Fifty Shades frenzy ties up website

The imminent release of the Fifty Shades of Grey movie may be whipping up a storm among middle-aged women, but one Brighton artist is feeling the pain after her website – offering S&M latex portraits – has collapsed.
Brighton-based artist Michelle Mildenhall has reportedly found herself inundated with thousands of pounds worth of commission requests this week from Fifty Shades fans.
But with the site – michellemildenhall.co.uk – groaning under the weight of traffic, the host company struggled to keep up and it was forced offline.
According to some reports, Fifty Shades fans are calling on the artist to create S&M portraits of themselves and their partners, ahead of the movie’s Valentine’s Day release this weekend.
Refuting claims that it is simply a PR stunt to drum up business for the little known artist, Mildenhall said: “I can’t get over the Fifty Shades effect. It has clearly introduced S&M to the mainstream and the global requests for erotic, latex commissions are increasing by the hour ahead of the movie’s release.”

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