Drea De Matteo, best known for her role in the hit show The Sopranos, has recently revealed how she shut down her 12-year-old son when he had some bold things to say about her OnlyFans career.
Now, De Matteo first captured audiences' attention with her portrayal of Adriana La Cerva, the fiery girlfriend of Christopher Moltisanti, in the critically acclaimed HBO series The Sopranos.
Her performance earned her widespread praise and she even went on to secure a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2004.
Following her success on the show, the 52-year-old continued to showcase her talent across multiple other films such as Swordfish (2001), Assault on Precinct 13 (2005), and Dark Places (2015).
However, in 2020, after refusing to adhere to Covid-19 vaccine mandates and being dropped by her agent, she decided to join OnlyFans and make a living from it.
After starting her account in August 2023, the star addressed the subject with Decider at the time.
"I know some people have said some nasty things about me having joined OnlyFans," she told Fox News Digital. "But, you know, the way we see it in this house is mommy’s a warrior, not accepting defeat."
She continued: "I figured, 'OK, so everybody's in their underwear and being sexy on Instagram and I don't do that, but I can do that and get paid for it.' ...I don’t know why I didn’t think of this sooner."
Less than a year later, her career on the adult website was well and truly cemented, but just like before, not everyone is happy about it including her son.
Speaking on Wednesday’s episode of The Sage Steele Show, De Matteo joked that she had to put her 12-year-old, Waylon, "in his place" after he expressed his reservations about her career.
"'Do you like that jacket you just asked me to buy you?'" she recalled asking him. "'You like all the things that you want that make you happy? You like that new PC that you begged for for Christmas?
"Because you wouldn’t have that s*** if Mommy didn’t show her ass!'" she laughed.
When the host asked how Waylon responded to that explanation, De Matteo replied: "That shuts him up because he’s a little greedy little b******, too, sometimes. I mean, he’s 12, you know?"
Alongside Waylon, De Matteo also shares her 16-year-old daughter Alabama with her ex, Shooter Jennings.
Elsewhere during the interview, she also opened up about what she tells her son to say if he gets ridiculed online for her adult career.
"If they say anything, say 'those boobies fed me when I was a little baby and they’re still feeding me now,'" she joked.
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