Page 71 - AVN July 2025

“I feel very fortunate that we have such a strong foundation
with each other, and we’re able to work together to create
something really cool and also have our independent careers.
He’s my No. 1 fan and I’m his No. 1 fan,” Clutch tells AVN. “We
come home and have a really healthy and happy relationship.”
Elly’s steady rise as a creator is evident on her Pornhub
channel, where in June she was ranked 38th in the world—a
remarkable ascent in just two years since she launched
her presence there. Clutch at press time had 442,000-plus
subscribers with more than 391 million video views.
“It’s so wild how things can change in such a short period
of time and just how fortunate I feel for that,” she continues.
“There are times where it is really shocking to me.”
Clutch says that sometimes she even feels “a little bit of
impostor syndrome.”
“There are times where I’m like, oh my gosh, do I deserve this?
Is this real? I kind of get whiplash a little bit, but with the things
that I’ve had to sacrifice in my life, I do deserve it. I worked
really hard for this,” she says.
“If anything, I’m just really, really grateful that what I do
resonates with people and they find some connection with it.
And I’m able make really good porn that makes people feel
good.
“I love being a part of such an amazing community. This is
the first place I feel like I finally belong.”
Clutch notes she has no plans to stop creating content now
that’s she’s doing mainstream scenes.
“As long as I’m in the adult world, content is going to be
where my focus is going to lie,” she says. “I like being able to
work from home with a flexible schedule and doing selective
work with companies.
“There would be no porn if it wasn’t for the mainstream world.
It sets the standard for safety and quality, but I’ll be continuing
to do content.”
She expects to complete her first deal with Brazzers by the
end of July and hopes that everything is released by the fall.
“I’m the most excited to just keep working with Brazzers and
keep doing new things and push myself in different ways,”
Elly says.
When she’s not working she says her passion is “folklore,
E L L Y C L U T C H | 7. 2 5 | A V N . C O M
7 1