It’s not all fun and games being a porn star, according to Pornhub’s biggest 'it girl'.
Riley Reid is such a beloved porn star that she was entered into the XRCO Hall of Fame in 2021 and won numerous awards for her performance in X-rated films.
But at what cost?
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The 32-year-old, who initially started stripping before entering the world of adult films, has been making adult content since 2010.
Now, 14 years later, she’s settled down with her husband and welcomed a baby girl.
However, it’s the things and people she has lost along the way which made her regret her decision to become an adult film actress.
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After posting a video to her YouTube channel in 2020 (which has since been deleted), she went on to urge other people not to get into the adult industry in an emotional speech.
The porn star got teary in the video and listed some of the problems with being in the adult industry.
Reid – real name Ashley Mathews – has made a good living out of porn, making millions and becoming one of the biggest stars in that world.
However, that comes at a price, as it has cost her relationships, privacy, and caused issues with her family.
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Reid states in the clip that she’d actively warn people against getting involved.
“A lot of times when people ask me if they should do porn, I tell them no,” she said.
She then became emotional about the cost to her personal life, be it with family or relationships.
“I tell them that it makes life really hard, it makes dating really hard, it makes your family life really hard, it makes intimacy hard.”
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She continued: “If you're putting yourself out there and the world is now judging you, you have to be OK with being shamed every day of your life.”
“I don't even want to have children because I do porn, because I'm worried [about] the way that people will treat my child.”
Now, Reid has actually had a child, welcoming a baby girl into the world with husband, Pasha Petkuns, in July 2022, people have been doing exactly what she feared.
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Trolling her baby.
In a more recent video, she said: “The amount of people who leave mean comments about my baby is crazy to me.
"Grow up. Stop being mean to a baby.”
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She's also mentioned that her relationships with her family members has been strained since she got into porn.
So, let that be a lesson. If you want to do a controversial job, be wary of any future setbacks it could cause.
Topics: Sex and Relationships, YouTube
Britt Jones