One US soap star “loved” transforming into an adult film actress – but she had plenty of “concerns” before taking on the role.
General Hospital alum Haley Pullos – who played Molly Lansing on the show from 2009 until 2023 – took on a very different role from the daughter of an attorney in Lifetime movie From Straight As to XXX. She took on the role of student Miriam Weeks for the 2017 film, who turns to the adult film industry in order to pay her college tuition fees.
Soon Miriam is forced to balance her life as a porn star under the name Belle Knox with her studies. And for actress Haley, it was “concerning” to strip off on-screen for the part. She explained to Soaps In Depth that the negative feedback around the role was “concerning”.
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Haley said: “It’s definitely a concern, but the feedback I’ve gotten just talking about the release of the movie has led me to believe that maybe that won’t be as much of a problem as I originally thought it might be. You know, some people might not like it. That’s okay. They don’t have to.”
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She added: “I just loved it. I fell in love with the character and how strong she is and how much she goes through, but she never backs down. I loved it and I had to be a part of it. I’m so pro-women and so pro-being able to make your own choices. I was totally supportive of everything Miriam was choosing to do.”
She also issued a stark warning to General Hospital fans who might tune into the movie, reminding them that she is “not Molly” and is “not always going to play Molly or characters like Molly”.
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The movie is based on the true story of former adult star Belle Knox, who began acting in porn 2013 to cover her $60,000 Duke University fees. She even took away a whole host of awards for her work, including a Fanny Award in 2014 and an XBIZ Award a year later.
But things got complicated for Knox when a fellow student outed her identity to his frat brothers, and she was soon harassed online for being a sex worker. But by 2014 she’d embraced the outing and admitted to doing porn, admitting: “I think the industry needs a feminist advocate as well.”
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Belle was just 18 when she first entered the industry, and confessed her parents were “absolutely supportive” of her choices to pay for her fees. She later made the decision to quit porn and rumours flew that she was attending law school.
But she admitted: “With porn, everything is on my terms. I can say no whenever I want to. I can do what I want to, I’m in control. I like the assertive, passionate person I’m becoming because of porn. It’s such a contrast from being that helpless little girl who had no control over her body to being Belle – this sexually in control, empowered porn star.”
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