Sarah Jayne Dunn has hit back at the Hollyoaks bosses who sacked her from the show this week because she refused to leave the raunchy website OnlyFans.
The former soap star condemned the Channel 4 bosses decision - after cutting ties with the programme by unfollowing the Hollyoaks Instagram account - as she was spotted in her first public outing since the firing at the Boodles House 100th Anniversary event on Thursday night.
She told The Sun: 'The pictures I’ve put on OnlyFans are no more explicit than the sort of things I’ve done in the past for magazines and even for Hollyoaks’ own official calendar.'
'It's no more explicit than a Hollyoaks calendar': Sarah Jayne Dunn hit back at Hollyoaks bosses who sacked her for OnlyFans account on Thursday as she made her first outing since the firing (pictured at Boodles 100th anniversary party in London)
She continued: 'For me this is about having the right as a woman of 40 years old to decide what is right for me.
'I love photoshoots and I’ve worked hard for my figure. I don’t make a secret of the fact that I get a big boost out of it, and I’m not apologetic for that.'
Sarah expressed sadness that her relationship with the soap had deteriorated and emphasised she would miss the cast and crew but maintained she had to retaliate.
MailOnline has contacted Hollyoaks representatives for comment.
'I love photoshoots and I’ve worked hard for my figure. I don’t make a secret of the fact that I get a big boost out of it, and I’m not apologetic for that,' the star hit back
Sarah looked upbeat as she stepped out for her first social event after being fired from the show and cutting ties with the programme by unfollowing its social media accounts on Instagram.
The star stunned in a black velvet cut out mini dress, which featured diamante flowers at the waist.
She swept her blonde tresses up into a high ponytail and completed her look with a pair of knee high boots and sheer tights.
Still smiling: Sarah looked upbeat as she stepped out for her first social event since she was fired from the show
Stylish: The star stunned in a black velvet cut out mini dress, which featured diamante flowers at the waist
Chic: She swept her blonde tresses up into a high ponytail and completed her look with a pair of knee high boots and sheer tights
Sarah has played the role of Mandy Richardson on-off on Hollyoaks since 1996.
She was sacked from her £120k a year job this week after she refused to ditch her OnlyFans account.
The actress, - who reportedly earned a whopping £7,200 in just a week after joining the X-rated subscription service - will no longer appear on the show after discussions with producers.
Long-term: Sarah has played the role of Mandy Richardson on-off on Hollyoaks since 1996 and was sacked from her £120k a year job this week after she refused to ditch her OnlyFans account
Successful: The actress reportedly earned a whopping £7,200 in just a week after joining the X-rated subscription service
Moving on: Despite the drama Sarah appeared to be enjoying herself as she posed in an array of diamonds at the Boodles event
In a statement a Hollyoaks representative told The Sun: 'Hollyoaks is a youth-facing drama with many young viewers, who follow our cast very closely, both in the soap and outside of it.
'We take our responsibility to our young audience very seriously and therefore the show does not allow any Hollyoaks cast members to be active on certain 18+ websites.
'We had hoped we could reach a resolution with Sarah that would allow her to remain in her role as Mandy, but we respect her choice to continue to produce content on OnlyFans.
'In the past four years since her return to the show her legacy character has been an integral part of some our most important storylines and we will be very sad to see her go.'
Pals: She was joined by Boodles Managing Director Michael Wainwright
Stunning: She also posed alongside Boodles' Honour Wainwright
It comes as Sarah admitted to The Sun that Hollyoaks isn't as well paid as people expect.
She said: 'There's a huge misconception that people on TV shows earn huge amounts of money, it just isn't the case.
'People talk about massive six-figure
