A Strictly Come Dancing star has quit OnlyFans after learning that his ‘value isn’t in muscles or body image’.

John Whaite, 36, won The Great British Bake Off in 2012 before making history in Strictly by participating in the first same-sex pairing with Johannes Radebe in 2021, reaching the final.

In 2023, he revealed that he would not be appearing on TV again after being ‘blindsided’ by the axe of Steph’s Packed Lunch from Channel 4.

Turning his back on TV, he then joined OnlyFans, and has since been open about his experience on the platform, explaining that it gave him ‘a sense of complete freedom in my sexuality’ despite initially regretting signing up.

The move did see the Bake Off star get dropped by several brands, including Waitrose who did so ‘without any notice’.

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