"Wizards Of Waverly Place" Star Dan Benson Just Shared A One Year Update Since Joining OnlyFans

    "I feel kind of like a badass, a little bit."

    Alex Gurley
    by Alex Gurley

    BuzzFeed Contributor

    Wizards Of Waverly Place star Dan Benson is giving fans an update on his OnlyFans career.

    A closeup of Dan
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    Dan, who played Zeke on the Disney Channel show, just celebrated his one-year anniversary of joining the adult entertainment industry.

    Dan poses with Selena Gomez and Jennifer Stone on the Wizards set
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    In a TikTok video, Dan got candid about his mental health and the "confusing" response he's received from fans.

    "I've been doing adult entertainment for about a year now," he shared. "My first reaction is confusion because I expected a lot more hate, and instead, people have just been like, 'Go you!' empowerment."

    As for his mental health, Dan says he is feeling "good" so far in his OnlyFans journey.

    "I don’t feel bad about myself. I feel kind of like a badass, a little bit," he said.

    While he admits there are people who ask him to do things he's not comfortable with, he's fortunate to be in a position where he can say "no."

    "I've kind of just been in a position to be like, 'No. You're gonna get what you’re gonna get. You're gonna get what I feel comfortable sharing with the world,'" he explained, noting that what he does share is "quite a bit."

    "I'm feeling good, I’m excited about the future, and I don’t really feel bad about my decisions at all," Dan concluded.

    Dan has come a long way, considering his venture into adult entertainment began with a "pretty traumatic experience."

    Several years ago, he discovered that his nude photos had been leaked to multiple websites by women he had been talking to online that were actually catfishing him.

    After years of trying to get them taken down and losing out on job opportunities, Dan decided to turn the negative into a positive — and stop letting the people control him.

    "I decided to stop fighting against it and instead, go the other direction and completely lean into it and build out a page instead of letting these people sell my privacy," he shared.

    Obviously, that decision has completely paid off. You go, Dan!