As Tan Mom's notoriety grew, it was inevitable that the movies would beckon. In 2013, TMZ was the first outlet to report that Patricia Krentcil had signed a deal for her movie debut — in a gay adult film. TMZ's sources revealed she was paid $1,000 for her role in the flick, "Kings of New York," in which she appeared fully clothed, with no "chicken soup" involved. In her scene, Tan Mom portrayed the owner of a tanning salon visited by some of the film's characters prior to their weekend jaunt to Fire Island.
According to the film's writer/director, Marc MacNamara, working with a star of Krentcil's caliber was not without challenges. "We expected Patricia to need a bit of hand-holding, but when she showed up we quickly found out we had to hold more than her hand to prop her seemingly inebriated body up," he wrote in an email to HuffPost. "She seemed to having a great time, but it was definitely a challenging day. In the end she delivered Tan Mom in all her glory and that's what people are infatuated with."
Meanwhile, Krentcil's promotion of the film went off the rails when she attended Exxxotica Expo 2013. Her booth was situated next to that of adult film star Jenna Jameson, and let's just say they didn't get along. "Patricia became aggravated with Jenna, which resulted in calling her a 'whore' to Jenna's face," Krentcil's management team, GR Media, said in a release to NJ.com.
