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Yahoo
6 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
They're on OnlyFans. It's not what you think.
How comedians, athletes and other professionals are making a buck (and keeping it safe for work) on the steamy platform. When Chanel Ali tells her friends she's on OnlyFans, they're surprised. OnlyFans is best known as a subscription platform used by sex workers to create explicit content for their followers, generally for a fee. But that's not all that it offers. It's also an easy place for creators to monetize their videos, photos and text and share them with their audiences, which, for many people like Philadelphia native Ali, includes non-nude, safe-for-work content. Ali explains to anyone who's confused — after nudging them to check out her page, of course — that she's among the 300 comedians who have been featured in one of the 100 episodes of LMAOF, a comedy series on the OnlyFans streaming platform, OFTV. She tells Yahoo that OnlyFans offered her a stage where she didn't have to worry about censoring herself. '[Some networks] have stipulations — they don't want me to cuss too much. They don't want me to talk about boobs. They don't want me to wear anything that's too revealing,' she says. 'You can have a comedy set that you love so much — you put your heart and soul into it, then you sell it to a platform [and] they make all these edits and changes. Then it comes back to you and you're like, 'I don't even know her,'' she says. 'You change up all these subtleties, and that adds up to a different comedian! … With LMAOF, they said we can just do whatever.' Not only does Ali get to share her stories the way she wants to, but she gets to retain full ownership of them after they're told, which is different from what networks like Comedy Central offer. If she wants to tell the same stories that she did on LMAOF on another platform, she can. To Ali, that makes it clear that they care about her as a creator. It also helps that she gets to keep 80% of the income she generates on OnlyFans. She's making money off of more than just her comedy. Ali learned from another creator on the platform that you can offer free subscriptions to users but ask that people pay to see your uploads, like videos and photos — or just send you 'tips' for the heck of it. She's shared backstage selfies, which are perfectly tame but exclusive for fans, and blunt-smoking photos on the beach that might have gotten taken down on a typical social media platform. Ali's OFTV special came out July 7, and she's already seen the fruits of her labor. 'I've got about 4,000 followers already, and maybe that'll get [me] some really good money,' she laughs. 'I don't want to brag, but we out here.' She also loves a feature that requires fans to pay to message her. That blocks out trolls who want to 'waste her time' with hate and instead focuses on people who are truly supportive — emotionally and financially — who might have gotten lost in her spam folders on other platforms. 'I've made like 50% of my money off of messaging and 50% off of tipping and charging for posts,' she estimates. 'I really feel like [OnlyFans] is the place for people who appreciate art, and if art happens to be me — like they think I'm hot — great!' Fellow comedian Maddie Wiener, who's from North Carolina, is also on OnlyFans but uses it in a different way than Ali. It's still technically safe-for-work, but her content is more adult. It's still not what you think, though. She's using the platform to track how she's deciphering Phenomenology of Spirit, a dense book written by 1800s philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. She's serious about it — the humor is in the irony of being dead serious about philosophy on a platform typically used for sex work. 'It's very difficult to understand,' she tells Yahoo. 'Having a specific [text and video] series made just for this platform has proven very fun for me and hopefully the people following along too.' OnlyFans was founded in 2016 but took off during the COVID-19 pandemic. As of 2023, the site boasted 3 million registered creators and more than 300 million registered users. It sponsors athletes, who have aided in its growth from a NSFW platform to one that supports creators with all sorts of specialties. Though there are some ultra-popular users — in 2022, Twitch streamer Amouranth told Insider that she earned about $1.5 million monthly on OnlyFans — the average creator earns about $1,300 per year. It's not always a full-time job or a huge cash cow, but it provides a unique revenue stream that helps people monetize their hobbies and interests. It's not just comedians — or comedic book club leaders, in Wiener's case — on the non-adult side of the platform, either. The All-American Rejects frontman Tyson Ritter is on there, promising fans 'full-frontal rock and roll with all access,' as are fashion creators who participated in an OFTV series showcasing their safe-for-work designs. Athletes have also found a niche. Hagen Smith, a 30-year-old from California, has been a beach volleyball player all his life. As a member of the Association of Volleyball Professionals, he travels all the time to play professionally, but between flights and training sessions, he makes time to post on OnlyFans, which began sponsoring him in February 2025. 