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Former adult star who quit to become a pastor opens up about difficult side of the industry

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Published 13:11 2 Sep 2024 GMT+1

Former adult star who quit to become a pastor opens up about difficult side of the industry

The former adult star said the industry caused him a 'tremendous amount of emotional trauma'

Gerrard Kaonga

Gerrard Kaonga

Not every job is as good as it's cracked up to be, and one former adult star has opened up about the trauma he experienced from being one of the most popular performers in the adult film industry.

Joshua Broome’s life is significantly different than what it was just over a decade ago, as he turned away from the adult-film industry and instead opted for a life dedicated to Christianity.

A massive switch-up if there ever was one.

Broome might be far away from the industry now but he was once one of its most popular performers, known as 'Rocco Reed', and claims to have starred in over 1,000 X-rated films over six years.

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Joshua Broome is a former porn star who has since quit the industry and instead, opted for a life of faith (Jason Davis/Getty Images)
Joshua Broome is a former porn star who has since quit the industry and instead, opted for a life of faith (Jason Davis/Getty Images)

While some people are eager to get into the adult-film industry, as a Christian pastor, Broome has become an anti-porn advocate and spoke candidly about the dark side of the business.

Speaking on the Mighty Pursuit podcast in March of this year, Broome detailed his experiences in the adult industry between 2007 and 2013 and the scars it left him with.

Explaining how he got into the industry, he said he was ‘very naive’ and thought ‘I thought well what’s the worst that could happen? I'm going to have sex with this girl, I’m going to get paid for it... no one's going to know'.

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He said: “What’s unique about [porn], is that when an act of intimacy that is meant to be done in private is done in public, there’s this dissociation from reality.

Broome has become an anti-porn advocate after leaving the industry (Mighty Pursuit/YouTube)
Broome has become an anti-porn advocate after leaving the industry (Mighty Pursuit/YouTube)

“You have to disassociate yourself from reality to do that because you can't just be in the moment because you that wouldn't make a good scene.

"The performance is not for you, or for he person you're doing it with. It's for the camera."

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Admittedly, this sounds like the very worst way to have sex, but it might be something most people don’t consider when they think of the adult industry.

He also said the adult film industry puts a person on a very slippery slope as their boundaries and morals are repeatedly pressed, and they are forced to consider what they will and won’t do.

Broome said his boundaries became more blurred as he was pressured by directors into making more extreme content.

He added: “Once you compromise what you would say yes to, then what does it matter? Your ‘no’ loses all validity and you think ‘Well this is the only thing I can do.”

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“The further you go down the rabbit hole of doing those things, the more you leave yourself open to being willing to do things that you said you would never do.”

After leaving the industry, Broome eventually met his wife, Hope, at the gym, who invited him to church and it was there where he suddenly felt a spiritual awakening.

Broome studied Biblical theology prior to marrying Hope in 2016. The couple now have three sons together.

Featured Image Credit: Mighty Pursuit/YouTube

Topics: Adult Industry, Religion, Sex and Relationships

Gerrard Kaonga
Gerrard Kaonga

Gerrard is a Journalist at UNILAD and has dived headfirst into covering everything from breaking global stories to trending entertainment news. He has a bachelors in English Literature from Brunel University and has written across a number of different national and international publications. Most notably the Financial Times, Daily Express, Evening Standard and Newsweek.

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