According to her, the show made her out to be some sort of spoiled and entitled year-old girl who had to have her way and made her parents lives a living hell. The lawsuit was settled in with an undisclosed amount presumably given to Alicia.
Since then she's had an interesting story, with phases of prostitution and drug possession to most recently becoming an actress. Turns out that even celebrities aren't spared from being given the "lifestyle makeover" that comes with being on Wife Swap or Celebrity Wife Swap. In fact, according to some of the celebrities who have appeared on the show, they are "directed" even more than the usual families. Some celebrities aren't used to being told how to act when playing themselves on TV, so it must have come as a rough transition for them - especially the more famous ones, who may not take well to being ordered around.
However, once the contract is signed, they are legally obliged to follow through or potentially face a lawsuit. Sean's replacement wife was surprised on the first day to receive a "to-do" list from Sean actually from the producers that had some over-the-top requests that made his wife look more like a maid than a life partner.
After the episode aired , Sean Lowe took to the internet to combat the animosity he gained from the episode by telling the public that it was all a hoax and he never gives his wife a list at all. The producers of Wife Swap keep a lot of tricks up their sleeves to manipulate the show.
Besides finding ways to steer certain scenes and interactions in the directions they want, they also edit the overall timeline of filming in order to suit their needs.
The show claims that the filming takes place over the course of a few weeks, but in reality, it usually doesn't take any longer than a week to get all of their scenes captured - which is an obvious sign that there is very little of the show that is actually real. They rearrange scenes to add different angles of drama, trick the viewers into thinking it's day or night when it's really not and even brings their own array of props to further fool the viewers - all in order to complete the narrative for the families that they decide on before the production even starts.
It's also pretty common for the production crew to just film the families until some sort of drama happens - which they can then plug into the episode wherever they want. As more of these insider revelations come to light it makes the show appear much more like a mid-day soap opera than a reality TV show.
Wife Swap has seen its fair share of crazy families. When it came to the Stockdale family , they didn't realize what kind of darkness dwelled within some of the family members. The Stockdale family appeared to be an average family with a devoutly religious background and even played together in their own band: The Stockdale Family Band.
They did have some strict household rules such as no video games or TV at all - which seemed pretty normal for a family with their style.
However, it turns out all the safeguarding the parents did for the kids wasn't enough. Jacob Stockdale, one of the sons, began to deal with severe ridicule and bullying in the time after the show aired. Everyone who knew him had always said that he was a very happy young man. Eventually, all the harassment and bullying mentally broke Jacob.
One day he went too far and committed terrible crimes against his family. It is easily one of the most tragic stories regarding the families involved with Wife Swap. Most families that have been on Wife Swap have said that if they knew how they were going to be portrayed on the show, they would have never agreed to go on at all.
The producers are aware of this and to avoid risking losing their investments, they have been confirmed to show certain families an entirely different cut of the episodes that is nothing like what the final cut shows on TV. This is a sure fire way to create a temporary satisfaction for the families so the show can go on, so to speak. Apparently, this is a common practice for the showrunners and they have even had lawsuits filed against them - which never amounted to anything for the families involved since they could never actually prove that they were shown a "fake cut" to keep them happy.
It's undoubtedly not the best way of doing business but Wife Swap would more than likely have a lot of back-outs before the episodes air - making a world of trouble for the producers and the investors! Like the U. Wife Swap has also had its fair share of broken lives and families due to the backlash from the episodes.
Simon Foster is at the top of the list. He and his wife Jane decided to appear on the show, only not alone. Their non-traditional relationship also included a girlfriend for the both of them, who also both decided to star on the show. However, the way they portrayed their open relationship really humiliated Simon. The episode made it quite clear that Jane was much happier with her own girlfriend than Simon was with his - and even Jane too.
Later on, after the show premiered, Simon and Jane eventually split up and Jane pursued a private relationship with her girlfriend.
Simon spiraled downhill from there, struggling with substance abuse and dealing with severe depression. In , Simon was found in his home, having sadly taken his own life. Whether or not it was accidental was never known. Some of his close friends had stated that they wouldn't ever rule out anything due to his mental state at that time. What other fake or real thing did we miss about Wife Swap? Let us know in the comments! The reason I am contacting you is because we are specifically looking to have a very techno-savvy family on the show — where both parents and their children are into the latest and greatest that technology has to offer.
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Believe it or not, but sometimes couples that appear on Wife Swap are not actually couples in real life! Take the rapper Coolio as an example — he appeared on Wife Swap with his supposedly long-term girlfriend Mimi.
It was all a setup. I never was. They tried to make me look bad. We all know that starring in a reality TV show can ruin your life. We have seen it happen many times. Take Stephen Fowler, for example. I was playing a character. I was playing a role I overreacted.
Sometimes reality TV shows can ruin lives, and Wife Swap is no exception. Both Simon and Jane had girlfriends.
After the show, Jane left Simon and moved in with her girlfriend. Simon ended up losing his job. He became extremely depressed and as a result turned to drugs. A few years after Simon had appeared on the show he was found dead in his home. It is believed that his death was the result of an accidental drug overdose, but it is possible that he committed suicide.
In fact, the producers edit the episode so much that a lot of important information ends up being left out. Of course, former contestants are not at all happy with this heavy editing. They made it look like our sons Lewis and Cory were laughing at Craig and only used one comment from them which made it look like they think Craig is like that all the time. Our family is very fun and flexible and they took away all of those scenes that showed us playing games together.
We may be organized but we are not militant. How can you get reality TV show contestants to do what you want them to do without saying it to them explicitly? Through manipulation of course.
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