(CNN) -- For Nadya Suleman, being in the spotlight is a double-edged sword. The media have invaded her privacy and turned her into a carnival attraction, she told Oprah Winfrey on Tuesday. But Suleman also acknowledges that the media has also become a source of income for her, a single mother of 14 children. "That [Star magazine] photo shoot was $100,000," Suleman said on Winfrey's show via satellite from California, referring to the January cover that depicted her "bikini body." "I was ashamed of that -- that's not my character -- but I felt as though I needed to do something," she said. "I did it because there were 14 hungry mouths. I own full responsibility for providing for my children. We have some of that money left until I figure out another way to make ends meet."
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On Tuesday's "Oprah Winfrey Show," Nadya Suleman revealed what her life is like
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She said the media has both invaded her privacy and been a way to make money
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She said she never thought she would have 8 more kids, and doing so was a selfish choice
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Suleman said she's determined to take care of her family on her own
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But even so, Suleman says she is constantly counting heads, making bottles or keeping a child from hurting another, as was revealed when @placeholder's camera crew spent 24 hours in her home.