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Maitland Ward Compares $20K-25K TV Pay to Six-Figure OnlyFans Income

Published 27 April 2026

Former Boy Meets World actress Maitland Ward disclosed earning $20,000 to $25,000 per episode on the Disney Channel sitcom, a fraction of the six figures she now makes monthly through OnlyFans and adult film sales. The 49-year-old shared the comparison in an episode of Investigation Discovery's Hollywood Demons: Child Stars Gone Wild, set to air Monday.

Ward played Rachel McGuire, a roommate to characters portrayed by Matthew Lawrence and Will Friedle, during the show's final two seasons from 1998 to 2000. She described the role's instability, saying, "With a TV show you don't have all the guarantees out there," as she constantly feared being fired.

By contrast, Ward highlighted the control and longevity of her current career, which she entered in 2019 after roles in films like White Chicks and the sitcom Out of Practice. "In porn or OnlyFans, I can get six figures a month. There is also my adult film sales and I am creating this brand. I can make it go for as long as I want it to go," she said.

Earlier fame came from portraying Jessica Forrester on the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful as a teenager in the 1990s. Ward has since detailed a 2022 memoir, Rated X: How Porn...

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