‘Plus U Grown’: Camille Winbush Uses ‘Friendly Reminder’ to Gather Fans Shading Her About Having an OnlyFans

Camille Winbush, who plays Vanessa Thomkins in “The Bernie Mac Show,” is clapping back once more at people once who have something negative to say about her having an OnlyFans account.

On March 3, she uploaded a simple selfie of herself smiling on Instagram and addressed the haters in her caption. She wrote, “A friendly reminder that my worth as a human being is not measured by the pictures I take, the length of my resume, and the judgements of strangers. Be Safe Be Kind Be Human.”

Camille Winbush. @camillewinbush/Instagram

Fans showed their support to Winbush and reminded her that she does not have to explain herself to anyone. One person said, “Stop explaining yaself f-ckem U UNDERSTAND,” and another wrote, “Plus…. 🗣 you grown ! Lol do whatever the hell you want ❤️.”

It was on Feb. 1 when the 31-year-old actress revealed on Instagram that she will be making new content for OnlyFans. She made her announcement with a TikTok video where she sits and watches her “bestie” stand in front of a ring light with a tight black dress on. Then her best friend waves her over to join her, and Winbush changes into a little black dress of her own. Although she said that she will be managing her OnlyFans account the way she pleases, and explained “*My way = minimal nudity. So if that’s what you’re expecting sorry not sorry to disappoint 🤷🏾‍♀️,” and “I’ll be saying the things I really want to say, singin’ & dancing, and sharing exclusive content,” fans still automatically assumed that Winbush would be uploading explicit content for money, since that’s what the OnlyFans platform is usually known for.

Camille Winbush addresses haters (Photo: @camillewinbush/Instagram)

Two days after making the announcement she wrote a long paragraph telling those who opposed her decision to make an OnlyFans account that “I made an OF because I wanted to not out of necessity.”

Hopefully, now that she has said twice that she will be doing what she wants, the haters will leave her alone.

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