Page 3 icon Rhian Sugden defends posting topless photo on OnlyFans: 'My boobs do not offend me'
Page 3 icon Rhian Sugden has lambasted critics of OnlyFans site and said that posting topless pictures does not mean she is a porn star. She defended the X-rated website on Twitter on Wednesday, April 22. OnlyFans is a subscription-only social media service based in London that allows users to create private profiles and share pictures and videos online, most of which are sexually explicit.
The 33-year-old said on Twitter: “A lot of people have a lot of opinions about OnlyFans but hardly know anything about it. There are so many judgemental Janets knocking about. People need to remember, for the last 13 years I have been a page 3 girl and appeared in all the UK lads mags - topless. My boobs do not offend me. They have been the biggest part of my career for a long time. A career that was taken away from all the 'glamour girls' back in 2015 when all the lads mags folded."
The glamorous model insisted she has “control over what” she uploads on the site as she continued, “OnlyFans is essentially a platform where you share whatever it is you like. There are personal trainers on there, dog lovers, bloggers.. glamour girls and yes, pornstars.
“I have control over what content I want to upload. I've also met some genuinely great people on there too, but most of all I'm able to carry on the job that I have loved doing for the past decade."
Besides, Sugden also said that she is "not ashamed" of her bare chest forever being "all over the internet".
"Dont just assume that everyone on OnlyFans is doing porn, Im doing something Ive done most of my life, people need to stop being so surprised by this."
“I'm proud to have been the longest standing page 3 girl and I am very grateful to have built up a fan base that has followed me throughout those years,” the English beauty concluded.
This comes soon after Sugden, who is married to former 'Coronation Street' actor Oliver Mellor, showed off her sexy curves in a leopard print bikini on Instagram on Tuesday, April 21. She completed her sizzling look by wearing her blow-dried locks, freshly-painted red nails, and smokey eyes.
The former ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ star’s bold picture left her fans awestruck as they flooded the comment section while gushing over her. "Looking stunning in this leopard bikini dear,” one user commented while the second one posted, “You look beautiful, Rhian," followed by a flame emoji.
Some reports claimed that the Manchester native through her post’s caption was poking fun at Carole Baskin from Netflix's original docuseries, ‘Tiger King’. Many thought she was taking a dig at the 58-year-old owner of Big Cat Rescue by using her iconic line as her caption: "Hello, all you cool cats and kittens...", which was followed by an emoji of a tiger.
Sugden has also recently shared her IVF treatment journey with her fans and followers. She mentioned that she has to put her treatment on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Our fertility clinic has closed due to #COVID19 so we are currently on hold until further notice. Good things come to those who wait right?” she wrote on Twitter.