An OnlyFans star stumbled upon a chilling revelation that might have made her reconsider her career on the platform.
Sharna Beckman probably aimed to maintain a clear divide between her OnlyFans activities and her personal life, but one discovery significantly blurred that line.
Although many adult content creators openly advertise their pages, others prefer a low profile, balancing a regular life with supplementary income from the site.
Keeping a lower profile likely helps in steering clear of awkward conversations with friends and family.
However, a difficult conversation was probably unavoidable after Beckman discovered that one of her subscribers was, in fact, a family member.
Sharna Beckman came to the horrifying realisation that a member of her family had been subscribing to her OnlyFans (Instagram/@sharnabeckman)
That's a situation that's simultaneously hilarious, creepy, and just plain strange.
The OnlyFans star revealed that her own cousin, with whom she had grown up close and still met at family events, had been subscribing to her page for over two months.
In an interview with Yahoo! Lifestyle, Beckman described confronting her cousin, only to receive what she considered an excuse.
"He tried telling me that it wasn't him, it was actually his friend, who was married, so couldn't use his own name or credit card," she recounted. "My cousin apparently kindly offered to share his name and credit card to allow this other guy to join my page."
Feeling 'sick to [her] stomach,' Beckman made it clear she didn't buy his story and challenged her cousin, asking why he would subscribe to OnlyFans and why he would purchase additional explicit content from her.
Despite her frustration, Beckman chose not to inform her family, wanting to avoid any awkwardness.
Beckman ultimately decided not to tell her family about it (Instagram/@sharnabeckman)
"So, I removed my cousin from my OnlyFans account and blocked his phone messages," she explained. "I just don’t understand why he would subscribe in the first place, and then use his real name. Like, was he hoping I would find out it was him? And then what?"
Since discovering her cousin's subscription, Beckman has been making up excuses to skip family gatherings.
"I didn’t tell my family because I didn’t want to stir up drama, I already felt super awkward about it," she said, adding, "I think it would just cause drama and he'd probably deny it, making me seem like a liar."
Despite this unsettling revelation, Beckman has experienced success on OnlyFans, now earning six figures monthly on the platform.
"I've always known that I would be in the sex work industry," she had previously stated. "I love exploring my sexuality and trying new things; it's opened up a whole new world for me."
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