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A 2004 reality show set Miriam Rivera up to be humiliated on camera, and this series tells her full story.
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In this episode
- The real story behind a reality show designed to shock and deceive its cast
- Who Miriam Rivera was before and after the cameras stopped rolling
- How cruel reality TV formats used real people as props for ratings
- A six-episode investigation into love, exploitation, and a woman ahead of her time
About this episode
It was supposed to be a reality show with a twist. In a sun-drenched villa in Ibiza, six hot guys compete for a cash prize and for the love of the beautiful and mysterious Miriam. It’s meant to be her big break: the moment she becomes the superstar she was born to be. But this is the era of “cruel reality TV” and the show producers have a different goal: they want to surprise the men with the fact that Miriam is trans. A new six-episode investigative series from Wondery, the makers of The Shrink Next Door and The Apology Line, and from Novel, HARSH REALITY is the story about love, lies, reality TV and a woman before her time: Miriam Rivera. Written by Agnes Borinsky and hosted by Trace Lysette.Listen to Harsh Reality: http://wondery.fm/HR_Brandi_Glanville
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