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Porn star Riley Reid explains real reason why she stopped filming videos with male co-stars

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Published 14:18 29 Aug 2024 GMT+1

Porn star Riley Reid explains real reason why she stopped filming videos with male co-stars

Riley Reid lifted the lid on why she no longer does heterosexual adult content

Emily Brown

Emily Brown

Adult film star Riley Reid explained why she stopped creating content with male co-stars after years in the industry.

Reid, whose real name is Ashley Mathews, got into the porn industry in 2010, and went on to win the award for Female Performer of the Year at the XBIZ Awards in 2014.

She was inducted into the XRCO Hall of Fame in 2021; the same year she was estimated to be making six figures a month through subscribers on OnlyFans.

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However, Reid decided to make a change in her work when she stopped filming adult content with men.

She explained her decision in an episode of Jordyn Jones' What They Don't Tell You podcast earlier this year, where Reid opened up about her love life and balancing it with her career as a porn star.

When asked if she ever had any boyfriends, Reid explained: "Dating was really hard."

Riley Reid found boyfriends gave her a 'persona'
Instagram/@letrileylive

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She noted that prospective partners would often have a 'persona' in mind for her, saying: "Especially as I grew a name for myself, it was hard to meet someone who [didn't] know who I was."

"And so," she continued, "There was always that, like, fandom. They met me first in their mind as Riley, so it was really hard to like reverse and teach them that I'm Ashley."

Her comments came after Reid previously shared on Logan Paul's Impaulsive podcast that one former boyfriend made her feel like a 'disgusting person' for her career.

"He made me feel like maybe I should quit and stuff," she said.

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While Reid didn't give up altogether, she did move in a new direction with her decision to stop shooting 'boy-girl porn'.

Reid admitting she'd struggled with dating while working as an adult star.
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"It was a choice I made on my own but I made that choice because I was lonely and I wanted love and affection and stuff," she said.

Reid went on to express belief that she was 'not going to be able to find' such things 'while performing', so she decided to rule out the scenes altogether.

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"I've dated guys that were like 'Me or porn?' and I was like, 'porn never gave me this ultimatum, so I choose that'," she concluded.

The star is now married to her husband Pasha Petkuns, with who she shares a daughter, Emma.

Reid has described Petkuns as an 'amazing husband'.

"You’re so present in every moment with both of us and I am so happy to spend everyday with you," she said in an Instagram post.

Featured Image Credit: TikTok/@jordynjones /Gabe Ginsberg/Contributor

Topics: Life, Sex and Relationships, Adult Industry

Emily Brown
Emily Brown

Emily Brown is UNILAD Editorial Lead at LADbible Group. She first began delivering news when she was just 11 years old - with a paper route - before graduating with a BA Hons in English Language in the Media from Lancaster University. Emily joined UNILAD in 2018 to cover breaking news, trending stories and longer form features. She went on to become Community Desk Lead, commissioning and writing human interest stories from across the globe, before moving to the role of Editorial Lead. Emily now works alongside the UNILAD Editor to ensure the page delivers accurate, interesting and high quality content.

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