OnlyFans creator who earns £10k a month donated first paycheck to food bank - after being inspired by Marcus Rashford
28.03.2023 - 16:55
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A woman who once relied on Universal Credit but now rakes in £10k a month on OnlyFans donated her first paycheck to a foodbank after taking inspiration from Marcus Rashford.
Amber O'Donnell, 24, said she was forced to get by on just £500 a month - surviving on packets of Pasta 'n' Sauce during the pandemic before deciding to set up an OnlyFans account in 2020.
During her first few weeks on the site, she raked in £500 - which she used to buy food parcels for low-income families at food banks. Alongside partner, Chris, 24, who works in construction, she donated non-perishables, such as pasta and tinned foods, as well as toiletries and feminine hygiene products.
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Amber, from Sheffield, says she still makes regular anonymous donations to various local charities and has also now been able to rent her £1k per month dream home and buy her £10k dream car - a pink Nissan Figaro.
After being told she wasn't eligible for furlough during the pandemic, Amber - who now earns on average around £10k a month - was left with a £500-a-month universal credit payment to live on whilst working part-time at Starbucks.
''I would say 95 per cent of our income went on bills,” she said. “That meant we had no money for eating out, or any extras. I remember living on those Pasta 'n' Sauce sachets and having them twice a day.
"I knew someone who had started on Only Fans making a load of money a month. My family and friends were really supportive. Chris said I should if it could help us, and my mum is my biggest supporter.''
Amber initially launched her account in July 2020, before really investing more time in it a few months later.