It’s been three months since Tricia Helfer launched her account on OnlyFans at the age of 52—and the Battlestar Galactica star is fully embracing the direct-to-fan platform.
"I come from a modeling background, so I'm not shying away from a certain aspect of things, but also I control it," Tricia tells HELLO!, explaining that while her channel gets "a little sexy sometimes," a significant portion focuses on simple conversations and personal behind-the-scenes moments.
© Tricia HelferTricia has also been using Instagram to tease what fans can expect from OnlyFans.
In early August she posed in a skimpy sunshine yellow bikini emerging from the pool with a gleeful smile on her face, and has also shared pictures in her underwear that taken by her best friend and former co-star Katee Sackhoff.
"A few of the photos we took that are damn HOT!!!!!!" commented Katee at the time.
© Tricia HelferTricia began her career as a high-fashion model before transitioning to starring in hit television series like Battlestar Galactica, Lucifer, and now USA Network’s mystery drama Anna Pigeon, and Tricia shares that maintaining creative control has always been her priority.
"With Playboy, I had photo approval: I chose my own photos, I chose the photographer I wanted," she shares, "so to me [OnlyFans is] a little bit more like that, where I'm in control of what I want to put out there."
© WireImageWith more women in their second act joining the social media platform – 85-year-old Knot's Landing star Donna Mills is the latest famous face to sign up – Tricia has one piece of advice.
"Do it if you're comfortable and do it within your own parameters," she says. "I think you have to do it for the right reasons and be comfortable doing what you want to do."
"I have no idea what [Donna is] going to do but it can be sexy, but it can also be just chatting and talking about your day. It's what you make of it and I'm just having fun with it at this point. I love it."
© VersantTricia and Donna are part of a growing movement of actresses in their 50s, 60s, and beyond – including Denise Richards, Carmen Electra, and Shannon Elizabeth – who are using OnlyFans to take control of their own narratives outside of traditional Hollywood structures and build financial independence.
"Sure, the money's nice!" says Tricia. "But I'm just having fun with it. I don't know if I'll do it for one year or five years, but it's my prerogative and I get to choose."
A six-month subscription for Tricia's page costs $70 plus tax, however, Tricia has been donating part of her earnings to various animal charities. A cause close to her heart, she has been a supporter of organizations like PETA and Best Friends Animal Society.
© Getty ImagesSimultaneously, Tricia also maintains a busy acting schedule.
Best known for her role as the Number Six in the 2004 reboot of Battlestar Galactica, which told the story of a group of human survivors searching for a new home while being pursued by Cylons, a fearsome society of robots intent on exterminating all humans, she currently co-stars alongside Tracy Spiridakos in USA Network's adaptation of Nevada Barr's Anna Pigeon crime novels, as the titular character's older sister Molly.
