{"id":556298,"date":"2026-04-29T04:49:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T04:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/556298\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T04:49:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T04:49:15","slug":"american-pie-star-shannon-elizabeth-reportedly-earns-1-million-payday-in-first-week-on-onlyfans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/556298\/","title":{"rendered":"American Pie star Shannon Elizabeth reportedly earns $1 million payday in first week on OnlyFans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your support helps us to tell the story<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 iOIawn\">From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it&#8217;s investigating the financials of Elon Musk&#8217;s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, &#8216;The A Word&#8217;, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 iOIawn\">At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 iOIawn\">The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.<\/p>\n<p>Your support makes all the difference.Read more<\/p>\n<p>Shannon Elizabeth had a highly successful<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/shannon-elizabeth-american-pie-onlyfans-b2958973.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> first week on OnlyFans<\/a>, reportedly earning a whopping million-dollar payday.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/shannon-elizabeth-america-pie-south-africa-b2956218.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the American Pie star<\/a>, 52, announced she was joining the adult content platform to show off a \u201cmore sexy side.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Now, just a week after launching her account, sources have told <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/27\/celebrity-news\/shannon-elizabeth-rakes-in-whopping-payday-in-first-week-on-onlyfans\/\">Page Six <\/a>that as of Monday, Elizabeth \u201chas officially made over seven figures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver half of that was earned through direct messages to OnlyFans users, while tips and posts accounted for the rest,\u201d they claimed.<\/p>\n<p>Separately, her representative added that she plans to donate some of the earned funds to her charity, the Shannon Elizabeth Foundation, which supports programs helping animals, people and the environment.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1958546224.jpg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Shannon Elizabeth announced she was joining OnlyFans to show a 'more sexy side'\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/>Shannon Elizabeth announced she was joining OnlyFans to show a &#8216;more sexy side&#8217; (AFP\/Getty)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s always hustling and genuinely loves interacting with her fans,\u201d her representative said. <\/p>\n<p>The Independent has contacted Elizabeth\u2019s representative for comment. <\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth, who played foreign exchange student Nadia in the raunchy American Pie film series, recently revealed her new career endeavor to People, saying: \u201cI\u2019ve spent my entire career working in Hollywood, where other people controlled the narrative and the outcome of my career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis new chapter is about changing that, showing off a more sexy side no one has seen, and being closer to my fans,\u201d Elizabeth added. \u201cI\u2019m choosing OnlyFans because it allows me to connect directly with my audience, create on my own terms, and just be free. I really do think this is the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued: \u201cOnlyFans gives me the opportunity to offer something more \u2014 a behind the scenes, unfiltered look at my life and a genuine connection that no other platform allows. This is also where I\u2019ll be sharing exclusive content that you simply won\u2019t find anywhere else. This isn\u2019t just content to watch from a distance. This is for the people who have always shown up for me, and I want them to feel that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-136825944.jpg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Elizabeth\u2019s representative said she plans to donate some of the funds earned from her OnlyFans to her charity\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/>Elizabeth\u2019s representative said she plans to donate some of the funds earned from her OnlyFans to her charity (Getty)<\/p>\n<p>Her bio on the subscription-based content platform reads: \u201cHere you\u2019ll find the side of me that doesn\u2019t make it into movies \u2014 more playful, spontaneous, and completely unscripted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth is not the only actor to pivot to OnlyFans in recent years. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/news\/maitland-ward-onlyfans-boy-meets-world-b2965695.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Former Disney Channel star Maitland Ward<\/a>, 49, also turned to the website, known for hosting adult content, in 2019. <\/p>\n<p>Last week, Ward made a surprising comparison between her salary from her time on the sitcom Boy Meets World and what she makes now on OnlyFans. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn Boy Meets World, I think I made $20,000 or $25,000 an episode,\u201d she said on a new episode of Investigation Discovery\u2019s Hollywood Demons series. \u201cIn porn or OnlyFans, I can get six figures a month.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":556299,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[96,2839,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-556298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-movies","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=556298"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556298\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/556299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=556298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=556298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=556298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}