One said it was 'the dumbest concept I've ever heard'.
Former contestants of the reality series The Swan have spoken about their experiences on the controversial show In the early noughties, boundary-pushing reality series started flooding our screens. From Big Brother, Survivor, I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! and American Idol, some stood the test of time and still draw in millions of viewers two decades on.
One of these women was Kelly Alemi, a then 28-year-old flight attendant whose mum tried to discourage her from attending an audition by saying: ‘I’m not trying to be mean, but you’re not ugly enough for them to take you.’ Speaking to the LA Times, Kelly reflected how during that time filming the show, ‘going to the gym was our job’. Despite running seven miles and doing hundreds of sit-ups a day, she was told she needed to lose more weight.
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