“Made it to the finals ofTheReal World San Francisco.
I said no, and that was the end of that.”
Here are 14 of their most interesting answers:
Note: These stories have not been verified.
Users are supposedly speaking from their own experiences.
“I was on the showWifeSwap, and its all crazy scripted!”
“NOTHING was real!”
nastyhawk32
2.
“Made it to the finals ofThe Real World San Francisco.
I said no, and that was the end of that.”
“Also made it to the finals ofBig Brother 2.”
tigerquinn7
3.
“TheTLCshowMy Big Fat Fabulous Lifefilmed at the shoe store where my husband worked.
“He had a girlfriend and was never interested in the ‘star.’
katrinaweinstein
4.
I filled out a 100-question survey and then taped an interview with the producers who ‘loved my energy.’
I unexpectedly got selected and was sent a contract and a plane ticket to LA.
I never did the show.”
rmccombs
5.
“I was on a TLCExtremeshow.
It was entirely set up and staged by the producers.”
“What you just watched was completely fake to get viewers to watch.”
toastyman
6.
“When my brother lived in America for a year, he ended up on aKitchen Nightmarestype of show.
novelust
7.
“My sister auditioned forAmerican Idolmultiple times.
You have to get through two rounds of producers before you get to the judges.
They pick the really good and the really bad on purpose.”
“Pop Stars(if anyone remembers that show) was more legit.”
nataliezayasbazan1
8.
She said people were literally going in and out like a revolving door.
No banter, no funny talk, nothing they do for the cameras.”
“She and several others hung around after to see if anyone got chosen, and no one did.
Only thing that made it to film was two guys and a girl who were horrible that day.”
morgan_le_slay
9.
“I tried out forAmerica’s Next Top Model.
“[She was the] only one girl chosen.
She didnt make it on the show.
I was mad I was blocked, but it was for the best.”
n43e16d3a4
10.
“Judge Judyis not exactly real.
Yes, the cases and her decisions are real and binding.
But it’s arbitration, not a court of law.”
“She’s a retired judge, not a practicing one.”
adrianw440bbeae3
11.
I believe he wouldve been on theLas Vegasseason.
He got pretty far in the process and did several phone and video interviews with whoever was in charge.
leslies22
12.
“A couple I know were on a major Aussiereality show,My Kitchen Rules.
Production made them pretend on camera that it was their local butcher and they knew each other by name.
(They did later come out as a couple in a TV interview.)
The filming days were incredibly LONG and pretty boring behind the scenes.
ellenc42f018350
13.
“I auditioned for MTV’sSay What Karaoke.
You couldnt hear yourself, and we were all locked in the room for the whole day.
No snacks or water, and if you left, you werent allowed back in.”
“Didnt make it on the show, but they called us back to be audience members for filming.
Filming was long and they bribed us to stay energized with high-ish end prizes.
I still have the Donna Karen evening purse I got tossed for faking excitement.”
I got picked for my sob story, and they one million percent played it up.
[There was] lots and lots of filming not used, multiple takes.
and feeding you dialogue and actions to fit the storyline.”
“I don’t regret it, though, ‘cuz it did actually improve my life.
I know firsthand how inflated it is, but I still watch reality TV anyway.
Yeah, some of the secrets suck, but what can I say?
They gotta make it interesting, or people won’t watch.
simplysarahish
Note: Some responses have been edited for length/clarity.
