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“I started as a makeup artist in Serbia, I was working for mainstream movies,” Kiss described. “So, then, I started as a makeup artist in Budapest and that’s how I discovered our industry. One of the directors from Serbia was like, let’s go to Budapest. It’s like, for you guys it’s states, but for us, it’s like countries—basically driving from Belgrade to Budapest is like only four hours. He was like, if we go in the morning and come back at night, you will make more money.”
“Then, I was in the makeup room and I hear [moaning], and I’m like, I want to see,” Kiss said with a smile. “So... then, I was, I wanna try, I wanna try—so that’s how I started. I was 18-year old, and I’m 31 now.”
The industry beckoned and Kiss answered its call, moving to Budapest, the major European hub for adult movie production, where she appeared in scenes for numerous Euro producers and prominent U.S. studio lines. Her uninhibited enjoyment of extreme sexuality made Kiss a natural opposite top male talent, including her ex and good friend, Vince Karter, and legend of Euro hardcore, Rocco Siffredi.
Kiss remembered being a frequent guest at “Roccoland”—Siffredi’s property where several houses are located—and that the Italian director would sometimes track her down to a particular bathroom where she loved to bathe and masturbate. He would interrupt her self-care routine, calling out, “Cherry! Cherry!” to come and shoot a scene.
“I love creating things; that’s why I love directing. But performing is what I love... For people who have ADHD, it’s like fuck yeah, otherwise I go crazy. I shoot a hardcore scene, and then I’ll go boxing, and people are like, ‘how do you do that?’ But sometimes, I’ll shoot three scenes in one day, or two scenes, and then I’ll go boxing and do my computer work—otherwise, I’m like [makes a vibrating sound],” she laughed.
In Budapest, her unabashed horniness, work ethic, and fashion model looks secured her position on the A-list of adult stars for more than a decade. Back home, Kiss became famous by appearing on a Serbian reality show titled “Parovi” (“Couples,” roughly translated). In the no-holds-barred world of Serbian reality TV, which streams live in an hours-long, uncensored format, Kiss found a platform for exposing herself and the profession she loves.
“In Serbia, since I was on TV and reality shows, now, I gained respect now in my country. I’m the first one from my country, and it was so difficult to explain to people that porn is just a business.
“In my country, like Eastern European countries, lots of girls do the type of escorting, which is risky,” Kiss described. “Do what you want. I respect everything, but just be safe—but people were judgmental with porn—where you can travel, make more money, and you’re safe. It took me six years to adjust, to publicly explain ‘what is porn,’ to get back with my family, especially since I was the first one, but it was worth it. I would not change anything, what I survived. It was hard, but I did it.”
After achieving a measure of fame and, now, sights set on cementing her place in the adult superstar firmament, Kiss talked about how the industry has offered her something that nothing else could and what it takes to live up to the opportunity. The words tumbled from her, in that Eastern European accent, full of the same intensity that comes across in her performances.
“I think this industry is just perfect for me,” she said. “I love this job...”
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