What Do Survivor, Pretty Wild and Housewives Have in Common? (Hint: Trainwrecks!)

What to you call it when a reality-TV star's real-life transgressions are far more intriguing than their shows?

By Katherine Riley Apr 24, 2010 1:31 PMTags
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Sometimes life imitates art. Sometime life utterly outshines art, especially if by art you mean reality TV, and by life you mean the show's trainwreck stars themselves.

E!'s own Alexis Neiers from Pretty Wild pretty much wins the crown on this one. But she's got some bad company: America's Next Top Model's Bianca Golden Gloves, VH1's martini millionaire hunter Megan Hauserman and Real Housewives' slimey Slade Smiley.

Survivor Villain Russell Hantz is just the latest to join this notorious club.

So, what to you call it when a reality-TV star's real-life transgressions are far more intriguing than their shows?

Hit your suggestions into the Celebrity Addictionary widget below, and you might just win your own infamous title: Word of the Day.

It sure beats a pap-filled perp walk...doesn't it?

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