Drea de Matteo has released her first fully nude photographs on OnlyFans - saying the provocative images are intended to draw attention to the "geoengineering" conspiracy theory.

The 53-year-old actress, best known for her Emmy-winning role as Adriana La Cerva in The Sopranos, joined the adult site to solve her cash crisis, and has now said her decision to pose naked was motivated by a desire to highlight her concerns about environmental manipulation, a subject she links to the widely disputed "chemtrails" theory.

Drea told Page Six: "We can choose what we eat. We can choose what goes in our arms.

"But we don't get a say when powerful interests spray the sky, tamper with our water, or poison our soil. "If 'climate solutions' mean breathing mystery air and drinking science experiments, the people deserve a vote.

"This isn't about denying climate change - it's about rejecting unchecked geoengineering by those who treat our skies as a playground."

In her raunchy photographs, Drea appears with her body painted in the Stars and Stripes, accompanied by the slogan "Stop geoengineering" written down her leg.

A bald eagle is also seen painted across her chest.

She said the intention was to merge patriotism with activism, using her OnlyFans platform to reach an audience she believes is not addressed elsewhere.

Geoengineering is generally defined as the use of deliberate, large-scale interventions in the Earth's natural systems to counter climate change.

While some scientific projects involve methods such as reflecting sunlight away from the atmosphere to reduce warming, a vocal community argues such practices are harmful.

Proponents of the "chemtrails" theory claim marks left behind by jet aircraft contain toxic substances used for geoengineering - a claim which has consistently been rejected by experts.

Lee Zeldin, the Republican head of the Environmental Protection Agency, said in a statement earlier this year: "The skinny clouds are a normal effect of jet aircraft operations and have been since its earliest days of air travel."

His comments followed attempts by Louisiana lawmakers in June to propose a "ban" on chemtrails.

Drea launched her OnlyFans account in 2023 after publicly discussing financial difficulties, later saying the platform gave her independence and control over her image.