Keiran Lee Gets Star Send Off From Brazzers Ahead Of Uk Homecoming
Two decades after moving from England to the United States to sign an exclusive contract with Brazzers, the award-winning performer is moving back to the UK this week. He’ll be joined by his wife, fellow performer Kirsten Price, and their three children.
On Sunday night, Brazzers threw a surprise party to celebrate his contract star and the next chapter of his life and career.
The party was held in a backroom at Ye Olde King’s Head in Santa Monica, an English pub that struck many as an appropriate choice of venue, given Lee’s upcoming move.
Guests noshed on traditional UK cuisine, with many enjoying fish and chips alongside a gin martini while waiting for the man of the hour to arrive.
Lee, wearing a creme-colored shirt and dark slacks, showed up roughly 45 minutes after everyone else, accompanied by Price.
"Fucking hell!" he exclaims upon seeing so many of his friends and colleagues.
The crowd clamors for Lee to deliver a speech, though he's too overcome with emotion.
"Let me say hello first," says Lee, who seemed to take the turnout to heart before making the rounds, greeting his female co-stars with a polite peck on the cheek and offering bro hugs to the men in attendance.
Lee was joined by fellow male stars Manuel Ferrara, Isiah Maxwell, Mick Blue, Toni Ribas, Girthmaster (wearing a black cast on his right arm), and Liam Riley from "Pillow Talk with Ryan." The party also featured a particularly busty guest list, which makes sense given its host.
Lee said he had an inkling that he'd be seeing some old friends at the restaurant, though he had no idea how many colleagues would turn out to see him off and wish him well in the next chapter of his life.
"As cocky and as arrogant as I might seem on social media or on camera, stuff like this absolutely petrifies me. I walk in and I get the sweats under my arms straight away," said Lee, who eventually made a private speech later in the evening before toasting his comrades.
Ferrara told XBIZ that he’s known Lee for close to 20 years.
"A director friend of mine was shooting with him in Europe, and he sent me a message saying, ‘Hey, this guy is coming to America. He’s a great performer and you should meet him.’ So we met, and then we became friends,” he explained.
Maxwell credited Lee with "showing him the ropes" and helping him make a living for himself in the industry.
"He has really helped me in so many ways, and I know he’s excited to head back home, but I hope he visits us way more often than he needs to."
Director Ricky Greenwood was also in attendance, and he recalled meeting Lee at a party when he first entered the business, though they didn’t work together until recently.
"I do features, and he doesn’t like to do features, so I tried to convince him for years to do a feature, and he finally did one for me in June called 'Deadly Vows.' He plays a gangster, and it was very fun to finally have a chance to work with him."
Alexis Fawx recalled sharing the screen with Lee in her very first Brazzers scene.
"I adore Keiran like a brother, or a best friend,” she told XBIZ. “My favorite thing about him is the back-and-forth banter we share. He always makes me laugh, which puts me at ease. He's a true gentleman, and he has a really big heart.”
Top talent agent Mark Spiegler has known Lee since the performer first got to town, as Lee frequently works with Spiegler’s roster of talent.
"I’ll always remember when he stole Lisa Ann’s phone and started tweeting from it, writing things like, 'I shit myself.' It was funny, but it didn’t go over so well with her. You’ve gotta be careful around Keiran," said Spiegler, whose own mother, like Lee, grew up in the UK.
Leah Lexis, who serves as Lead Producer at Brazzers, first worked with Lee more than a decade ago, back when she was a performer.
"I’ll miss his jokes," she said. "He creates this environment of ‘Don’t take life too seriously, just have a good time.’ And he creates that, just by being himself — a good-hearted guy. If you’re on set and you’re worried about something or super stressed out, he’ll lighten the mood with his jokes."
Indeed, Lee is known for his sense of humor, among other things.
"He and I have always made a lot of ‘Mom jokes’ to each other, both in private and in public," said Ferrara. "I made a box cover once with his mom surrounded by a bunch of guys, and he stole a picture of my mother off my fridge, made a mask of her face, and put it on a girl’s face with a bunch of dicks around her. What’s funny is that fans thought we had a beef, so they’d come after us, even though we’re really friends, and it was the opposite. But we’ve been making those jokes for so long, they don’t bother us anymore."
In an exclusive interview with XBIZ, Lee explained why he’s moving from LA to the UK.
"I've been here 18 years, and I feel like I've accomplished everything I can in America. I've got a beautiful wife and three children -- my eldest is 10 and we've got twins who are 7 -- and we felt like we had to make the move before they enter middle school, so it was either now or never," he said.
"I'm also very close to my mum, and she's not getting any younger, so I want to be there. Plus, my wife's mother just moved from Boston to Dublin, Ireland, a few years ago, so everyone's on that side of the pond, and we found the perfect spot to build the perfect house, so everything aligned for us."
