Former Hollyoaks star Sarah Jayne Dunn says she was nearly photographed under her skirt and inappropriately handled while playing Mandy Richardson on set.
The actress started playing the role in 1996, but was fired in 2021 after refusing to shut down her OnlyFans account. Mandy went to LA in early 2022 after a co-star apparently reported Sarah’s account on the adult website to Hollyoaks bosses, leading to her firing..
Character Mandy went to LA in 2022 after a co-star allegedly reported Sarah’s account on the adult website to Hollyoaks bosses, leading to her firing.
In an interview with Metro.co.uk last year, Sarah Jayne revealed that OnlyFans has given her a platform to be herself rather than a character., Sarah Jayne revealed that OnlyFans has given her a platform to express herself as herself instead of a character.
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‘I found a nice space to be myself, be creative, be expressive, be Sarah, rather than a character,’ she said.
‘It seemed like the right fit; I got in touch with OnlyFans and they were really helpful and I talked to creators about their experiences on the platform.
‘And I thought, yeah, this is for me.’
Now, she has spoken out about what she sees as the double standard surrounding her dismissal from Hollyoaks, saying that the decision 'didn’t make sense' to her.
Speaking to In an interview with The Sun’s Fabulous Magazine, Sarah said: ‘I’d been objectified and made a sexual object for my entire adult life., Sarah said: ‘I’d been sexualized and objectified for my entire adult life.
‘To then be told I couldn’t do it on my own terms? That was really the part that hurt because it just didn’t make sense to me.
‘I had spent years going on set, being put in short skirts and having a camera pan up and, you know, nearly photographing me up my skirt and things like that.
‘And then you’d have directors handling you and making you feel uncomfortable… to be told that I couldn’t take control myself was the biggest blow.’
Metro.co.uk has asked Hollyoaks for a response.
