April Flores
April Flores | |
|---|---|
 Flores at the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo in 2009 | |
| Born | |
| Other names | Fatty D[2][3] |
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) |
| Spouse |
Carlos Batts
(m. 2003; died 2013) |
| Website | www |
April Flores, also known as Fatty Delicious,[5] or Fatty D, is an American pornographic actress and director, writer, photographer, makeup artist, and plus-size model.[6]
Early life
[edit]Flores stated to have come from a strict religious family.[1] She is Ecuadorian from her father's side[1] and Mexican from her mother's side, and she calls herself “Mexidorian”.[7] When Flores was a child, she said she wanted to be a plastic surgeon simply because they made a lot of money.[1] Flores struggled with weight issues since childhood and she thought she would be happier if she was thin.[5] However, she abandoned the idea after losing weight in college and then concluding that life was “just the same” no matter her body size.[1][5]
Modeling and adult film career
[edit]Flores began her career doing pictorials for plus-size women’s magazines like Bizarre,[1] Juggs[2] and Big Butt Magazine (the latter of which she appeared on the cover on two occasions).
In 2005, Flores was invited to perform with Belladonna.[5] The film was April's first porn scene with a woman.[8] Flores confessed that she wore a wig during the performance so that if anyone brought it up she could deny that "that was not [her]!"[8] However, Flores enjoyed performing and was later invited to do more scenes.[5]
April's father passed away in 2001, so she never came out to him.[8] Flores admitted that she was scared to come out as a porn star to her mother. However, her mother was supportive of her career and became more supportive after Batts' death in 2013.[8]
Activism
[edit]Flores is supportive of her description as a BBW performer but chooses not to perform in traditional BBW porn, as she believes that it is derogatory towards its BBW performers.[5] She instead chooses directors and performers that she feels will represent larger women in a desirable and positive light.
In a 2015 article with Cosmopolitan Flores stated that she wants her work to show plus size women "that we are worthy of pleasure and desirability" and that she wants to reclaim the term "fat" to have a positive connotation instead of a negative one.[8]
Writing
[edit]In 2013 Flores co-authored and published a fine art book called Fat Girl with her husband just prior to his death. Published by Rare Bird Books, it represents a twelve-year collaboration the two as model and photographer.[9] The book was Batts' fourth publication.[6]
April Flores also contributed a chapter to The Feminist Porn Book: The Politics of Producing Pleasure. In her chapter, "Being Fatty D: Size, Beauty, and Embodiment in the Adult Industry," Flores talks about how she came into the porn industry and her work to portray big women as sexual and desirable.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Flores was married to Carlos Batts for 10 years until his death on October 22, 2013.[4]
Significance and other ventures
[edit]In 2009, sex toy company Topco released Voluptuous Pussy, a life-size inflatable doll named after Flores's vagina but modeled as an exact replica of her entire body.[3][10] It is touted as “the first realistic plus-size sex toy”, and it is made out of Cyberskin material.[3][10]
Flores was the first plus-sized porn star to be on the cover of AVN magazine.[5][11]
April's website, Fat Girl Fantasies, launched in Spring of 2015. Her website honors her relationship with her late husband, but also depicts "fat women as sexual beings" and reveals their sexual fantasies.[8]
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Ceremony | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | FPA | Heartthrob of the Year[12] | — | Won |
| 2011 | AVN | Crossover Star of the Year[13] | — | Nominated |
| 2012 | BBW FanFest | Creative BBW of the Year[14] | — | Won |
| 2013 | Hall of Fame[15] | — | Won | |
| 2014 | AVN | BBW Performer of the Year[16][17] | — | Won |
| 2015 | — | Won | ||
| NightMoves | Best BBW Performer[18] | — | Won | |
| 2016[19] | AVN | BBW Performer of the Year | — | Nominated |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Hodges, Kate (July 2008). "Alt Girls: Cover Girls | April Flores". Bizarre Magazine UK. Archived from the original on July 22, 2014.
- ^ a b Fatty D » About Archived 2011-12-20 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
- ^ a b c Fox, Alix (January 2009). "April Flores Sex Toy!". Bizarre Magazine UK. Archived from the original on December 5, 2013.
- ^ a b Dan Miller (October 23, 2013). "Carlos Batts Passes Away". XBIZ. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Flores, April (2013). "Being Fatty D: Size, Beauty, and Embodiment in the Adult Industry". In Taormino, Tristan; et al. (eds.). The Feminist Porn Book: The Politics of Producing Pleasure. The Feminist Press at the City University of New York. pp. 279–283. ISBN 978-1-5586-1819-0.
- ^ a b Staff (September 2013). "crossover report". Adult Video News: 22.
- ^ AVN - Big Is Beautiful (and Profitable) for the Adult Marketplace. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f Wischhover, Cheryl (March 10, 2015). "I Want People to See Fat Women as Sexual Beings. Because We Are". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ^ Kenney, Shawna (August 30, 2013). "The Rumpus Interview with April Flores and Carlos Batts". The Rumpus.
- ^ a b Blue, Violet (September 24, 2009). "Her Plastic Vagina / Violet Blue: Porn star April Flores tells all about her body part sex toy". SFGate. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ^ Seidman, Lila (August 6, 2013). "April Flores, the Plus-Size Porn Star". LA Weekly. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
- ^ "Feminist Porn Awards Winners Announced". AVN. April 10, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
- ^ "Nominations for the 2011 AVN Awards" (PDF). AVN. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2011. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
- ^ "2012 BBWFanFest Awards Winners Announced". AVN. July 25, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
- ^ "BBW FanFest Announces 2013 Award Nominations". AVN. April 2, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
- ^ AVN Staff (January 19, 2014). "AVN Announces the Winners of the 2014 AVN Awards". AVN. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
- ^ "AVN - 2015 AVN Awards Show". AVN. AVN Media Network. Archived from the original on January 28, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
- ^ Johnson, Bob (October 12, 2015). "NightMoves Awards Winners Announced - XBIZ.com". XBIZ. Adnet Media. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
- ^ "AVN - 2016 AVN Awards Show". AVN. AVN Media Network. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
External links
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- American female adult models
- American actresses of Mexican descent
- Hispanic and Latino American female models
- American pornographic film actresses
- Hispanic and Latino American pornographic film actors
- Living people
- Actors from Los Angeles County, California
- Plus-size models
- Pornographic film actors from California
- AVN Award winners
- Fat acceptance activists
- 21st-century American women
- American people of Ecuadorian descent