Lana Rhoades reveals heartbreaking reason she wanted to leave the adult entertainment industry

Warning: This article contains information that some readers will find upsetting.

Lana Rhoades has shared the heartwrenching reason why she decided to leave the adult film industry.

The 27-year-old joined the world of adult film in 2016, catapulting to fame fast and becoming one of the most searched actresses on P*rnHub.

However, her career did not last long as she left the industry by the end of the following year and is essentially retired.

Lana Rhoades left the adult entertainment industry because it took a toll on her mental health. Credit: Albert L. Ortega / Getty

Rhoades now uses her platform to speak out about how becoming an adult actress took a toll on her mental health.

During a podcast appearance on Curious Mike, she explained the heartbreaking reason that led to her ultimately leaving the industry after a couple of months.

The host began by asking her how she was able to “get out” and find her “identity” outside of the business.

Watch the podcast below (from the 14:00 mark):

Rhoades told the interviewer that she “had to” find her identity otherwise her life would’ve tragically ended, explaining: “Because towards the end of it, I started having panic attacks before scenes because I really didn’t want to do them and I didn’t know how to say ‘no I don’t want to do this.'”

“So there really was no choice for me; it really was either ‘probably going to k*ll myself’ or just do anything to make something else work,” she said.

The ex-adult star added that she believes that if anyone just “works towards anything they want to do just a little bit every single day” then they can get to their goal.

The internet personality – who has spoken out about her disdain for adult film – is now a mother-of-one and a multimillionaire with several businesses including an OnlyFans account and the Three Girls One Kitchen podcast with Alexa Adams and Olivia Davis.

She revealed in an interview on Harry Jowsey’s ‘Tap In’ podcast back in 2021 that she wishes she could wipe all of her old videos off the internet.

“A lot of the videos I have no rights under, otherwise I probably would have deleted them all by now,” she told the interviewer at the time.

Speaking about her regrets, she added: “I do. I honestly tell people, if I could go back, I would give up everything to have my dignity and respect back, and for people not to be able to see me in that way.”