Coco Austin Explains How Being "Wholesome Mother" Inspired Her OnlyFans Launch

Coco Austin shared that she joined OnlyFans because she wanted to craft a more "wholesome" image on her other social media pages as the mother of her and husband Ice-T's daughter Chanel. 

By Leah Degrazia Nov 13, 2025 3:05 AM
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Coco Austin is no longer handing out her risqué photos for free. 

The 46-year-old shared that she launched her subscription-based OnlyFans account due to a desire to keep her other social media pages more PG for the sake of her 9-year-old daughter Chanel, who she shares with husband Ice-T

"I took what I was doing on Instagram and uploaded the pictures [on OnlyFans] because I think it was getting a little too saucy on Instagram," Coco explained during the Nov. 9 episode of Bunnie Xo's Dumb Blonde podcast. "I was like, 'No, I want to be a wholesome mother that people see, I don't want them to always see my ass. I'll take that over there, so if you want to see it, you can [pay].'"

For the former Playboy model, it's important that her little one is always "happy for me or proud."

"I don't want it to ever bug her," Coco explained. "I want to do it in an appropriate way that makes her feel comfortable."

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Ice-T and Coco Austin's Daughter Chanel's 8th Birthday Party

But that doesn't mean Chanel isn't aware that posing for racy photos is one aspect of her mom's career.

"She knows that's what I'm all about—mommy's sexy," Coco said. "She just rolls her eyes. She gets it, I want to make sure I don't go overboard now she's kind of weirded out. I'm very delicate with it."

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However, the TV personality—who tied the knot with Ice-T in 2002—still has no plans to stop stripping down for the camera. As she put it, "I am always going to take sexy pictures until I die." 

"You hear all these comments, 'Don't you think you're too old?'" Coco continued. "It really bothers me because I think we're setting the tone. I'm really into good health, peptides, liquid vitamins. I'm all about that and I think I'm doing a good job keeping up with myself."

Quipping that even when she's older she'll "go out with a thong on and do the splits," she added, "Everybody's like, 'When are you gonna stop doing the splits?!' I'm like, 'No, I'm doing it all. All the stuff that irritates the hell out of you? I'm gonna do it all until I die.'"

For more stars who have joined OnlyFans, keep reading. 

Jessie Cave

The Harry Potter alum announced in March 2025 she had joined the platform to focus on very niche and non-sexual content.

"It's very much geared toward people who have an interest or fetish with hair,” Jessie said on her Before We Break Up Again podcast. “I really am choosing to think of this as an empowering moment for me because I have been this very straight, prim actress for a lot of my career and this is very much a way of me saying, 'Okay, I'm doing something that is not normal. This is weird and me and a bit kinky. And why not?’"

Denise Richards

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum joined OnlyFans in 2022 after her daughter Sami Sheen—who she shares with ex-husband Charlie Sheenstarted her own account on the subscription-based platform known for hosting NSFW content.

"My daughter got a lot of backlash for opening the account," she told KTLA at the time. "I had heard of OnlyFans but I wasn't educated on what OnlyFans was and once I started to learn about it, I really think that the creators of the site really took the best of every platform of social media and put it into one site. You own your content. The other sites, they can sell your content."

Blac Chyna

Though the Rob & Chyna alum was one of the first celebs to join OnlyFans in 2020, she quit producing content on the website three years later after getting baptized and embracing religion.

Tyler Posey

The Teen Wolf star launched an OnlyFans account in late September 2020. However, he told E! News the following year that he found his career on the website "mentally draining."

"You really feel like an object on OnlyFans," he shared. "I'm trying my hardest to be artistic as possible with the content I put out 'cause I don't want it to just be porn, you know? That's not what I do and I don't want to take it away from the people that are doing that. I just want to be artistic and stay in touch with my fans."

 

Amber Rose

The model announced her decision to join and produce private content on the site in 2020. According to the description on Amber's OnlyFans page, her account is "your chance to experience something."

Bella Thorne

The former Disney Channel star launched her OnlyFans account in August 2020 to "remove the stigma behind sex, sex work, and the negativity that surrounds the word SEX itself by bringing a mainstream face to it."

"I wanted to bring attention to the site," she wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. "The more people on the site the more likely of a chance to normalize the stigmas."

Trisha Paytas

Before marrying husband Moses Hacmon in 2021, the YouTuber had a lucrative career on OnlyFans.

"OnlyFans did great in 2020, so I was like 'I’m only doing OnlyFans this whole year,'" she told Polyester magazine. "I kind of followed the money."

Trisha continued, "It was fun. I had a summer of it and I made a ton of money and I loved it. I probably would have continued longer but I met Moses and I was like, “OK, I’ll stop now.'" 

Jordyn Woods

The Life of Kylie alum joined the subscription-based platform in 2020. In an interview with Complex at the time, she expressed her excitement to participate on a site where everyone can be their most "authentic" selves. 

Cardi B

The rapper launched her OnlyFans account in August 2020 amid the release of her smash hit "WAP." The account featured exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of the single's music video, as well as some content from her daily life. 

Dorinda Medley

The Real Housewives of New York alum joined website in 2020 as a surprise to some of her fans, though she has since deactivated her page.

Sonja Morgan

In solidarity with her Real Housewives of New York costar, Morgan announced her OnlyFans account in July 2020. Upon the launch, she offered an exclusive free membership for fans that subscribed in the first week.

Tana Mongeau

The Youtuber subscribed to the OnlyFans life in 2020, writing on X, "TANA UNCENSORED IS FINALLY HERE AND THAT’S ALL IMA SAY."

Lily Allen

The "Smile" singer launched an OnlyFans account for her feet in 2024.

Austin Mahone

The "Say You're Just a Friend" singer joined OnlyFans in 2020, writing in the description of his page, "Message me if you wanna see the real good stuff."

Tyga

The "Rack City" rapper started an OnlyFans account in 2020, though he later deactivated it to launch Myystar, another subscription-based platform for content creators.

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