For many local and international influencers, an OnlyFans account is their main source of income for them and acts as a gateway for them to then venture to do other things.
However, it seems that even athletes are launching OnlyFans accounts to support the money needed to practice and participate in their respective sports.
It was recently reported that Mexican diver Diego Balleza hopes that selling steamy pics online will help him achieve his dream of going to the Olympics.
Balleza, a 10-meter synchronised diver who placed fourth at the Tokyo Olympics, recently launched an OnlyFans account to support his athletic training for the 2024 Summer Games in Paris after the head of Mexico’s national sports commission cut funding to all aquatics athletes.
In an interview, he said the subscription-based platform where users sell content would help him supplement his income.
“I support my house and my mother, and I have bills to pay, and you can upload whatever you want in there, it’s a valid content. I am happy that the people who are in my page have been very good and respectful, I hope they continue like this.”
The 28-year-old athlete charges $15 (RM69) monthly for fans to access his private content and offers three-month, six-month and 12-month subscriptions up to $135 (RM623).
“The money I now receive (from OnlyFans) is very volatile, but it has served me well so far,” he said.
He’s hoping the money from subscriptions will replace the $1,708 (RM7,887) government scholarship he had received before the funds were cut off in January.
Balleza will compete together at the world championships in Fukuoka, Japan, next month for a chance to secure Mexico spots in the Paris Olympics next year.
Balleza is not the first athlete to fund their Olympic dreams with an OnlyFans account.
Romanian-Canadian Olympic speed skater Alexandra Ianculescu created an OnlyFans account in 2021 to support her goal of representing Canada as a cyclist at the Summer Games in Paris.
Ianculescu, a former personal trainer, sells bikini pics and uses the income for cycling training and equipment costs.
“I made an OnlyFans account in 2021. It’s helping me survive, pay my rent, pay for groceries, and it covers the cycling and the coffee bills!”
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