'Best decision I ever made': OnlyFans star Sarah Jayne Dunn on leaving Hollyoaks and 'taking back control' at 40

Former Hollyoaks star Sarah Jayne Dunn has spoken out about leaving the Channel Four soap to continue posting pictures on the subscription site OnlyFans saying it's the 'best decision I ever made.' Sarah, 40, left the soap last November in a row over her decision to join OnlyFans, which is known for its adult content.

In a new interview with Naked Beach star and body confidence advocate Jsky on his BBC Radio Manchester show, mum-of-one Sarah says she now feels 'more confident than I've ever felt' after 'taking back control.' And she said she would like return to acting after her role as Mandy Richardson in Hollyoaks saying "I never stopped being an actress."

She told broadcaster and reality TV star Jsky: "Now what I've found with what I've done in the past few months and taking back control, I feel more confident than I've ever felt. I think that's from going 'actually I'm going to own this and I'm going to do this my way.'"

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Sarah, who has a five-year-old son Stanley with her husband Jonathan Smith, said: "I'm 40, I look great and I'm more confident than I've ever been. I think I look better than I did in my twenties.

Sarah, who was one of the long-running soap's biggest stars, was unable to 'reach a resolution' with bosses. A Hollyoaks spokeswoman said that as a 'youth-facing drama with many young viewers' the soap does not allow any Hollyoaks cast members 'to be active on certain 18+ websites.' They said the show had hoped she could remain in the role as mum Mandy but they 'respected' her choice to stay on OnlyFans.

Explaining why she was signing up to OnlyFans she admitted at the time that 'some might find