Rumours-are-rife that MAFS contestants Melissa Sheppard will be joining the subscription-based platform, OnlyFans, following her “sex-obsessed” portrayal on the show.
Despite being “devastated” by her on-screen portrayal, an insider believes that Melissa could potentially make a substantial income by joining the platform.
“A lot of them are talking about the idea of her joining OnlyFans and how much money she could make,” the source told Yahoo Lifestyle Australia. “She wouldn’t even have to do anything explicit. People can make a killing from lingerie and bikini pics.
“Right now Melissa just wants the show to hurry up and end so she can return to normal life, but down the track, she might try to profit from it once the dust has settled.”
Season nine MAFS bride, Olivia Frazer, encouraged Sheppard to join OnlyFans, saying that she “definitely should” and is happy to give advice on getting started.
“I’d be happy to give her some advice on getting set up,” she said and suggested that the two could collaborate for an OF shoot.
Olivia is one of the most successful Only Fans creators to come out of MAFS, and, at one point, was in the top 0.01% of all creators on the platform.
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Back in September, Olivia opened up about the earnings from her career choice in an Instagram Q&A. While she did not reveal an exact number, a look at average entry-level teaching salaries hints at the figure being upwards of 350k AUD.
“Let’s just say in less than five months I’ve made more than what I would have in my first five years of teaching.” Frazer said. In May, she claimed that she earned 10k AUD in the first 12 hours of signing up on the platform.
Despite the money, however, Frazer adapted a realistic view for the future – saying that she knows the OnlyFans gig is ‘not going to last forever.’
“It took me 25 years to work out I wanted to be a teacher. I was ambitious and really fucking good at it. Now that’s impossible, I’m stuck. I love OnlyFans but know that’s not going to last forever,” she claimed.
She added: “For now, I’m just going to pour so much love and energy into that, invest my money wisely and figure it out. Maybe fund some business that would allow me to be creative but I’m going to take my time and be smart.”
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