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1.Was in NetflixsLove is Blind.
2.Not me, but my boyfriends sister.
Christopher Alvarenga
She was onRock Of Love, that show with Bret Michaels from Poison.
My boyfriend had lunch with him at his house.
Pretty cool, and my boyfriends sister said he was a really good guy.
I dont know what made them split, but its pretty interesting!
3.My coworker back in college was asked to be on this dating show.
This story is going to start of mundane, but itll get interesting towards the end.
I was onNaked Attraction, S2E10.
Theres a lot to talk about, Ill start with the hiring process.
So, one day they just called me.
Asked a few questions and said they wanted me to come to London for an audition.
They advised Id have to get naked during the audition.
There was a man behind the camera and a woman ready to ask questions.
They asked a few things whilst recording, then asked me to get naked.
So I was just chatting to them whilst nude.
I think they asked me to do star jumps at one point?
Anyway, the whole thing was weird but not awkward.
They then sent me on my way and a little while later they confirmed my audition was successful.
Anyway, they booked me a ticket and asked me to go to Manchester for filming.
There were a bunch of guys there and we were taken to the studio that wasnt far away.
Even then, we had to be accompanied.
Anyway, we got paid for the days we werenotbeing filmed.
It was 75 per day I think.
If you were filmed, you did not get paid.
Second day, I was set to be on the show as in one of the pods.
I didnt really fall into any category I dont think.
Anyway, we had to sit around A LOT.
Anyway, everyone was friendly and we all had this oh fuck, this is happening feel.
Problem is, most of us were in our mid-20s and the woman said she wanted an older bloke.
Some people who got kicked off were pissed off because they felt they were set up to fail.
Of course, I said yes.
So once again I returned to Manchester, fully paid for.
Previously whilst being a reserve, I was with people of the same gender.
However, this time there were real-life women there.
After the show though, we went to the hotel bar and all of the groups mixed.
I remember one of the girls that won asked me to walk her to her room.
I thought Best case scenario I get laid, worst case scenario I get murdered.
Unfortunately, I did not get laid or killed.
I still have a few of the participants on Facebook, but we dont talk.
5.My ex was onNaked Attraction.
Was super weird seeing him.
Didnt recognize who it was until I saw his face.
Watched it again just to see if I recognized him before the faces were revealed.
Still didnt recognize him.
A mutual friend told me he told all his friends that he was on it.
So I guess they have all seen him naked now!
6.I was paid 300 bucks to be the mistress onCheatersbecause an actor flaked.
I got there and the 2nd actor flaked so I called my friend.
We had to make out.
It was so uncomfortable!
She said oh my god when you called me a bitch I saw red…
I almost killed you.
7.I was onFirst Dates,last September.
Because we were still in pandemic mode, the show was filmed in Manchester.
They sent a cab round to pick me up and had a hotel set up for us.
They also set up a testing station in the hotel which was convenient.
), so had to go with a backup outfit.
But I had no idea initially so I was chatting up the wrong girl, yikes.
All worth it in the end as my date ended up my girlfriend.
8.I was onLove Connectionthat was on Fox for about two seasons.
I can tell you they put A LOT of thought into selecting my matches.
I had to go through psych evals, drug and STD tests.
I answered a lot of questions and had multiple interviews on what I was looking for in a partner.
After the interviews, they liked me so much, they changed me to be a primary.
I was set up with three women.
One was nice but clearly there to advance her career in entertainment.
The second date was perfect and we hit it off well.
The third was way out there and not for me.
The third date was clearly there to add some scripted drama.
On all the dates we had a chaperone and we had microphones on us the entire time.
The day of was… WOW intense.
I remember waiting to go on stage standing next to Andy.
He couldnt have been a sweeter guy to me.
Honestly, he brought me a lot of peace right before we went on the stage.
I got on the stage and I was rated by my looks by each of the contestants.
Personally, I would say I am about a 7.
Decent enough looking with a good personality that might carry me up a point or two.
My heart sank when the first date rated me a 4.
