The 2003 Sky1 British reality series 'There's Something About Miriam' flew six contestants to Ibiza, with the aim of wooing the stunning Mexican model Miriam Rivera.
This is the moment that Sky's cruel dating show came crashing down as six male contestants were told they'd secretly been dating a transgender woman for weeks.
The second episode of the show, titled 'The Truth', airs on Tuesday night and shows the moment the producers had been waiting for - when winner Tom Rooke was finally told the truth. Her words, which friends believe were scripted by the TV crew, were initially met with laughter from the five other boys and pure shock from Tom.
Tom said he felt deceived and although he initially accepted the prize money and yacht trip, he later refused it before the show aired Although Tom initially said he'd still go on the yacht trip because 'we're all good friends here,' a behind-the-scenes interview revealed his true thoughts. Scott, a martial arts instructor, began to smash the set up and even chased the director around the pool.
New Channel 4 documentary Miriam: Death Of A Reality Star is exploring her life and rise to fame in more detailThe contestants were flown back to London, where they decided to launch an injunction to stop the show from ever being aired. Unlike the boys, who had a psychiatrist brought in for them, Miriam was given no support despite coming out to the world and receiving a torrent of abuse.She said: 'I went back to the hotel and I was shaking from the experience. I didn't know if they were going to punch me or attack me.
'No one had given a thought to how Miriam might feel. The reveal was her coming out to the world and as far as I was aware, Miriam hadn't been psych tested. But her father Fernando Mendoza never accepted her identity, and even brought in a minister to the family home to 'exorcise' the 'demons' from her body.
'I didn't feel anything about the format that I felt was bad or wrong. I didn't feel that way, I really didn't.Sky later removed There's Something About Miriam from its platforms and apologised
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