Tag: 2006
Interview: Penthouse Pet of the Year 2006, Loretta Leigh
by Suzan Ryan on Jul.04, 2011, under Interviews
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| Can you give us a quick overview of your time as an Australian Penthouse Pet? I was a four-time cover girl/centrefold between 2006 and 2008. I was crowned Pet of the Year in 2006, appearing frequently at events as an ambassador for Australian Penthouse. I was wined, dined, spoilt and literally kidnapped—for a feature article on kidnapping fantasies—by Australian Penthouse magazine. So you enjoyed yourself, then? My time as a Penthouse Pet was such a rich and unexpected experience. I loved working with the wonderful, fun-loving and creative staff and photographers. I loved meeting the Pets, who varied from adorable to sharply intelligent, to the occasional self-obsessed bimbo with delusions of grandeur! There will never be any regrets from my time in the industry. Being a Pet helped me to discover who I was and who I aspire to be. What are you doing now? I run my own personal-training business, subcontracting out of a large Brisbane gym. My business caters to women of all ages, and also to men and people in need of rehab for injuries. My specialties are corrective movement, postural analysis, functional and core-strength training. I also teach yoga, BodyBalance and Zumba, and I’m Pilates-mat certified. What prompted the move from Pet to PT? It was a gradual one. I completed my initial qualifications and started teaching group fitness in 2007. During my eight-year career in the adult industry, I’d worked with a trainer weekly and done lots of yoga. The change in my body and mind was astounding, and I have no doubt the 11 national centrefolds and numerous feature articles I shot for almost every Australian adult magazine were secured by a fit body honed with weight training. Fitness was an obvious choice. I wanted to share with other women the power of becoming stronger. I wanted to challenge the mentality of “I could never have a body like that”. Often, personal trainers don’t cater their programs to suit the female body efficiently. Practising yoga from a very early age gave me a different perspective on weight training. I train my clients to have impeccable posture, an efficient core and a strong pelvic floor. |
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How was the transition? Quite difficult for the first six months. From sleeping until 10am every day, I was suddenly up before sunrise to open the gym at 5:15. When my body clock was adjusting, I would frequently burst into tears from fatigue and fall asleep on any horizontal surface! I found my feet eventually, though, upgrading my certifications regularly to incorporate spinal care, rehab and muscle-loosening procedures. Despite kissing stilettos and evening gowns goodbye, I’ve been recognised quite often by the men in the gym from my centrefolds. My 24 coworkers—19 of whom are male— find the contrast amusing… as do the handful of clients who know. What do you miss about being a professional model? I miss the lack of responsibility and the huge amount of spare time I used to have. Modelling made me aware of my physicality and built my confidence considerably. I make almost the same amount of money as I used to, but now I work 40-50 hours per week, when I used to work about 20, including travel! Is there any chance you’ll come back to us? A comeback to the centrefold world is unlikely at this point, but I would definitely consider a cameo or two. I’ve always said I’d like todo a shoot when I turn 30, because I know how my body will look by then after more than a decade of weight training! |
| Tell us about Blazing Fantasy… Blazing Fantasy is an ongoing adult cartoon project featuring sexual superhero Ophelia Jones. I’m the body and face model for Ophelia. The project is incredibly exciting and quite some time in the making. Details are under wraps, but Ophelia will make herself well known when illustration work is completed. |
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