationship advice. In , Paytas appeared in an episode of My Strange Addiction as a self-admitted tanning addict , despite being aware of the high chances of developing skin cancer , [ 14 ] among others. From to , Paytas made a number of trolling videos, which she told Business Insider were a way to "dumb [her]self down" in order to get more attention and views. This involved videos claiming that dogs do not have brains, or that she was voting for the Republican candidate for President of the United States , Mitt Romney.
In , the video for her song, "Fat Chicks" was featured on websites such as Cosmopolitan , [ 20 ] The Huffington Post , [ 21 ] and Business Insider. In , Paytas became a housemate on Celebrity Big Brother In , Paytas embarked on her own headlining tour, The Heartbreak Tour , to promote her music.
Paytas and Klein were cohosts on Frenemies until June , when Paytas left Frenemies , and the show ended. As of [update] , Paytas has expanded her social media presence to the subscription website OnlyFans. Co-hosted by Oscar Gracey, the podcast sees Paytas commenting on current pop culture topics. As of March , Just Trish attracted a total of approximately 30 million YouTube views through more than 50 episodes, making it one of the most successful projects of Paytas' career.
