Maitland Ward, who starred in 90s sitcoms like The Bold and the Beautiful and Boy Meets World as a teenager, has said she doesn’t believe the so-called stigma associated with starring in adult films, and says she’s now getting more offers than ever in her career.
Ward, now aged 42, just premiered her first porn feature last week, titled Drive, and says it’s been met with nothing but support, even from her former Boy Meets World cast.
She said:
I actually think it’s the opposite because I’ve been opened up to so many more opportunities, because I do this. I think I would be limited if I stuck in just a certain, typecast situation. Now people think of me in a totally new way and are discovering me new.
Speaking of the adult industry versus more mainstream roles, Ward continued:
Why do they have to be mutually exclusive? I think sex and good quality entertainment can be together.
Ward added she has been ‘getting more’ adult roles, and ‘there’s going to be more taboo stuff to come… this is just the beginning.’
Maitland added:
I’ve actually been surprised at girls who have reached out – who I’ve known in the past – to be like ‘that’s awesome, you’re kicking ass,’ because I give no fucks, I’m like I am who I am, I am a sexual actress, a person who just wants to show the world what I love.
