Lauren's fears over finances

Despite returning to TOWIE, Lauren Goodger has joined OnlyFans in an effort to make more money to provide for her young daughter Larose, a source tells new

- Shelley Spadoni

Original The Only Way Is Essex star Lauren Goodger – who made her epic comeback on the reality show in March after a nine-year break is a loving and devoted mother to her daughter Larose, three, as anyone who follows her on social media can see.

But it can’t be easy for the reality star – not only as a single mum, but adjusting to a different way of life as a TV personality who, by her own admission, makes nowhere near the money she once did.

As a result, she revealed in a recent interview that she struggles with her finances and is living what she calls a “basic” life, having once commanded £25,000 for a magazine shoot in her TOWIE heyday. But times have changed.

It’s what led to her joining adults-only website OnlyFans, alongside other celebs such as Kerry Katona and former Love Islander Megan Barton-Hanson. But she admitted in the interview, “I don’t want to have to do OnlyFans.” Adding that she had to rely on it as money “isn’t what it was”.

She makes a living posting snaps of herself in lingerie for a £38 monthly membership fee. However, as she confessed during the interview, she would rather not have to use the X-rated website.