Drea de Matteo, 54, hints she’s earned first OnlyFans million and reveals reason for money struggles despite huge roles

DREA de Matteo got the world talking in 2023 when she started selling steamy content on OnlyFans in her fifties – and the iconic actress has no plans to stop. Despite her many huge TV roles, Drea, 54, previously confessed financial difficulties left her with no choice but to take action. Drea got the world talking in 2023 when she joined OnlyFans in her fifties Credit: ONLY FANS/TNI PRESS LTD. The iconic actress shot to fame as Adriana in The Sopranos Credit: Getty Images She signed up to OnlyFans when her house was heading for foreclosure – but managed to raise the $75,000 needed in just 75 minutes. So it’s unsurprising that, speaking exclusively to The Sun, Drea has confessed posing for sexy snaps is her career priority right now. Sign up for the TV newsletter Thank you! She said: “It’s really fantastic money and I only work when I want to now. “As far as acting goes, it’s been difficult for me to be in that world because you’re not really free in a lot of ways. OnlyFans buys you certain freedom so I think I will stay [on the platform].” Drea hinted she’s one of the celebrities making seven-figures selling steamy content on OnlyFans Credit: FilmMagic, Inc Last week she made her catwalk debut when she walked in the Only Fans x Natasha Zinko show Credit: Ian West/PA Wire Many celebrities have claimed to be making seven-figures from OnlyFans and it seems Drea is now one of them. When asked if she’s hit the million mark yet, she seemed torn between not wanting to brag but also proud of her achievements. She flashed a cheeky smile and gave a slight shrug before replying with a laugh: “I mean, you know… that’s the way the Italians answer that question.” Drea shot to fame as Adriana La Cerva in The Sopranos, a role she played between 1999 and 2004. Most read in TV Drea starred alongside Matt LeBlanc [centre] in Friends spin-off Joey Credit: BWP Media She said: ‘I’m happy to represent the older women of the world and ones that have joined OnlyFans’ Credit: Instagram / @dreadematteo She went on to star in huge shows including Desperate Housewives as Angie Bolen and played Matt LeBlanc‘s on-screen sister Gina Tribbianni in Friends spin-off Joey. But despite the massive shows she’s appeared in, Drea confessed she receives hardly any residuals – and none at all from The Sopranos. She said: “The Sopranos was the first of its kind. Cable television had not been made yet in the way that we sort of created it, so there were no deals set in place for residuals at that time. “I think that two people – like the creator and maybe James [Gandolfini, who played Tony Soprano], got residuals for it. I was not one of them. People think I’m made up of gold and I’m not.” Last week Drea took her career in another direction when she made her catwalk debut, walking in the Only Fans x Natasha Zinko show. When asked if she’ll stick with fashion modelling now, she replied: “I think I might be out of the age and size brackets for the runway – I think I’ll leave that to the more beautiful, skinny, young ladies of the world. “But I’m happy to represent the older women of the world and ones that have joined OnlyFans.” Comment now