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Mia Dunn, daughter of Emmerdale Star Sammy Winward has revealed the pair are no longer on speaking terms after the 19-year-old joined OnlyFans earlier this year.
Winward is best known for playing veteran character Katie Sugden in the popular ITV soap opera between 2001 and 2015. She was engaged to Blackburn footballer Daniel Dunn, who is Dunn's father, before the couple split shortly after the birth of their daughter in 2005.
A heated argument sparked a confrontation between mother and daughter months ago, and Dunn confirmed that they are no longer on speaking terms.
“He said some pretty bad things the last time we spoke, it was horrible,” she said. Sun.
“But I love my mom so much, I love my whole family, but none of them talk to me now.”
Explaining that he understands his family's reservations about his new occupation, he said he hopes things will be different one day.
“I think they're just protecting me. It hasn't been nice and some of the conversations we had before we stopped talking weren't very good,” she continued.
“But I will always love and cherish them. I hope that one day we can rebuild our relationship and move forward.”
Speaking about the confidence she has gained on OnlyFans, a content subscription service used primarily by sex workers, the model says she now earns 10 times what she used to and hopes to use the opportunity as a stepping stone to a career in real estate.
“I feel very empowered on OnlyFans. I am my own boss and I have confidence in myself and what I do.”
He added: “I get around £30,000 a month from my account and I work about three days a week. I film my content, upload it and then spend time doing the paperwork.”
She has no intention of staying in the industry forever, as she said: “I'm not going to be on OnlyFans forever. It's a great stepping stone into the real estate business.”
Dunn appeared alongside Winward during an interview on Loose women Two years ago, when she was planning to follow in her mother's footsteps and become an actress, she found work as a make-up artist when she left school and conversations with friends about the earning potential of OnlyFans convinced her to make the switch.
