American Pie star Shannon Elizabeth explains why she's joining OnlyFans
American Pie star Shannon Elizabeth is ditching Hollywood to create her own narrative — this time on OnlyFans.
Elizabeth, now 52, shot to fame as Nadia on the first American Pie movie in 1999 and quickly became a sex icon of the 00s.
After American Pie, Elizabeth starred in Scary Movie as Buffy Gilmore. While she was a well-loved character, sadly she isn't making a return for Scary Movie 6 that's set scheduled to hit theaters June 5. The likes of Anna Faris and Regina Hall are, however.
So what's Elizabeth doing with her time instead? She's joining OnlyFans and, as of today (April 16), her page is live.
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Speaking to PEOPLE, the actress shared why she's now decided to join the likes of Bella Thorne and Denise Richards in starting an OnlyFans page.
She said: "I've spent my entire career working in Hollywood, where other people controlled the narrative and the outcome of my career. This new chapter is about changing that, showing off a more sexy side no one has seen, and being closer to my fans."
Elizabeth continued: "I'm 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."
Her agent has also weighed in on her decision to start an OnlyFans page and echoed similar sentiments about it being a way for Elizabeth to connect with her fans.
"Shannon has always been someone who genuinely enjoys connecting with and giving back to her fans, and this allows her to do that in a more direct, meaningful way than ever before," Andy Bachman told Variety.
"It’s a powerful model, and right now, there’s nothing more effective at facilitating that connection than OnlyFans."
Elizabeth added an additional statement to the outlet and teased that she'll be 'sharing exclusive content that you simply won’t find anywhere else'.
"OnlyFans gives me the opportunity to offer something more — a behind the scenes, unfiltered look at my life and a genuine connection that no other platform allows," she went on.
It's unclear who will be helping Elizabeth create her content, but the likes of Richardson had her husband Aaron Phypers – whom she's now divorcing – help her.
"He's so supportive," the model and actress said last year of Phypers. "He knows what men love, and he'll go through all the photos and say, ‘This is good. Do this. This is what guys like'."
Things have since turned sour between the pair, however, and Phypers filed for divorce in July 2025.
Celebrities who have joined OnlyFans
Bella Thorne
Former Disney Channel star Bella Thorne was the first person on OnlyFans to earn $1 million within just 24 hours of signing up - even though she no longer uses her account six years on.
Lily Allen
The 'Smile' singer revealed in 2024 that she was 'dipping her toes' in the OnlyFans scene, telling the Miss Me? podcast that she’d thought about starting one because her pedicurist said she had a five-star rating on WikiFeet - a site where people post and rate pictures of celebrity feet.
“[My pedicurist said I] could make a lot of money selling foot content on OnlyFans, and I’m like, ‘Not no’,” Allen said.
However, following her split from husband David Harbour, Allen decided to stop using the platform as it simply stopped being fun.
Jessie Cave
Harry Potter actress Jessie Cave started her OnlyFans account in 2025 to get herself out of debt, with it being tailored to people with hair-based kinks.
Although she said it wouldn’t be 'sexual', Cave said she wanted to expand her acting range and also facilitate content for those keen to explore her niche - which is very long hair.
Cardi B
The 'Bodak Yellow' rapper originally joined the platform in 2020 to promote her single at the time, 'WAP'.
“On my OnlyFans, I will be putting the [behind the scenes] of the music video — not only the day of that music video — but the whole process of it,” Cardi said.
“I want to know what my fans would like to see there — what type of content would they like you guys to see there. We will be talking about personal stuff… straight-up real-life content.”
Sadly for her fans, Cardi no longer uses her OnlyFans.
Drea De Matteo
Best known for her roles in The Sopranos and Desperate Housewives, De Matteo turned to OnlyFans in 2024 to supplement her income when her acting career took a bit of a dive.
“I kept putting more pictures up. I was like, holy s**t. In five minutes, I was able to pay back Compass Real Estate who kept the sale of my house,” she told the New York Post.
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