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“There are definitely a lot of high expectations from fans and performers to have a really great show...” —Abella Danger
Abella Danger and Reya Sunshine share a common theme when talking about their preparation for the biggest event of their respective careers.
The hosts of the 2023 AVN Awards Show on January 7 both want “to make sure everything is perfect.”
“Mostly, I’m just so nervous,” Danger admits.
“There are definitely a lot of high expectations from fans and performers to have a really great show since it is the first one that is in person in three years, so I really hope that it lives up to everyone’s expectations. I am excited but mostly just so nervous.”
Sunshine jokes that she’s been approaching that first Saturday of January 2023 “like it’s my wedding day.”
“I keep explaining to everyone that this is the big night, everything in my career has been building up to this,” Reya says. “I’m super excited.”
The superstar duo will take the stage at Resorts World Las Vegas, presiding over the 40th annual ceremony in which winners will be crowned in more than 130 categories across every major facet of adult entertainment.
Sunshine at press time in late December revealed that finishing touches were still being placed on her custom AVN Awards outfit.
“It’s being made just for me to be extra sparkly and sexy and show off my best features,” teases Reya, an accomplished pole dancer and national draw on the feature circuit who also has been a top model on MyFreeCams since 2016.
She says the process of finding her AVN attire entailed “a lot of looking for inspiration.”
“And fitting it to me and my look and also thinking about what will look good over time, too,” Reya explains. “I didn’t want it to be too trendy so that maybe it wasn’t so flattering years from now. I wanted something that I’ll like forever.”
Abella, meanwhile, says she already selected more wardrobe than she even will need.
“Honestly, I’ve gone ahead and picked too many because it was so hard to choose,” Danger says with a laugh. “I’m so excited about all my shiny outfits. I’ve picked out all my outfits that I’m signing in, my outfit for presenting at GayVN and my outfits for AVN.”
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