{"id":79149,"date":"2024-02-28T19:49:54","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T19:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/28\/drea-de-matteo-the-sopranos-alum-defends-joining-onlyfans\/"},"modified":"2024-02-28T19:49:54","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T19:49:54","slug":"drea-de-matteo-the-sopranos-alum-defends-joining-onlyfans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/28\/drea-de-matteo-the-sopranos-alum-defends-joining-onlyfans\/","title":{"rendered":"Drea de Matteo: &#8216;The Sopranos&#8217; Alum Defends Joining OnlyFans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Did you know that there\u2019s an award-winning <em>The Sopranos<\/em> actor on OnlyFans?<\/p>\n<p>Years ago, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/videos\/michael-devin-proposes-to-drea-de-matteo-in-concert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Drea de Matteo\u2019s performance<\/a> on <em>The Sopranos<\/em> stunned audiences. She won an Emmy in 2004 as an outstanding supporting actress.<\/p>\n<p>More recently, she found herself facing foreclosure. Television, even famous television, does not guarantee wealth or even comfort for life.<\/p>\n<p>Drea found her solution in OnlyFans. And within <em>minutes<\/em>, she had enough to save her house.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Drea de Matteo in 2017.\" class=\"wp-image-494389 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_01-681x1024.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_01-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_01-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_01-768x1155.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_01-1021x1536.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_01-1361x2048.jpg 1361w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_01-735x1106.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_01-223x335.jpg 223w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_01-231x347.jpg 231w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_01-346x520.jpg 346w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_01-425x640.jpg 425w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_01-510x768.jpg 510w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_01-638x960.jpg 638w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_01-718x1080.jpg 718w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_01-scaled.jpg 1702w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Drea de Matteo attends the SiriusXM\u2019s Private Show with Guns N\u2019 Roses at The Apollo Theater before band embarks on next leg of its North American \u2018Not In This Lifetime\u2019 Tour on July 20, 2017.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Jamie McCarthy\/Getty Images for SiriusXM)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-sopranos-alum-drea-de-matteo-never-planned-on-joining-onlyfans\">\u2018Sopranos\u2019 alum Drea de Matteo never planned on joining OnlyFans<\/h2>\n<p>52-year-old Emmy winner and <em>The Sopranos<\/em> alum <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-13105057\/drea-matteo-onlyfans-paid-debts-new-business.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Drea de Matteo spoke about becoming an OnlyFans creator<\/a> in an interview with<em> The Daily Mail<\/em>. She launched her page in 2023, but it turned out to be an instant success.<\/p>\n<p>Within 5 minutes, Drea describes, she was able to prevent the foreclosure of her home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt saved us,\u201d she said. \u201cOnlyFans saved my life, 100 percent. I can\u2019t believe I\u2019m saying that, but it really did save us.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Vincent Pastore, and Drea De Matteo in 2019.\" class=\"wp-image-494390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_02-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_02-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_02-735x490.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_02-335x223.jpg 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_02-347x231.jpg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_02-520x347.jpg 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_02-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_02-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_02-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Vincent Pastore, and Drea De Matteo in 2019.\" class=\"wp-image-494390 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_02-scaled.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_02-1024x683.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_02-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_02-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_02-735x490.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_02-335x223.jpg 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_02-347x231.jpg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_02-520x347.jpg 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_02-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_02-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_02-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Vincent Pastore, and Drea De Matteo present award onstage during the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards at Prudential Center on August 26, 2019.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Noam Galai\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAnybody that wants to condemn me and put me down, go for it,\u201d Drea offered. \u201cI just hope you never find yourself in the position I was in to take care of two little kids.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She is acknowledging the rampant and loathsome <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2021\/08\/onlyfans-nsfw-ban-its-so-much-worse-than-you-thought\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stigma against sex workers<\/a> of all kind, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2021\/08\/onlyfans-bans-most-nsfw-content-fans-blame-mastercard-politics-a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OnlyFans creators<\/a> and cam stars to more hardcore porn actors to full service sex workers. Sex work is an honest and mutually beneficial living, but there are people with a vested interest in condemning these workers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt saved my home of many years that was very important to us,\u201d Drea affirmed, adding that she also made enough money to launch her own small business.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"680\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_03-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Drea de Matteo in August of 2019.\" class=\"wp-image-494391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_03-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_03-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_03-768x1156.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_03-1020x1536.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_03-1360x2048.jpg 1360w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_03-735x1107.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_03-222x335.jpg 222w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_03-230x347.jpg 230w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_03-345x520.jpg 345w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_03-425x640.jpg 425w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_03-510x768.jpg 510w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_03-638x960.jpg 638w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_03-717x1080.jpg 717w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_03-scaled.jpg 1700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"680\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Drea de Matteo in August of 2019.\" class=\"wp-image-494391 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_03-scaled.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_03-680x1024.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_03-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_03-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_03-768x1156.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_03-1020x1536.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_03-1360x2048.jpg 1360w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_03-735x1107.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_03-222x335.jpg 222w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_03-230x347.jpg 230w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_03-345x520.jpg 345w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_03-425x640.jpg 425w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_03-510x768.jpg 510w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_03-638x960.jpg 638w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_03-717x1080.jpg 717w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_03-scaled.jpg 1700w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Drea de Matteo attends the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards at Prudential Center on August 26, 2019.