'People might be confused for a second or two until I tell them it's like a Nike [advertisement] reel, or like any other sponsorship,' he tells Yahoo. He posts long-form footage of himself playing with his teammates and connects with fans through messaging. 'Since [my content] can be behind a paywall, I've started to [post] some behind-the-scenes stuff about training. If my opponents are smart, they could go and see some of our secret training,' he laughs. 'I don't think anyone's done that yet … but maybe I should go back and check to see if I've given away anything.' As a professional athlete, he's incredibly fit and often poses shirtless on the beach, flashing his six-pack abs, but he just sees that as his uniform. He never considered doing X-rated content on OnlyFans, thinking of it instead as just another way to interact with his audience. 'At the end of the day, sport is entertainment. It's just a different form of entertainment and something that we pour our blood, sweat and tears into,' Smith says. 'This is our job, but it's for the enjoyment of the fans.' As a female athlete, trail runner Sabrina Stanley offers a slightly different perspective. The 35-year-old Washington native tells Yahoo that she knows she's often sexualized by the people who watch her perform her sport, whether she wants to be or not. Female athletes are also shamed for their confidence. 'Women are asked to wear tiny shorts and sports bras, but not lean into this image too hard. The industry can sexualize our bodies and make money off our images, but if the athlete takes the power and sexualizes herself, there is an issue,' she says. 'Men can be more forthcoming, revealing skin, and it is viewed as an athletic body, a powerful runner. As a female, I don't feel it is acceptable for me to present in the same way.' She had always wanted to start an account, so when the company reached out to sponsor her, she thought it was a natural fit. She became an official OnlyFans athlete in March 2025. Initially, Stanley wanted to focus on sharing fun and flirty photos and videos of herself running on the platform, along with insights into her workouts. But recently, she had to take an extended break from social media to process her ovarian cancer diagnosis. Treatment has slowed her training, affecting how she posts. 'Along with the initial content direction, I am going to do my best to share my journey as an athlete through the mental and physical obstacles connected to my health status,' she says. Through OnlyFans, Stanley is taking her power back — from society and from her health challenges. 'With OnlyFans, I can say, 'Look at the work I've put in; this is my body, I'm proud, and I'll make money off it — not the industry,'' she says. 'This ownership either endears people to me or puts them off, and I'm OK with that.' 🧠 Need a quick break?
The Irish Sun
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Real reason behind Chloe Sims bitter two year feud with siblings and the new ‘sister' who has replaced them
THEY appeared to be the UK's answer to the Kardashians with a reality show documenting their big, glamorous move to Hollywood - but two years later, Chloe Sims and her estranged sisters Frankie and Demi are still not even on speaking terms after a very public fallout. While the 10 House of Sims followed Chloe, Frankie, Charlie, Georgia and Demi as they followed their American dream Credit: PA 10 Chloe's closeness to future sister-in-law Georgia is said to have caused a big family rift Credit: Getty 10 Frankie and Demi have returned to the UK and aren't speaking with Chloe Credit: Splash 10 Chloe admitted she had regrets over the spat with her sisters Credit: Of TV Those in the know claim that 43 year-old Chloe's closeness with her brother Charlie's fiancee 'Frankie and Demi feel like they have been replaced by Georgia,' a friend of the family tells The Sun. SIBLING RIVALRY 'It's as if Chloe and Georgia are sisters now, and 'They expected this fallout to have been resolved by now, but Chloe's closeness with Georgia has only made the gulf between the sisters even wider.' Chloe, Frankie, Demi, Charlie and Georgia upped sticks to LA three years ago after