Price said she met Lee at her 29th birthday during a small dinner with her girlfriends at Geisha House. One of her friends was dating Danny Mountain, who brought Keiran, who gave Price a bottle of champagne and his number. The two performers texted for nearly four months before they went on a date and "banged it out," as she put it.
"The rest is history,” said Price, who is excited to be closer to her family and for the opportunity to travel more. She's also grateful to "just to be getting out of America while I still can, with my rights intact,” though she confessed that she’ll miss the Mexican food scene of Los Angeles, as well as its gorgeous weather.
Lee said he’ll likely be back in the States come January, both for work and awards season, but for now, he’s looking forward to expanding Brazzers’ presence overseas.
"The beauty of it is that Brazzers already has a big base out there in Europe, and I want to expand that even more by shooting in Prague, Budapest, Italy, Germany, and Spain.
"I think there are a lot of talented performers out there who don't have an agency and never found a focal point for the industry where they live, and that's why I want to be that focal point in the UK and expand the UK industry so it's on par with places like America and Budapest. I've already set up talent testing in London, where we're going to have two locations.
"Gal Ritchie is an amazing performer, and if you go back further, there are so many great English performers — they just need that platform, and I think Brazzers is the place to be. I've been with them for 18 years, and they've supported me in everything, including this move. I probably wouldn't have done it without them, but they gave me the push to do it, and I plan to expand the brand over there even more."
A Brazzers rep enthused about Lee's big move.
"We are thrilled to continue our exclusive partnership with Keiran Lee as he returns to the UK," said the rep. "He is a tremendous asset to the Brazzers brand, and we are eager to explore new collaborations with talent across the UK and Europe. We have plenty of exciting projects in the works."
While Lee admitted that he'll miss the "beautiful" weather of Southern California, and isn't looking forward to the "gloomy" weather of England, where it'll "probably rain 300+ days a year," he takes comfort in knowing that he's only a five-hour plane ride away from the sunny beaches of Dubai.
Besides spending time with his mum, Lee said he's excited to take his sons to watch soccer, as he has season tickets to Derby County's games -- both home and away.
"It's something that I never experienced when I was younger with my father, and something I've always wanted to do with my boys. And now I have that opportunity to do it. I've planned the whole move around the start of the season. Well, that and the Oasis tour," says Lee, who will take in one of the band's five London shows.
Lee insisted that his move has nothing to do with the political climate in America or the age-verification laws that are sweeping the nation.
"I'm English, so I switch my ears off to it all. But the thing is, it's probably even stricter now in the UK and Europe at the moment. For me, the biggest thing is growing the UK industry and giving it a bit of stability.
"Because in England, everybody's spread out all over the country, so we established central points where people can test, and that will [allow] them to go to Budapest or maybe even America. That way, they're already using our standard of testing, and they know the procedures, so it's not a big shock to them when they come to the big stage of America.
Lee credits his "amazing" wife with doing most of the packing and filling a shipping container with their belongings.
"I have been on it. You have no idea," says Price, who spent the last few days "throwing out useless crap."
While saying goodbye to his longtime home has been hard for Lee, it hasn’t been nearly as hard as saying goodbye to his crew of roughly 14 years.
"Peggy, Brian, Mark -- everyone was unbelievable, and the hardest thing for me is leaving those guys. If I could pick them up and take them with me, I would," said Lee, who shot as many scenes as he could with them before leaving for England, including one with Cubbi Thompson.
"I wanted to make sure they had plenty of work beforehand, because they're brilliant people and my biggest concern was making sure they'd be okay."
Lee issued a statement on Instagram this week.
"After 18 incredible years in America, it’s time for me to head home — back to the UK, back to where it all started. But before I go, I just want to take a moment to reflect and say thank you. When I first landed in America, I had no idea what was ahead. I came with a dream, a suitcase, and not much else — but what I found was something I’ll carry with me forever. The friendships, the laughter, the challenges, the wins (and a few losses), but most of all my beautiful, amazing, sexy wife and family.”
He proceeded to thank Brazzers for their longtime support.
"What can I say? You believed in me and stood by me — through the chaos, the growth, the good times, and a few little hiccups.
"This isn’t a retirement speech — it’s a relaunch. I’m heading back to the UK, teaming up with KG DiSanto and partner-in-crime Danny D, and we’ve got one goal: to help make Brazzers bigger, bolder, and cheekier than ever.
"So while I may be swapping In-N-Out for Greggs and sunshine for rain, the show goes on. America — thanks for the madness, the memories, and the magic. You’ve been bloody brilliant. See you on the other side."
Regardless of what side of the pond he resides on, it's clear that Keiran Lee isn't going anywhere, and as far as the adult industry is concerned, he's here to stay.
