Riley Reid Talks Next Move

LOS ANGELES—Riley Reid made porn history three weeks ago in Las Vegas, where she came away with a feeling that’s still fresh in her mind.  The exuberant native of Miami Beach captured a record seven AVN Awards at the 33rd annual ceremony on Jan. 23 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, reaching the pinnacle of porn in her fifth year in adult entertainment. “It’s really hard to absorb still,” Reid admitted. “I did not anticipate winning that many awards in one night.”  Wearing an unforgettable custom-made rope dress, the 24-year-old star waltzed onto the AVN Awards stage at The Joint no less than four times to accept some of the evening’s most coveted honors. When it was over, Reid had collected trophies for Female Performer of the Year, Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene, Best Anal Sex Scene, Best Star Showcase and Best DP Sex Scene—she also received fan-voted awards for Favorite Female Performer and Social Media Star. Four of her awards highlighted her career performance in Being Riley, the sensational showcase produced and directed by Greg Lansky for his Tushy imprint distributed by Jules Jordan. Reid said after accepting the first award of the night for Best Girl/Girl with Aidra Fox she thought she’d have more time to let the thrill of being on stage sink in. “I went to the bathroom right after that because I thought I had a minute. But when they announced the award for Star Showcase and Greg was on stage waiting for me I was running back from washing my hands,” Reid recalled. “I didn’t anticipate winning two in a row, let alone almost all of them in one night. It’s pretty crazy for me still and so flattering. It’s still super fresh.” To say there is a demand for Reid to perform again coming out of Vegas would be an understatement.  “She is booked almost every day until April 10,” agent Mark Spiegler told AVN, noting that Adam & Eve already has her lined up for three movies. “Even before this she definitely was always booked a month or so ahead. She’s always been in demand and this jacked it up even more. “She’s so nice that people hire her just because they want her on their set. She’s genuinely a nice person.” Spiegler added, “I think she deserves it. She’s been doing this for four or five years and her time has come. She’s a great performer.” Regarding her upcoming work schedule, Reid said humbly, “I have a lot of opportunities.” “Axel Braun hit up Spiegler and booked me for a lead role in a movie he’s doing,” she revealed, adding the project is top secret at the moment. “I’ve never shot with him before and barely even met the guy, so I’m pretty excited about getting the lead role in something that he works on.” Reid also wouldn’t mind rekindling the magic she found with Lansky in another collaboration this year.  “I thought it would be cool,” she teased. Reid said she’s also in talks with Girlsway and she plans to shoot some new content for her website ReidMyLips.com. “There is a lot of fun stuff I have planned for that. I have an anal POV scene on there that does really well.” Regardless whether Reid saw AVN gold, she knew she was going into Awards night with a winning look. She thanked author and bondage rigger, Lord Morpheous, who recommended she team with fellow performer Samantha Rone to make her dream dress a reality. Reid said Rone has been learning to tie rope under Lord Morpheous’ tutelage. “She was so more than willing and down to do something like that,” Reid said. “I had only worked with her once in a really good scene for Girlsway. So for her to do a favor like this for me was awesome. It just kind of came together. I wanted it to dangle like a gown in the end. I felt like Calypso, like an octopus. It was incredible, I loved it. It was just what I wanted, a fantasy dream come true.”  Her jubilation didn’t end when the lights came on at The Joint. She celebrated well into the wee hours with her boyfriend. “He escorted me and it was really awesome for him to be there and experience all of that with me conquering the evening,” Reid said. “We just went to that little store in the Hard Rock, bought a bottle of champagne and drank it in the bathtub. We had the most epic bubble bath.” This year so far couldn't have been scripted any better for Reid, who kicked it off as the first model of a new "Fleshlight for Tushy" collaboration.  “Oh my gosh, that’s been incredible,” Reid said. “My fans have been going wild for it, constantly sending pictures and Snapchats and videos telling me they can’t wait to get theirs. It’s been such a really great response. “I even have the product for myself. Having it in hand and seeing how incredible this piece of material is, I wish I had a penis to stick it in. “This year I got to announce I’m a Fleshlight Girl and then kill it at AVN. … If you want to become a super successful adult star, these are some of the goals you want to achieve.” Photo by Nate Igor