The show proved a hit with viewers, with OnlyFans renewing the show for season two and Fans were hooked on the drama as the sisters fell out amid the pressures of setting up their new lives in LaLa Land, culminating in an TV BATTLE After weeks of simmering tensions, things finally came to a head after Frankie and Demi learned that They were especially incensed as all four siblings were paying equally towards the apartment, yet Georgia wasn't contributing financially and still getting credit. There is still so much bad blood in the water. A source close to the Sims clan The ensuing clash 'That was back in January 2024 and eighteen months later, there is still so much bad blood in the water,' explains our source. 'Frankie and Demi basically feel like Chloe got too big for her boots after they moved to the States and started to believe her own hype. When they called her out on it, she chose their brother and Georgia over them because they never stood up to her or gave her a reality check. PICKING SIDES 'It didn't help that Chloe, 'Chloe picking Charlie is one thing, he's one of the siblings at the end of the day, but they feel so hurt by her tightness with Georgia, who isn't related to any of them by blood. 10 Viewers were stunned as family tensions unravelled on the OFTV and Netflix series Credit: OFTV 10 Chloe has remained in LA while Frankie and Demi have told pals she has 'changed' Credit: Getty Images - Getty 10 Chloe lives with her daughter Madison in Hollywood Credit: Instagram / Madison Sims 'They feel like Georgia should have done more to heal the rift between the sisters, but they believe she's made it worse because she tells Chloe what she wants to hear. 'Charlie and Georgia have always been happy to act like it's The Chloe Sims Show and the rest of them are supporting players, whereas Frankie and Demi didn't tolerate that. They believe she treated them like they should be grateful to her for their success and fame.' Pals in Family is about more than just DNA. Georgia gives Chloe the sisterly support she doesn't get from Frankie and Demi. A family friend 'Chloe doesn't expect Demi and Frankie to kiss her a*** but she was on Towie first and did pave the way for them to have a platform, yet she doesn't feel like they have ever acknowledged that. 'SCAPEGOAT' FURY 'With Georgia, she feels like she gets the sisterly love and support she's not had from Frankie and Demi. Georgia always has her back and sometimes 'family' is about more than just sharing the same DNA. As for Georgia, she feels like Frankie and Demi are making her the scapegoat. 'Yes, Chloe and Georgia are incredibly close, but it's not her fault that the sisters have fallen out, ' explains our insider. 10 Frankie, Demi and Chloe in closer times back in 2023 Credit: The Mega Agency 10 Georgia and Chloe remain joined at the hip Credit: Getty Images - Getty 'She's not there to play referee in a family feud. She's always been tighter with Chloe than Frankie and Demi, but any disputes between the sisters are between them and not her. 'Of course Georgia thinks it's sad that the siblings aren't on speaking terms, yet she doesn't believe it's her job to fix that. 'She has her own relationship with Charlie to focus on, as well as own brand as a podcaster and beauty influencer, so she doesn't have time to fixate on the family tensions.' SPEAKING OUT While The Sun has reached out to reps for Chloe and her sisters, last year, Chloe admitted she had regrets over the rift. They're family and the last people I expected to have a falling out with, ' she said. 'Obviously, I regretted my actions because I don't want to be in that headspace, all stressed out and arguing. I just want a nice, easy life." She also explained that Meanwhile, when quizzed on whether she has had any contact with Chloe late last year, Frankie said: We are out of the loop so everything is pretty much the same as how it was.' THE FUTURE So what hope is there for that the Sims sisters might put this ugly beef behind them? 'Never say never, but right now there is no sign of a peace deal on the horizon,' says our insider. "If things carry on the way they are, I wouldn't be surprised if they never speak again." 'Chloe feels like her sisters have been really nasty to her, and she's all about the positive LA lifestyle now. She loves them because they are her sisters, but she doesn't really like them as people. She doesn't want any toxicity in her life.' 'Meanwhile, Frankie and Demi feel like Chloe has lost touch with her roots and got lose in a plastic Hollywood bubble. 'Nobody seems to want to budge or bend on this one, and as long as that's the case, it's a complete stalemate. 'Ultimately it's really sad because, even if they do make up one day, they can't get back all this lost time together.' 10 Frankie and Demi are unsure if the rift can ever be resolved, say pals Credit: Splash
