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17 TV Show Employees Reveal Disgusting Behind The Scene Details

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I’ve worked on quite a few reality shows and the level of staged-ness depends on the content/production company. Hoarding was not stage but situations were set up that could lead to drama. However, all the hoards were 100% real and horrifying.

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I used to be a transcriber for Hoarders. The only time I had to take a break from the footage was an old lady who hoarded her own shit. There was a scene where she was scooping liquid shit out of a bucket and into another then dumped it outside. She had feces all over her hands and arms and proceeded to make a sandwich in the kitchen right after.

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I have a friend who works on reality shows, including “What’s Eating You,” another version of “My Strange Addiction.” What I found interesting is that they do psychological evaluations of people before putting them on the show. And people fail…a lot. He was doing a survival-type show and apparently they were really struggling to find appropriate cast because too many people who met the criteria to be on the show also failed the psych test.

Written by Alex Cogen

Alex is a New Yorker currently living in Austin. She loves cats, grass, and latex but unfortunately is allergic to all 3. She makes mom and dad jokes more than she cares to admit (jk she'll admit it loud and proud). She isn't as funny as she thinks she is. She is the founder of thelazygurl.com.