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Jamie McCarthy\/Getty Images for MTV)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-before-starting-her-onlyfans-the-sopranos-alum-had-just-10-in-her-bank-account\">Before starting her OnlyFans, the \u2018Sopranos\u2019 alum had just $10 in her bank account<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThey put me into foreclosure and my house had flooded, so I was trying to sell the house quickly,\u201d Drea explained of her erstwhile predicament. \u201cI wanted to try and sell it before they took it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Drea continued: \u201cAt the same time, I lost my mom, and my other mom, who has dementia, had run out of money for her caregiver. I didn\u2019t know which way was up.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"754\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_04-754x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Drea de Matteo in 2015.\" class=\"wp-image-494392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_04-754x1024.jpg 754w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_04-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_04-768x1043.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_04-1131x1536.jpg 1131w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_04-1509x2048.jpg 1509w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_04-735x998.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_04-247x335.jpg 247w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_04-256x347.jpg 256w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_04-383x520.jpg 383w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_04-471x640.jpg 471w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_04-566x768.jpg 566w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_04-707x960.jpg 707w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_04-795x1080.jpg 795w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_04-scaled.jpg 1886w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"754\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Drea de Matteo in 2015.\" class=\"wp-image-494392 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_04-scaled.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_04-754x1024.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_04-754x1024.jpg 754w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_04-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_04-768x1043.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_04-1131x1536.jpg 1131w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_04-1509x2048.jpg 1509w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_04-735x998.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_04-247x335.jpg 247w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_04-256x347.jpg 256w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_04-383x520.jpg 383w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_04-471x640.jpg 471w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_04-566x768.jpg 566w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_04-707x960.jpg 707w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_04-795x1080.jpg 795w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_04-scaled.jpg 1886w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Drea de Matteo speaks onstage during the \u2018Shades of Blue\u2019 panel discussion at the NBCUniversal portion of the 2015 Winter TCA Tour at Langham Hotel on January 13, 2016.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Frederick M. Brown\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI was like, holy s\u2013t. In five minutes, I was able to pay back compass real estate who kept the sale of my house,\u201d Drea shared.<\/p>\n<p>She admitted that she hadn\u2019t initially planned on joining OnlyFans. At first, her idea was to do a podcast behind a paywall, as she expected to find herself \u201cdestroyed in the media\u201d for her commentary. (Yikes!)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was what it was going to be originally, you know, like with him rubbing my feet because you have to add a little something for OnlyFans in there,\u201d Drea then claimed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"828\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_05-828x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Drea de Matteo at a premiere in 2014.\" class=\"wp-image-494393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_05-828x1024.jpg 828w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_05-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_05-768x950.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_05-1242x1536.jpg 1242w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_05-1655x2048.jpg 1655w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_05-735x909.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_05-271x335.jpg 271w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_05-280x347.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_05-420x520.jpg 420w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_05-517x640.jpg 517w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_05-621x768.jpg 621w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_05-776x960.jpg 776w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_05-873x1080.jpg 873w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"828\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Drea de Matteo at a premiere in 2014.\" class=\"wp-image-494393 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_05-scaled.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_05-828x1024.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_05-828x1024.jpg 828w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_05-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_05-768x950.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_05-1242x1536.jpg 1242w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_05-1655x2048.jpg 1655w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_05-735x909.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_05-271x335.jpg 271w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_05-280x347.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_05-420x520.jpg 420w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_05-517x640.jpg 517w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_05-621x768.jpg 621w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_05-776x960.jpg 776w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/0228_dreadematteo_05-873x1080.jpg 873w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Drea De Matteo arrives at the season 7 premiere screening of FX\u2019s \u201cSons of Anarchy\u201d at the Chinese Theatre on September 6, 2014.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Kevin Winter\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-now-drea-takes-pride-in-her-onlyfans-pics\">Now, Drea takes pride in her OnlyFans pics<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cIt feels good to see those photos,\u201d she affirmed. \u201cThey might be touched up here and there but the truth is they videotape me going live when we do the photoshoot so fans can see the photo shoot happening in real time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Drea also added that body standards for her look on OnlyFans are actually more pleasant than those for acting as a woman in the entertainment industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the most part like I look good, and the best part about it is I get to be heavier. I don\u2019t look good in the pictures if I\u2019m skinny. Before photo shoot, I get to eat and eat. I get to bulk up to look better,\u201d she described. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Drea De Matteo Slams Critics &amp; Explains Why She Joined OnlyFans\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dFrq84EAKA0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Drea detailed: \u201cWe\u2019re just carb loading. I\u2019m just being an Italian lady in the world, eating spaghetti and pasta and steak. You want your boobs to be big and your butt to be big. Otherwise, the photos are a snooze fest!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It seems that Drea considers herself done with acting. She has pivoted sharply away from the industry as she did not want to take basic safety precautions \u2014 like COVID vaccinations \u2014 to keep casts and crews safe on set.<\/p>\n<p>Drea has also taken to saying ominous things like \u201cGod knows ideologies were pushed forward in the last three years have not helped society.\u201d So \u2026 she sort of shot her career in the foot. But she\u2019s found people who still like the look of her feet just fine, it seems.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/urls.grow.me\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlaG9sbHl3b29kZ29zc2lwLmNvbS8yMDI0LzAyL2RyZWEtZGUtbWF0dGVvLXNvcHJhbm9zLXN0YXItb25seWZhbnMv\/e\/*%7CEMAIL%7C*\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that there\u2019s an award-winning The Sopranos actor on OnlyFans? Years ago, Drea de Matteo\u2019s performance on The Sopranos stunned audiences. 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