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“Her connective nature
draws others in;
it’s magnetic.”
after seeing what she did with Angela White in his first TS movie, Trans Glam. “Aubrey Kate
is amazing,” says Darkko, who has been directing movies for Evil Angel since 2004. “She
brings a certain quality and sexuality that is powerful and I think it starts with her eyes. She
has very piercing eyes with a presence and a sexuality that’s just amazing to watch.”
Aiden Starr, who has shot Kate “so many times that I’ve literally lost count,” says that
“Aubrey is at once vulnerable and strong. She is this force in a scene that comes from a
deep ability to harness her intensity. Her connective nature draws others in; it’s magnetic.”
One person who has watched Kate’s progression with great interest is Steven Grooby,
the founder of Grooby.com and the Transgender Erotica Awards.
This summer marked the six-year anniversary of Kate’s debut with Grooby. “From the first
time we saw the photos we knew how popular she was going to be, and that was reflected
in the comments and ratings by the members on that site,” Grooby says.
Grooby notes, “Aubrey was our first-choice model to test and launch our first VR product
and she appeared in two scenes with Will Havoc.” On those shoots, Kate arrived with her
own makeup artist and wardrobe. “That’s indicative of her professionalism and why so many
companies love to work with her, and why she is probably the most recognizable face of her
generation of trans performers.”
Her lasting legacy, he says, comes from her reputation as a trans star “who has done a
lot of work with different companies and performers who aren’t typical in the trans niche.”
BurningAngel founder Joanna Angel worked with Kate, Small Hands and Katrina Jade in
Sex Cult, which can be found on BurningAngel.com and AdultTime.com. She calls Kate a
“sexy and mysterious icon who emanates Hollywood glamour in everything she does.”
Speaking of icons, director Ricky Greenwood cast Kate as the Marilyn Monroe–inspired
character in his parody of the classic film Some Like It Hot for TransSensual. In Some TS Like
It Hot—which was written by Nica Noelle and directed by Greenwood—Kate plays Sugar.
“She has this look and presence and this charisma that Marilyn had,“ Greenwood says.
“She’s an icon.”
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