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Regardless of yr hears on The Sopranos, Drea Matteo had two youngsters, a mom with dementia, a flooded home, a large unpaid mortgage invoice and $10 within the financial institution when she determined to publish racy photographs on the subscription website OnlyFans. The impression was quick.
“I used to be like, holy sh*t,” recalled the actress in a current interview. “In 5 minutes, I used to be capable of pay again Compass actual property who stored the sale of my home.”
De Matteo has spoken of the decision earlier than, citing a lack of work on account of her vaccine stance and points paying her mortgage, however by no means absolutely revealed the extent of the monetary bind that she was in.
“They put me into foreclosures and my home had flooded, so I used to be making an attempt to promote the home shortly. I wished to attempt to promote it earlier than they took it,” the actress told the Daily Mail.
“On the similar time, I misplaced my mother, and my different mother, who has dementia, had run out of cash for her caregiver. I didn’t know which method was up.”
The transfer to the subscription website allowed her to assist her two youngsters and even finance her personal streetwear model, Ultrafree.
“It saved us. OnlyFans saved my life, one hundred pc. I can’t imagine I’m saying that, but it surely actually did save us.”
De Matteo performed Adriana the primary 5 seasons of The Sopranos. After Adriana grew to become an informant for the FBI, Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) ordered her killed. Silvio Dante (Steven Van Zandt) murdered her in a memorable episode, however de Matteo returned for 2 episodes in season 6. She gained an Emmy for the position in 2004.
After The Sopranos, de Matteo appeared on reveals akin to Determined Housewives and Sons of Anarchy, amongst others.
However that didn’t free her financially for the remainder of her life, the actress revealed.
“Folks suppose I’m f***ing made from gold,” she mentioned final yr, “and I’m not. I’ve labored job to job.”
As for judgements others might have about her work on OnlyFans, De Matteo is pragmatic.
“I simply don’t care. I don’t. I’d somewhat save my household than save face.”
