Drea De Matteo is one of the most beloved stars of HBO’s iconic show, The Sopranos. But despite the show’s success, De Matteo found herself in a financial rough spot last summer. And when all else had failed she created an OnlyFans account. De Matteo says that after making the account she was able to pay off her mortgage in five minutes.
“It saved us. OnyFans saved my life, 100 percent. I can’t believe I’m saying that, but it really did save us,” she said.
“I kept putting more pictures up. It was like holy s–t. In five minutes, I was able to pay back Compass Real Estate, who kept the sale of my house.”
Sopranos Star Slams OnlyFans Haters
At one point De Matteo was one of the most well-paid actresses in Hollywood. But she was struggling to make ends meet in 2023 and her house was put into foreclosure.
The actress says she hears all the negative comments from people about her decision to join OnlyFans. However, it doesn’t bother her – because she had no choice.
“They put me into foreclosure and my house had flooded. So I was trying to sell the house quickly … before they took it. and my other mom, who has dementia, had run out of money for her caregiver. I didn’t know which way was up,” she said.
“So when people make nasty comments about why I would have done that, my response is, ‘Damn straight, I hope you’re never in the f–king position I’m in. I take care of an entire family and a lot of other people who depend on me.'”
Drea De Matteo Blames Vax For Being Out of Work
In the final season of The Sopranos, De Matteo was making $75,000 an episode. But since then, the actress has not been in many hit productions. She had not appeared on screen since 2022. The actress says that one of the reasons she had trouble finding work was because she decided to remain unvaccinated.
“I didn’t know this was going to have to be a change of life, you know, all of a sudden that during a time I’m supposed to be relaxing a little bit, I would have to switch careers and figure new things out because my own industry thinks I’m, you know, a savage,” she said.
“I guess you could say I was a bad girl because I did not follow the rules a couple of years ago. So, I don’t want to be at the mercy of mandates or strike or anything like that ever again.”