Andrea Werhun News & Updates

A Sex Worker Says Her Industry's Been Reduced to ‘Trauma Porn.’ So She Told Her Story ‘On Her Own Terms’ (Exclusive)

Andrea Werhun, a Canadian sex worker, is asked the same question by her clients: What traumatic inci...

May 01, 2026 • Yahoo

Modern Whore (2020)

Former escort Andrea Werhun shares the ins and outs of escort review board culture to expose deeper ...

Apr 26, 2026 • Moviefone

Ex-Toronto escort pens memoir: Modern Whore

Andrea Werhun, who grew up middle-class in Toronto’s St. Clair W. neighbourhood, says she knew fro...

Dec 08, 2017 • Toronto Sun

Andrea Werhun Trailers & Videos

Sci-fi, family adventure, comedy, drama and horror hit theaters this week with The End of Oak Street...

Apr 08, 2026 • Tribute

Andrea Werhun

"I wouldn't want to be degraded," writer, producer and director Sean Baker remarks. "Just treated li...

Jun 29, 2026 • Exclaim!

This stylized documentary about sex workers is 'like a storybook come to life'

When Andrea Werhun started writing her memoir, “Modern Whore,” nearly a decade ago, she was afra...

May 18, 2026 • AOL

Sex Workers Are "Just as Criminalized as Ever," and Toronto's Andrea Werhun Hopes 'Modern Whore' Changes That

Andrea Werhun describes Modern Whore as a "Trojan whore." The documentary — a vibrant and campy ad...

Jun 30, 2026 • Exclaim!

This Former Sex Worker Reviewed the Terrible Johns That Reviewed Her

In her early 20s Andrea Werhun spent two years working as an escort. For Werhun the job offered a lo...

Nov 26, 2019 • VICE

Modern Whore: Trailer

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Andrea Werhun as she portrays ...

Aug 01, 2026 • Yahoo

‘I’m fascinated by the human body’: Former escort says sex work is a job like any other

Former escort Andrea Werhun, 28, says she was determined to destigmatise sex work, and show that it ...

Mar 12, 2018 • Couriermail

An ex-sex worker has penned a tell-all book called Modern Whore – and admits she particularly enjoyed romping with an 80-year-old man

A FORMER escort has written a book about her years in the sex work industry – and claims that an 8...

Mar 11, 2018 • Irish Sun

How working as an escort allowed this woman to find empowerment, despite the risks

Andrea Werhun says working as an escort empowered her, and exposed her to different people she sough...

Dec 06, 2019 • CBC.ca

Andrea Werhun Biography & Movies

In the sixth installment of the franchise, Scary Movie claimed the number one position at the box of...

Apr 11, 2026 • Tribute

What Anora's award season success means for sex workers and Hollywood

The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. ...

Mar 04, 2025 • CBC.ca

Sean Baker’s Modern Whore Trailer Previews Provocative Sex Work Movie | Exclusive

ComingSoon is debuting an exclusive trailer for Modern Whore, Quiver Distribution's upcoming documen...

Apr 02, 2026 • AOL

This artist had to come out as a sex worker and an author at the same time

In order to release her memoir Modern Whore, author Andrea Werhun realized she’d need to first be ...

Apr 28, 2026 • CBC.ca

Last Night at the Strip Club

Toronto stripper Andrea Werhun was ousted from her club by the COVID-19 lockdown. Now, she's taking ...

Jun 11, 2023 • Moviefone

Protagonist Boards Toronto-Bound Sex Worker Film ‘Modern Whore’ With Sean Baker Among Exec Producers; Watch First Teaser

EXCLUSIVE: Protagonist Picks, the specialist label from sales and production outfit Protagonist, has...

Aug 22, 2025 • Yahoo

Andrea Werhun: 'It’s a really good time to talk about sex work'

Modern Whore, the young Canadian’s memoir, is a candid account of her time as an escort. She expla...

Dec 21, 2017 • The Guardian

“Sean Baker messaged me out of the blue”: Andrea Werhun on her role as a sex work consultant on Anora

In 2018, Toronto’s Andrea Werhun turned her experiences as an escort and erotic dancer into a memo...

Dec 10, 2024 • Toronto Life

Modern Whore

A hybrid documentary that reimagines popular depictions of sex work through the lived experiences of...

May 03, 2024 • Moviefone