Sopranos’ Drea de Matteo: Cancelled For Resisting Vaccine Mandates, Saved By OnlyFans – Ask Dr. Drew

Emmy winner Drea de Matteo (The Sopranos) made headlines when she was cancelled by Hollywood for resisting vaccine mandates, leaving her with $10 in her bank account. Desperate to care for her kids, Drea joined OnlyFans at age 51 and says within 5 minutes, supporters had rallied enough to save her house from foreclosure. ••「 CALL IN & LINKS」•• Some reports estimate she's now earning over $500,000 a month on the platform. Drea played Adriana La Cerva on The Sopranos (HBO).

“It saved us,” de Matteo told DailyMail. “Anybody that wants to condemn me and put me down, go for it. I just hope you never find yourself in the position I was in to take care of two little kids. It saved my home... And beyond all that, it has given me enough money to start up and finance Ultrafree.”

Drea de Matteo is an Emmyaward winning actress from The Sopranos. She launched a new clothing line called ULTRAFREE, dedicated to free speech and free thinking. Follow Drea at and find her clothing line at

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