LOS ANGELES — Bellesa on Wednesday announced the launch of a new reality studio called Bellesa Blind Date, available exclusively on the Bellesa Plus premium subscription service.
On the heels of taking home AVN’s 2021 Best New Production Banner with Bellesa House, Bellesa launches Bellesa Blind Date, a concept studio that takes authenticity and “whatever happens on camera happens” even further. While Bellesa House pairs performers who request to work with each other, Bellesa Blind Date does exactly what its name implies: porn blind dates.
Directed by Jacky St. James, Bellesa Blind Date maintains that same raw, authentic feel for which Bellesa House is known ...but flips it on its head. When performers arrive at the Bellesa Blind Date set, they have no idea who they will be working with that day. With the high volume of performer pairing requests received from Bellesa House, Bellesa Blind Date is able to cast talent who genuinely want to work together—all without them knowing.
"I have never seen this kind of excitement and tension on a porn set," St. James says.
The performers are separated by a wall without any clue as to who is sitting on the other side. Headphones and voice changers are used to hide their identities while they get to speak to one another anonymously, sharing their desires and fantasies free of all inhibitions before getting to have sex with their date.
“They have zero idea who they’re working with that day," St. James continues. "The level of intrigue this brings is unmatched — I have never seen this kind of excitement and tension on a porn set. It’s also just an incredibly fun experience for the performers, different from anything else. Performers genuinely love working with Bellesa, and the Bellesa Blind Date experience.
"Blind Date provides a glimpse into an adult performer's sexual experience when there is no performance. We get to see how they navigate 'do's' and 'don'ts,' and get to know their partner before even seeing who they are."
“As a veteren adult director,” St. James continues, “there's nothing more inspiring than stripping away all the requirements of standard sex scenes and watching two performers actually connect in the most authentic way."
“Every single thing we do at Bellesa is data-driven, and the Bellesa community has made it increasingly clear: they love reality porn. They love authentic, unscripted, real-life sex.” states Michelle Shnaidman, CEO and founder of Bellesa. “Porn that is rooted in reality and shines a light on the performers’ experiences- them working with performers that they’re comfortable with, wearing what they want and having sex they genuinely enjoy- is the future of porn, and continues to establish a new frontier for ethics in the industry.”
Bellesa says it is on "a mission to make ethical porn as accessible to as many people as possible — by allowing subscribers to choose what price they want to pay for porn."
Bellesa Plus offers price points as low as $3 per month. The most popular selection, the company said, is $10 per month, which comes with early access to scenes from Bellesa House, and now, Bellesa Blind Date. Other options range the gamut from $3 to $35, with different rewards at each price point. Included among them are $5/month where the subscriber unlocks 4K quality streaming and the company dubs it as “a full network of unlimited porn for the price of a Starbucks Latte.” And $35/month, subscribers receive a free BuzzFeed AirVibe vibrator (value $69). Bellesa Plus offers 100% discreet billing. Subscribers can pause or cancel with one click, any time.
