Reality TV offers us a window into the lives of others that we wouldn’t normally see.
We get to pull back the curtains and witness ‘real’ love, drama, and heartbreak.
Even though it was pitched to viewers as raw reality, marketing played a huge role.
The Real World was developed using a soap opera format that has since set the tone for other shows.
The Real World participants are diverse, but the roles are formulaic.
Keep reading to find out.
Their first meeting didn’t go as planned, and Clegg became pregnant, rocketing their brief relationship forward.
The storyline of her moving to Korea “was scripted,” she said on her Instagram Stories.
“I never moved to Korea in Season 1.
We got cast for Season 2 and agreed to stay in Korea for filming.
Clegg and Lee have since divorced after a “two year battle” (viaIn Touch).
In an unfortunate update, three-year-old Taeyang has leukemia and is undergoing chemo, according toPeople.
#anythingforviews I guess” (viaIn Touch).
Although the scene itself wasn’t staged, producers have a method of stirring up drama.
Hitch met Tavares on Facebook while she was in an online relationship with his friend.
The couple separated in 2017 and filed for divorce in January 2018 after she charged him with domestic battery.
She later dropped the charges (perIn Touch).
Their divorce was a mutual decision, Hitch toldRadar Online: “No fighting over anything.”
Tragically, Hitch, who was unvaccinated, died from Coronavirus complications in 2021.
He proposed six months later, and they married soon after.
Their relationship brought many challenges, partially due to their 12-year age gap and cultural differences.
Smith claims production set up some of the drama surrounding the couple during their season.
Their divorce was finalized in 2021.
“Jay and I are still in touch and remain friends,” Martson toldCelebuzz.
In the scene, Woodcock clashes with Anny Francisco, Spring’s fiance, on their first meeting.
Woodcock posted on an Instagram, “It’s f***ing TV people.
I had to borrow a checkbook because the producers asked me to do this.
I have screenshots to prove this” (viaIn Touch).
Springs and Francisco met online and spent only eight hours together in person before Springs proposed.
The couple got married in 2019, and welcomed a daughter Brenda, in 2020.
Devastatingly, they lost their son Adriel in 2022 at only 7 months old.
I never thought I would lose my son.
After divorcing Johnson, Lima appeared on “90 Days: Happily Ever After?”
where cameras showed her extensive plastic surgery.
During an episode of “90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?”
she spoke in detail about the procedures: “I lose weight.
I did butt to make it bigger.
I did my nose.
I did my lips.
I did my cheekbones.
I did my chin” (viaUs Weekly).
The surgeries reportedlycost her $72,000.
Lima recently talked to fans during an Instagram Story Q&A about her decision togive up plastic surgery.
Lima’s since had three painful procedures to recreate it without success.
I’m going to do that today until noon."
She later changed her filing to divorce, perUs Weekly.
And it looks like they might even be friends now!
He’s been vocal with his displeasure about the Tell-All editing.
“Fun tell-all fact: I was only there for Mike Youngquist and Natalie Mordovtseva’s segment.
They are stretching my reactions so that it appears I was there longer.
They have me reacting to things I didn’t even know about!
You are not watching a documentary!”
he said on his Instagram Story (viaIn Touch).
She responded by choosing to go home instead of joining Kenton.
“I’ve never been on a K-1 message board, but someone else was active.
The pair had a fun holiday romance that ended in a pregnancy.
The couple hit several rough patches but returned for “90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?”
and had a second child.
“I’m not sad that I wasn’t on it.
His ex-wife Allison also took the stand to testify against him.
Alright, we passed the bottom, that means there’s only one way up!
The grounds for the appeal became even stronger” (viaIn Touch).
