American Pie star Shannon Elizabeth starts OnlyFans after quitting Hollywood

When it comes to cult classic films, there’s no denying American Pie is up there.

Twenty-seven years after it was made, the franchise still has its cultural influence with references continuing to float around on social media and some actors remaining known by their characters names.

And of course, one of its most memorable scenes carries on to be ingrained in some people’s minds – Nadia’s nude scene.

Shannon Elizabeth played the stunning foreign exchange student in the iconic film but eventually quit the industry and moved from the US to South Africa.

The now 52-year-old may have admitted that she ‘wouldn’t have had a career’ without the infamous nude scene but she made a bit of a U-turn in ditching Hollywood to work on her conservation charity. And now, she’s decided to join OnlyFans.

Shannon played Nadia in American Pie. (Universal Pictures)

Having primarily found fame by getting her kit off in American Pie, Elizabeth now wants to take control of her own story.

“I've spent my entire career working in Hollywood, where other people controlled the narrative and the outcome of my career,” she told PEOPLE.

The actor said her ‘new chapter’ on the subscription platform is all about ‘changing that’.

Elizabeth said she plans to show ‘off a more sexy side’ that hasn’t been seen by anyone as well as to get ‘closer to my fans’.

“I'm choosing OnlyFans because it allows me to connect directly with my audience, create on my own terms, and just be free. I really do think this is the future,” she added.

Fans of the actor will be able to subscribe to her page from today (16 April).

Shannon's OnlyFans opens today. (shannonelizabeth/Instagram)

Having spoke openly about getting nude on screen before, Elizabeth said during the documentary Skin: A History Of Nudity In The Movies: “If I hadn’t done American Pie and I hadn’t done the role of Nadia and the nudity that came along with it, I might not have a career today."

She also told Entertainment Tonight that she’s very different to Nadia in that she’s ‘just not the girl who likes to be naked, ever’.

“Even at home I'm always covered up,” Elizabeth explained. “Like I have friends that sleep in the nude and they don't mind walking around that way. That was never me, but because that was kind of my coming out, everyone assumed I was that girl.”

Regardless of her contrast to the American Pie character, she added that ‘everything I’ve done in my life is because of’ the film.