The Adverts

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By Guy Lynn, Aurelia Foster & Liz JacksonBBC News

Billboards advertising A Woman 's explicit OnlyFans account 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".

'Less racy'

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 join 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? "

Members of The Public in Harrow had Mixed Feelings about The Adverts when asked about them by The Bbc .

Alex Mitchell said: " I've got no issues with people following a career, if it's legal.

" But I think advertising issues like what's on the poster behind me when you're close to local schools - you've got a primary school up The End of this road, you've got a Secondary School There - Young People are impressionable, and it's completely out of order. "

Pushpa, who did not want to give her last name, said: " It's very suggestive and it's very distracting, I would say, for other drivers going around and pedestrians.

" I wouldn't Want It here because it's not relevant to this kind of area, to any area. "

Another Woman , who did not want to be identified, said: " It doesn't really bother me.

" To be honest, I would walk past it and not even Notice It , and also I've seen women in bikinis and stuff before so I wouldn't really take much notice. "

She added those complaining were " slightly overreacting".

Another Woman said: " If I walked past it I wouldn't glance twice at it, that's not something I would look at.

However, she continued by saying that since pupils were able to walk past The Adverts , " they might see that and wonder why it's There , so I don't think it's a very good idea to keep it on the side of a building, especially on a crowded street".

A spokesperson for billboard company Amplify, which is hosting The Adverts in London, told The Bbc It Follows " strict ASA rules" and The Company had " stuck to the advertising guidelines".

" The contents of The Campaign are those of the advertiser, not of Amplify, " they said.

" We believe The Adverts being displayed are well within the ASA rules. "

OnlyFans declined to comment.

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Source of news: bbc.com