Former adult film star Lindsay Brooke is laying her story bare — and sharing the “fantasy-killing” truth about the porn industry.
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Brooke → lay → industry
Brooke, who quit the skin business in 2024, took to Threads with an open invitation to “ask me anything.”
And like her past XXX work, Brooke’s answers are shockingly revealing.
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answers → quit → work
“I was sitting on the couch going through my DMs on IG and just looking at the random questions and statements people feel comfortable sending me,” wrote Brooke, who spent more than a decade and a half making explicit content.
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who → sit → content
“I think I have something written across my forehead that since I did porn I am open to talk about sex, your relationship, your body, my body, etc,”
The avalanche of inquiries inspired her to take the conversation to the open forum of Threads.
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avalanche → think → Threads
Research suggests that around 40 million Americans visit porn sites regularly, with a staggering 28,258 people tuning in every second.
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people → suggest → sites
“I spent 17 years inside the adult industry.
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I → spend → industry
What do you actually want to know?” she asked.
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she → want → What
Predictably, questions ranged from curious to cringe.
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questions → range → cringe
When asked what the best and worst parts of shooting a scene were, Brooke replied with the following mic drop.
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Brooke → ask → drop
Brooke also shared that she made roughly $1,500 per scene, noting the figure is “not enough.”
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figure → share → scene
When asked how often she shot scenes, Brooke said it varied from year to year, starting with every day for the first decade and then filming only as necessary for the rest of her time in the industry.
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it → ask → industry
One inquisitor asked if the industry is truly as toxic as everyone says, or if there are actually good places to work.
“There’s good and bad in every job.
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everyone → ask → job
There are great companies I loved working for, and others whose sets I walked off,” Brooke reported.
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Brooke → be → sets
When asked whether AI will take over the industry, Brooke said it’s probable, and added her hot take on deepfakes: “I’m not for anyone using someone’s likeness without consent.
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anyone → ask → consent
Taking a woman’s face without her yes is the same old problem with new tools.”
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Taking → take → tools
On the lighter subjects, a fluids-curious commenter asked, “Does eating/drinking pineapples beforehand really help with the flavor?”
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eating → ask → flavor
Brooke’s answer: “Eating clean, exercising, drinking water, taking care of yourself overall does.
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taking → eat → yourself
But I have heard this cheat way too; I don’t know.
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I → hear → ?
Does it?
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it → do → ?
Does size matter?
“Yes and no.
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size → matter → ?
That’s the truth.
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That → ’ → ?
What do adult stars do if they’re menstruating during filming?
“Put a sponge in.”
Is the pension any good, and does the industry match your 401(k) contributions?
“No.”
How is her mental health today?
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health → menstruate → contributions
One hopeful creep queried, “From the moment you arrive to before the scene, what’s the feeling?
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feeling → query → scene
Are you so hornry you cannot think?”
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you → think → ?
Brooke replied:
“No, I am dissociating.
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I → reply → ?
I am taking narcotics.
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I → take → narcotics
I am leaving myself behind and stepping into a role,” admitting that she began using drugs as a mechanism to handle the realities of the job.
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she → leave → job
“The drugs made it easier.
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it → make → ?
I used them not to feel while on set and used them to feel while at home.”
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I → use → home
A mother of three, Brooke attempted to leave the industry after the birth of each of her children, but financial pressure coupled with the stigmatization of her work history kept pulling her back.
In 2024, on the verge of signing yet another contract, Brook swallowed a lethal dose of pills.
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Brook → attempt → pills
Miraculously, she survived.
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she → survive → ?
That’s not drama.
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That → ’ → ?
That’s pharmacology,” she said.
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she → ’ → ?
Sober ever since, Brooke referenced the incident in response to a commenter who asked when she knew she had to leave the industry.
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she → reference → industry
“I wanted to get out from the moment I started.
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I → want → moment
I didn’t know how to get out.
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I → know → ?
I got out because I couldn’t get high enough to sign another deal.
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I → get → deal
I begged God on that hotel room floor.
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I → beg → floor
Since leaving the adult industry, Brooke has committed herself to educating others about the realities of it.
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Brooke → leave → it
She reposted the Q&A on her Substack with a powerful postscript meant for men:
“The entire industry is built off illusions; women don’t actually want men to do everything we portray in the movies.
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we → reposte → movies
…and 4 more, not listed.
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