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When Cherry Kiss first moved to Los Angeles in the winter of 2023, she remembers telling
her mother in Serbia the weather was “very cold.”
“And she said, ‘Wait, wait, what did you say?’” Cherry says. “‘Do you know where are
you? Do you remember Serbia?’ I was gone so long I forgot.”
Indeed, even Kiss needed a reminder that she should be counting her blessings as she
begins her new life in the porn capital of the world. After all, nothing got handed to the
former nursing student and makeup artist when she started her adult entertainment journey
in 2011, making long commutes from Serbia to European hubs such as Budapest, Prague
and sometimes Barcelona to perform.
It was during those early years that the 2024 AVN International Performer of the Year
became a household name in her home country, where she spent years standing up for
her career choice on TV.
Years later, she gained so much respect that she’s done promotional photos for casinos
in Serbia.
“You have to just be grateful for this opportunity because all of us can remember where
we are from,” Cherry tells me. “Like I need to appreciate it. I have different moments and
everything but this place is amazing. … I can’t believe here.”
Without question, Kiss loves the career she’s built.
Now one of the adult’s busiest up-and-coming producer/directors in addition to her hectic
performing schedule, Kiss says she’s all in on this industry.
“If one day I don’t want this business, I will do something else,” Cherry says. “But I don’t
see myself doing other things. I want to have my brand for my makeup, but I still want to—
when I get older—direct in porn.
“I love our community. I love our world. It’s kind of freedom. Big time.”
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