Shannon Elizabeth Launches OnlyFans Account (Exclusive)

Shannon Elizabeth is taking management.

More than 20 years in the past, Elizabeth, 52, starred in American Piethe 1999 raunchy comedy that adopted a bunch of highschool mates on a mission to lose their virginity earlier than commencement, as the gorgeous overseas change pupil Nadia.

Nadia rapidly grew to become one of many film’s most talked-about characters. And whereas audiences keep in mind her as daring and mysterious, Elizabeth informed Entertainment Tonight in March that she is kind of completely different from her character.

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“For me, it was a role, it was playing a character,” the actress informed the outlet. “But even in my real life, I’m just not the girl who likes to be naked, ever.”

“Even at home I’m always covered up,” she defined. “Like I have friends that sleep in the nude and they don’t mind walking around that way. That was never me, but because that was kind of my coming out, everyone assumed I was that girl.”

Now, Elizabeth is able to take management of her personal story as she launches her SolelyFans account.

“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 tells PEOPLE on why she determined to hitch the provocative social media platform.

“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,” she continues.

Fans can subscribe to her web page beginning Thursday, April 16.

Elizabeth additionally informed Entertainment Tonight she is grateful for her function within the comedy franchise, saying, “Everything I’ve accomplished in my life is due to American Pie”

Following the comedy’s success, Elizabeth went on to look in well-liked early-2000s titles together with Scary Movie (2000), Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001), Thirteen Ghosts (2001) and Love Actually (2003).