I was banned from doing OnlyFans when I was on Towie but now I make £50k a month after quitting the show
FORMER Towie star Kelsey Stratford has revealed she is raking in the cash after stripping off online.
The 24-year-old, who left the reality show in 2021, decided to go on OnlyFans as she struggled to save money from her normal 9-5.
And Kelsey, who says the site was banned during her time on the programme, has turned her life around and moved to Dubai with her mega earnings.
She told The Sun: “When I was on Towie they actually said we weren’t allowed to do OnlyFans.
“But, after I left, I started OnlyFans because I really wanted to move to Dubai because of my very stressful home life.”
Kelsey, who is a trained career, continued: “I was working a normal 9-5 as a receptionist and I could just never save.
“I always thought about OnlyFans because of my following and I started it and I earned so much on the first day it was crazy.
“I am earning five figures a month and moved out to Dubai a few weeks after.”
Her decision hasn’t come without it’s issues though and she admitted: “I have had some backlash from people saying ‘you were on Towie, this is embarrassing, people look up to you’ and stuff like that.
“I choose not to listen to the hate because I know I am doing well anyway.”
The star added: “Other Towie people are interested in doing it too, I have had a few of the cast members says to me ‘how do you go about starting, would you recommend doing it’ or ‘you are making me want to do it but I am just too scared’.”
During her time on Towie Kelsey, who joined in 2019, was embroiled in a feud with Ella Rae Wise but formed a close friendship with Chloe Brockett.
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