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Every year television churns out more Survivors, Idols, Next Top Models and Beach Babes, and it seems like every year, these reality stars find a way to turn their 15 minutes into...well, an hour! For all you reality wannabes, check out X17's handy How To Transition From Reality Star to Bona Fide Tabloid Darling in These Easy Steps!
Step One:
Make a sex tape - always a classic! Deny its existence, then leak it to the public - or not! Just the suggestion of a sex tape is enough to get people talking, as long as you release a statement on how upset and angered you are!
Step Two:
Date someone higher on the Hollywood Food Chain than yourself. See: Stephen Colletti, Nicole Richie
Step Three:
Date other reality stars. Two is always more newsworthy than one! Brody Jenner is the king of this one.
Step Four:
Suck really, really bad. Try to compensate for lack of talent with outrageous hairdos.
more handy how-to tips inside
Step Five:
Date a Greek shipping heir. Heck, date two!
Step Six:
Open a Hollywood club/become a Hollywood promoter. Mike "Boogie" is obviously king of this one, but we don't have a pic of him, so Shane from Survivor, who now promotes Teddy's (thanks, Anonymous), will have to serve as our example.
Step Seven:
Convince someone to give you a role in a movie. Take acting classes so that everyone will know how serious you are about your craft. Then, engage in steps one-six right before opening weekend for extra publicity.
*Please don't attempt any of these steps unless have appeared or are planning appear on a reality show.
> Brother/Sister Day in LA - Aug 30, 2007
> Brody Gives Us The Finger - Aug 06, 2007
> We Got The Hookup - Aug 03, 2007
> Broken Brody - Jul 27, 2007