Poker-Playing Actress Shannon Elizabeth Talks About Her $1M First Week on OnlyFans

Actress and poker participant Shannon Elizabeth has $247,851 in profession poker earnings, however the however the American Pie star might have stumbled right into a considerably extra profitable gig.

PokerNews not too long ago interviewed Elizabeth in Las Vegas a couple of charity poker match she’s going to host this summer season. Throughout that interview, Elizabeth additionally spoke about her choice to launch an OnlyFans account and the way her first week went on the subscription-based platform — which a supply informed Individuals introduced in “greater than 7 figures,” a declare PokerNews confirmed is correct.

“So Far, So Good”

When PokerNews interviewed Elizabeth at Venetian Las Vegas on April 23, she was per week into her content material creation journey, which she mentioned has “been a very enjoyable trip.”

“I’ve solely been doing it per week to date. However to date, so good. It has been superb.”

Elizabeth turned a magnificence image after her function within the raunchy 1999 comedy American Pie as Nadia, a international alternate pupil and love curiosity of Jason Biggs’ character. Two and a half a long time later, Elizabeth informed PokerNews she determined to grow to be a content material creator to remain related to the followers who’ve supported her over time.

“It will get me nearer to my followers,” mentioned Elizabeth, who additionally starred in movies like Scary Film and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Again. “After I do my Comi-Con-type appearances, I’ve realized how a lot the followers imply to me and help me. And I simply thought that this was a method that I might join with them extra and get nearer to them.”

The pliability is one other large plus for Elizabeth, who along with internet hosting her Rhino Rumble charity poker match in Las Vegas this summer season, is busy increasing her Khusela Endangered Wildlife Sanctuary in South Africa.

“It is one thing that I might do from abroad as properly. I can do it anyplace I journey.”

For Her Followers

“For me, it wasn’t actually about reclaiming any management. That was put on the market …. However for me, it is all concerning the followers.”

When Elizabeth introduced her content material profession, a few of the information protection targeted on her reclaiming the narrative after years of getting her profession decided by Hollywood. Individuals quoted her as saying that she has “spent my whole profession working in Hollywood, the place different individuals managed the narrative and the end result of my profession.”

However Elizabeth mentioned her foray into content material creation is de facto all about connecting along with her followers.

“For me, it wasn’t actually about reclaiming any management,” she mentioned. “That was put on the market …. However for me, it is all concerning the followers. That is actually what it’s and that type of drives the whole lot.”

Elizabeth, a longtime poker participant, appeared as a visitor on the PokerNews Life Outdoors Poker Podcast on the 2024 World Sequence of Poker (WSOP), the place she talked about her largest Hollywood roles, stepping into poker, beginning her wildlife nonprofit and extra.

Connor Richards is a Senior Editor U.S. for PokerNews and host of the Life Outdoors Poker podcast. Connor has been nominated for 3 World Poker Awards for his writing.