From Pop Star to Porn Star: Alex Palmieri Discusses Career Transition & Gives Us His Music Hot Takes

When international pop star Alex Palmieri made his porn debut in the opening scene of Global Entry: Sicily late last year, we immediately became obsessed with him, his thick muscles, and his even thicker ass. So you can only imagine how excited we were when we learned that we were getting the opportunity to sit down with this Italian stud for an exclusive interview on the set of Raging Stallion’s Oversized in Málaga, Spain!

This conversation with Alex took place as we relaxed on a large sofa just outside the room where John Brachalli and Jacob Lord were set to film their Oversized fuck two days later. Shortly after cameras cut on Alex sucking off gay porn favorite Dato Foland in a private outdoor garden, we got to talking all about Alex’s shift from a professional recording artist to his new life as a standout star for Raging Stallion and NakedSword. Unable to finish the chat without tapping into Alex’s musical side, this exclusive interview also has us challenging Alex to give some hot takes by revealing his pop music preferences and choosing between today’s biggest stars. (Spoiler alert: Alex is a huge Britney Spears fan. We love to see it!)

Take a look at our talk with Alex below and to see even more from this Italian superstar, check out his episodes of Global Entry over on NakedSword.com along with his two Oversized hookups with Dato Foland and Robert Royal on RagingStallion.com!

How are you doing today?  
Really good. We finished up the shoot and it was super fun with Dato Foland. Can’t wait to see the film.

This is your very first Raging Stallion movie. Before you did porn though, what some people may not know is that you were actually a recording artist! You’ve released albums. You’ve been on reality TV shows. What made you want to switch from that path to the more adult side?
Honestly, mostly the money. (Laughs) Yeah, so what happened in the past, is that I was living for the music job, but it was hard to make money because I was a self-producer singer. So all the money I had, I had to put it in the production and I started going into a circle without having money to live a normal life, so I just decided to cut it… Then I opened an OnlyFans and many people from my past career were curious to see it and that’s how I started to do porn.

For your first-ever studio scene, you actually worked with Oversized director Marc MacNamara for Global Entry: Sicily. You’ve done three different scenes for the NakedSword Global Entry series now. What was it like filming those movies in Sicily and Portugal? Are you from Sicily?
I’m from Italy, but I’m from the north. Sicily is in the south. And for how it was… I’m really anxious in life in general. So imagine how it was the day before, especially on the first trip, thinking about this and going with people I never knew, never saw. Plus, honestly, I was not really into porn. So even now, when they show me a famous porn actor, I don’t know them. It’s not because they aren’t super famous, but I just don’t know. It’s all new to me. So, I was scared honestly, but Marc helped me a lot to feel confident and comfortable with the camera and he knows how to get what he wants by being gentle during the recording.

Great! So you obviously get along with Marc and you have a fun time on his sets?
Yeah, yeah, definitely. We found that we are good friends. I mean, we are not close friends because we do not live in the same place, but we laugh a lot. (Laughs) Yesterday night, when he picked me up because the taxi can’t find its way here… We are now in… Where are we now?

Málaga? 
We are in Málaga, yeah! The house where we are recording is kinda far away on a mountain, so the taxi can’t find this villa and left me in the middle of the street in the dark. So, Marc came down through the mountain by the street and he found me and I ask him, “There’s no animals here, right?” Because it was all dark and you can hear some noises. He said, “No, there is no animals.” He turns his face and there was a pony in the middle of the street. He jumped! It was so fun. (Laughs)

(Laughs) And then, you’ve obviously ramped up your porn career. You’ve been doing a lot of work with Raging Stallion and NakedSword. Can we ever expect new music from you at any point?
Sometimes I think about it. I would like to. Sometimes I imagine like, I don’t know, maybe to go to the Grabbys and perform as a guest.

Oooh, yeah! Like the VMAs.
It will be fun. Sometimes I think about it. I think I will record something about sex or videos or video content. You know, a really chill song. Maybe with some kind of dancers as I was doing in the past. This is just an idea, you know? Nothing is planned now.

Getting more into today’s theme for Oversized. This movie is all about big dicks and big asses and big everything. In your personal life, would you rather a guy have a big dick or a big ass?
Well, I’m only bottom in video and in personal life, so I guess a big ass is nice to see, but I don’t care that much honestly.

What about big arms or thick thighs?
Umm… Maybe legs.

And you yourself, you’ve very built. You have a huge muscle body. How often do you go to the gym?
Like going to work. Actually, it’s a part of my work, so I go from Monday to Friday. A couple of hours a day. It’s really rare that I skip. I have to be really suck, but I will find a way to do something.

Have you ever hooked up with someone in the gym or the locker room?
I moved to Milano because I was living outside and now, in Milano is more gay, because it’s a big city and I was coming from a village… I’ve met some guys. (Laughs) It happens, yeah.

(Laughs) Just to close out, I want to do some rapid-fire quick questions with music. Last night in the car when we were with Marc, we were all jamming out to the new Ariana Grande album and all day on set, we’ve been listening to various pop songs. So I’m just going to go down a long list of pop stars and I’m going to give you two options and you have to pick which one you like more.
Okay. Got it. I like it.

Madonna or Kylie Minogue?
Kylie.

Rihanna or Christina Aguilera?
Oh fuck. Ariana or Rihanna?

Rihanna.
Oh no, definitely Christina.

Mariah Carey or Ariana?
Ariana. Sorry, Mariah!

Gwen Stefani or Shakira?
Ahh… I’m not crazy for both of them. Maybe Gwen Stefani?

Jennifer Lopez or Janet Jackson?
Fuck! I don’t know. If Marc hears this, he would kill me. I don’t know, because that’s so hard.

[Editor’s note: If you’re an avid listener of Oversized director Marc MacNamara on the Discretion Advised podcast, then you’ll know that he is the world’s biggest Janet Jackson fan and does not play when it comes to his queen.]

I promise I won’t tell Marc.
(Sighs) If I have to choose between them… I’m sorry, Janet, but maybe JLo.

Adele or Lady Gaga?
Lady Gaga.

Ava Max or Selena Gomez?
Ava Max.

Beyoncé or Katy Perry?
I know it’s weird, but I don’t get crazy for Beyoncé, but I like Katy Perry less. So Beyoncé.

Kelly Clarkson or Pink?
Pink.

Lizzo or Charli xcx?
Charli xcx is quite new, no?

Uh, she’s done a lot more popular stuff recently, but she’s been around for at least 10 years.
I don’t know what she has…

She has… I can play a couple of songs.
“I just wanna go back…”

Yeah! She also has, “I don’t care, I love it…”
That one? No, no. I hate that. What was the question?

Lizzo or Charli xcx?
Maybe Lizzo. I can’t hear anymore “I don’t care…”

(Laughs) Cardi B or Nicki Minaj?
I guess I’m from the old school, so Nicki.

Dua Lipa or Billie Eilish?
Uh… Mmmm… Dua Lipa.

Britney Spears –
Britney Spears!

(Laughs)
Britney Spears!

– or Olivia Rodrigo?
Or what?

Olivia Rodrigo.
No, Britney Spears, come on! Britney Spears.

And then last one – Taylor Swift or Miley Cyrus?
Maybe Miley, right? Yeah.

[Watch Alex Palmieri in Raging Stallion’s OVERSIZED]