* A new study has revealed 63% of married people have engaged in sexual encounters while on the move.

* The most popular modes of transport for intimacy include cars (68%), trains (15%), buses (11%), ferries (4%) and planes (2%).

* Sexpert Jessica Leoni explains that the “excitement and adrenaline” that comes with public sex is the reason why it’s become so popular.

* Study conducted by IllicitEncounters.com, the UK’s largest extramarital dating site

Public, high-stakes intimacy seems to be soaring to new heights – literally.  

According to new data from IllicitEncounters.com, 1 in 50 people have joined the notorious Mile High Club.

It’s not just everyday people indulging in these high-flying affairs – celebrities have also been open about their mid-air exploits including pop star Lily Allen who spoke publicly about joining the Mile High Club with Liam Gallagher in 2009 – whilst Gallagher was still married to his wife at the time, Nicole Appleton. 

The survey, which polled 2,000 members, revealed that a staggering 63% have engaged in sexual encounters while on the move.

With 2% of people opting for fun in the clouds, the data shows that the desire for thrills extends across various modes of transport. The most popular spots for illicit intimacy include cars (68%), trains (15%), buses (11%), and even ferries (4%).

Sarah, a frequent flyer and member of IllicitEncounters.com who took part in the survey, revealed how she ended up joining the Mile High Club – but not with her husband. “It was a business trip, and we hit it off at the airport lounge. By the time we boarded, we were already flirting. A couple of drinks later, and before I knew it, we were sneaking off to the bathroom together.”

Despite the obvious risk, Sarah wasn’t fazed. “The whole thing was thrilling – it felt like an escape from reality. I know it’s not something I’d ever do at home, but in the air, everything feels different.”

So, what makes public sex so alluring? According to Jessica Leoni, leading sex and relationships expert at IllicitEncounters.com, it’s all about the rush.

“People are drawn to public sex for the sheer excitement and adrenaline,” Leoni explains. “The fear of getting caught heightens the experience, making it more thrilling and memorable. For some, the forbidden nature of it adds an extra layer of intensity.”

She adds, “There’s also something about the environment that feels detached from reality. When people are outside their usual routine, especially on holiday or business trips, they’re more likely to act on impulses they might suppress at home.”

While these escapades might sound thrilling, they don’t come without serious risk. Getting caught in public can result in more than just embarrassment – though having sex outdoors isn’t explicitly illegal in all cases, various laws could lead to an arrest. Yet for some, the gamble only adds to the thrill.

* Melissa, 50 from the West Midlands had a relationship with a married man she met on IllicitEncounters.com in 2015 and the following year she discovered she was pregnant with his baby.

* Similar to Dave Grohl and Kyle Walker, her lover decided to stay with his wife, leaving Melissa to bring up their child as a single mother.

* She reveals that she’s still suffering from the emotional scars of the situation after he abandoned her for a comfortable life with his wife.

Celebrities like Dave Grohl and Kyle Walker have made headlines recently for fathering children with their lovers and choosing to stay married. But what about the women left behind – the mistresses who end up raising these secret babies alone?

Melissa*, a single mother, knows this pain all too well. Her story is eerily similar to those of the women tangled up in these celebrity affairs. She’s lived the emotional rollercoaster, faced the heartbreak, and, just like Grohl and Walker’s lovers, was ultimately abandoned.

It all began innocently enough for Melissa In 2015, she joined IllicitEncounters.com a website for people seeking affairs. “I actually wasn’t married, but I didn’t want anything serious. I already had a three-year-old daughter and wasn’t looking for a relationship,” she explains. 

But then she met George* a married man with grown kids, and everything changed. Their affair started hot and heavy, meeting regularly and even getting so comfortable that George began visiting her home. “He became a father figure to my daughter,” Melissa recalls. “It felt like we had something real.”

Then came the bombshell that flipped her world upside down. In December 2016, Melissa was feeling unwell and visited the hospital, only to be told she was 17 weeks pregnant. “I was in total shock – I had a contraceptive implant, so I didn’t think it was even possible!” she says.

At first, Melissa was set on having an abortion, but George insisted they keep the baby. “He turned up on my doorstep, moved in, and told his wife everything,” she reveals. His family was stunned, “They couldn’t believe it,” she adds.

It seemed like George was ready to commit to their new life, but it didn’t last.

Despite the initial excitement, things started falling apart. One day, Melissa came home to find all of George’s things gone. “He’d packed up and went back to his wife. I was devastated,” she says. “He promised he’d support me and the baby, but then had the audacity to ask me to keep being his mistress. I couldn’t believe it.”

George’s daughter even tried to stop him from going to the birth of their child by hiding his car keys. Though he eventually made it to the hospital just in time for the birth, George jetted off on holiday the next day, leaving Melissa alone with their newborn.

After his dramatic exit, Melissa was left to raise their daughter as a single mother. George did show up occasionally, taking their daughter to his family home, but his support came with strings attached. “He still wanted to sleep with me,” Melissa says. “I wasn’t going to be his mistress anymore.”

Like many women in her position, Melissa felt abandoned while George returned to his comfortable life. 

After some time, Melissa finally found happiness again with a man she met on IllicitEncounters.com who wasn’t married. But, George wasn’t happy about her moving on. “He actually took me to court, trying to get full custody of our daughter!” she says. “He didn’t win, thank God, but it was a nightmare.”

These days, Melissa and George are on better terms for the sake of their daughter. “We exchange Christmas presents and try to get along,” she admits. But the emotional scars from the affair still linger. “In the end, it’s always the ‘other woman’ who suffers the most. George went back to his wife, but I was left to pick up the pieces.”

