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sopranos." drea demateo. adriana was known as the heart of the show. after "the sopranos," acting work for her kept rolling in. with the pandemic all that changed. facing financial disaster, that's when drea says she took control. >> is that you? >> that's me. >> that's amazing. >> me with my big booty. >> that's pretty good. >> me and my big booty. >> i like the butt shot, that's nice. >> not a bad butt. >> i can see why you get a lot of people coming on your site. >> not a bad booty. >> juju: drea demateo is proud of her body. she's used to people looking at it. >> that's something i could see on instagram or something like it? >> but i would never do that on instagram. i don't walk around in a bikini in front of people. the fact that i'm doing this is just a new version of me that i'm kind of proud of, and i don't feel like i need to apologize to anybody. >> juju: you joked, who would be interested in granny porn? but you are the furthest thing

from a granny i can think of. >> i could be a grandmother. >> juju: no worries, drea is not really doing porn. the 52-year-old actress who specialized in sex bomb characters on screen, famously in "the sopranos," now creating a new persona these days online. >> didn't know i made all these tips, guys, $150,000 in tips right here. >> juju: it's paying off thanks to onlyfans. in fact, she says it saved her from financial ruin. she's joined a growing list of high-profile actors and others taking their talents to the exclusive subscription-based platform and cashing in. without doing explicit content. drea knows herb appeal on onlyfans to many comes from her role as adriana, the doomed but much-loved character from six seasons of hbo's iconic series "the sopranos." >> adriana lacerva.

>> this is my friend i was telling you about, adriana. >> nobody followed me. >> you wouldn't know it if you did. >> jesus christ. >> i think the reason i made money because i'm adriana. like i said, it's adriana's fan page, it's not my page. >> juju: i walked around for months going "christopher!" everybody loved the way you said it. >> please, christopher! >> i didn't like doing it. i felt like i sounded like a caricature, and i wanted to be true to the character, not just some accented italian character. so i asked david chase to rewrite that, let me just say "chrissy." and i say "chrissy," he let me. >> i'm loving the scenery, chrissy. fifth row center and dinner at le cirque? yow! >> he said, "you must say

christopher." so i became famous for "christopher." like matt leblanc's "how ya doing?" >> juju: she was referred to as the heart of the show, the conscience of the show. >> see? she's getting me to cry. >> juju: i didn't mean to. >> i am the cryer, the "town crier." i loved her, i understood her. i think the way she was written, she was the sacrificial lamb. >> juju: that role on one of tv's most celebrated shows propelled her to the upper levels of hollywood. netting her an emmy. >> there's so many people that are responsible for this. but if i even try to thank any of them right now, i might puke, choke, cry, or die. >> juju: she would go on to star on other hit shows. as joey's sister on "the friends" spinoff. >> just pick one. >> fine. gina, you are the bigger pain in the ass. >> told ya. >> juju: as wendy case on "sons of anarchy."

>> looks like the boy might see his first birthday. >> he made it. oh, april, thank god. >> juju: angie on "desperate housewives." >> someone get me a coffee later. >> holy crap, is that heidi klum? >> juju: i think people assume you're on a hit show, you starred in a hit show, people assume you're rolling in the money. you were a working actress in hollywood. >> yep. it's pretty amazing that we're actually not rich. i took what i could get at that time. but -- i mean, for "sons" i basically barely got paid to be on that show because i was never supposed to be a series regular. "sopranos," i was never a series regular either until later on. >> juju: the money was good enough to pay the bills. and buy this beautiful home in the hollywood hills. everything seemed fine until the pandemic hit. suddenly the divorced mom of two was on the verge of losing everything.

what does this house mean to you? >> security. family. i will start to cry, so i'm going to just take a minute. to lose your sense of safety -- and it came right out of the pandemic where we really didn't know what was happening and what was up and what was down. there were just so many things happening. >> juju: at the beginning of the pandemic, hollywood, like everything else, shut down. filming slowly picked back up, and work resumed. but not for drea. >> i just didn't follow a few very important rules that were necessary for people to follow. >> juju: like what this. >> like a mandate. >> juju: the mandates she's talking about, covid safety protocols instituted across the filmmaking industry in nearly all projects headed by major studios, which meant no vaccine, no work.

drea had chosen not to get the vaccine. you didn't get on a soap box and talk about why you weren't doing it, but you decided not to take the covid vaccine? >> for me it was -- i don't even take tylenol. i have a headache right now, i'm probably not going to take tylenol. i'm going to figure out other ways to get rid of it. i don't like to put anything in my body. i also just didn't know enough. my children didn't know enough. my kids are fully vaccinated. >> juju: it wasn't like a big ideological thing for you? >> no, it was not at all, until it became that in the media. >> juju: like so many others who were out of work and out of money, drea was on the verge of foreclosure on this home that had been her safety net for years. you were apparently down to very little in your bank account? >> i don't like to play the victim, because i have this house. i knew i could sell this house, and i could downsize my life and be okay and go get a job

