'Sopranos’ Star Drea De Matteo Says OnlyFans ‘Saved’ Her Life

Drea de Matteo says her OnlyFans account “saved” her when she was nearly homeless with only $10 left in her bank account.

In an interview with the Daily Mail , de Matteo, best known for playing Adriana La Cerva on “The Sopranos,” revealed she was able to pay off her mortgage in a mere five minutes after creating the account.

“OnlyFans saved my life, 100 percent,” de Matteo, 52, told the outlet in a story that was published Tuesday. “I can’t believe I’m saying that, but it really did save us.”

The “Sons of Anarchy” actress said she initially “didn’t want to do it,” but the decision came while she was out of work due to her stance against COVID-19 vaccine mandates , which made booking jobs in Hollywood challenging.

“They put me into foreclosure and my house had flooded, so I was trying to sell the house quickly. I wanted to try and sell it before they took it,” de Matteo explained. “At the same time, I lost my mom, and my other mom, who has dementia, had run out of money for her caregiver. I didn’t know which way was up.”

De Matteo then revealed that she originally wanted to “do a podcast on [OnlyFans] that was controversial” with her partner, Robby Staebler.

Noting that she was going to show Staebler “rubbing [her] feet,” she explained, “you have to add a little something for OnlyFans in there.”

But after opting to post some racy photos on the platform instead, her financial woes began looking up.

“I was like, ‘Holy shit.’ In five minutes, I was able to pay back Compass Real Estate who kept the sale of my house,” she said of first joining OnlyFans. “I did it, but I didn’t want to do it. I got a lot of heat for doing it and it went fucking viral and people went nuts.”

De Matteo went on to shut down anyone who