US-based former porn star Mia Khalifa, 26, revealed in an interview with The Daily Beast why she left the industry after only three months. The Lebanese-born adult celebrity was candid about her past experiences and life difficulties that forced her into the industry, as well as the low income she made from filming porn.

"I’m having my accountant put together the actual number because $12K was before taxes. So, it’s definitely even less than that. And it was for 12 scenes, so $1,000 a scene", Khalifa said.

Khalifa also explained why she chose to leave the industry at the height of her fame and spoke about the stigma that’s followed her since.

"Of course I’m still ashamed of it. It’s hard not to be when one decision you made when you were 21 years old entitles the whole world to see you naked, so of course I’m still ashamed of it, and of course, I would go back and change things if I could ... people are still ashamed of that fact because it’s stigmatized, so their immediate reaction is going to be scrutiny instead of sympathy. But it completely baffles me", Khalifa stressed.

Currently, Khalifa is involved in several online startups that have nothing to do with the adult industry, including a sports app for football referees and a mobile dating service, according to The Daily Beast.