The Bachelor and Bachelor In Paradise star has slammed Channel Ten producers and their shocking treatment of contestants in an explosive new tell-all with WHO magazine.
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While most of us are aware that there isn’t a huge aspect of ‘reality’ when it comes to reality television, what we didn’t know was that the alleged treatment of the girls in the house – and the ‘characters’ they are persuaded to play – can have serious effects on the contestants mental health, something that former Bachelor girl Brooke Blurton explained.
Sitting down with WHO magazine, Brooke – an indigenous woman who is proudly bisexual – said they wanted her to play “the angry black girl”.
The sweet-natured Blurton claims that when she didn’t bow to the pressure of the producers, they became ‘aggressive’.
“Obviously, they’re making a TV show and you hear that quite often. You’re basically characters in a show and you have to conform to be that character. If you don’t conform, they [producers] are quite aggressive with how they speak to you. I didn’t necessarily conform… and the manipulation is definitely there.
“I think they wanted me to be the angry black girl, but I was not that. I think they wanted me to step up and be controversial on camera in front of the girls which I don’t think is right. That’s not how I deal with confrontation. They stick you in these environments that are very testing and trying. You know, late nights, early mornings. It’s chaotic.”
In her interview – which focuses on the reality of reality tv as well as mental health – the brunette beauty said that her decision to reveal Nick Cummins’ true intentions on The Bachelor was met with hostility from the former rugby player.
“I only reached out to him when Paradise was airing, giving him a courtesy call to let him know that I was going to tell people what he said,” Brooke told WHO magazine. “That was not a nice conversation, but I thought I was being courteous. He thought I was being spiteful. He came across a bit rude.”
Let’s hope the treatment of reality TV stars gets better after this.
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