A MASTERCHEF star turned OnlyFans model has called for a police probe after racy pics shared privately were leaked online.

Mery Liviero, 26, who made it to the sixth round of MasterChef Italy, joined the platform to earn some extra dough to build a kitchen studio and start a YouTube channel.

But she was shocked to find some of the explicit images shared in private chats on OnlyFans had been shared on WhatsApp and Facebook across Italy.

Mery, who has 22,000 followers on Instagram, contacted the Italian cops, demanding an investigation into the leak, Corriere Della Sera reports.

She said: "The person responsible will be be getting an unpleasant call, and they deserve it.

"This is to make you understand that I am not joking when you cross the line. There is talk of image theft and it is a serious criminal offence."

She confirmed she had filed a complaint for "illegal dissemination of sexually explicit images or videos" – the same legislation that bans revenge porn.

Mery, who lives in Rome, said: "This morning I learned from a follower on Instagram that another Telegram channel has been created with my photos.

"I remind you of the phrase that I always repeat, if you steal and post my private material I will find you and denounce you.

"The material shared and published on my profile is not to be shared or sold, especially including those in a private and personalised form.

"Any disclosure of materials and content outside this portal will be sued in court."

Mery thanked fans who had helped her report the "idiots" that had been sharing her photos, Daily Star reports.

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Mery isn't the first to turn to OnlyFans to earn some extra cash or get out of an unfulfilling job.

A model shared how she quit her £100 a week job in Pizza Hut to make a fortune online.

Cinthya LaRose said delivering takeaways had ruined her social life and self-esteem so she decided to swap it for selling her sexy snaps on OnlyFans.

The Miami-based model who used to get paid £97 a week says she is now much happier and enjoys her "financial freedom".

She told the Daily Star: "I’d come home smelling like food, my hair was flat and frazzled from constantly washing it.

"My skin went from dry to greasy depending on the day and I gained weight from those food breaks!

"My social life suffered, my self-esteem plummeted and I only made enough money for a mani/pedi and maybe some food.

"Dealing with angry customers and a stressed-out manager left me drained of energy most days."

Cinthya didn't know what to expect when she decided to ditch her fast-food job for OnlyFans.

But she said her new job gave her the freedom to "embrace health and wellness with a plant-based diet, meditation, yoga and hiking, as well as focusing on my body as a source of strength and power".

She added: "I am often sexualised, have been judged and rejected by people I thought were my friends, but I take the bad with the good,

"Sex work has empowered me to build my confidence, appreciate and understand what I have to offer and push back on difficulties - real or imagined - by allowing me to just unapologetically be myself."

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