‘Harry Potter’ actress says joining OnlyFans for money was ‘embarrassing’ despite massive payday

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Key points

• Cave made public earlier this month that she produced £15, 000 (just over $20, 000) in one day.
• In March 2025, she confirmed on Instagram that she was launching a page on the online subscription platform dedicated to hair content.
• "Harry Potter" actress Jessie Cave had reservations regarding joining OnlyFans – but was struggling to produce ends meet for her family.
• "I have managed to keep afloat for 18 years, " Cave, 39, remarked.
• Although she was initially hesitant to join the platform, Cave remarked she has since discovered "so much beauty" in the "fascinating world" of OnlyFans.

During an appearance on the British daytime TV show "This Morning" on Thursday, Cave – who portrayed Ron Weasley's first girlfriend, Lavender Brown, in the final three "Harry Potter" films – admitted it was "embarrassing" to open up regarding her financial struggles after starring in the hit franchise.

"People just assume I'm rich and I have loads of money, but no, I don't, " the actress remarked, noting that the smaller roles she took on after "Harry Potter" didn't bring in enough capital to keep her family afloat.

"It was embarrassing because, on a certain level, I would have really liked to get a job, but you know what it's like you have kids. It costs so much for childcare."

Cave – who shares four children with her partner, comedian Alfie Brown – described her OnlyFans career as a "weird job" but remarked she "couldn't really have done anything else" while raising their family.

She explained that before joining OnlyFans, she took on different jobs to backing herself as steady work is uncommon in the acting industry.

"I have managed to keep afloat for 18 years, " Cave, 39, remarked. "And then, it just came to a moment a couple of years ago where I was like, 'Oh yeah, I really don't know what I would do, ' and this was an option."

In March 2025, she confirmed on Instagram that she was launching a page on the online subscription platform dedicated to hair content. It she described as a "fetish."

"It's niche, even for me, " Cave wrote in the caption. "Join me on this strange new journey." Want more celebrity and pop culture news? Start your day with Page Six Daily.

She informed the UK Times that the earnings were more than she had produced from acting in a year, adding that her $6 monthly subscription fee has "genuinely saved lives."

"I thought I'd make five grand, be on it for a few months, and it would buy me time to work out what we're going to do, " Cave informed the outlet.

She continued, "You're engaging with people that you would never usually speak to all around the world."

According to The "Black Mirror" actress additionally, being on OnlyFans has supported boost her confidence as a woman, noting that she has always been "very awkward very weird."

Cave additionally shared on "This Morning" that the income has assisted backing her work as an artist as she continues performing one-woman indicates.

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