Check out the list of Top 7 Reality TV Shows Celebrities in Uncomfortable situations – Celebrity reality shows are a unique species. There’s the real competition, which appeals to certain people, and then there’s the pleasure of witnessing a motley crew of celebrities you never thought you’d see on film together. It’s truly a terrific hook, especially when the show encourages the celebs to step outside of their comfort zones.
Reality TV Shows that put Celebrities in Uncomfortable situations
Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test
Special Forces on Fox is the latest show to put celebrities through hell for our pleasure, putting athletes, artists, actors, and reality stars through true special forces military training. Do they get a significant monetary prize if they finish the process? No. All they gain is the satisfaction of knowing what they are capable of. Through tenacity and dedication, these celebs prove to be rather badass for a gang of B-listers.
The Surreal Life
Following the success of MTV’s The Real World, The WB (and then VH1) elevated the concept with The Surreal Life. Instead of focusing on a house full of ordinary people, The Surreal Life’s roommates are an odd collection of some of the most beloved and eccentric celebrities. The celebrities’ purpose while living together for two weeks is to demonstrate that they are the most authentic member of the home.
Celebrities are frequently placed in boxes, unable to demonstrate that they are more than who an audience believes they are. That’s why it feels strange when a comedic actor plays a drama. In a manner, The Surreal Life allows the cast to burst out of that box and show the world who they truly are. The show’s unusual combinations of housemates, such as Tammy Faye Messner and Ron Jeremy, are appealing, but what makes it unique is how the show leverages an often trashy structure to find something genuine in the surreal.
‘RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race
RuPaul’s Drag Race has shed much-needed light on the LGBTQIA+ community and the art of drag. The event has brought drag into the mainstream, despite the wishes of some lawmakers to keep it underground. It only seems natural that as Drag Race has grown in popularity, some prominent faces would want to give it a shot. The first season of RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race included a new group of celebrities each week, while season two emerged as a season-long hybrid of Drag Race and The Masked Singer.
Celebrity Circus
Working in the circus is more than a job; it’s a way of life. It requires years of practice and unwavering dedication. Celebrity Circus, based on the Portuguese reality format of the same name, challenges a collection of celebrities, including Stacey Dash and Antonio Sabato Jr., to put on a realistic circus act with no training.
It’s a challenging show that requires the celebs to push themselves physically, which is why a reckless Jackass cast member like Wee Man was included. Celebrity Circus was cancelled after one season on NBC, but in a world where the circus is all but gone and celebrities must be multi-hyphenates to stay relevant, the show seems ripe for a rebirth.
Celebrity Big Brother
Big Brother is now a global reality TV institution. Because of its enormous success, it only makes sense to expand the series with Celebrity Big Brother, in which various celebrities take on the challenge of living together under constant supervision. Unlike regular Big Brother, these celebrities know about each other and may even have prior relationships, making the game of deception and social deduction that much more difficult.
Nobody could have predicted how successful The Masked Singer would become. It’s an odd concept with few to no stakes, yet that’s exactly why it works. Based on the South Korean format of the same name, each season features a cast of celebrities who dress up in elaborate costumes and compete in a singing competition while concealing their identities. A group of judges, including Ken Jeong, Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, and Nicole Scherzinger, is grading their performances and guessing their identities.
‘Splash’
Have you ever seen competition diving and thought to yourself, “This would be better if the divers were Louie Anderson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Chuy from Chelsea Lately?” Someone did, and ABC made their fantasies come true with Splash. The show takes the premise of shows like Dancing With The Stars and adapts it to the little-known sport of competitive diving.
What makes the show intriguing is how it shows the common person how difficult diving is. You would think you just leap off and point down, but as the Splash cast discovered with each episode, there’s a lot more to it. Splash is worth seeing even if it only lasted one season.