Alicia Rhodes Interview

by AJ at Strictly Broadband

You sound a little out of breath!  What have you been up to?
I've just been at the gym, working out - I go about 4 times a week.

So that's how you keep that gorgeous figure.  No wonder you get so much work...actually, exactly how many movies have you been in?
About 500.  No, really!

Holy crap! How long have you been doing it then, so to speak, and why did you start?
Only about 4 and a half years.  I entered the industry relatively late.  I'd wanted to be a page 3 girl all my life, though, and it wasn't until my friend set me up with a glamour photographer who sent photos to agencies that I began to live the dream.

So did you start soft and work your way up then?
Nope, I jumped straight in at the deep end with a boy/girl/girl hardcore scene!   I loved it from the start, it's been a blast, like seeing my mates every day and hanging out, oh - and getting a lot of sex.

Your parents must admire your success.
My Mum loves that I'm so independent, and that I get to travel all over the world and earn heaps of money. She's really supportive, it's great.  As for my Dad, he doesn't know, and I won't tell him, but he's not really the porn watching sort...he's past all that!

So do you have a boyfriend?  Did you meet him through what you do?
Yes, Michael and I have been together 4 months and he's proud of me and what I do, especially when his mates see my movies.  We didn't actually meet through the porn scene, I just picked him up chatting online!  At first I told him I worked on TV, gauged his reactions carefully, and then gradually let loose with the full details.  I didn't need to worry, he's really cool about it all.

Alicia Rhodes lesbian Do you encounter a lot of prejudice when you tell people what you do? Do you have something else which you tell people who you think will be weird about it?
People often put this huge stigma on porn girls, they have you in their minds as some crazy airhead nympho who's going to run around in a little miniskirt trying to shag everyone and everything!  It only takes about 10 minutes for them to see I'm not like that though, I generally prove I'm a nice, normal girl by... well... being just that!  But if I think someone's going to freak out about what I do, I tell them I'm a hairdresser.  It's not really untrue - it's what I did before the porn - so if I get grilled about it, I'm pretty knowledgeable.

Your boobs. Just...yes.  What's it like having such a perfect chest?
Well, for a start it's great because they're a natural 34DD and I never even had to consider silicone.  I love them heaps; as for what it's like having them...my looks have been an advantage in and out of the industry, let's just say I can go to the market and get a good bargain!

Who's your favorite clothing designer?
I don't actually spend all that much on clothes, I'm not that into all the posh designer stuff anyway, I get bored of clothes easily.  I just shop at normal places like Topshop, River Island,  sometimes D&G.

So what do you spend lots of money on?
Ha! Beauty products.  Lots and lots of creams and makeup.  I'm such a Mac addict, their stuff is the best.

Any beauty tips for the ladies?
Hmmm...this might sound strange to some, but a mini enema every day keeps you slim.  Get a shower attachment.

Would you describe yourself as more of a top or a bottom when you shag?
Well, when I work I usually like to be the one in control, I'm quite dominant. But you have to be prepared to compromise and fit in with the other person, so you can both have fun.  If we've settled it all beforehand, I'm quite happy to take a more submissive role - often, that's de rigeur in the USA - they like it rough over there, and you have to deal with it in your own way.

How do you feel about girls?  Would you describe yourself as truly bisexual?
Hard to say really.  I enjoy having sex with girls, especially in a threesome, but I could never date one!  When I work with them, they're often quite inexperienced, so I end up taking more of a dominant role, but I love really gentle girl on girl sex, it's a nice change.

I very much enjoyed the scene in Erotic Flesh where you wore rubber and made a girl drink out of a dog bowl.  Are you into the fetish scene at all or is it just something you do for work?
I like to explore fantasies, but as for actually getting off on it - it's really just a case of if it looks good on camera and it's turning on the viewer, then it turns on me.

Fantasies...do you have any sexual fantasies left or have you acted them all out?
It's all about my new boyfriend really! Things I'd like him in particular to do to me...and I'd love to have a threesome with him and another girl.

Alicia Rhodes' vibrator What do you masturbate with when the boy's not around?  Hands or toys?
Oooh, toys with really strong vibrations.  I love my Pocket Rocket, and any model of Rampant Rabbit.

Do you watch porn at home, to get off?
If I'm watching it with Michael, I really enjoy the shared erotic experience. As soon as I'm watching it on my own though, I slip into work mode, and just start thinking about how it's filmed, the angles, the acting, the positions....

What type of porn turns you on the most? What's your favorite label?
I like the stuff that comes out of the USA, like Red Light District, Zero Tolerance and Acid Rain.  Oh, and the more gonzo style movies as well, they're cool.

How does it feel watching your own movies?
I only watch them to see how they came out, but I always turn the volume down - I can't stand hearing myself on film!  And no, it doesn't turn me on at all, although I can't say the same for the boyfriend.  He loves watching my girl/girl movies, but the boy/girl scenes are often too rough for him to be comfortable watching.

