Porn star Lana Rhoades shares dark side of sex industry which left her 'suicidal'

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Lana Rhoades had longed to live the lifestyle of a glamorous Playboy bunny.But after joining the porn industry, 'humiliating' scenes she filmed as a teenager left her suffering panic attacks.And despite only shooting adult content for eight months, the 25-year-old says the former career left her with lasting psychological scars - battling depression and suicidal thoughts.There is no money amount of money which would make her return to the industry, she said.Now a social media influencer, Lana continues to share pictures and videos with subscribers on her OnlyFans account.

And she recently introduced her new son Milo to the public on a podcast appearance.Describing her former career as a “life sentence” that constantly hangs over her head, she admitted: “I can’t hide from it.

Wherever I go everyone’s seen me get f***ed and I’ve just got to do the best that I can with it."Lana, whose real name is Amara Maple, is originally from Chicago and worked as a stripper and hostess before dipping her toe into the adult industry.

She had dreamed of working in porn since she was around 12 but admits she was unaware of the negative aspects of the industry until they became part of her life.Even though she was never forced to perform against her will, Lana said she sometimes found herself in positions where she didn’t think she could say "no".And they impacted her mentally.“I’m not saying every scene I did was horrible.