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The hottest role these days for a young actress? Egg donor.
Egg “agents” are aggressively recruiting city models and actresses, whose looks are coveted by couples turning to in-vitro fertilization.
Robyn Young, who has appeared in shows such as “Boardwalk Empire,” at first rejected the ads on casting sites such as Backstage.com. But the money proved too much to resist — she made between $8,000 and $10,000 for her first donation, in 2009.
“I didn’t want to be a stripper. I wanted to figure out my career, so there was really no other choice at the time,” Young said.
After that donation, her name was entered into a database. Now egg agents call constantly.
“I waited a year and a half for the second one. I kept saying no, no, no and finally said OK,” she recalled.
“I’m a hot commodity because I’m athletic and have green eyes.”
Now 28, she’s in the process of donating her eggs for a third time.
In an industry where attractiveness is a prerequisite and steady income is hard to come by, actresses often...
Egg “agents” are aggressively recruiting city models and actresses, whose looks are coveted by couples turning to in-vitro fertilization.
Robyn Young, who has appeared in shows such as “Boardwalk Empire,” at first rejected the ads on casting sites such as Backstage.com. But the money proved too much to resist — she made between $8,000 and $10,000 for her first donation, in 2009.
“I didn’t want to be a stripper. I wanted to figure out my career, so there was really no other choice at the time,” Young said.
After that donation, her name was entered into a database. Now egg agents call constantly.
“I waited a year and a half for the second one. I kept saying no, no, no and finally said OK,” she recalled.
“I’m a hot commodity because I’m athletic and have green eyes.”
Now 28, she’s in the process of donating her eggs for a third time.
In an industry where attractiveness is a prerequisite and steady income is hard to come by, actresses often...