anywhere. a supermarket, i don't care. but at that time, during the mandates, i couldn't even go work at a bookstore. i needed a vaccine card, needed a bar code to survive. >> reporter: she didn't end up in a bookshop. instead, another opportunity presented itself. suggested by one of her teenage daughter's friends. you're handed an unlikely lifeline? onlyfans? >> yeah. that was a fluke. a really lucky fluke. and if i had it to do all over again -- i would have done it sooner. i don't care what any of these haters want to say. >> juju: what made you flip the switch? >> i put a picture up, a selfie. holy cow. i was about to say the other word. holy cow. i was like, okay, so we just paid the real estate company back within a day. immediately i was like, oh my god, we're going to be okay. >> juju: within minutes, just minutes, drea knew she wouldn't

have to sell her house after all. she may not have to act any time soon. how much do you make on onlyfans versus, say, an episode on "sopranos"? >> oh -- i never was a top-tier player on "sopranos." way more on onlyfans. depend on this the month. i've only been doing it a couple of months. >> juju: can you give us a ballpark of how much you're able to rake in? >> i mean -- probably idea. people can speculate. it's not really as much as everybody thinks. i'm still not rich by any means, considering what rich looks like today. but we're okay. we're going to survive. but i do have to figure out other ways to maintain my home. i know it is a career for some women. that was a band-aid. onlyfans was a band-aid for me. >> juju: one special outfit drea has yet to model on onlyfans is one of her character adriana's most memorable looks.

this cat suit, i mean, talk about mob life. >> it's really funny that the whole mob wife aesthetic was happening at the same time i was launching my brand. >> juju: her own brand, less mob wife, more streetwear. it's a clothing line called ultra free.

tra free. i would imagine sales have gone up since onlyfans launched? >> i mean, onlyfans was first. only fans was first, and we did onlyfans to launch this. so that money pays for the startup of this. >> juju: i see. dreams change. for drea, that's meant shifting to a more business-oriented future, centered at home with heir children.

you were also quoted at saying your daughter told you she's proud of you? >> that's going to make me cry. that will -- yeah. that -- yeah. oh, jesus christ, that's not supposed to happen. i'm the tough guy. a lot of people said to me, what do you think about the haters? i don't care, my kids are proud of me. that's all that matters. >> juju: for more on drea's and others' journeys on onlyfans, watch the latest episode of "impact by nightline: onlyfans, not just sex" now streaming on hulu. when we come back, the pomp, pageantry, and big paydays of the nfl draft. nothing comes close to this place in the morning. i'm so glad i can still come here. you see, i was diagnosed with obstructive hcm. and there were some days i was so short of breath. i thought i'd have to settle for never stepping foot on this trail again.

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♪ >> juju: welcome back. tonight, why did over 150,000 football fans show up in detroit in the offseason? the nfl draft is the answer. it's where years of training pay off, where careers begin, and up-and-coming football stars earn their entry into the big leagues of america's wildly popular sport. here's abc's ashan singh. >> detroit! what up? >> 150,000 people here to watch the draft. >> reporter: the nfl draft night is where dreams come true. >> it's really a blessing. i wouldn't trade it for the world. >> it took a lot of sacrifice, love, care for the game of

football. >> super blessed to be here. >> reporter: for so many of college football's best. >> with the first pick in the 2024 nfl draft, the chicago bears select -- caleb williams. >> reporter: usc quarterback caleb williams sporting a simple but classy suit telling "gq sports" -- >> three crosses on the bottom of the pants leg, four on top. my nails, got silver nails. >> reporter: the 2022 heisman beginner also gained attention for his style are hands. >> my mom does nails. it started there. she's done it my whole life. it's always been around me. nobody else does it. i like to do new things. i don't really care what people have to say about it. >> it's unique, it's different. we haven't heard of too many quarterbacks painting their nails. but welcome to 2024. >> reporter: his mom by his side for the biggest moment of his life. >> i'm really speechless. but it's like a movie i've

wanted to watch, and i finally got to watch it. >> reporter: caleb's far from the only stylish athlete tonight. >> right here, just my childhood. >> reporter: many young stars dressing to impress. >> my suit is all legends that's been a part of my life. mom, family, brothers, coaches. >> american reality tv at its finest. this is that opportunity for them to really bust out and show people their personality and show people the decision-making they've got on their clothes and the outfits. >> reporter: the 2024 nfl draft held over three days in detroit is the largest event during the nfl offseason. >> big ten's offensive linemen -- >> reporter: for these college athletes and their families, lives foreof changed. >> the washington commanders select -- jayden daniels. >> this guy, look how fired up he is. >> reporter: one of those players, lsu quarterback jaden dani daniels, knows exactly what he wants to be as a pro.

>> hopefully i can be an idol to young african americans that aspire to be a quarterback or just in general. somebody to look up to. hopefully i can be a role model to them. >> the arizona cardinals select -- marvin harrison jr. >> reporter: the top wide receiver in the draft, ohio state's marvin harrison jr., has football pedigree in his blood. >> came down, position football, the guys here, we're here -- >> reporter: harrison jr. and marvin harrison sr., a hall of fame receiver for the indianapolis colts, spoke with espn's marty smith earlier this week. >> what does greatness look like for you? >> my dad. he is greatness to me, all that he's accomplished. >> what comes with having a hall of fame father? >> i don't know, it's tough. people always say, he don't act like you. he's got a different swagger. i want him to play the game and have fun, and i think he's doing it. >> what similarities do you carry as a player?

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