16th September 2005
AJ interviews Renee Richards
Renee Richards
I'm going to start this on a bit of a pervy note...what are you wearing?
Haha, ripped jeans, a tshirt and flipflops, i absolutely live in flipflops when I'm not working! You could say I'm a bit of a tomboy.
So what was it like being a tomboy and getting into porn, where femininity seems to be everything?
Well, my first forays into the sex industry were dancing in a strip club, and doing girl on girl shows there. But I had a shaved head back then, and I was disappointed because they made me wear a wig!
Wicked, a shaved head! What inspired you to do that?
You've seen the film Empire Records? Yeah, that scene where Debra shaves her head in the bathroom, I just thought it was really sexy. I shaved it off after seeing that, it made me realise how hot girls can look with shaved heads.
But I guess you grew it back when you got into all the porn work?
Yeah, I had to. You know what really annoys me? Mens' views of what's sexy and what isn't are really shallow at the best of times, and usually almost entirely based on hair. They can see some really average looking girl but if she has long hair, to them, she's a sex goddess! Especially if it's blonde or whatever. A chick with a shaved head, no matter how beautiful, can never compete with that in the eyes of most men.
I agree, it's the reason why there aren't more interesting looking girls in porn. I think there should be. Oh! you have piercings, don't you?
Yup, I have my clit hood done, and my tongue, and a bunch in my ears.
Nice. That alone would be enough to send a lot of parents over the edge! What did your parents do when you started appearing in pornos?
I never told them... not until my mum did a google for me and saw me on teencumdumpsters.com - she sent me a text saying she couldn't believe what I was doing! Well, I guess it wasn't the best site for her to discover for the first time. We talked it all over, we discussed the pros and cons, I told her how I get checked out every 5 days, stuff like that. At the end of the day, I'm happy so she's happy.
What about your partner? Is he in the industry?
No. He's just a civilian!! Some random I picked up in a bar, and who is fine with what I'm doing... as long as he doesn't see it! eeek.
Do you enjoy working in the USA? Has the 2257 had any effect on your work there?
Anyone working over there needs either a work permit or 2 forms of American ID, so UK girls are finding it harder to get work. My dad's American, though, so I'm one of the only legal English girls working over there. It's great being so in demand! As for the law itself, all it's done is stop foreign workers working in the States and given the Puritans something to be happy about.
In demand indeed. Do you have any time for seeing friends and going out?
Oh god, yes! I love going to the pub with friends, having good long chats. The trouble is, sometimes I find it hard to go from the world of porn into the world of normal social life. Once I came back from the USA and went to the pub that evening - we were all doing shots and i got a bit raucous. I ended up heavily groping my mate's girlfriend... when people described what I'd done, the next day, I was mortified.
Your friends must be used to it by now! I take it they're all very open minded people?
Yes, most of them are musicians and students, very easy going folk. I see a lot of Poppy Morgan too, I love her to bits.
So you don't know many people who give you a hard time for what you do?
Hell no. I'm very headstrong, once they meet me, they daren't say anything, and I like it that way.
Do you have a role model?
I think it'd be Marilyn Monroe...I have photos of her all round my house - she's a good example of how a female can play up her sexiness to men to get herself exactly what she wants.
What do you have in your handbag?
My phone, my keys, lipgloss, some chocolate, a dog...
A dog?!
Yes - my 6 month old chihuahua puppy, Alfie! I take him everywhere with me, he comes to shoots and everything. He gets a lot of attention at work, because he's so tiny and cute.
How do you keep fit?
Shagging! Well, travelling too. Running from shoot to shoot all week, carrying heavy bags round airports and generally working all the time, it's harder than people realise.
Would you ever have plastic surgery if keeping fit failed to work?
If I look in the mirror when I'm older and I no longer like what I see, I'd go for it. But right now, I look at my mum, and think that I wouldn't mind looking like her when I'm that age, she still looks really good.
How much do you use the internet?
I really have to keep up with my emails every day - if I fall behind, they pile up and I start getting stressed, and if I haven't got access, I realise how addicted I am! I spend a lot of time on BGAFD for work purposes, and I like to browse around other adult websites as well, just keeping up with things.
Are there any men you really want who you could never have?
One of my best mates, Rob Dermontagnac is gay, and I fancy the pants off him! He's so fit though, I'd do him in a second if he liked girls!
How do you usually respond to male heckling when you're out in public?
I usually tell them I'm a lesbian who's married - to a girl! They have to know they have no chance.
How many sex toys do you own?
About 15, including a strapon which incorporates a buttplug and dildo.
Which is your favorite?
Apart from my Rabbit, which is everyone's favorite, I am currently really into this Ann Summers silver metal vibrator which sounds like a bloody drill. It's so powerful though, it blows me away.
Are you into fetish sex or powerplay?
I really enjoy kinky sex, being tied up and playing mindgames. I'd love to go to a fetish club and explore that further.
What would you like to do?
I want to push my limits - one of my friends went to a dominatrix and she made some cuts in his back with a scalpel. When I asked him if it hurt, he said he hardly felt any pain, because his mind was in a different place. I really must experience that.
How do you feel about sex with girls compared to sex with men?
I tend to top girls and I end up doing most of the work. I get off on making them come, I suppose I'm less selfish than with a guy. Women are just so much more sexy though, but at the end of the day they're way harder to date - trust me, I've been there!
