Harry Potter actress Jessie Cave – who played Lavender Brown in the iconic films – revealed she’s actually made more money from her saucy side hustle than she did from acting
08:59, 10 Aug 2026
Harry Potter star Jessie Cave revealed her unconventional side venture has raked in more cash in 12 months than her entire acting career combined.
The former child actress, 39, shot to fame portraying Lavender Brown in the Harry Potter franchise before landing roles in programmes such as Call the Midwife, Industry, Am I Being Unreasonable? and Black Mirror.
However, as acting opportunities became increasingly scarce, the mother-of-four has spoken candidly about the financial strain that ultimately drove her towards the adult content platform. Jessie revealed she hit a “point of complete desperation” while battling to secure roles and lacking the funds to retrain.
The mum-of-four feared getting a ‘regular’ job like working in a supermarket because these don’t fit around her childcare responsibilities, and nurseries and nannies are expensive.
What’s more, she worried members of the public might keep approaching her and “shouting Harry spells” at her, which would definitely be obstructive to her job!
For more financial security, Jessie signed up to the adult platform OnlyFans in March 2025. She thought it would be a good way to tide her over financially in the short-term, but it ended up being way more lucrative than anticipated.
“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,” she told the Times. “But it’s now been over a year and a half, and it’s genuinely saved our lives.”
Jessie does not post explicit content and tackles a niche kink instead. She has established a specialised following by producing clips centred on her remarkably lengthy locks, which cascade down to her pelvis.
She brushes her tresses while dressed as various characters, including her previous Harry Potter role, Lavender Brown.
She explained: “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.”
Jessie’s followers contribute $6 monthly, and she earns additional income through paid messages. The sums have been staggering, with the actress stating she once earned £15,000 in a single day.
She also shared that over one year, her revenue from the site surpassed her entire lifetime earnings from performing. Prior to securing the Harry Potter part, Jessie featured in the CBBC drama Summerhill in 2008.
Jessie landed the Lavender Brown role via an open casting process, triumphing over roughly 7,000 competing girls to feature in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
Her additional screen work encompasses the ITV sitcom Buffering and Sky comedy Trollied.
Earlier this year, Jessie also underwent breast enlargement surgery, which she revealed her followers funded. She clarified that the choice stemmed partly from the fact that her hair “can only do so much”.
Despite her achievements, Jessie admits she might have a limited future on the site, as she’s unwilling to venture into explicit material. She revealed she’s frequently requested to perform “gross stuff”, which can affect her.
Nevertheless, she reckons more entertainers might embrace the platform going forward, in the footsteps of celebrities such as Kate Nash and Lily Allen, who have both openly discussed utilising the site to support their music careers financially.
