The first reality show contestant I learned to hate was Puck from the San Francisco season of MTV's The Real World. This was actually before people went on reality shows just to be on television and become some sort of celebrity. Oh, what innocent, fun times those were (and I'm serious - the first few seasons of The Real World were quite good).
Puck was actually OK for several episodes, but then he started with the hateful talk, not getting along with his roommates, and the battles with Pedro (though I have to admit that the thing I disliked most about Puck wasn't any of those things, it was the time he stuck his fingers in the peanut butter - gah). Now TV Guide includes Puck in their list of the top 10 reality TV villains. You can probably guess a few of the others. Spencer Pratt is on there (I had never seen or heard of this guy until Letterman's interview last night), Survivor's Jonny Fairplay, and, of course, Omarosa of The Apprentice.
Anyone missing from this list?
(By the way, it actually hurt a little bit to check the "celebrities" category for this post.)
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6-17-2008 @ 5:02PM
Kellie said...
Nope, Lisa from Top Chef is on there, my vote is represented.
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6-17-2008 @ 5:45PM
GL said...
I don't consider most of these people villains (excepting Puck). Omarosa was a fool and a joke. How anyone that daft could be considered a villain is a mystery.
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6-17-2008 @ 6:48PM
LC said...
Hey it's creepy flesh colored beard guy.
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