What's your idea of great sex with men then?
Really passionate, with lots of power dynamics... I like to take control or be controlled, and give as much as I get.
What's your favorite genre of porn to work in?
Comedy porn, it's getting bigger in the UK. There's all these ridiculous cheesy plots, and it's a real laugh filming it. There was this one where they put rollerskates on the male actor, knowing he had absolutely no coordination or balance, and he was flailing around all over the place, it was hilarious.
If you could have sex, off camera, with anyone tonight, who would it be?
I'd kill for a 3 girl encounter which involved McKenzie Lee... she's this incredibly hot model who's just been signed to Club Jenna.
What are the best and worst things about being a porn star?
Getting free beer whenever I tell guys in the pub what I do for a living. The worst thing is the whole 'supermodel stereotype' when people assume that because I'm a pornstar, I'm thick.
Was it difficult when you first started in the industry?
Not really, because I was friends with Poppy Morgan, and she gave good advice on who to work for and who to avoid like the plague - that probably saved me a lot of trouble and bad experiences! But it took me a long time to get used to 'being' a pornstar - I appeared on the Playboy spice channel and I was so naive that all the questions were confusing me - they asked me if I squirted and I was all, "I don't think so!" and then I was terribly embarrassed by all the questions about anal.
Speaking of anal, I've never seen a movie where you do that.
Yes, I save anal for home, with my other half. I think it's good to keep something back, it makes it more special. You don't have to do anal to make hardcore porn, because unless it's a specialist anal dvd, there's always going to be a call for non-anal scenes.
Before a scene, do you tell your co-stars the best way to make you come?
Nah, I let them figure it out for themselves, it's more fun that way! Basically, I need penetration and clit stimulaton at the same time, I come like a train when it's done the right way.
So a really good orgasm for you would involve what?
If I'm really caught up in the moment, I would come about 3 times in a row and be groaning a lot, and yelling "Oh my God" over and over again. Mind you, I think everyone shouts about God when they reach orgasm. I often wonder if Muslims shout about Allah when they get off. Hmm.
Who has the hardest job in porn - the girls or the boys?
Definately the boys, they have to get hard on command, do most of the work with the fucking, concentrate on staying turned on for hours while everyone else faffs about... us girls just lie down with a bottle of eros and take a fucking!
But surely there's things you find less than ideal? Having to work through your period, swallowing loads of cum, that kind of thing?
Well yeah, but there's ways around it. I try not to take any bookings on my period, and if it's really unmissable, I just use a sponge and stay clean. As for swallowing spunk, I actually really love the taste, it's more of a treat than a chore!
And soreness? I'm sure you girls get way more sore than the guys when you work.
That's true. I like a good hard fuck as much as the next girl, but this one guy I worked with in the USA was ridiculous - he was banging away at me so hard and fast that I had to take 3 days off with an icepack on my pussy; I was swollen like never before!
What's your opinion on the way porn treats male and female orgasm differently?
Nearly all boy/girl porn is just one long bout of cock worship routine focusing on the guy achieving orgasm and covering the girl in spunk. It's only in girl/girl that they care wether she comes or not, which is a downright shame.
Why do you think that is?
Probably because it's almost impossible for most people to tell if a girl is really coming or not. That's why the whole squirting thing got popular, because the gush that happens is a very visual thing people can use to get off.
I haven't really seen much gushing... I take it it's not very easy to fake?
Well, if you can't do projectile gushing and you try to fake it, you might end up pissing, which just isn't nice! Basically, when you're horny, your body produces loads of natural lube inside, which is stored and released gradually during sex. If you're a gusher, it's all released at once when you push it, which doesn't neccessarily have to be at orgasm. The only thing is, after you've gushed, you're totally dry inside because it's all come out, so fucking gets quite painful very quickly!
But a lot of girls can't gush or don't want to...how else would you tell if she's faking it?
Well, when I come, I completely let go and go with the moment - I don't care about anything, least of all what I look like, so I end up pulling unflattering monkey faces and generally making lots of loud, silly noises. I don't know about other girls, but if they're looking a bit too perfect while 'coming', it may not be real.
What do you do differently when you have sex at home compared to sex at work?
When I'm having sex with my boyfriend, I like it really deep and slow, just moving slightly inside of me. If I did that at work, it wouldn't look good on camera at all, everything needs to be split and wide open and in-out-in-out.
Who are your favorite people to work for?
I like to be directed by someone who's been on the other side of the camera, and it's becoming more and more popular now. Obviously there's Poppy Morgan, also Alicia Rhodes, and tomorrow I'm working for Anjali (of Experience Anjali fame) and Will. It just makes them better directors because they know what looks good and also what works. There are exceptions to the rule of course, like Michael Ninn - he's never acted but he's one of the best directors out there.
How long do you want to make porn for, and then what?
Only another 6 to 8 years, I think. I do not want to be a MILF! I want to get myself sorted, buy a few houses and then do something worthwhile with my life. I'd like to be a missionary, teach english to kids in Africa, help educate people about HIV, since that's always been a big issue on the porn scene. I'm not making a big difference to the world being a pornstar, I want to help people do more than get off, I want to save lives.
Fancy seeing Renee in action..?
Catch her in Poppy Morgan's Dream Candy!
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