De Matteo first appeared as Adriana in 1999 alongside Michael Imperioli (Picture: HBO)
Drea de Matteo has surprised fans of The Sopranos everywhere by setting up an OnlyFans account.
The American actress, 51, whose real name is Andrea Donna de Matteo, rose to fame after starring as Adriana La Cerva in the popular crime drama.
Initially a waitress, Adriana was introduced as the girlfriend of main character Chris Moltisanti (Michael Imperioli) during the influential show’s first season.
She became a part of the main cast in later seasons, getting her own storylines, and winning the Emmy for outstanding supporting actress in a drama series.
De Matteo announced the unveiling of her OnlyFans on her Instagram account, directing her 450,000 followers to the new page by posting the link in her bio.
In response, one fan wrote: ‘Look I’ve never subscribed to an OnlyFans before and really haven’t been tempted to, but Drea de Matteo is now on there.’
Adriana became a key figure in The Sopranos’ later seasons (Picture: HBO)
De Matteo’s performance as Adriana won her an Emmy in 2004 (Picture: WireImage)
Another social media user said: ‘If getting in on the ground floor of Drea de Matteo’s OnlyFans is wrong then I don’t wanna be right.’
Users who have visited the link have discovered that she has posted three times already and charges $15 per month (£11.86) for exclusive content.
According to reports, the actress already has around 650 followers on the patron website, which means she currently stands to make at least $9,000 (£7,100) a month.
She made the announcement on her Instagram on Friday morning (Picture: Instagram)
She also starred in the short-lived Friends spin-off Joey (Picture: Getty)
After her work on The Sopranos, De Matteo starred in Friends spin-off series Joey, in which she starred as Gina Tribbiani, Joey’s older sister who lives in Los Angeles.
She then went on to appear in several episodes of Sons of Anarchy, and spin-off series Paradise City, which is based on original series American Satan.
It’s come as a shock to Sopranos fans everywhere – Drea De Matteo has an OnlyFans (Picture: Getty)
Last year, Marvel series She-Hulk drew criticism from some fans on social media after spoiling Adriana’s fate in The Sopranos for people who were yet to watch.
During one episode, series favourite Madisynn (Patty Guggenheim) points out that Sorcerer Wong (Benedict Wong) is watching a key Sopranos episode.
In that episode – as Madiysnn blurts out – Adriana is killed off after she confesses to giving valuable information about the Mafia to the police.
The Sopranos is available to stream on NOW.
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She has hundreds of subscribers already.