Leah McSweeney claimed she earns more on OnlyFans than on “The Real Housewives of New York City.”
“I’m making a s–t ton of money, which is awesome,” the former Bravolebrity, 41, boasted in Thursday’s episode of the “Sofia with an F” podcast.
Host Sofia Franklyn asked McSweeney whether she “made more on OnlyFans in a week than [she] did on the show,” to which the ex-“Housewife” simply replied, “Yes.”
“One week is more than one season,” McSweeney claimed before wondering, “Why didn’t I do OnlyFans sooner?!”
The former reality star explained that most of her content on the adult website is “sexy” but “also funny.”
“I f–king love OnlyFans,” she raved. “This is great. This is a wonderful platform where people aren’t censored. They don’t have ads in their face constantly. They don’t have negative algorithms pushing bulls–t. I feel supported. I’m making money. I get to express myself. It’s fun. I love it. I’m being creative on it. It’s dope.”
McSweeney also gushed about collaborating with “Sopranos” star Drea de Matteo on the subscription-based platform — which she promoted on her Instagram — and becoming friends as a result.
“Now she’s my friend. Like, what? Like, are you kidding me? She’s the coolest, best person I’ve ever met,” she shared. “She’s so awesome. She’s been so supportive and so sweet. She’s a girl’s girl. She’s a down-ass bitch. I f–king love her.”
While the “Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip” alum loves OnlyFans now, she confessed to having “hesitations” when she first joined in October 2023 and wondered, “What are people gonna say?”
McSweeney since has been able to shake off the haters and “laugh” about them.
“People thought my bootyhole was on it, and it wasn’t. People thought, they’re like, ‘Leah’s selling pictures of her butthole for $5.’ I laughed at that so hard, though, because it’s not true,” she said with a chuckle.
The Married to the Mob founder did not expand upon how much money she has brought in or how many subscribers she has, but she charges $10 a month.
Page Six previously reported that McSweeney made $3,000 per episode for her first season of “RHONY” before being bumped up to $10,000 per episode for her second and final season.
Season 12 had 25 episodes and Season 13 had 18, so she earned approximately $75,000 and $180,000, respectively, for a combined total of $255,000 during her stint on the Bravo reality series.
McSweeney also starred on Season 3 of “Ultimate Girls Trip,” but it is unclear how much she earned for the Peacock spinoff.
A rep for Bravo didn’t return Page Six’s request for comment.
After being fired by Bravo, McSweeney filed a bombshell lawsuit against the network in February and accused executive producer Andy Cohen of doing cocaine with his favorite “Housewives.”
A rep for Cohen denied the accusations, calling them “completely false.”
In her suit, McSweeney claimed Bravo “thrives off drug and alcohol use” and that its shows are “run by people who create a dangerous work environment, encourage substance abuse to artificially create drama and cynically prey on the vulnerabilities of their employees.”
Cohen’s attorney fired back at the fashion designer with a legal letter stating that her lawsuit was “littered with false, offensive and defamatory statements.”
“Mr. Cohen never used cocaine with any cast member on any ‘Real Housewives’ show or with any other Bravo employee,” his lawyer, Orin Snyder, wrote in the letter, seen by Page Six earlier this month.
“We demand that you issue an immediate public retraction and apologize to Mr. Cohen. Every day you fail to do so only increases the damages suffered by Mr. Cohen.”
McSweeney’s lawyer, Sarah M. Matz, was quick to respond, telling us Cohen is “accustomed to using his power in the media to scare and intimidate people like Ms. McSweeney so that they will not speak out.”
