'Harry Potter' star Jessie Cave reveals how OnlyFans 'saved our lives'

Jessie Cave, the Harry Potter star, recently got candid and opened up about how much money she has made from OnlyFans.

For those unaware, the 39-year-old English actress and comedian, who played the role of Lavender Brown in the franchise’s final three films, became part of the online content subscription service as a creator in March 2025. She mostly makes “hair content” to support herself and her four children.

The UK-based newspaper The Times published her interview on August 7, in which Cave said, “I couldn’t go and, say, work in a supermarket because I can’t afford the childcare, and also I don’t want people shouting Harry Potter spells at me as I work at Tesco.”

She added, “I could retrain but I can’t afford to do a degree. I had a breakdown and I thought, that’s it with acting, I give up. But also we have no money. It was a point of complete desperation.”

The Tale of Tales star makes videos of herself dressed as an elf, a maid or even Brown while playing and brushing her long hair.

Cave quipped, “My rule is the hair is the main character. That’s how I justify it. It’s literally about hair: the texture of hair. The fetish. It’s very, very niche.”

“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. But it’s now been over a year and a half and it’s genuinely saved our lives,” she explained.

It is pertinent to mention that Jessie Cave has earned more than £15,000 (around $20,200 after just one day of joining OnlyFans.