Lexi Love(not her genuine name , by the way ) get into porn on a dare and spend a few days of her life as a bonafide erotica champion . Google her now and get it out of the way . OK , you good ? Great . She ’s out of porn , now – blithely out of porn . It was n’t an easy transition to make , but Lexi made it take place .
Now , she ’s workingas an actressand selling advisor , and just end up workingon a film with Penn Jilletteand of late played Prostitute # 4 in Grand Theft Auto V.She take that get out of smut is n’t the easiest thing in the humankind , but has moved on in a way that kept Harry Bridges from being burned and having a lasting vermilion “ P ” on all of her wearing apparel .
We chatted for a bit about why she left , how she did , and what she ’s up to now .
Jason Hoffman/Thrillist
How did you get into porn?
My champion dared me to go take naked movie and see if they would get published inHigh Societymagazine . This was back in 1999 – so , not too much cyberspace back then – so I did … I run and took picture in this dentist ’s office in Boston , and this dentist would send in amateurs toHigh Society . And they got published andHigh Societyasked me to come to LA to do nude modeling . I narrate them no at the time – I was in college , I had a foresighted - terminal figure boyfriend , and it was just a dare .
Then five years later , I move to San Francisco and met a guy in my construction who was doing porn , I was dating him a little bit , and he asked if I was interested in doing pic . I said certain , we shot a few scenes , I had one really bad BDSM fundamental interaction and I moved to LA to do porn in a less kinky environment .
So, it became more legit in LA?
Yeah , I got a full - clip agent , and it was a full - time spear . It was before things were going digital – this was when things were still photographic print and DVDs .
Was it fun?
Um … to me , it was just a job like any other occupation . I ’m very much a Tomboy , so I had this huge learning curve . I had to learn how to be “ pretty , ” and learn what people wanted for porn . Yeah , it was a lot of adjusting and – I ’m a perfectionist – so , I always wanted things to search good , I never focused on it being fun . Look back now , though , I wish I had had more sport . It ’s a multi - billion dollar manufacture … and if you work in that industriousness and you ’re more line of work - given , you ’re likely going to be think about business rather than feature fun .
Why did you get out of it?
My mother passed from an STD . It was a approval in camouflage . It ’s one that the industry does n’t quiz for all the time . It ’s not on your regular test and now there ’s a cure for it , there was n’t then … it ’s Hepatitis C. So , she overtake away from that and I could have gotten that any day going to work .
" get going condom - only stopped people from calling . "
It was scarey to follow and if other people could see how the body pause down from Hep C , they would always test for this and shoot porn with condoms .
What did you do next?
I went safety - only and then there were only two companies that would lease me . At the fourth dimension I was forge two or three times a 24-hour interval . I was in my prime , the tiptop of my calling and I just terminate . I could n’t go to work and put my life at risk . So , no one was hiring me and I did n’t need to feature dancing any longer , because that ’s severely on the organic structure . So , I quit .
Did you go cold turkey or…
Going prophylactic - only stopped people from call . My agent would call once in awhile , but anyone wanting to book would call for that I shoot without a prophylactic and I never did . After a while , I just block filming . Then I opened up my own marketing / consult house .
What’s life like after porn?
Directly after , it was n’t very good . I was in New York at this point and I ’d get recognized on the street and it was just kind of weird . I moved back to SF and determine that I wanted a veritable line of work and no one would hire me . Grocery store , restaurants , tech … I was unhirable . I was a walk sexual harassment case waiting to happen . You ’re not suppose to Google people , but people did . It was a real fiasco . And I was really , really careful about namelessness . I finally bump a nightclub , worked pelage baulk , and also went to school .
Nowadays , porn is much more recognized . You haveFifty Shades of Grey , Miley Cyrus , and other sex - advancing the great unwashed are helping to bridge sex . Plus , the younger generations talk about sex all the clock time – pornography just always comes up . America is alter their opinion on sexual practice .
How do you feel knowing that anyone anywhere can see you naked online?
I do n’t care , it ’s kind of cool . I have a legacy forever for being this red-hot , naked chick . I can await back and go ‘ wow , I looked really good . ’ I get disordered when fans post au naturel pictures of me on Facebook or Twitter . And it ’s like – come on , guy , that was six years ago – there are citizenry online who do n’t want to see this .
" … The world still is n’t very accept , once you go in , you have to devote to it . "
Not that I think people should keep smut in their wardrobe , but I did it , it ’s over . I do n’t know why multitude want to deal my nakedness with me .
Yeah, you were there!
I mean , I suppose if someone take on a movie of you and started mail you your own picture … would n’t that be weird ?
Sure, I looked like an idiot six years ago
There are young people out there , too ! I do n’t mind showcasing my personality or my thoughts , though . I can talk about intimate health and sexual theme all day long , but sometimes it leads to me have to thrash citizenry off , because people just sour into perverts . Not that there ’s anything wrong with being a pervert .
Has your view on porn changed?
I ’m still pro - porn , but if somebody expect me if they should get into porn , I say no . If you ’re going in to search , if you want to go in and try and do your thing , that ’s nerveless too . But , the world still is n’t very accepting . Once you go in , you have to send to it . It ’s not going off and it could obstruct you from doing things … so I always suggest not to get in unless you have a level or a backup plan . If you do n’t , there ’s just no longevity in it anymore .
So, what’s your plan now?
Well , I ’m going to continue acting for a spot while also doing marketing and consulting .
" I do n’t want to have sex with every person out there . "
I ’ve done some study forGrand Theft Auto Vas Prostitute # 4 . It ’s fun and I ’m very favorable to have good friends who are in mainstream Hollywood – it helps a destiny . It ’s not needs an easy transition .
No, I’m sure it’s not
I call back of it like child star … when they grow up , mass are like ‘ no , we really liked you in this role and now you ’re an grownup . ’ Porn is similar , because the audience develop so close to the stars they watch . People might not recall about porn as informal , but I have a very intimate relationship with tons of people that I ’ve never met . I mean that ’s awesome and it ’s great , but – hi – I ’m also a actual someone .
A big part of it is making someone realize you ’re a genuine person who does real affair … you ’re not just sitting around masturbating all day everyday . I do n’t want to have sexuality with every soul out there .
OK, so for anyone in porn out there who wants to get out… how do they get out?
Honestly , just do what you ’re passionate about , do what you do well , and other people will naturally gravitate towards that and you ’ll still be happy . That ’s all I ’ve done – I mean , I ’ve had day where it sucks give way to bed late and getting up early for schoolhouse and work , but that ’s just life . discover something to work for , set finish , and find something you may complete everyday .
Porn is a magical post – once you enter a world where you ’re put on a pedestal and people are really concerned in you , and you leave behind , you ’re not go to have that as much . It ’s important to find something obtainable you may do everyday . I think that ’s my good advice for leaving … and do n’t leave a big dramatic exit … just in case you want to go back .
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