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PUMP UP THE VOLUME Above, singer Vonzell Solomon, photo by Chris
King/@ReelSeduction. Crowd shots by Rick Garcia/@IndustryByRick.
Lotts recalled that she heard the news about her
AVN Awards hosting duties when she was at AVN
doing a photo shoot for CAMstar, the monthly insert
in AVN magazine that features pictorials of MFC
models. “I honestly cursed at the person who told
me and told them to stop fucking with me because
I thought it was a joke,” Lotts said. “I was like,
‘There was no way they’d let me host after what I
did last year.’ It took about 10 minutes to convince
me because I really was like, ‘I’m not falling for that
at all. There’s no way they’re going to give me a mic
and a stage.’”
As the initial disbelief subsides, the two co-hosts
are looking forward to the challenge. “I am over the
moon. I am super excited about it,” Lotts said. “I
think this is the best opportunity that has ever been
handed to me, and I can’t wait to do it.”
Asked what she’s looking forward to most about
being a host at the show, Lotts mentioned meeting
porn stars, walking the red carpet and getting to
see the performers in their finery. But, she said,
“I’m more excited to be back stage after they get
their award, or on stage when they’re getting their
award, just to see their reactions and their genuine
happiness. I’m so excited for that.”
White, who presented an award at the 2017
show, also mentioned the thrill of being involved
in rehearsals and seeing what goes on back stage.
“It was really cool just to get a feel for behind the
scenes. … There are actually hours and hours and
days and days and weeks and weeks of work that
go into the production of the show that people
watching at home don’t know anything about.”
But ultimately, White said, “For me the AVN
Awards is all about celebrating the industry, and I’m
always so excited to be there and celebrate all the
accomplishments that the entire industry has made
over the year.”
And being able to be “an important part of
acknowledging the achievements of my peers makes
me feel really special,” White continued. “So I’m
very excited to be up close and personal for those
very special moments.”
Lotts and White first met at the photo/video
shoot for the AVN Awards Show campaign. Lotts
said, “I love her. We spent the whole day together
when we were shooting and got to know each other
a bit. She’s such a sweet person.”
“It was great,” White recalled. “It was a lot of
fun. The concept was wonderful. We had so many
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I AM OVER THE MOON. I AM SUPER
EXCITED ABOUT IT. I THINK THIS IS THE
BEST OPPORTUNITY THAT HAS EVER
BEEN HANDED TO ME.
—HARLI LOTTS
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