OnlyFans Models Weigh In On Euphoria’s Controversial Sydney Sweeney Scenes

OnlyFans creators have been weighing in on the storyline involving Sydney Sweeney’s character in the new season of Euphoria.

In the first two instalments of the current season, viewers discovered that Cassie, played by the Emmy nominee, had turned to modelling on the adults-only website OnlyFans to help fund her lavish wedding to Jacob Elordi’s Nate.

As the storyline progressed, Cassie began taking part in increasingly extreme photo-shoots, which has so far generated a lot of debate among critics and Euphoria fans.

Off the back of the controversy, many real-life OnlyFans performers have been sharing their takes on Cassie’s story arc, with a range of different opinions.

Alex Paige Moore has suggested that Euphoria oversimplifies how easy it is to become successful on OnlyFans.

“It’s not as simple as ‘send a message and make $50’ – if it was, everyone would be doing it,” Alex claimed.

“Most creators start on $1–2k (around £750–£1480) a month. It takes serious strategy, social media presence and consistency to build it up.”

She pointed out: “Cassie’s already rich – she’s just doing it because she wants more money, and for Nate to spend more money, which I think is a negative representation of the sort of girl that does only OnlyFans.”

Alex started her OnlyFans to help earn financial independence to leave a toxic relationship while still being able to spend time with her young daughter.

“I feel like for a lot of people, joining OnlyFans is more of a last resort,” she added. “They’re not spoiled brats. They’re not mean people that’re giving their partners ultimatums.”

She also took issue with the portrayal of OnlyFans modelling as “easy”, noting: “The idea that it’s easy work, easy money – that you don’t have to do much – makes it sound like a lazy job, which it really isn’t.”

Fellow performer Amira Evans agreed: “OnlyFans is NOT a get rich quick scheme. People need to understand the stigma and risks. The internet is forever.”

Others were more enthusiastic about OnlyFans modelling being represented on a show like Euphoria.

“I actually think it’s a positive step,” Bonnie Locket claimed. “For a long time, there’s been a lot of stigma, and shows like this open up the conversation.”

Alix Lynx went on to say: “The reality is that people are on OnlyFans and so I love that it’s being shown on such a big show.”

Meanwhile, Taila Maddison noted: “I think it’s actually a really good thing that OnlyFans is being represented in Euphoria. It might boost its popularity a bit and remind people of what it is.

“A lot of people already subscribe, but this could catch some viewers by surprise and spark new interest.”

Looking ahead, Taila suggested: “I do think Euphoria might initially portray joining OnlyFans as something a bit humiliating, because that’s often the reality when people first find out – especially friends and family. There’s usually shock, like, ‘Oh my God, I can’t believe they’re doing that’.

“But I’m hoping the narrative shifts over the season and people start to admire her for it. It feels like they’re trying to reflect real reactions first, and then maybe challenge them later.”

Euphoria star Chloe Cherry was also a pornographic performer and OnlyFans model before landing her role in the hit US drama.

Asked for her take on the OnlyFans storyline last week, Chloe told Refinery29: “People have the weirdest ideas and like fantasies of sex work being so empowering and we’ve seen all these news stories where they’re like, oh, OnlyFans models makes $700 billion in a month, and everyone’s like, ‘whoa’. I literally just think that these things are a bit of smoke and mirrors, actually.”

Chloe claimed: “It’s really hard to say if it would give [Cassie] any power. Obviously, Cassie is extremely attractive, so it probably would lead to her making a lot of money. But it just feels crazy as fuck to see somebody living like Cassie turn to sex work. It’s like, ‘holy shit, that’s where we’re at in society?’.”

Euphoria creator Sam Levison previously shared his intention with the portrayal of OnlyFans work in his show before season three began.

Euphoria is available to stream in the UK on Now, Sky and HBO Max.