Adult star who made ‘Pornhub’s most viewed video’ shares how industry has impacted sex life
Warning: This article contains sexual references which some readers may find distressing.
Alex Adams is the man ‘behind the camera’ for some major hits of the adult industry, largely featuring in content himself.
And in 2023, Stella Barey sat down with him for a Q+A on YouTube, lovingly referring to him as her ‘stepdad’ and the ‘stepdad of the internet’.
He previously made a video that’s listed as ‘most viewed’ on Pornhub with a whopping 222 million views.
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The OnlyFans creator asked him a number of questions for her channel, as he admitted he does ‘not really’ believe in soulmates as the pair say they ‘stay updated’ on each other’s videos and content.
Adams said he started doing ‘sexy videos’ over a decade ago, but at that point hadn’t been hugely open about his bisexuality.
He admitted making gay porn ‘in Florida’ was a turning point for him as he also opened up about the impact of making content on his sex life.
Adams said he decided the fear people ‘might judge’ him wasn’t a ‘good enough reason to not’ feature in adult videos with other men.
“Sometimes I felt kinda weird for a while,” about working in the industry he said. “Because I felt like, ‘oh they are judging me’ but then I kind of realised, people are going to judge you no matter what. Anything you do, people will judge you – it’s unavoidable.
“So it’s better to be like, ‘Are you okay with yourself? Are you okay with what you’re doing?’”
Adams went on to say that while he was ‘cool’ doing some ‘fetish’ and in his opinion, more ‘strange’ content in the early years of his career, it wasn’t something he would ‘personally’ have ‘tried or wanted to do’.
“But I wondered, ‘Am I going to become a weird sex freak person from doing all this weird stuff and getting pegged and stuff?’” he continued.
While he joked that ‘yes it did happen’, he clarified: “But no, like I thought ‘at this rate, this crazy sh*t I’m doing, I'm gonna have to wear full latex suits and be hanging upside down to be able to like, bust a nut’.”
However, Adams said this ‘never happened’ and while maybe it does for some, it had an opposite effect on his sex life in reality.
“I got kind of, a little bit more vanilla.”
He continued: “I just feel like a normal guy, I don’t feel much different from a normal dude. Just a lot of normal dudes don’t really…”
But importantly, he doesn’t feel any ‘shame’ about his content.
What have other adult stars said about how their career impacts their relationships?
Mia Khalifa
Mia Khalifa says her career left her with trust issues (Instagram/@miakhalifa)
Khalifa, who became infamous in 2014 after shooting a sexual scene in a hijab, said in an interview last year she's only had two relationships in ten years.
She told The Adam Friedland Show: "I can't even like mentally get past somebody wanting to be with me for the novelty or for that reason [because of her famous porn scene]. So, I'd much rather just be alone."
Riley Reid
Reid has spoken about the effects that her career has had on her private life (Instagram/RileyReid)
On a 2018 episode of the Impaulsive podcast, Reid said one of her exes made her feel like she should quit the industry.
She said: "He didn't want to kiss me when I came home from work.
"So, like, [it] made me feel like a disgusting person."
Sky Bri
The star told Mommy Daddy Talk: "I’m actually going to be single for the rest of my life.
"Actually, OK - not for the rest of my life. But I think for the rest of my social-media-influencer adult internet persona life.
"Because it’s just too much. And if I were ever to get into another relationship, it would be kept completely private.
"I will never post a guy or have anything public, because I don’t want public opinion."
Lana Rhoades
The star wrote in an X post back in 2020 advising young women not to get into porn: "Your bf’s will tell you that know [sic] one else will ever love you bc of your past, and it [will] be held over you everyday of your life."
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