Grabby Awards

Grabbys Diary

Reporting from the front line of adult entertainment.

Gareth Johnson

24 Apr 2026 • 3 min read

I'm in Torremolinos for the Grabby Awards Europe - this is officially Day 2.

The event is fully sold out, with 800 people attending - they've come from 28 countries to part of Europe's biggest awards show for the adult entertainment industry.

Following an an opening ceremony performance, last night we had CreatorVision - a new set of awards that recognise the films and scenes that have caught everyone's attention.

One of the challenges of an event like this is trying to put names to faces. Everyone looks familiar but - in the moment - I'm often drawing a blank. Adding complexity to the memory game is that performers often have multiple names - there's their government name, their on-screen name, and their Twitter handle may not necessarily match up to either of those.

This is my second time attending the Grabbys in Torremolinos. I did go to the ceremony a few years back when it was held in London, but that was a very different beast - it feels like a lifetime ago.

Last year, I really wasn't sure what I was doing. My imposter syndrome kicked in fairly hard as I tried to navigate the dynamics of the event and figure out where I fit in.

Ultimately, I really enjoyed last year's event, but this time around I feel much more confident about what I'm doing and why it makes sense for me to be here.

Plus, this time around I've got an official Naked Men Talking banner. The banner looks awesome. There's going to be lots of photos of me interviewing guys in front of this banner.

Much of my new-found confidence comes from having a much clearer sense of the direction that I'm taking the whole Naked Men Talking proposition. It's still a work in progress but it's a thing - it's a podcast, it's events, it's a community.

We're at the Grabby Awards because the men of adult entertainment are at the cutting edge of intimacy and masculinity. It's also just a fun event to be part of, so why not?