Sky News AU
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Sky News AU
'Who's ready?': Aussie tennis star Nick Kyrgios shocks fans by announcing OnlyFans partnership following split from girlfriend
Nick Kyrgios has shocked fans by announcing a new gig with Only Fans TV (OFTV) just months after splitting from his long-term girlfriend. The 30-year-old Aussie tennis player has partnered with streaming platform OnlyFans TV to co-host a new reality series titled Smash City. Joining adult film star Rachel Starr and TV personality Sophie Stonehouse, Kyrgios fronts the four-part show, which pits eight OnlyFans creators against each other in a series of high-stakes pickleball games for a $20,000 prize. "Who's ready to smash?" OFTV captioned the promotional video for the series, which launched on June 13. The former world number 13, who became a part-owner of the Major League Pickleball team Miami Pickleball Club last year, is no stranger to the platform, having signed up to OnlyFans in 2023. "I enjoyed hosting it, and I love competition in general," Kyrgios told Complex in May. "Pickleball for me is very close to tennis, so that instantly caught my interest." As for his own account on the site, the Wimbledon finalist said he values being able to share more of his personal world without venturing into explicit territory. "I think the perception of OnlyFans is slowly changing," he said. "I'm able to share a lot more of my personal life. I always do a lot of tennis content, but there's also things that I do in the gym and in my everyday life. "I'm able to give my fans what they want." The career pivot comes just months after Kyrgios confirmed his split from his girlfriend of four years, influencer Costeen Hatzi, in April. The pair had started dating in 2021 after meeting via Instagram when Hatzi was selling a mirror. Following their breakup, the 25-year-old told the Daily Telegraph on April 8 that "life's been good". "I'm still going on with work and I have a few different brands that I'm working with at the moment," Hatzi said. "I'm grateful to have this life and hopefully keep on going." Around the same time, Kyrgios also announced he would miss Wimbledon for the third consecutive year, due to ongoing injury issues. He hasn't competed at the tournament since losing to Novak Djokovic in the 2022 final. "Just wanted to give everyone a quick update- I've hit a small setback in my recovery and unfortunately won't make it back for grass season this year," he wrote on Instagram in June. "This is just a bump in the road, though, and I'm already working hard to get back stronger than ever." While sidelined from the court, Kyrgios has continued his commentary work, though this year he was snubbed by the BBC for Wimbledon coverage. "It's unfortunate but it's probably their loss more than mine," he told The Guardian on June 21. "When someone's beaten Federer, Nadal, Murray and Djokovic and has incredible insights, it's very strange you wouldn't want that person adding knowledge to tennis fans." Instead, Kyrgios shifted focus to his own YouTube podcast 'Good Trouble with Nick Kyrgios', hosting a live show in London just days before the start of the tournament with Scottish broadcaster Gordon Smart.
Daily Mail
23-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
OnlyFans owner 'in talks' to sell racy website for whopping $8 BILLION
OnlyFans owner Leonid Radvinsky is set to sell the racy subscription-based platform for a whopping $8 billion. According to Reuters and Variety, Radvinsky is in talks to sell the porn-centric website to Los Angeles-based investment firm Forest Road Company. The Forest Road Company already boasts a variety of investments in the entertainment industry. 'The talks with the Forest Road-led group are not exclusive and there's no timeline for when a deal might be consummated,' Variety reports. Ukrainian-American businessman Radvinsky made a fortune as the founder of adult webcamming website MyFreeCams, which launched in 2004. In 2018, he bought a 75 percent stake in OnlyFans' parent company Fenix International Ltd. from its British founders Tim Stokely and his dad Guy Stokely. The platform ended up exploding during the Covid-19 pandemic, and in 2022, Radvinsky made Forbes' list of Jewish billionaires. While OnlyFans hosts all kinds of creators, it's largely known for its pornographic content. Several years ago, the site started pushing PG-rated content on their safe-for-work streaming platform, OFTV. OnlyFans has put in extra effort to promote everything from cooking videos to celebrity comedy specials and reality shows on OFTV, following growing criticism and a 'porn' stigma around the platform. All the content on OFTV comes from OnlyFans creators, but unlike the actual OnlyFans platform, no nudity or pornography is allowed. OFTV has brought over a number of celebrity creators to do less risqué content, most notably American comedian and podcaster Whitney Cummings. Cummings joined the site in 2022 so she could post some of her edgier jokes behind a paywall without being 'taken out of context' on more mainstream social media apps. 