Tricia Helfer joined OnlyFans as she enjoys 'shocking a little bit'
Battlestar Galactica actress Tricia Helfer has revealed that she has launched an OnlyFans page because she wanted something she "can be in control of".
Tricia Helfer launched an OnlyFans page because she is in a "do what I want" stage of her life.
The 52-year-old actress - whose credits include TV shows Battlestar Galactica and Lucifer - set up a page on the raunchy subscription site last month and regards it as something she can be "in control of".
Tricia told People: "At my age, I am in my 'do what I want' phase of my life.
"I'm tired of being told what to do and how to do it. I'm looking at it as something to have fun with and something that I can be in control of."
Helfer explained that her OnlyFans content will feature a combination of professional photography and self-shot imagery and video footage, with livestream Q+A's also promised.
The Two and a Half Men star, who started out as a model before moving into acting, said: "I'm keeping with my brand - albeit the sexier side of my brand.
"It'll be a mix of artistic shots with great photographers and pictures and videos of quiet and silly time at home feeding my goats or weeding my garden. I posted a picture (recently) of me out in my garden watering my plants and I had my work boots on, but it was hot outside so I was in a bikini."
Tricia continued: "I enjoy shocking a little bit. Would I shock my parents with the images? Probably. But they saw (me in) Playboy, and they appreciated why I had done it. My passion is my job as an actor, and I'm using this platform as an extension of my creative, fun and flirty side."
Helfer - who has previously appeared on covers of publications such as Maxim magazine - explained that she has been "pleasantly surprised" by the reaction from fans to her OnlyFans launch.
She said: "Most people I've talked to have been very supportive. I've had a few people that are not involved with my page be concerned, and rightly so. I'm not saying there shouldn't be concern. But I tell them, 'Hey, this is what I'm doing. I'm in control of it. I don't have to put anything I don't want to post. I'm not being pushed into anything, and I can shut it down whenever I want if I decide to.'
"Am I pushing some of my own boundaries? Probably. But I have to press the upload button, right?"
