Back in Action: Pornstar Comebacks 2016
Retirement in porn is more like a hiatus or a vacation these days which explains why there are so many comebacks in the industry and why they are so welcomed by fans. Most times we are happy that our favorite performers have decided to rise from the ashes like the proverbial phoenix one last time; to show us they still have “it.” Below are pornstars who changed the game at their peaks…and came back in 2016 to do it again because they just couldn’t get enough the first time.
Briana Banks ended her five-year hiatus this year by signing with Kendra Lust’s breakout agency, Society 15. Briana Banks is a German pornstar who began her adult film career in 1999, and has performed in over 300 movies. She was Penthouse Pet as well as Vivid Entertainment contract pornstar for eight years. Banks stated that she was thinking about the comeback for a while, however, she had some personal goals to achieve first. She adds, “I’m in the best shape of my life.”
Brett Rossi retired from porn in 2014, when she met actor Charlie Sheen, fell in love with him, and got engaged to him. The relationship didn’t last, and Brett made a comeback this year in “Brett Rossi is Delicious” from TRENCHCOATx, directed by Kayden Kross. She is known for appearing on The Howard Stern Show in 2011 as “Miss Howard TV of December” and also Playboy’s “Cyber Girl of the Month” that same December.
Hillary Scott left the industry in 2010 after performing in over 600 films. She began her career in 2004 and by 2006 she won XBIZ Female Performer of the Year. Her first scene out of retirement was a girl/girl performance in Girlsway’s Transmission.
Dakota Skye retired in 2015. Despite only being in the industry for less than two years, she was able to establish herself as a fan favorite building a huge following. Back in 2016 and dropping the Skye surname, Dakota stated that after some “deep reflection and soul searching,” she missed her fans and wanted her career to grow.
Kristina Rose, known for being an Elegant Angel Slutwoman, stopped doing boy/girl scenes in 2013 and retired completely in 2014 stating that she needed a break after working for six straight years. She came back to the industry in 2016 stating “I definitely don’t want to be working like I did before, every single day, nor do I think I have to. I think I’ve more than proven myself for the first seven years I was shooting.”
Jenny Hendrix took seven years off to work on personal projects, enjoy her family and travel the world. In 2016 she signed to Kendra Lust’s Society 15. Hendrix shot her first adult movies in 2005 and was nominated for several AVN awards in the initial phases of her career (one of her new goals is to add to her awards case). Her first scene back will be shot by ArchAngel.
Brooke Banner left the industry in 2010 with close to 500 movies under her belt. She started making movies at 18 years old and didn’t stop until she was 25 when she decided to pursue a bachelor’s degree in psychology. Now, at 32, her first new sex performance will be a boy/girl scene with Small Hands for Zero Tolerance Entertainment.
Nikita Denise is a Czech pornstar who began her porn career in 2000 and won AVN Award for Female Performer of the Year by 2002. She has made appearances in over 400 titles, to date. Denise, now 40 years old, said porn is “an addiction; you miss it when you’re away. I miss the attention, I miss the good times and I miss the people, and I’m happy to be back.”
