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.

Michelle Renee is a professional cuddler who started her practice in 2015. A former stay-at-home mom, Renee now helps clients heal from body-image issues, trauma, and touch starvation. She explained ...

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 ...

A former teacher swapped the classroom to earn up to $100,000 a year - and only works three hours a day. Ella Love, 51, from ...

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 ...

While physical touch is on hold, professional cuddlers are turning to screen snuggling as an alternative. “There’s no substitution for human touch, but it definitely helps bridge the gap,” actor and ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Lisa Kelly turned on the radio to set the mood. As Tom Petty's new song U Get Me High played through the room, she lay on the bed and got down to business. Facedown on top of her client ...

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 ...

A former teacher quit the classroom to become a professional cuddler earning up to $100,000 a year while working just three hours a day. Ella Love, 51, from New York, charges $150 an hour for ...

A former teacher swapped the classroom to earn up to $100,000 a year as a professional cuddler and only works three hours a ...