Reality TV

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19 minutes ago, ladyfiona said:

Merlin Griffiths who was/is First Dates barman is being treated for stage 3 bowel cancer.

 

 

Was first mentioned here in September 2021. We been knew.

 

[ladyfiona 2,607]

Well now you have an update.

[OneManJury 84]

On 16/10/2022 at 23:42, Khthonia said:

Such a young soul and he was amazing and was bound for greatness, this is very very sad. If not heard or seen this young man of 23 I will post a youtube link.

His voice, his beauty, clearly in my eyes god wanted him to sing with the angels high above. Whether you believe in god or not his voice was amazing and if I was God I'd want him up there singing down on us all in this world we now have to live in as a ray of sunshine and hope. RIP Willie you shined bright like a diamond and will continue to shine as a bright star when we lift our heads and see you in the night sky.

Why does the song ‘Crawling from the Wreckage’ suddenly spring to mind?

[Spade_Cooley 9,562]

Steven Assanti, who appeared on My 600lb Life, was reported dead earlier this week following an Instagram post on his official account. However, his brother Justin, who also appeared on the show, has now said Assanti isn't dead and was just trying to con people for funeral expenses. 

[Lafaucheuse 4,052]

Joe exotic cancer update 

 

 

 

[YoungWillz 21,081]

Way back in the times before Simon Cowell, before Dr Fox, before Marti Caine and Nina Myskow, before Derek Hobson and Tony Hatch, there was an old old man who emerged from the mists of time called Hughie Green, who hosted a talent show called Opportunity Knocks.

 

Some acts went on to become household names, others had fame for a week or maybe a few.

 

Anyhow, 6 time winner singer Helen Wearing, then known as Helen Foster from Gillingham, a mere 16 years old in 1974, has reportedly died (she was runner up in the Variety Club awards to Lena Zavaroni I believe): 

 

[gcreptile 10,987]

Gold Rush White Water star Fred Hurt has stage 3 brain cancer:

https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/us-celebrity-news/breaking-gold-rush-white-water-29408462

 

I've never heard of the show. He's 80 years old now, so I'm not sure he's going to last long enough for many future lists. 

[alt obits guy 3,372]

Denise Russo, who appeared in the VH1 reality show 'The X-Life', has died. She was 44.

 

https://extratv.com/2023/03/10/vh1-reality-star-denise-russo-dead-at-44/

[Estuarian Float 97]

On 15/12/2022 at 22:37, Estuarian Float said:

Capt. Lee Rosbach, the main star of the Bravo series "Below Deck" has to leave show early due to health issues.

 

'Below Deck' Captain Lee Rosbach Leaving Show Amid Health Struggles (tmz.com)

 

Rosbach leaving the show for good apparently.

 

https://people.com/tv/below-deck-captain-lee-rosbach-final-episode/

[YoungWillz 21,081]

On 02/06/2021 at 23:59, YoungWillz said:

Death Notice for Morris Prigoff, better known as Moe or The Doc, who appeared on Storage Wars Texas: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/dallas-tx/morris-prigoff-10089659

Gunther Nezhoda, long haired father of Rene often seen accompanying his son on Storage Wars, dead from cancer aged 67: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11893797/Storage-Wars-star-Gunter-Nezhoda-dies-aged-67-losing-battle-cancer.html

[gcreptile 10,987]

Okay, "Mama June's daughter" Chickadee has been diagnosed with stage IV adrenal carcinoma:

https://www.tmz.com/2023/03/30/mama-june-daughter-chickadee-anna-cardwell-cancer-diagnosis/

 

I assume that it's Honey Boo Boo's Mama June, but I am only 80% sure.

Not the best prognosis...not the worst either.

[diego 1,993]

Arthur Singer died at the age of 13, the singer participated in the musical reality show 'Sing with Me Teen', aired by Record TV, the death was announced on this day 7/apr he had a hemorrhagic stroke caused by a malformation, he acted in musicals too, such as "The Pilgrims" and "Matilda", he donated his organs

Arthur Singer, ator e ex-participante de reality show musical, morre aos 13 anos | TV & Famosos | gshow (globo.com)

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https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-big-brother-legend-lauren-29714091

 

British reality tv star Lauren Harries rushed to hospital for emergency brain surgery.  Family asking for prayers.

[YoungWillz 21,081]

2 minutes ago, Gooseberry Crumble said:

https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-big-brother-legend-lauren-29714091

 

British reality tv star Lauren Harries rushed to hospital for emergency brain surgery.  Family asking for prayers.

Are they putting one in then?

 

Couldn't resist. 

 

I remember when she was a boy back when I were a lad (which gender I stuck with).

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6 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Are they putting one in then?

Couldn't resist.

