Jenni Lee was once one of the most famous porn stars in the world - but now she lives as a 'mole person' in the tunnels under Las Vegas.
Real name Stephanie Sadorra, the 40-year-old is part of a secret underground community, surviving with no heat, light or running water alongside some of the most vulnerable and dangerous people in society.
Jenni shot to fame as a model at the age of 19, starting out filming adverts before shooting her first adult movie when she was 21-years-old.
But her life is completely different now, as she shares her home with rats and scorpions in the 200 miles of 'haunted' tunnels that snake beneath Las Vegas and its famous Sunset Strip.
In August 2019, three years after her final adult film credit, Jenni was found living underground by chance by a Dutch TV crew who were filming in the tunnels.
At the time, she was still ranked 119th on Pornhub's list of best porn actresses, had tens of thousands of subscribers and had been watched by 130 million people.
The actress, originally from Clarksville, Tennessee, told the documentary film-makers, who had stumbled upon her by accident, that she was "a little too successful".
"I actually got very famous. Maybe a little too famous," she explained. "I should still be in the top 100 on some list somewhere. I used to be so hot."
Jenni had well and truly vanished from the limelight, with her only source of visibility coming from a torch as she huddled in a tiny corner of her home.
However, despite the harsh conditions in the underground bunker, Jenni explained there were advantages to her new reality.
She said: "It's not as difficult as you might think, everybody's really respectful. Everybody's good to each other, which I don't think you find much.
"I'm happy, I have everything I need here. People are more accepting [underground]."
Jenni didn't explain how she went from rubbing shoulders with fellow Penthouse and Hustler models to living below ground.
The labyrinth of tunnels was built to protect the city above from flash floods, meaning the residents are constantly at risk of flooding.
When it rains, the tunnels often flood with water so the make-shift living arrangements people have been able to create for themselves are swept away.
Despite the hardships, they have built a close-knit subterranean community, including full-time workers, beggars and hustlers.
Jenni said: "I like that those hardships build camaraderie. I feel like you make more genuine friends."
However, it's not a paradise, as those living in the tunnels have witnessed some horrific sights, including gruesome attacks and even murders in cold blood.
In 2003, murderer Timmy TJ Weber hid from police in the underground tunnels after killing his girlfriend and 15-year-old son.
After being caught living in a vacant mobile home, he was put on death row but died in hospital in May last year.
When Jenni's fans found out about her plight, they launched a crowd funding appeal to get her the help she needed to get out of the tunnels.
It read: "We are trying to raise funds to help her get medical treatment, pay for a safe shelter and get any other assistance she might need on the way out of there.
"With the money raised we will approach professionals who have experience with these situations, especially in the Las Vegas area."
Jenni is not the only person who has made her home underground - and surprisingly there are actually 'laws' that the residents must follow.
There is a hierarchy the group follow which is supposedly there to help protect inhabitants, led by the "mayor of the tunnel".
Three years ago, YouTuber The Wonton Don explored the sewers with the Shine a Light Foundation, a charity that helps those living in the tunnels.
He met Paul, an ex-heroin addict who emerged on an old mobility scooter and his best pal, a disabled war veteran nicknamed 'Wheels'.
Wheels revealed that the first rule of the tunnel club is "if it's not yours, don't touch it", while the second is "refer to rule number one".
Explaining the third rule, the Shine A Light ambassador explained: "You have to be invited. You can’t just go down to the tunnels and start living there."
Wheels, who called his living quarters 'Casa Del Cripple', said he got hurt by an IED while serving two tours in Afghanistan and was "shunned" by his family.
The Wonton Don also met a couple, Tommy and Shay, who moved from Hawaii to Vegas because of his gambling problem
"F***, I don't wanna be here," said Tommy, who claimed the tunnels were haunted by evil spirits.
"Brah. You would do it if you lived down here," he admitted. "I've seen the stuff.
"But what's crazy is they don't really bother us at all. Some are seven foot and they're gnarly."
They also came across a pregnant woman in the tunnels, who said her baby was due any day now.
Former EastEnders star Ross Kemp himself filmed a hard-hitting documentary in the same tunnels back in 2014 for his Extreme World series on Sky.
He also spoke to Tommy and Shay, who had decorated their section with posters from their home State and had a small heater for boiling water.
Shay told Ross: "You can't tell whether it's day or night. Sometimes, when our clock says six o'clock, you don't know whether it's six o'clock in the morning or in the evening. If some light comes in at the end of the tunnel, we know - it's daytime."
Sharon, a mother and grandmother, confessed her children don't approve of her life choices but she still visits them regularly.
While meth-addict Jazz said: "I drink and I f**k with the meth amphetamine... I gamble.
"Sometimes that's how we make our money, by gambling. You lose more mostly so with the drug and everything I have to, food and this and that, it's tough. It's a 24-7 town. Vegas is crazy."
Angell, who had lived in the tunnels for five years and "cried" the last time she took a shower, said there is just one rule: "Don't die in my tunnel."
She had seen some gruesome sights during her time underground and said murders have been committed away from the daylight.
Angell added: "It's hard to shake me, but the worst thing I saw down here was an artist who lived down here getting his fingers cut off by another homeless person."
Rusty was forced into the tunnels when no landlords would rent a home to her husband, so followed him underground so she could be with him.
She said: "In the beginning, I liked it here, but not anymore. The others don't really accept me as one of them. They poisoned my dog — he almost died."
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