The second date rated me high, like an 8 or something and the third rated me a 4.
So yeah, America knows I am ugly now.
I wound up matching with the one who rated me an 8 and won a ton of cash.
The day after we were matched, everything was magical!
She proceeded to tell me the next day she never wanted to see me again.
Fast forward to a week later where we had to film the date after footage.
She clearly did not want to be there and would not talk to me.
The second we were done filming she left without saying a word.
10.My brother was a production assistant on some show that was produced somewhere in southern California.
Cameras are rolling capturing the interaction.
Lets call these people persons A and B.
One of my brothers jobs was to push the button that turns on the red light.
He protested but ultimately did what he was told.
One of my brothers other jobs was to drive them back to the LA area when shooting was done.
Well couple A/C was having quite the argument.
Guy (A) denied all of it, naturally.
11.I was an actor in the 90s/00s.
Our agency supplied actors to dating shows.
It was basically improv.
I actually didnt know until then that the contestants were faked.
He wanted to stay at the pub but I convinced him to go back.
Except, I couldnt tell it was edited.
Thats just how she was.
Anyway, shes engaged again.
So it obviously didnt make her look too bad.
14.Good buddy of mine was on aBachelorettestyle show.
He was drunk most of the time.
He ended up winning.
Lots of it is artificial.
Again, the biggest shock from her was how immensely planted most of these shows are.
It was an all-day affair for the 30-minute show.
It was really well socially engineered with how to eliminate anyone with brown hair through some sexual innuendo.
This part was pretty much entirely unscripted on our side, but I cant speak for the suitor.
I didnt end up winning, but I did get to carry Carmen.
And the line Dont squeeze the Carmen will forever be an inside joke with me and some friends.
I never even bothered to watch it after what he told me.
The romances were all fake and so were the fights.
18.I was an alternate for ChicagosMarried at First Sight.
The production companys casting people contacted me on Tinder and asked if I was interested.
It showed when they anticipated filming and what the living situation would be should I be chosen.
I had to fill out a huge questionnaire about my personal and relationship background.
They filmed at a hotel downtown and had like 20 men and 20 women show up.
There were three cameras and three PAs and the sound guys and the hosts.
Then we got put back into the big room together where they did some group interviews.
They then called us individually to another room where they asked us individual questions we delivered to the camera.
8-10 hour day nothing was a surprise.
Had to eat a 3 course meal at 12 in the afternoon.
22.I was on MTVsDisaster Date.
They told me to act normal.
We did the bit and it was hella awkward.
I was also called in to audition for theReal WorldSEVEN times.
They never cast me, probably for the best.
Had to sign a bunch of paperwork but was legit, just extremely lame.
We were each interviewed for ~3 hours having to tell the same stories a few times over and over.
They were happy to be married for free but the experience as a whole was terrible.
Incredibly stressful, lots of reshoots of the same conversation, blatantly pushing specific outcomes for the best TV.
26.I was one of the final…
I want to say 20?
in selection for the first seasonBeauty and the GeekAustralia, but ultimately didnt make the final cast.
My whole thing was that I was (still am) a rapper, but also a giant nerd.
Anyway, when it aired, I received multiple text messages saying I urgently had to watch it!
They essentially distilled my whole pitch down to use for one episode.
It felt like Id slightly been wronged by that one!
And it was 100% manufactured.
The producer would tell us to do stuff and gave us topics to discuss to create drama.
28.Had a non-actor friend on MTVsNextin the early 00s as one of the three suitors on the bus.
I watched the episode and the banter didnt sound like him at all.
I asked and he said every single word out of my mouth was scripted.
29.A friend was on the IrishFirst Dates.
She said everything took ages.
They were given 20 towards the meal and had to pay the rest themselves.
I didnt really understand what was going on, butthey didnt care what my actual birthday was.
They just told me to pretend to be a Sagittarius for the show.
It was a silly but memorable experience.
Wish I could find it on YouTube.
It would have been 2005 or 2006.
