Chloe Lopez
From being homeless to recording her debut album, Chloe Lopez starts a new chapter at 40 Chloe Lopezz/facebook

Chloe Lopez, a former receptionist who left Britain with just £100 and a rucksack after losing her job and home, is embarking on a new career in music at the age of 40.

Originally from Hertfordshire, Lopez moved to Spain after the Covid-19 pandemic upended her life. Having worked for a commercial property business for 15 years, she found herself unemployed and homeless, eventually spending her first night abroad sleeping on a beach.

Before the crisis, Lopez earned a steady salary but said she was unhappy and regularly drank at weekends to escape her problems. Losing her job and home prompted her to leave England and start again.

She initially relied on the kindness of strangers, sofa-surfing with people who helped her regain her footing. During that period, she discovered a property she desperately wanted to rent for six months.

'I looked at the photos every day and pictured myself living there. I eventually managed to find the money for the six months upfront, but after paying for it I literally had nothing left to buy food that night,' she said.

'I didn't care because for the first time in years I knew I had a home for the next six months.'

Adult Content Brings Financial Breakthrough

With money running out, Lopez began documenting her experiences online, filming interviews and teaching herself how to attract an audience.

Her breakthrough came after a controversial video in which she pretended to remove her underwear in public went viral. She subsequently repeated similar stunts, including leaving underwear in beach bars and a bread tray at a Mercadona supermarket, prompting criticism from locals and calls for police intervention.

'It just blew up. So I was like, I've got something here that works. I just redid what had worked over and over again, and it went really viral,' Lopez said.

She later turned to adult subscription content after reading about a woman earning £30,000 a month through an online platform.

However, reaching her financial targets took time. 'I wrote on a piece of paper that I wouldn't drink alcohol again until I had made £50,000 in one month,' she said.

Even after her monthly earnings reached approximately £30,000 to £32,000, Lopez remained determined to honour her promise, recalling a family celebration where she resisted drinking. 'The following month I finally hit it, making £53,000, and then £62,000 the month after,' she said.

Her success transformed her financial circumstances, although the controversial nature of her online content also attracted considerable public scrutiny.

Debut Album Marks New Chapter

Now, Lopez is looking beyond the adult entertainment industry and towards music. Her debut album, 'No Risk, No Story', contains 16 tracks inspired by five years of personal upheaval, financial recovery and reinvention.

The project represents an attempt to channel her experiences into a different creative outlet and move beyond the online persona that made her famous.

'I want people to know it's never too late to change their lives,' Lopez said. 'I think if I hadn't been homeless and taken the trip and been on the journey, I wouldn't be where I am now.'

While her rise to online fame was accompanied by controversy, Lopez's latest venture signals a desire to redefine her public identity. At 40, she is hoping her music will allow her to tell her story on her own terms and demonstrate that a difficult beginning does not have to determine what comes next.