Adult star Angela White once nearly died while filming a scene

An award-winning porn star almost died while shooting an X-rated scene.

Angela White, an Australian adult star and director has seen it all in her 21 years on the job.

In that time she has been inducted into the AVN (Adult Video News) Hall of Fame, as well as becoming its first three-time Female Performer of the Year winner.

But it was while filming a scene with fellow adult star Keiran Lee that things suddenly went wrong.

Lee explained it all happened on their first shoot - completely unbeknownst to him.

While filming, something inside 39-year-old White literally burst, Lee explained on podcast Pillow Talk.

Looking back on the incident, he said he 'could have killed Angela White on our first scene' after the duo were going for more than an hour.

He recalled: "We were shooting content and we were going active, we were going at it for like over an hour.

"After that, I'm like 'See you sweetheart, lovely day', I've gone home then found out two days later she's gone back home to Australia.

Porn star Angela White almost died while on set. (Instagram/@theangelawhite)

"She said her stomach's hurting and had to go see a doctor - apparently her appendix burst in the scene, which could have killed her."

When an appendix bursts it can be fatal if not treated - but your chances of actually dying from it are pretty low provided you seek medical help.

They pair have worked on multiple sets together, so White almost dying the first time didn't prevent her from shooting with Lee again, and again, and again.

Listeners heard how in return Lee also experienced the 'most painful' moment of his career with his co-star after she accidentally bit down on his testicle due to lockjaw.

While filming with Keiran Lee something inside the 39-year-old burst. (Instagram/@theangelawhite)

White has become quite vocal over they years, and has given her expert advice on how to have good sex - it is all about getting the communication right, she explained.

She said 'too many men focus on the size of their d**k and not actually the person in front of them', and suggested people looking to get it on should communicate, including on how much talk they wanted from their partner.

White has also spoken about the double standards in perceptions of men and women working in porn, saying a man going into the industry was 'considered a champion' while women were 'slut-shamed' for choosing the same career.

She explained on The Hook Up podcast that she'd known she wanted to get into porn for a long time, saying it was 'the first place I saw women celebrated for expressing and exploring their sexuality'.

White also hit back at calls from Lana Rhoades for adult films to be banned.

While Rhoades 'doesn't think that it's good for anyone', White said she found working in porn 'very empowering'.