Reality TV Hoaxes You Thought You’d Never Fall For

We all get sucked into reality shows, but we never thought these moments were actually fake! You will be surprised at just how many reality moments from your favorite shows were not what you thought.

Not in the Wild

Bear Grylls is the ultimate survivor but the star’s wilderness skills might not be as impressive as you think. In 2007, the UK’s Channel 4 carried out an investigation into the actual credibility of Grylls’s show Man vs. Wild. A few concerning claims emerged, one of which stated that Grylls, actually stayed in hotels while ‘in the wild’ and that some of his stunts were elaborately set up by a production crew. Due to this scandal, the show issued a statement that said it was newly committed to becoming more ‘transparent’ to viewers.

Britain’s Got Lies

According to one internet user who participated in Britain’s Got Talent, there are several untelevized rounds that contestants have to go through before making it to the TV episodes. This is very misleading as the initial ‘auditions’ are supposed to be the contestant’s first interaction with the judges on the show. The producers filter out the unwatchable potentials and get rid of anyone who is ‘too professional’ to be considered amateur.

Kitchen of Lies

Hell’s Kitchen follows the aggressive and extremely entertaining antics of renowned chef Gordon Ramsay judging a group of terrified novice chefs. One previous contestant revealed that the cast are woken up at 2am to film, in order to catch them when they’re most irritable. The producers would also strategically put contestants against each other, in order to initiate many of the televised arguments. Sounds tough!

Judging Judy

You’d expect the happenings of a courtroom show to stay true to reality but apparently, that’s not always the case (pun intended). Judge Judy does actually televise real cases but the outcome is decided long before anybody steps into the courtroom. The people sitting in the audience are all paid actors and apparently, Judy is wearing pajamas under her robes. Not very judge-like, we would say.