A model has publicly alleged that Kristi Noem‘s husband was one of her “clients” and paid her thousands of dollars for their online chats. Her revelations about Bryon Noem during a session add a new layer to the already controversial story.
Lydia Love spoke to The Times and revealed that Noem was a repeat client who paid up to $25 a minute for chats and that she had many sessions with him for nearly a two-year period. She estimated that she earned about $5,000 from her interactions with him. While she said that she “definitely” remembered his face, “There’s no way I could ever forget the fake b–s.”
She revealed intimate details about their time together, including that the former DHS chief’s husband “wanted to be the star off the show and really show off.” Love said that she would “hype him up” as he was an “extremely needy client” who needed “praise and feedback.”
🔺 Exclusive: Lydia Love, a webcam model for the chat-site Camsoda, tells The Times that Noem’s husband liked to ‘perform’ for her during intimate video sessions
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The model said that she realized that Bryon Noem was her client after the story and images started circulating online.
Even though Kristi Noem released a statement that she was “devastated” and “blindsided” by her husband’s cross-dressing proclivities, Love was doubtful that she didn’t know anything. The model said that in her experience, partners are often aware of the behavior.
“There is no way in hell that she did not know,” adding that “a lot of the wives know—and either they’re in denial or they have a really secretive partner,” she explained.
Love then offered an interesting theory about why Bryon would sometimes show his face, albeit rarely. “I wonder if he wanted to be exposed one day,” she said. Of course, this takes on a whole new dynamic when it comes to being associated with someone who runs the Department of Homeland Security.
Webcam Model Says There’s “No Way in Hell” Kristi Noem Didn’t Know https://t.co/zRsQlaymoP via @newrepublic
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Another person who claimed that they didn’t know about what was happening between Bryon and Kristi Noem was the President. During a telephone call, asking President Donald Trump about the scandal erupting around his ex-Cabinet member’s marriage, he said “They confirmed it? Wow, well, I feel badly for the family if that’s the case—that’s too bad.”
He then distanced himself from the blow up, stating, “I haven’t seen anything. I don’t know anything about it. That’s too bad, but I just know nothing about it.”
While Love generally enjoyed helping her clients discover their kinks and fantasies, she does have a problem with the situation with Bryon now. She explained, “Where my problem is, is that this is a conservative family who publicly shares values that are entirely opposite to what’s happening behind closed doors.” As the governor of South Dakota, Kristi Noem introduced policies limiting transgender rights and even protested against drag shows.
The model added, “They’re building careers by pushing beliefs that they themselves don’t follow and it’s extremely common in these circles. I hate the hypocrisy of it all. I like when people stand in what they believe in.” Which of course begs the question of if Kristi really didn’t know what her husband was up to behind closed doors.
