Lana Rhoades explained why she 'didn't have a choice' to go celibate after leaving the adult industry

Lana Rhoades has explained why it wasn’t necessarily ‘a choice’ to go celibate after leaving the adult industry.

The American began her professional career as a pornographic actor back in 2016 when she was 19 years old. And despite leaving the industry by the end of the following year, she became one of the biggest names.

In 2019, the now-28-year-old was the most searched actress on PornHub, racking up a mega 345 million views.

Rhoades ended up doing a total U-turn in her opinions on porn; she previously admitted that she wishes her content could be deleted.

Now dabbling as a model, podcaster and just general influencer, the star is also mum to a three-year-old son.

Rhoades had huge success during her short time in porn. (Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images)

Last year, Rhoades chatted to Julia Fox about motherhood as well as OnlyFans and celibacy, as the pair could relate on multiple things.

Having touched on her being so young when she started in the industry, Fox said to her for Interview Magazine: “Also, to be able to have sex, to me is—wow.”

As Rhoades responded: “I’ve been celibate, so I don’t even do that.”

The actor could relate to this as she spoke about how she had been celibate herself for ‘two and a half years’ after ‘something snapped’ a year after having her baby.

“I’m only at a year and a half,” said Rhoades during the interview published in September.

Fox then asked: “Do you think motherhood profoundly changed the way that you view men and the way you view sex and the way you view yourself?”

But Rhoades went on to admit that ‘it wasn’t a choice’ for her to go celibate.

“I just naturally wasn’t interested in dating, and it kind of made me sad at first,” she explained. “I was like, ‘Why can’t I form that connection with someone or want to be intimate with them?’ But now I feel so much more positive.”

The star said she wished she 'liked someone'. (Instagram/lanarhoades)

As the former adult star opened up about her struggles with intimacy, Fox asked if her if she’d ever considered that she ‘might be a lesbian’.

“I wish that I was. I wish that I liked someone. But no, vagina just doesn’t do it for me,” Rhoades admitted.

Elsewhere during their chat, the former PornHub mega-star went on to say she was making ‘a lot’ of money from OnlyFans, with a figure per year that’s ‘in the millions’.

“That’s why it’s hard leaving sex work and finding other income that supports your lifestyle,” Rhoades confessed.