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Elle Fanning Explains Why She Created an OnlyFans Account
Elle Fanning isn’t afraid to embrace method acting.
In fact, the 27-year-old revealed she made an OnlyFans account to build the foundation of her role in Apple TV’s upcoming series Margo’s Got Money Troubles.
“There were a lot of things,” Elle told People in an interview published March 12. “Obviously, I am an Instagram user and a TikTok user. I got to look at that. Also, we had to dive into OnlyFans a little bit. We did create an account for the writer’s room, and for me, so I could check out how the website is.”
Her research is fitting, as her titular character in the show—adapted from Rufi Thorphe’s 2024 book of the same name—turns to the subscription-based platform known for hosting NSFW content to pay off her debt after she dropped out of college. However, her decision starts to affect her relationships with her loved ones, including parents Shayanne (played by Michelle Pfeiffer) and Jinx (Nick Offerman).
Though Margot’s life turns into a never-ending rollercoaster, the Maleficent actress, who also serves as a producer alongside Michelle, Nicole Kidman and David E. Kelly, admitted she enjoyed the ride.
“Margo is such a hopeful character,” she told Deadline last December. “She’s dealt these hardships in life, but somehow she always is able to overcome them. I think she was really inspiring to play because of that, and the world is just very specific and very fun.”
Elle continued of the series, which will release in April, “I hope people really enjoy the show. It’s a family drama, but it’s very heartwarming.”
This isn’t the first time the Sentimental Value star has detailed her approach in taking on a role. Whether she’s portraying a real-life reigning empress or an intimidating alien slayer, Elle has always found a certain beauty in this transformative process.
“I’ve always had a very big imagination and can just daydream for hours at a time,” she explained to Backstage in 2020. “I was always that way ever since I was super, super little. I feel a little bit like I’m being brought back to my childhood roots in that sense. I hope that I can always hold onto that because at the end of the day, we’re literally dressing up.”
While Elle didn’t make use of her OnlyFans account, keep reading to see other celebrities who have experimented on the site...
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Jessie Cave
The Harry Potter alum announced in March 2025 she had joined the platform to focus on very niche and non-sexual content.
"It's very much geared toward people who have an interest or fetish with hair,” Jessie said on her Before We Break Up Again podcast. “I really am choosing to think of this as an empowering moment for me because I have been this very straight, prim actress for a lot of my career and this is very much a way of me saying, 'Okay, I'm doing something that is not normal. This is weird and me and a bit kinky. And why not?’"
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Denise Richards
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum joined OnlyFans in 2022 after her daughter Sami Sheen—who she shares with ex-husband Charlie Sheen—started her own account on the subscription-based platform known for hosting NSFW content.
"My daughter got a lot of backlash for opening the account," she told KTLA at the time. "I had heard of OnlyFans but I wasn't educated on what OnlyFans was and once I started to learn about it, I really think that the creators of the site really took the best of every platform of social media and put it into one site. You own your content. The other sites, they can sell your content."
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Blac Chyna
Though the Rob & Chyna alum was one of the first celebs to join OnlyFans in 2020, she quit producing content on the website three years later after getting baptized and embracing religion.
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Tyler Posey
The Teen Wolf star launched an OnlyFans account in late September 2020. However, he told E! News the following year that he found his career on the website "mentally draining."
"You really feel like an object on OnlyFans," he shared. "I'm trying my hardest to be artistic as possible with the content I put out 'cause I don't want it to just be porn, you know? That's not what I do and I don't want to take it away from the people that are doing that. I just want to be artistic and stay in touch with my fans."
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Amber Rose
The model announced her decision to join and produce private content on the site in 2020. According to the description on Amber's OnlyFans page, her account is "your chance to experience something."
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Bella Thorne
The former Disney Channel star launched her OnlyFans account in August 2020 to "remove the stigma behind sex, sex work, and the negativity that surrounds the word SEX itself by bringing a mainstream face to it."
"I wanted to bring attention to the site," she wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. "The more people on the site the more likely of a chance to normalize the stigmas."
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Trisha Paytas
Before marrying husband Moses Hacmon in 2021, the YouTuber had a lucrative career on OnlyFans.
"OnlyFans did great in 2020, so I was like 'I’m only doing OnlyFans this whole year,'" she told Polyester magazine. "I kind of followed the money."
Trisha continued, "It was fun. I had a summer of it and I made a ton of money and I loved it. I probably would have continued longer but I met Moses and I was like, “OK, I’ll stop now.'"
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Jordyn Woods
The Life of Kylie alum joined the subscription-based platform in 2020. In an interview with Complex at the time, she expressed her excitement to participate on a site where everyone can be their most "authentic" selves.
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Cardi B
The rapper launched her OnlyFans account in August 2020 amid the release of her smash hit "WAP." The account featured exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of the single's music video, as well as some content from her daily life.
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Dorinda Medley
The Real Housewives of New York alum joined website in 2020 as a surprise to some of her fans, though she has since deactivated her page.
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Sonja Morgan
In solidarity with her Real Housewives of New York costar, Morgan announced her OnlyFans account in July 2020. Upon the launch, she offered an exclusive free membership for fans that subscribed in the first week.
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Tana Mongeau
The Youtuber subscribed to the OnlyFans life in 2020, writing on X, "TANA UNCENSORED IS FINALLY HERE AND THAT’S ALL IMA SAY."
Lily Allen
The "Smile" singer launched an OnlyFans account for her feet in 2024.
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Austin Mahone
The "Say You're Just a Friend" singer joined OnlyFans in 2020, writing in the description of his page, "Message me if you wanna see the real good stuff."
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Tyga
The "Rack City" rapper started an OnlyFans account in 2020, though he later deactivated it to launch Myystar, another subscription-based platform for content creators.
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