Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the search for new and exciting ways to make money, a unique side hustle is gaining traction in the US: professional cuddling.

This time of year can be lonely and stressful for many, and one Texas business is hoping to cure those holiday blues by reaching out and hugging someone. It's called professional cuddling, and ...

Gina Maray is a pet portrait/energy artist, Reiki practitioner and a single mom living in Kewaskum, a small town near West Bend. She’s also a professional cuddler. For $100/hour, Maray brings clients ...

You cuddle your dog. You cuddle your pillow. You cuddle your children and your significant other. But some people cuddle for a living and can make as much as $100 an hour. Professional cuddling is ...

Polish entrepreneur Aleksandra Kasperek runs a professional cuddling salon, which has become so popular that there's a waitlist for lonely customers seeking some safe-for-work human contact. Jam Press ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Trevor Hooton, known as Treasure, practices cuddle therapy and has clients queueing up to pay £75 for an hour-long hug. (SWNS) A ...

It’s rare to find an industry that wasn’t steamrolled by the COVID-19 pandemic. But for professional cuddler Samantha Hess—whose job relied on engaging in hours of sustained physical contact with a ...

President Donald Trump talks with Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., during a roundtable at "Alligator Alcatraz," a new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility, Tuesday, ...

Meet the 'professional cuddler' whose clients are queuing up to pay 75 British pounds—about $88—for a hug that lasts an hour. Trevor Hooton, 30, who goes by 'Treasure' set up a business several months ...

“I had a rough day at work, and I was meeting my partner that evening for movies or something. Then well I wasn’t ok you know. Stress was getting to me, work, and all of that. And he suggested that we ...

Ishka Shier is a therapeutic cuddler in Asheville, North Carolina. She offers professional cuddling sessions in individual and group settings. Photo courtesy of Hold Me AVL. When clients come to this ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A mother and daughter in Jacksonville are getting paid to cuddle with strangers. Joni Eitzmann opened "Cozy Up," a professional cuddling studio located at 9310 Old Kings Road ...