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I am your host Rebecca Felgate and today we are talking about the Top 10 shocking reality
show scandals….
Because you bet that where there is a camera rolling, there is a scandal waiting to be
unearthed!
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10 - Biggest Looser lost too much weight If you haven’t seen the TV show, The Biggest
Looser, it is basivally an American TV show that pits overweight contestants against one
another on their weight loss journey.
Usually, the show contestants try to lose weight in healthy and sustainable ways, but
the season 15 winner, Rachel Frederickson dropped 155 pounds to weigh in at a scary
105 pounds.
Judges Jillian Michaels and Bob Harper were shocked at her transformation, which showcased
the biggest weight loss in the shows history and many people watching called Rachel’s
process unhealthy, something which she later admitted to.
A lot of people saw it as glamorising an eating disorder.
9 - Rozlyn Has an Affair with a Crew Member on the Bachelor
Uh oh.
The idea of The Bachelor is for a group of ladies to vie for the attention of an eligible…
you know, bachelor.
In 2010, Rozlyn Papa was called out on air for having an affair with one of the show’s
producers.
Show host Chris Harrison televised a conversation with the young mum, calling the affair embarrassing
for the show and saying that the member of the crew in question had been fired.
Awkward.
8 - Porsha slapped Kenya on the Real Housewives of Atlanta
A brawl on reality tv always causes a stir, and things escalated in 2014 on the Real Housewives
of Atlanta when Kenya accused Porsha of cheating on her ex husband.
There is also a large degree of hair pulling and dragging, which of course is not okay.
Whilst Porsha was removed from the show for the episode, controversially, neither her
nor Kenya were fired.
7 - Toddlers and Tiaras Prostitute Scandal In the popular TLC show, Toddlers and Tiaras,
the show caused outraged when a mum, Wendy Dickey, dressed her three year old daughter,
Paisley in a pretty woman costume.
Of course, the costume in question was mimicking on worn by Julia Roberts, who of course played
a prostitute.
Is it okay to dress a three year old as a prostitute in knee high boots and a mini skirt?
No.
ABC’s Sherri Shepherd spoke out against the episode, saying “Your job is to protect
your child … if you don't think pedophiles are watching this show, I have a bridge I
want to sell you.”
6 - Here Comes Honey Boo Boo Cancelled Honey Boo Boo Child was a controversy onto
herself from the very beginning when she debuted in the public eye on Toddlers and Tiaras.
But obviously, with controversial figures comes ratings, and eventually the toddler
and her family were awarded a TV Show of their own.
In 2014, after a two year run, the show was cancelled when it was revealed that mum June
Shannon was dating a man on the sex offenders register.
Mark Anthony was convicted of aggravated child molestation with an 8 year old.
Despite having a whole seasons worth of content ready to go, the show was pulled and six months
of content went unaired.
5 - Coughgate on Who Wants to Be A Millionaire.
Back in 2001 Mark Ingram won 1 million pounds on the British TV Show, Who Wants To Be a
Millionaire … but it turns out he cheated.
Using his wife, Diana and friend Tecwen Whittock, Ingram devised an coughing scheme wherein
his accomplices would signal which way he should answer.
After all of the fanfare of winning, he was found out, ordered to give the money back,
fined, and given a prison sentence.
Awkward.
He later appeared on Wife Swap with Jade Goody, who is coming up next in a Scandal of her
very own.
Before we get there though, I thought I would mention that chappy boy tripped on an apple
while mowing the lawn in 2010 and sliced off three of his toes.
Yikes.
Okay, back to Jade Goody who caused a serious stir in 2007 with her racist remarks in the
Big Brother House… that is all coming in to number 4
So Jade Goody found fame in 2003 when she appeared on the British outpost of the regular
Big Brother and won over her audience with her seemingly sweet but totally dumb persona.
Fast forward 4 years and she is back on Big brother, this time the celebrity edition and
this time she not just dumb, but a dumb, but a dumb racist.
She and co-contestants, Jo O Meara and Danielle Lloyd garnered 44 and a half thousand complaints
for their racist comments towards Shilpa Shetty…calling her a paki and dubbing her Shilpa Poppadom.
This led to international outcry, with the then Prime Minister of England, Gordon Brown,
condemning the show.
Jade died of cervical cancer two years later.
3 - 17 Year Old Harry Styles dates 32 Year Old Caroline Flack after X Factor appearance
One Direction superstar Harry Styles caused a media storm when he was spotted leaving
the Xtra Factor presenters London apartment after appearing on the show.
There were a lot of raised eyebrows at the age gap, with Flack being 15 years older than
the pop star.
The relationship ended when Flack started getting twitter death threats.
2 - Jonny Fairplay lied about dead grandmother on Survivor.
Jonny was everything other than a fair player on Survivor in 2003 when his friend Dan came
to visit in a friends and family episode.
Jonny asked how his grandma was and Dan said “she died dude.”
Jonny gained a whole load of sympathy from the audience and his fellow contestants, securing
his place amid the last 7 contestants, butttt it all turned out to be one big disgusting
lie.
Horrendous.
Finally, a disgusting scandal that brought down a 7 year television dynasty….
We have the Josh Duggar Sexual Abuse – 19 Kids and Counting
19 Kids and counting was a popular reality TV show from 2008 to 2015, when it was cancelled
in light of a sex scandal.
In May of 2015, a police report from 9 years prior was published by In Touch Weekly magazine.
The report detailed sexual molestation allegations against five underage girls, including four
of his sisters.
The reports said he touched their breasts and genitals while they were sleeping, and
in some bases awake.
The case was not fully investigated as the statute of limitations had expired.
TLC cancelled the show and removed all reruns.
So that was the Top 10 Shocking Reality TV Show Scandals, which do you think was the
most shocking?
Let me know in the comments section down below!
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