Piper Rockelle launched an OnlyFans account within months of turning 18 and claims to have banked nearly $3 million in under 24 hours, brushing off a wave of online backlash.
At a Glance
- The former child YouTuber joined the adult platform in December 2024
- She says first-day earnings approached $3 million
- Netflix’s “Bad Influence” docuseries had revisited abuse allegations against her mother
- Why it matters: The leap from kid-friendly content to adult subscriptions signals a stark shift in influencer career arcs
The 18-year-old influencer told News Of Losangeles she “couldn’t be more happy” with her new trajectory, even as critics blast the move’s potential impact on her young fan base.
From Kidfluencer to OnlyFans
Rockelle spent the last decade building a following through family-friendly YouTube challenges, many produced by her mother, Tiffany Smith. That image fractured in April 2024 when Netflix released Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing, a docuseries spotlighting the 2022 lawsuit filed by 11 former collaborators. The teens alleged unpaid work and “inappropriate, offensive and abusive treatment,” including sexually explicit remarks. Tiffany Smith denied the claims and settled for nearly $2 million in October 2024, with all parties denying liability.
Two months before the docuseries debuted, the then-17-year-old visited the Bop House, a content collective known for OnlyFans creators. After turning 18 in August, she officially joined the house in December and opened her own OnlyFans account on January 1, 2026.
Counting Down to 18
Rockelle marked her milestone birthday with a professional photoshoot and a social-media countdown. “I love being 18. I suggest it to everyone,” she joked, adding that adulthood finally meant “people in my life have no more excuses to believe what I say.”
She told News Of Losangeles she had weighed an OnlyFans career privately but refused to discuss it publicly while still a minor. “I didn’t think it was appropriate to be like, ‘Yes, right when I turn 18.'”
Once the age restriction lifted, the idea dominated her thoughts. “I couldn’t talk about anything else,” she admitted. “When I finally pulled the trigger, it went swimmingly.”
Inside the OnlyFans Hustle
A typical day now involves:
- Hours of direct messaging subscribers
- Recording custom voice notes
- Filming content for multiple platforms
She says backlash barely registers. After one user lamented “we are cooked as a society,” Rockelle replied, “never in a million years did i expect this to happen, you guys changed my life 🥹”
Rockelle acknowledges that much of her audience still skews young, and she receives emails from underage girls calling the Bop House their “dream.” She shrugs: “It’s just the world that we live in.”
Thriving on Hate
Criticism, she insists, fuels relevance. “I thrive off of the hate. Honestly, I think hate has kept me around for a long, long, long time. Without it, I would have become a little bit irrelevant.”
When asked who she leans on, the influencer replied, “Literally no one… I don’t trust anybody at all.”
Life Beyond OnlyFans
Rockelle’s long-term goals include:
- Building a home in South Carolina
- Launching a cat rescue
- Re-monetizing her demonetized YouTube channel
She claims her OnlyFans windfall could bankroll indie film or TV projects, though she’s “less interested” for now. “I want all of the good things that I feel like I might’ve been robbed of,” she said. “I want a secure life.”
Despite warnings that the platform “closes doors,” Rockelle views it as “a complete door-opener and life-changer.”
