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Published 12:12 09 Aug 2026 GMT
An actress who appeared in the Harry Potter films has revealed the "life-changing" amount of money she's made through OnlyFans.
Jessie Cave rose to fame playing Hogwarts schoolgirl Lavender Brown in the final three films in the series.
But now, years removed from the ending of the franchise, Cave has continued to act and moved into stand-up, but has also dipped her toes into the world of OnlyFans.
Now, she's revealed just how much money she's made on the paid-subscription service.
In a recent interview with The Times, the actress and writer spoke candidly about just how financially lucrative her time on OnlyFans has been.
"I earned more [money], easily, than my entire acting career within one year," she said.
Cave joined OnlyFans last year and charges fans $6 a month to access her content. She revealed that within just one month, she made $20,000.
Most of her money, Cave said, comes from fans paying to message her on the app.
She says that earning the money from OnlyFans has "saved" her financially.
"It's now been over a year and a half and it's genuinely saved our lives," she said. "I thought I’d make five grand, be on it for a few months and it would buy me time to work out what we’re going to do."
Prior to joining the site, the actress had been at a point of "complete desperation" as audition opportunities began to dry up.
She said she chose to join OnlyFans since "normal jobs" don't make sense for her.
"I couldn't go and, say, work in a supermarket," she went on. "I can't afford the childcare and, also, I don't want people shouting Harry Potter at me [all day].
"I could retrain, but I [couldn't] afford to do a degree."
Cave noted, too, that while she does dress up as her Harry Potter character per request, all the videos she makes are with her fully-clothed.
Jessie Cave first came to fame when she won the part of Lavender Brown in the final three Harry Potter films; Half-Blood Prince and the two parts of the Deathly Hallows.
The character is best known for becoming the first on-screen girlfriend for Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) before he realises his true feelings for Hermione Granger (Emma Watson).
As per JK Rowling's original novels, Cave's character is killed during the final battle at Hogwarts.
Following her career-making stint on Harry Potter, Cave focused on acting on mostly British TV dramas and comedies, such as Call The Midwife and Trollied. She had a bit part on in the first season of buzzy finance drama Industry in 2020.
Her first novel, Sunset, was published in 2021.
Cave is in a long-term relationship with comedian Alfie Brown, with whom she shares four children. The couple originally broke up after the birth of their second child but later reconciled.
