Erika Eleniak, who played lifeguard Shauni McClain on the Southern California-set series “Baywatch” from 1989 to 1992, has earned nearly $300,000 in three months on OnlyFans, putting her on pace for roughly $1 million in her first year on the platform, according to TMZ.
Eleniak launched her OnlyFans profile in August and was reportedly earning about $10,000 a week shortly after joining. TMZ previously reported she had more than 1,100 subscribers; the outlet now says she is making “far more” than that initial weekly figure.
“When I first thought about joining OnlyFans, I honestly believed I was going to hate it,” Eleniak told Fox News Digital. “But I have to tell you, I absolutely love it. It has given me this incredible opportunity to reconnect with so many wonderful people who have followed my career since the 1980s, from ‘E.T.’ to ‘Baywatch,’ my Playboy days, ‘The Beverly Hillbillies,’ and everything in between.”
“I never imagined that joining OnlyFans would have such an emotional impact on me,” she said. “For the first time in my life, I genuinely feel loved, appreciated and empowered in a way I never have before.”
Eleniak, 57, said she sometimes felt insecure filming “Baywatch” in a swimsuit but now feels comfortable in her own skin. “When you’re working in a costume that’s basically a bathing suit, and you’re running and doing action and all kinds of things, it’s not the most comfortable uniform on the planet,” she said. “But I am 57 years old. I am comfortable in my body and in my skin. I love where I’m at right now.”
She describes her OnlyFans content as “personal, playful and unfiltered,” and said she was surprised by the popularity of requests involving feet. “There are a lot of people who like feet,” she said. “I really was surprised feet was very popular.”
Eleniak said she’s faced little negative reaction since joining the platform. “I’ve had a really warm welcome, and a lot of cheering on from people just saying, ‘Go get it, have fun,'” she said, adding that she ignores the occasional troll.
“I think the stigma around joining OnlyFans has changed,” she said. “It’s sort of like a modern-day fan club where you get to be directly with your fans… especially as women in the entertainment industry, you want to have control over your own image.”
“I’m flirty, but I keep it classy and spicy.”
Eleniak is also set to return to her career-defining role, reprising Shauni McClain in a guest appearance on Fox’s upcoming “Baywatch” reboot, which premieres Jan. 6, 2027.
“I am very excited to be a part of the reboot,” she said. “I’m definitely hoping they will get picked up for another season and bring me back for a more regular role. I would love that. Looking back, the show was just magic.”
“I’m back, and this time, I’m doing it for me,” she said.
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