Many pornstars moonlight at brothels...would you do that and if not - why?
Well, I'd say no now, but one of my mottos is never say never.  You never know what's around the corner.  Either way, I could never go back to a normal job, but if I did end up selling my body, It'd be in the expensive, high class sector.

What have you discovered in your own experiences that you think every person should know and incorporate into their own sex lives?
Never be jealous of men's fantasies, explore things together, be open minded, you never know until you've tried.  You only live once!

When you're working, how do you prepare for a scene?
I find the guy I'm going to be going with and I flirt...chatting, touching each other, getting some chemistry going.  And I get lubed up.

What's the strangest thing you've had to use lube to insert?
A snooker cue! We were shooting a scene on a pool table, and...well... it just made sense really.

What about bad experiences? It can't all be fun, surely....
Oh God, I hate it when it gets really messy.  One time there was this really weird plot, and it involved cracking eggs over me and covering me with flour.  It got everywhere, it was horrible!

Alicia Rhodes flirting ATM - if you do it, how do you deal with it mentally?
As long as it's my own ass, it's fine, I know I'm clean.  If it's another girl's ass, it's not as easy, but if I know them and the dick looks pretty clean, I just get on with it in the name of work.

Is it difficult to actually orgasm while being filmed?
Yeah, I try to block out everyone else in the room, all the cameramen and other people hanging around, and just close my eyes and think of my boyfriend.  That usually does the trick!

How many men have you fucked in one day while working?
About 7.

What's been the oddest movie scenario to date?
About 2 weeks ago, I did a circus themed movie, and although I wasn't actually having sex with them, the place was packed with midgets, transsexuals, clowns - you name it! It was quite surreal working in that kind of environment.

What won't you do in a movie and why?
I refuse to do cream pies - where they come inside you and you have to squeeze it out again. It's just too risky, after the HIV crisis in the USA, especially when it's anal.  I like to keep as safe as possible - noone ever came up positive from a facial cumshot...

Yeah, that makes sense, I imagine the ass must be pretty vulnerable after 30 minutes of hard pounding.  Apart from avoiding that particular risk, how do you look after your bits when they get a bit delicate?
You can get some wonderful ointments in the USA - there's a healing cream called Neosprin I always stock up on when I'm there, and various other anti inflammatories...

Do you have orgasms from vaginal penetration or clitoral stimulation, and are they of the multiple kind?
I'm lucky (and practised) enough to come from both, but not lots in a row - I just come once, and hard.

Any moans (no pun intended) about porn scenes in general?
There's never enough oral in it for us girls!  Being the dominant sort, I like to just push their faces down there until they've satisfied me...

Is there anything that makes you quite uncomfortable?
If I'm doing a lesbian scene with a young girl who isn't really bisexual and I can tell she's making herself do it for the cash, that's not easy to deal with.  I tend to talk to them a lot beforehand about what they're happy to do and what's off limits.

Have you gotten into any situations where a producer or director asked you to do something where you said, "Whoa, no thanks! That's just too weird."
I really can't be tied up in certain ways, if it's too tight or whatever, I'm very claustrophobic.  I don't often come up against that, though, proper bondage is only needed in quite specialist films and I don't do many of those.

Alicia Rhodes being sexy Are there things you do automatically while being filmed because you know they turn on men?
The eye contact thing. Guys seem to love it when you look into the camera or up into their eyes while giving blowjobs and things.

So how does having sex at home for your own pleasure compare to when you're having sex at work?
I'm a lot less worried about things getting in the way! When I'm being filmed, I always have to be conscious of where my body parts are, if my leg is at the wrong angle for the camera, if my hair is blocking the view of the blowjob...having sex at home is so much more relaxed!

Speaking of blowjobs, would you mind giving me some professional deepthroating tips?
Not at all! It helps to not eat for a few hours beforehand.

Moving on, what do most people not realise about the adult industry?
Some people seem to think we're all brainless bimbos and perverts having orgies all day long and that it's all fun fun fun.  They don't realise what savvy businesspeople most of us are! It's hard work, everyone's there to do a job and go home.

Have you ever felt exploited by the industry?
Not at all.  On the contrary, I feel we're exploiting all the horny guys out there. I'm the one making a fantastic living for myself and securing my own future.

Do you think that the continuous production of "Barely Legal" and "Teen Sluts" type material  in the porn industry bears any culpability for the struggle against child pornography?
I know it appears to make it more acceptable and that there's mixed messages, but at the end of the day, I'd rather guys had those movies available (with their legal, over 18 actresses) than be tempted to seek out actual child porn.  Personally, I don't like doing the whole schoolgirl roleplay thing, it doesn't sit well with me.

What have you got in mind for the future?  How long do you want to be a porn actress for?
I'm only going to do it for about another year, if all goes according to plan.  I've already set up my own production company and directed a few movies.  I'm making all kinds of hardcore movies, lots of USA strength stuff.  Keep your eyes out for it!


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