Bonnie Blue appeared on a TAXPAYER-funded podcast where she boasted about sleeping with 158 men in two weeks… after the controversial OnlyFans star asked “barely legal” 18-year-old girls to sleep with her on camera.

Taxpayer money was used to fund an explicit podcast featuring an adult film star who invited “barely legal” 18-year-olds to sleep with her on camera.

The Department for Work and Pensions acted as a “paying partner” for Bonnie Blue’s podcast appearance, where she boasts of bedding 158 men in two weeks.

The 25-year-old OnlyFans star appeared on an episode of Saving Grace, a podcast hosted by influencer GK Barry, who is rumored to appear in the upcoming series of I’m A Celebrity.

The pair discussed a number of X-rated topics before the episode was interrupted by a DWP advert which said: “This episode is produced as part of a paid partnership with the Department of Work and Pensions.”

It says: “Let’s be honest: what we want to say to our parents, grandparents, or indeed any elderly relative, can sometimes be a little selective.”

The advert goes on to encourage listeners to tell their elderly relatives about the pension credit – as part of the government’s push to boost consumption following cuts to the winter fuel allowance.

It says: “As you know, we all have something we haven’t told our parents or grandparents about, and sometimes it’s easier that way. But here’s something you really need to tell them.

“Thousands of people over 66 are missing out on pension credit, amounting to an average of £3,900 a year. In addition, they may also be eligible for a winter fuel payment if they apply by December 21.”

Last night the DWP said it did not support the comments made in the podcast and this week removed its advert from the episode.

A department spokeswoman told the Mail: “We do not support the comments made and have removed our advert from this particular episode.”

The DWP did not say how much money it spent on the partnership.

In the podcast, Blue talks in detail about her sex life, including sleeping with married men and “fresh 18-year-olds.”

And she reveals she has earned more than £3million so far this year, adding: “Being a slut pays very well.”

Host G. K. Barry then says, “I’d hate to see your tax bill,” to which Blue replies, “It makes me sick.”

She also says sex is becoming “less and less taboo” and people are now “more open” to OnlyFans.

Blue is originally from Nottingham but lives in Australia, where authorities are calling for her visa to be cancelled. A petition calling her a “predatory sex worker” has received nearly 20,000 signatures.

It is understood the DWP has partnered with podcast company Acast to run ads for pension loans in a series of shows.

The Saving Grace podcast was one of at least a dozen shows chosen based on the department’s target audience.

The adverts are designed in the tone and style of the podcast to resonate with audiences, but it is clear that DWP did not specifically sponsor the Bonnie Blue episode.

The DWP is urging people to sign up for Pension Credit – a means-tested benefit – after the Government stopped winter fuel payments for millions of older people.