Jodie Marsh has revealed she earned £60,000 to build a fence at her animal rescue centre Fripps Farm by stripping off on OnlyFans.
The glamour model, 44, has taken a step back from the limelight in recent years to focus on her sanctuary in Chelmsford, Essex and also works with other rescues, such as reptile rescue centre The Dragon Shelter, to help facilitate and rehabilitate abandoned animals.
While the Celebrity Big Brother star has become a pillar of her local community and will never turn an animal in need away, she revealed that the costs of running the business can be crippling.
Jodie exclusively told MailOnline: ‘Before we became a C.I.C (Community Interest Company) I was funding it all myself and I did it by doing OnlyFans.
‘The perimeter fence alone for securing the animals cost £60,000 so I had to pay for that with OnlyFans. My boobs paid for the fences and they also paid the staff’s wages!’
Jodie Marsh has revealed she earned £60,000 to build a fence at her animal rescue centre Fripps Farm by stripping off on OnlyFans
Now that Fripps is a C.I.C they can accept public donations to help with the day-to-day costs and Jodie was quick to thank her ‘utterly amazing’ followers who have donated money or bought food for the animals.
Every donation makes a difference, with Jodie revealing she’s made £20,000 just from asking people to donate £1 towards the farm.
As it stands, Jodie needs to raise £16,000 a month to keep the farm running and while she makes this through donations she confessed it’s ‘tough’ to stay afloat when additional costs occur.
Despite the staggering costs, Jodie refuses to turn away an animal in need but works with other rescue centres who help out where they can, recently teaming up with Anna Milosevic to rehome Leo the iguana at her reptile rescue center in Coulsdon, The Dragon Shelter.
Jodie explained: ‘Anna and I met years ago when we both worked in the same nightclub and we hooked up again recently because she’s now rescuing reptiles and we get lots and lots of reptiles.
‘She’s offered to take our Iguana for us and he’s a very big boy, very fit and healthy and in tip top shape. By rehoming him to Anna, it frees up space for us to take in any more that need homes and also any emergency cases because at the moment we’re sort of full up.
‘It’s really cool that Anna’s going to take him because she’ll give him the best life and it’s just wonderful that we’ve played a part in finding him his forever home.’
While Jodie is kept busy planning the finances of her rescue centre she revealed she’s proud to dispel the typical stereotype of being a ‘bimbo’ glamour model.
The glamour model, 44, has taken a step back from the limelight in recent years to focus on her sanctuary in Chelmsford, Essex
Jodie works with other rescue centres who help out where they can, recently teaming up with Anna Milosevic to rehome Leo the iguana at her reptile rescue in Coulsdon, The Dragon Shelter
She explained: ‘When I first got famous it was quite well documented that I went to a private school and that I’ve got 11 GCSES and I was really clever, so I think people who have known me from the start, they’ve always known that I’ve got a brain.
‘Actually I think that some people hate me in the start because they were like, “well if she’s so clever, why is she getting her boots out?”
‘But I saw it as the quickest way to make lots of money actually. For me, it was a clever move because it was something I could do really easily and really quickly to raise lots and lots of money for myself.
‘So if people have followed me a long time or know about me, then I think they know that I’ve got a brain.
‘But occasionally you get like the odd person that thinks, “oh what does she know She’s a glamour model.” And I quite enjoy putting them in their place!
‘If somebody says some stupid comment online, I’ll reply and I’ve never yet lost a social media row yet!’
Jodie founded Fripps Farm in 2020 and donations can be made via their website www.frippsfarm.co.uk. You can find them on Instagram @frippsfarm
The Dragon Shelter is a reptile rescue and rehabilitation center in Coulsdon. You can donate or learn more about reptile encounters at ww.thedragonshelter.com. You can find them on Instagram @the_dragon_shelter
While Jodie is kept busy planning the finances of her rescue centre she revealed she’s proud to dispel the typical stereotype of being a ‘bimbo’ glamour model