I remember when she was a boy back when I were a lad (which gender I stuck with).

 

Wasn't he an insufferably pretentious little twat !

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Just now, Toast said:

 

Wasn't he an insufferably pretentious little twat !

Aren’t they all? 

[YoungWillz 21,081]

1 minute ago, Toast said:

 

Wasn't he an insufferably pretentious little twat !

He then she was, always, imo.

 

However, given when she was a young 'un, was talking about their favourite subject - I guess they were just geeking out as any kid would do (I was probably the same at that age talking about Doctor Who).

 

It didn't help the stock they were from though - spoiled and indulged.

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11 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

He then she was, always, imo.

 

However, given when she was a young 'un, was talking about their favourite subject - I guess they were just geeking out as any kid would do (I was probably the same at that age talking about Doctor Who).

 

It didn't help the stock they were from though - spoiled and indulged.

tbh this particular case (chucked on live TV aged 10 after hot housing, then used for "celebrity" to make the family dosh, given quack therapy, and the resulting life of severe depression) I am quite willing to believe its another sad case of "fucked up for life by crap, crap parents".

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[YoungWillz 21,081]

2 minutes ago, msc said:

tbh this particular case (chucked on live TV aged 10 after hot housing, then used for "celebrity" to make the family dosh, given quack therapy, and the resulting life of severe depression) I am quite willing to believe its another sad case of "fucked up for life by crap, crap parents".

Lauren is a long standing pick on the old DDP, in case this makes the news page there. 

 

If I'm honest, I'm amazed she has lasted this long. A lot of gender reassignment seems to me on balance to lead to an earlier than full span death.

 

Definitely fucked up in many ways. Dunno if it's time to get some publicity - I'm not sure she's had much coverage in recent years.

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8 minutes ago, msc said:

tbh this particular case (chucked on live TV aged 10 after hot housing, then used for "celebrity" to make the family dosh, given quack therapy, and the resulting life of severe depression) I am quite willing to believe its another sad case of "fucked up for life by crap, crap parents".

I must confess I now feel incredibly  ignorant- I had little idea who this person was and what their lifestyle etc is! Maybe I have been preoccupied with other areas of celebrity and fame but it appears  from this thread their very well known  but somehow they have largely passed me by!

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4 minutes ago, Gooseberry Crumble said:

I must confess I now feel incredibly  ignorant- I had little idea who this person was and what their lifestyle etc is! Maybe I have been preoccupied with other areas of celebrity and fame but it appears  from this thread their very well known  but somehow they have largely passed me by!

 

Was originally a kid who showed up on Wogan at the age of 10 to talk antiques in a posh voice as a joke segment. (So had had years of training for that before hand.) Kept getting TV spots as a "child prodigy expert". Claims to have been bullied by their family from an early age over being too feminine. Turned out about 20 years ago their psychiatrist from early childhood was actually a fake name for their mum, who was pretending to be a councillor. As an early public trans person, has had a fairly regular media spot since but has always come across as someone mentally fucked over by their family who was still struggling to deal with it.

 

Like I said, crap parents. Treat a child like a test subject for your own money making and you are a shithead imo (to say nothing of the bullying/screwing over their health etc)...

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13 minutes ago, msc said:

 

Was originally a kid who showed up on Wogan at the age of 10 to talk antiques in a posh voice as a joke segment. (So had had years of training for that before hand.) Kept getting TV spots as a "child prodigy expert". Claims to have been bullied by their family from an early age over being too feminine. Turned out about 20 years ago their psychiatrist from early childhood was actually a fake name for their mum, who was pretending to be a councillor. As an early public trans person, has had a fairly regular media spot since but has always come across as someone mentally fucked over by their family who was still struggling to deal with it.

 

Like I said, crap parents. Treat a child like a test subject for your own money making and you are a shithead imo (to say nothing of the bullying/screwing over their health etc)...

Sounds absolutely  horrendous. 

[YoungWillz 21,081]

What I find interesting as an aside is how attitudes have changed in the 30 plus years since.

 

Lauren (then James) wasn't indulged as a child by the general public - they found him odd, quirky and indeed somehow frightening. People tended to laugh at what they didn't understand.

 

Now look today and the recent past where Greta Thunberg and Malala Whatsherface are treated like fucking little goddesses to be listened to and indulged by the highest authorities. That's what I find odd - not a boy who loved his specialist subject who got fucked over by his parents, although Lauren was not necessarily faultless imo in that regard.

 

Anyway, it's all a bit of a shock that surgery has been involved and I wish no harm to her - hopefully we are not in Katie Keltie territory here.

[lilham 760]

Drugs like antipsychotics can cause pituitary tumors; just the descriptions y'all are using for the parents on being experimental psychiatrists for the kid makes me wonder.