'I know people like to make fun of [OnlyFans] because there are naked ladies on there. I just decided, if the audience is going here, as a comedian there's something worth checking out here,' she told Variety last year. She added: 'I wouldn't have the self-esteem to charge people to see my naked body. Instead of dirty photos, you're gonna see dirty jokes.' Other mainstream names on OFTV include fashion designer Elena Velez, comedian Brittany Schmitt, and reality star Heidi Montag, who released a music video on the platform. Last year, the CEO of OnlyFans revealed that the company has paid out $20 billion to its creators since its inception in 2016. CEO Keily Blair was speaking at the Bloomberg Screentime conference in Los Angeles when she revealed the incredible figure. 'Porn is free on the internet. I think the reason why people pay for OnlyFans is because they want to engage with those particular creators,' Blair said. 'It's because of the ability to customize as well as to ask for a specific content.' She continued, 'Everyone assumes it's sexy content. Some of it sexy content and we're very happy with that, we're an inclusive platform, and we're that way for a reason. 'We believe it's very important for adult content creators to have a safe space, to be able to monetize and also to be able to do that alongside other content creators. 'We're all adults, we're all grownups, we can all choose what content we subscribe to.'
Perth Now
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Nick Kyrgios takes next step with reality TV star
Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has decided to embrace his 'bad boy' label in his new life without social media influencer Costeen Hatzi. The relationship between Hatzi and Kyrgios broke down at the end of March, closing the curtain on a romance that started in 2021. Now Kyrgios is moving on, however, and is set to feature in a new show with reality TV star Sophie Stonehouse (of Too Hot To Handle fame). The show is called Smash City and is based around a pickleball competition ... but there is an adult-theme twist and it is being hyped as 'spicy entertainment'. It will be a four-part series with eight OnlyFans celebrities involved, playing various pickleball games (that will be 'silly and suggestive') for $20,000. Kyrgios and Stonehouse are hosting, while adult actress Rachel Starr will umpire the games. Nick Kyrgios with adult actress Rachel Starr and reality TV star Sophie Stonehouse. Credit: OFTV The eight OnlyFans creators involved are reality show contestants Nathan Webb and Joey Joy (also Too Hot to Handle), sports stars Adi Spiegelman (a former professional tennis player and model) and Sachia Vickery (US tennis player), and models Nellie Cronen, Kayla Fitzgerald, Trippie Bri, and Steph Mi. The show has a launch date of June 13. Meanwhile, questions are being asked about the company Kyrgios has recently been keeping. Just yesterday, Kyrgios made headlines after featuring in a photo with rapper Ay Huncho. The photo was taken at the Frucition nightclub in Canberra earlier this month, and it sparked headlines because Ay Huncho is allegedly a member of an underworld clan in Sydney. 'Keep waiting on it @ayhuncho,' Kyrgios captioned the photo, which Ay Huncho re-shared. Ay Huncho real name is Ali Younes. Younes is out on $1.8 million bail as he faces kidnapping and assault charges and was also involved in a fight at Parklea Correctional Centre in June last year. In the property game, Kyrgios is hoping to fetch close to $2m for the three-bedroom, two-bathroom rooftop unit with access to a pool in Kensington, which he bought for $1.6m in 2022. The asking price for the unit he used as his Sydney base is $1.8m. The woman he had been spending his time there with in the Harbour city, Hatzi, said she had moved on from the troubled sports star. 'I'm loving my work and doing content every day,' she told The Herald Sun. 'We haven't spoken. Relationships come to an end. I believe it's for the best. 'I hope he finds peace and happiness within himself.' On the court, Kyrgios is set to play in the French Open for the first time in eight years in the doubles draw with Jordan Thompson. He is not expected to head to Roland Garros until later this month, having last played there in a second-round loss in 2017. - With The Nightly
