OnlyFans billboards in London streets spark complaints

Billboards advertising a woman's explicit OnlyFans have sparked complaints to the advertising watchdog.

The adverts, showing model Eliza Rose Watson in underwear, have appeared in Harrow and Edgware in north-west London and Lambeth in south-west London.

One of the adverts in Harrow has been spray-painted over, with the words "keep porn off our streets".

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) says it is reviewing complaints about the advert.

In a statement, the ASA said it had received five complaints about the advert.

"Complainants believe the ad is inappropriate, in particular in untargeted media where children are able to view it," it said.

"We're reviewing these complaints to determine whether there are grounds for an investigation."

However, Ms Watson told the BBC the visual content of the adverts had been "very well thought out".

She explained: "The image in the art is simply a torso shot of a 34-year-old woman.

"I would say it's no more adult than an ad for alcohol and, actually, less racy even than ads you see for lingerie within big shopping centres.

"It's kind of an adult thing to do, to the dots between the logo and the image."

Ms Watson, who said she paid for four adverts in London and two in New York, added that if a child or young adult recognised the OnlyFans logo then it was a "wider issue" because such content is widespread online.

She went on to suggest restricting where such adverts could be placed would only "demonise" them, asking: "Is applying shame and stigma to something the best way to be dealing with something that is everywhere":[]}