Page 103 - AVN May 2025

“We sell a feeling of desire that might not be able to be
created just with someone’s imagination.”
—Anna Claire Clouds
Anna Claire Clouds reveals it’s not in her nature to look back.
“I’m so used to being a head-to-the-ground working person—like that’s just kind of always
how I’ve been,” Clouds says. “I keep moving.”
It’s why she returned to the set a few days after the biggest night of her career on January
25, when she won 2025 AVN Female Performer of the Year along with three other trophies at
the 42nd annual AVN Awards Show.
It’s why she did a high-stakes scene for Elegant Angel the day before flying to Paris to work
for Dorcel in early April, when she also visited Brussels and Amsterdam and got engaged
during a whirlwind 10 days.
And it’s why she is squeezing in this interview today while also preparing mentally and
physically for her next double-penetration sex scene tonight for Ricky’s Room.
Just over three months have passed since Clouds solidified her place in porn history with
the adult industry’s top individual award, and the gorgeous native of Nashville, Tenn., tells AVN
she’s never been busier or more happy with how her career is going.
“I’ve gotten the opportunity to be in so many amazing projects,” Clouds says.
Indeed, the 2022 AVN Awards trophy girl seems poised to make 2025 another banner
year as she juggles lead acting roles in major features and diversifies her resumé of gonzo
performances.
The whip-smart former business major, who in February reached her five-year anniversary in
professional porn, admits it took her a while to process what she achieved on that spectacular
Saturday evening in January at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.
The former touring go-go dancer also captured Best Anal Sex Scene for her performance
with Zac Wild in Massive Asses 13 for Elegant Angel; and Best Gangbang Scene and Best
Solo/Tease Performance for her glittering star showcase, Anna Claire Clouds: Dark Side, for
Jules Jordan Video.
“My peers are the ones that make sure to always remind me of how proud they are of me,”
Anna says. “So even if it hadn’t set in for me until just recently, everyone always was just so
kind and always wanted to remind me, ‘Look at how far you’ve come.’”
In those rare moments when she does pause to reflect on her AVN triumphs, she says her
agents Mark Spiegler and George Jiries from the venerable Spiegler Girls agency spring to
mind.
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