Melissa’s story mirrors the recent headlines surrounding Dave Grohl and Kyle Walker. Both men fathered children with other women, only to return to their wives, leaving their lovers behind. 

Melissa’s experience sheds light on the hidden pain that often goes unnoticed – the emotional wreckage left behind when a man chooses his marriage over the affair, leaving the ‘other woman’ to deal with the fallout, often with a child in her arms.

*Names have been changed

* News that Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl cheated on his wife and fathered a baby with his lover has sent shockwaves worldwide.

* In both the case of Grohl and Manchester City footballer Kyle Walker, the men have decided to stay with their wives, abandoning their lovers.

* 45% of women admit that they have had a pregnancy scare whilst having an affair, and 83% of those feared being ditched by their lover if they were having a baby.

* Study conducted by IllicitEncounters.com, the UK’s largest extramarital dating site

Celebrities like Dave Grohl and Kyle Walker have made headlines for fathering secret children during their extramarital affairs, sending shockwaves through their marriages and their public lives. But while the world watches these high-profile dramas unfold, many women caught up in affairs are facing a very similar, terrifying reality – the dreaded pregnancy scare.

Affairs can be thrilling and full of passion, but the fear of an unplanned pregnancy can turn that excitement into a nightmare. In a recent poll from affairs site IllicitEncounters.com involving 2,000 women, 45% of female members admitted to having a pregnancy scare during their affair. Many of them found themselves panicking over the possibility that they could be carrying their lover’s child, just like the situations that have rocked the lives of Grohl and Walker.

For many women involved in affairs, the fear of becoming pregnant by their lover is all too real. While the media focuses on the chaos caused when famous men like Dave Grohl and Kyle Walker father children with their mistresses, what’s often missed is the emotional turmoil for the ‘other woman’.

One member currently using IllicitEncounters.com, who wanted to remain anonymous, shared her anxiety during a scare: “I missed my period, and my heart sank because I hadn’t had sex with my husband for months. The thought of being pregnant with my lover’s baby and having to explain that to my husband was horrifying. It was weeks of stress until I found out it was a false alarm, but I genuinely thought my world was about to explode.”

Of the women who experienced a pregnancy scare, 83% feared their lover would abandon them if they fell pregnant. Just like in the cases of Walker and Grohl, the man is often torn between his family and his mistress, and many choose to return to the safety of their marriage.

Jessica Leoni, sex and relationships expert at IllicitEncounters.com said ‘The fear of falling pregnant during an affair is very real – many women in these situations have found themselves wondering what they would do if that scare turned into a baby. Would they be left alone to raise a child while their lover returns to his wife? 

In both the cases of Dave Grohl and Kyle Walker’s drama, it’s the mother of the child born outside of the marriage who is abandoned, while the men continue to play happy families with their wives – so this really is a legitimate fear.”

* Following the hotly anticipated release of Gillian Anderson’s new book Want, IllicitEncounters.com has unveiled a revealing study on sexual fantasies.

* New research shows that a whopping 90% of people have thought about someone else whilst having sex with their partners at some stage of their relationship.

* Men are more likely to fantasise about celebrities, whilst women are thinking about ex partners – and surprisingly, farmers.

* Scenarios at work are the biggest turn on for men, and sun-soaked beaches are the number one location for female fantasies.

A shocking new study has uncovered that nearly everyone is guilty of mentally straying during sex. 

The research was conducted by extramarital dating site IllicitEncounters.com following the release of actress Gillian Anderson’s highly anticipated book, Want – a collection of steamy sexual fantasies compiled by actress Gillian Anderson, which has sparked fresh conversations about the hidden depths of human desire.

Polling 2,000 participants – evenly split between men and women – IllicitEncounters.com, which will be celebrating its 20th birthday in October, revealed that a staggering 90% of people have fantasised about someone other than their partner while getting intimate at some point in their relationship. 

In fact, 86% of men and an astonishing 97% of women admit to letting their imaginations wander to someone other than their partner while having sex.

For men, celebrities dominate the fantasy world, with 19% admitting to thinking about famous faces. Ex-partners and coworkers also feature prominently, at 16% and 15% respectively. 

Women, however, are more likely to fantasise about exes (22%) and coworkers (19%), but the real surprise? Farmers make an unexpected appearance, ranking fourth among women’s most fantasised about figures. This curious attraction may be tied to the ongoing public fascination with Jeremy Clarkson, who was recently crowned the UK’s sexiest man for the second year running by female users of IllicitEncounters.com.

When it comes to the settings for these fantasies, men imagine steamy scenarios at work (25%), in a park (18%), or even on a plane (12%). Hotels also make an appearance, and some fantasise about romantic rendezvous in lifts and even police stations. 

For women, it’s all about sun-soaked beaches (23%), work-related trysts (19%), and hotel escapades (15%). Clearly a fan of the outdoors when it comes to getting intimate, fields, parks and forests are also featured in the most popular fantasy locations.

Surprisingly, the vast majority of people – 89% – don’t view fantasising about someone else as cheating, and only 11% see it as a form of infidelity.

Jessica Leoni, sex and relationships expert at IllicitEncounters.com, commented on the results of the study, “Mental fantasies are a natural part of human sexuality. While they might seem like a form of cheating to some, for most, they’re simply a way to explore desires and enhance sexual experiences. 

It’s important to communicate with your partner and understand each other’s boundaries and expectations, but now there’s confirmation – if you’re thinking about someone else during sex… it’s normal!”