The Sex Factor

The Sex Factor was an online reality TV series produced by xHamster where eight men and eight women compete to become a porn star. The sixteen contestants supposedly have never had sex on camera prior to the series.[1] The show is hosted by Asa Akira, and features Lexi Belle, Tori Black, Remy LaCroix, and Keiran Lee as mentors and judges.[2][3][4][5][6] Belle Knox was initially going to host the show, but was replaced by Akira.

The Sex Factor
GenreReality
Pornography
Presented byAsa Akira
JudgesLexi Belle
Tori Black
Remy LaCroix
Keiran Lee
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
ProducerBuddy Ruben
Running time20 minutes
Production companyxHamster
DistributorxHamster
Release
Original releaseMay 20 (2016-05-20) –
July 22, 2016 (2016-07-22)
External links
Website

The show has one male and one female winner.[7] The winners get a three-year contract with a porn film production company and an undisclosed amount of money, for a total amount of $1 million in prize value.[8]

Filming

Casting took place in two rounds: one in December 2014 and one in January 2015, during that year's AVN Expo.[9] Filming took place during early 2015,[8] with pauses of months between episodes.[10] None of the performers have been paid for their presence in the show,[8] apart from trip reimbursements.[10]

Contestants

The 16 contestants who competed to win The Sex Factor are:

Male
  • Donnie Rock, 31, from Denver, Colorado.
  • Barry Newport, 24, from Orange County, CA.
  • David Caspian, 25, from Bronx, NY. In Episode 1 he claimed to have had sex with 3 women prior to filming.[11]
  • Buddy Hollywood, 26, from Las Vegas, NV. In Episode 1 he claimed to have had sex with over 100 women prior to filming.
  • Sonny Keegan, 28, from Detroit, MI. Professional strip club DJ.
  • Hero D. Protagonist, 26, software engineer from Austin, TX.
  • The Colonel, 32, from Raleigh, NC. Adult on Autism Spectrum with something to prove.
  • Johnny Black, 22, from Charleston, SC.

Female
  • Blair Williams, 22, from Los Angeles, CA. She was a former church preschool teacher and claimed to have not been a virgin for a year in Episode 1.
  • Kaelin Blake, 23, from Winchester, KY.
  • Adrian Lee Ray, 26, from upstate New York. A Suicide Girl,[12] in Episode 6 is discovered to have lied to the producers of the show, having shot a scene with James Deen.
  • Khaya Peake, 23, from Brighton, UK.
  • Veronica Vain, 23, from New York City.
  • Sydney Gilmour, 22, a professional tattoo artist from Miami, FL.
  • Dani Darko, 22, from Las Vegas.
  • Allie Eve Knox, 26, from Dallas, TX, with a master's degree in anthropology. In Episode 1 she claimed to have had sex with four people prior to filming. In an interview for ABC News she claimed to have joined the show to make money in order to pay her student loans.[8]

Results
ContestantEpisode
NameAgeHometown1a2b34c56d78e9e10f
Blair Williams22Los Angeles, CAWINHIGHSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWinner
Donnie Rock31Denver, COLOWSAFELOWSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFE
Allie Eve Knox26Dallas, TXWINWINSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFERunner-Up
Johnny Black22Charleston, SCSAFESAFELOWSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFE
Hero D. Protagonist26Austin, TXSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEEliminated
Khaya Peake23Brighton, UKWINSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFE
Buddy Hollywood26Las Vegas, NVSAFESAFESAFESAFELOWSAFEELIM
Adrian Lee Ray26Buffalo, NYWINSAFELOWSAFELOWSAFEDISQ
Kaelin Blake23Winchester, KYWINSAFELOWSAFEELIM
The Colonel32Raleigh, NCSAFESAFESAFESAFEELIM
Dani Darko22Las Vegas, NVWINSAFEELIM
Sonny Keegan28Detroit, MILOWSAFEELIM
Barry Newport24Orange County, CASAFESAFELEFT
Sydney Gilmore22Miami, FLWINSAFELEFT
Veronica Vain23New York, NYWINLEFT
David Caspian25Bronx, NYELIM
Legend
Female
Male
The contestant won The Sex Factor
The contestants was the Runner-Up
The contestants was Eliminated in Third place
WINThe contestant won the Elimination Challenge.
HIGHThe contestant was one of the best but did not win the challenge.
SAFEThe contestant was safe or did not receive votes.
LOWThe contestant was one of the worst, but was saved first.
LOWThe contestant was voted to go home by the winners or judges in the Elimination Challenge, but was not eliminated.
ELIMThe contestant was eliminated.
LEFTThe contestant left the competition despite not being eliminated.
DISQThe contestant was disqualified from the competition
The contestant did not compete in this episode.

Notes

^a The girls won the challenge and they could cast votes to send one male contestant home. Three girls voted against Donnie Rock, while one voted against Sonny Keegan. David Caspian received four votes from the girls, eliminating him from the contest despite the judges' affection towards him.
^b The girls had a photoshoot done by Holly Randall and the judges chose Allie Eve Knox as the winner. Veronica Vain revealed she had been given an offer she couldn't refuse and wanted to leave the competition, so no contestant was eliminated. The judges invited David Caspian to join the guys in a strip club in this episode and learn how to dance as a male stripper.
^c There was no elimination in this episode as the challenge was not complete and continues in the next episode. Allie Eve Knox, the winner of episode 2, is seen participating in a photoshoot by Holly Randall for Hustler magazine.
^d There was no elimination in this episode as the challenge was not complete and continues in the next episode. Blair discovered that Adrian has previously acted in a professional porn film by James Deen, potentially disqualifying her from the contest.
^e There was no elimination in this episode as the challenge was not complete and continues in the next episode.
^f The challenge from the previous two episodes was concluded, with the winners being declared having the Sex Factor.

References
  1. "Duke Porn Star Belle Knox Explains New Reality Show 'The Sex Factor'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  2. Belle Knox to host X-rated reality show, ‘The Sex Factor’ - NY Daily News
  3. Michelle Arrouas. "Belle Knox: Duke Porn Star Lands Hosting Gig on Porn Reality Show". TIME.com. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  4. "Porn star Belle Knox to host racy reality show". Fox News. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  5. Glamour Magazine. "The Sex Factor Reality Show Starring Belle Knox: Glamour.com". Glamour. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  6. "Duke porn star lands on web show 'The Sex Factor' - Page Six". Page Six. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  7. Tracy Clark-Flory (June 9, 2014). "Meet the mystery man behind a new reality-TV porn show". Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  8. "The Sex Factor: Reality Show for Future Porn Stars". ABC News' Nightline. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  9. "Getting down and dirty with the cast of 'The Sex Factor' in Vegas". Daily Dot.
  10. "The Coronel's AMA on Reddit". Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  11. "@SexFactor : Episode 1 - EP01 - Battle Of The Sexes". sexfactor.com. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  12. "Sex Factor: Adrian Lee Ray".

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