MKR villain blames it all on reality producer who was just ‘doing her job’
Like a scene straight outta UnREAL, bad behaviour is all part of the genre.
- Published by David Knox
- on
Like a scene straight out of UnREAL (except this one’s not a dating show) My Kitchen Rules villain Josh Meeuwissen told Kyle & Jackie O today that producers had coerced him into saying something for the cameras.
Tonight on the Seven series he drops the words “sluts” directed to a female contestant. Seven is promoting it as a “jaw dropping insult.”
Today he said, “There was a particular interview where a producer so badly wanted me to discuss something I wasn’t comfortable to discuss to the point that we both exited a room, she followed us to the hotel, where the interview took place, took the lift with us and followed us to our hotel room, the entire way hounding, pleading with us, blackmailing us until she… and then she had the audacity to justify this behaviour as ‘doing her job,'” he said.
‘Doing her job’ and manipulation is of course the approach that UnREAL‘s ruthless producer Rachel (Shiri Appleby) uses to justify what she extracts from reality contestants, in the behind-the-scenes US exposé.
But during the interview Meeuwissen appeared to get cold feet over his revelations, and clammed up on air.
He also questioned why the comment was airing, noting that WA viewers would go from Fat Cat saying goodnight to viewers at 7:30 before the “sluts” comment airing on MKR.
But he didn’t deny using the word.
“I totally understand that I didn’t use my best judgement, it’s in the past now,” he admitted. “Amy and I are still friends. I was shocked that they said they were going to show that comment. ”
Seven has been contacted for comment.
Share
- Tagged with My Kitchen Rules
12 Responses
Forget what i said, i thought he meant his wife Amy when he said they’re still friends but he meant Amy the angry mans sister.
I’m just really disgusted at ch 7 for allowing that word to air and its supposed to be a family show. Isn’t it? I will stop watching now, they’ve lost me as a viewer.
What does he mean him and Amy are still friends? Makes it sound like they broke up.
He means Amy who he said it to, not Amy his wife. Confusing with 2 Amy’s! 🙂
I’m confused – why is he talking about an interview with a producer? He said it at the table, not in an interview. Or does he mean he had an interview with a producer beforehand and they were telling him to say that at the table. Either way – 7 have clearly only aired it for ratings – they could have left it out. Plus the reactions in the actual show were nothing like the trailers for the episode! Guess we are all the suckers!!
Has nobody to blame but himself, he had a choice and he chose to use the S word.
I do feel a little (not i only said a little) sorry for Josh, he is coming across as not the most intelligent person around and I would say the producers have seen this and have gone to town on him a bit as you can tell he loves the lime light, but what he says is so totally unacceptable, I really hope that some of the other contestants really slam him and pull him into line on the spot, I feel calling a young girl a slut is even worse than dropping the C bomb and he should have been disqualified then and there.
Yep another person blames the editing. Seriously Josh you talked yourself up and failed, although they may still go on to win it. But your own brain should tell you what it appropriate to say and what isn’t. Also your wife is there beside you. Imagine if someone said that to her.
Reality or real life any person of integrity does not call anyone a slut.
Hey I’ve got some sage and considered advice for the wanna be reality stars – if you are worried about being taken out of context or coerced into saying things you don’t want to —-Don’t apply to go on the show you gumby !
Another reality show contestant blames editing and producers for looking bad when he did and do all those things we see on screen.
Any reality contestant who thinks it’s going to be a walk in the park appearing on these show, are dreaming. When you have great odds of winning big money (as opposed to Lotto which are about 2.7 million to one or similar) and raising your profile on air for any business or personal reasons, it’s going to be tough. This isn’t the first time a contestant has complained nor will it be the last. I think you need to be prepared to get put through the ringer if that’s the type of show you want to appear on. Any audience member who sees Villains on air, and thinks they are that one dimensional and mean in real life, needs to realise that the majority people are not like that What is in the edit, is for story purposes and to create drama. For any 60 to 100 hours of footage shot for an episode. 43 to 50 minutes of that, makes it to air. There should no doubt be respect and a big…