Baywatch star, 50, says she’s making ‘more money than ever’ and supporting entire family by stripping off for OnlyFans

BAYWATCH Hawaii star Brande Roderick has revealed she’s making ‘more money than ever’ by stripping off for OnlyFans. Brande, 50, who starred as Leigh Dyer in the 1999 spin-off, is following in the footsteps of Denise Richards, Drea de Matteo and Carol Alt by raking in the cash on the adult site. The actress has experience in the field, though, having enjoyed a career as a glamour model alongside her TV career. She told Fox News Digital: “Me being a single mom of two boys with no financial support from their father, I have to take care of my family. “And for me, my passion and love is acting and producing. So, in order for me to do that, I have, you know, my side job with OnlyFans, which helps to facilitate my other passion of acting and producing. “So, for me, it’s been really a wonderful outlet for me.” Brande went on to compare her OnlyFans shoots to her Playboy work, but this time with more creative control. She explained: “You only put out there the images that you love and that you want, you know, the world to see. “Whereas when you were doing Playboy, you really had no control over it. So, it’s like I’m my own Hugh Hefner, I guess.” The blonde beauty also made clear that she doesn’t “show any nudity down below” and tries to bring an artistic and meaninful approach to the images. Brande, who was crowned Playboy’s Playmate of the year in 2001, played strong-minded Leigh in the beach drama until its cancellation in 2001. Lifeguard Leigh clashed with rival Jenna Avid from nearby Oahu North Shore on the series after the latter tried recruiting her as a spy. Brande got the gig after going through four or five stages of auditions including tough swimming and water tests. She ultimately passed and became the second character in the spin-off franchise’s history to be a helicopter pilot after Allie Reese. Away from the screen, Brande has lived a varied life. She had a year long romance with the late Playboy founder Hugh Hefner in 2000 and was previously married to NFL star Glenn Cadrez, who is the father of her two boys. She and Cadrez divorced in 2017. Brande has starred on the big screen too with roles in Starsky and Hutch and Bollywood flick Out of Control. Then there have been appearances in reality TV on Celebrity Apprentice and Gameshow Marathon.