Dramatic Facts About Reality TV’s Most Infamous Villains
Reality TV may not be known for having the most believable content—but it sure as heck has some of the spiciest!
From clashes of personality to Machiavelian levels of competitiveness, there are certain characters who know how to bring out the wildest drama this genre has to offer.
From the bizarre to the shocking, here are 50 unforgettable facts about some of your all-time favorite reality TV villains.
1. Kristen Cavallari: She Faked It
Nobody can forget the memorable reality show villain, Kristin Cavallari. Fans of Laguna Beach undoubtedly remember her as the jealous jerk who constantly initiated unnecessary drama within her friend’s relationship. As it turns out, however, there is more to this story than meets the eye. Once the show went off the air, Cavallari gave a tell-all interview where she spilled all the show's secrets.
During this interview, Cavallari alleged that Laguna Beach's producers instructed her to act a certain way—and that they basically left her no choice. She wanted everyone to know that she wasn't really the villain she appeared to be on TV.
2. Phi Phi O'Hara: The Most Heated Rival
Few figures from RuPaul’s Drag Race are as controversial as Phi Phi O’Hara (Jaremi Carey), who most fans likely associate with endless complaints about fellow contestants—most notably Sharon Needles, who would go on to win that season. The drama between these two got so intense that it escalated into a now-infamous on-air fight. Oh, but that was only the beginning.
3. Round Two Didn’t Help
O’Hara was already salty about Needles’ eventual win—and that attitude carried over into the following season. Despite being given a second chance on the show, O’Hara continued to wind up in numerous fights with the other contestants. And the cherry on top? He eventually wound up boycotting the reunion show after how poorly this experience went.
All of this drama led O'Hara to make the most drastic decision of all.
4. This Caused The End Of An Era
I guess our villain wasn’t kidding about being unhappy with how Drag Race went. Following the drama on the show, O'Hara announced that Phi Phi O'Hara is no more. After years of performing drag in the persona of Phi Phi, Jaremi Carey—Phi Phi’s real name—announced that both the name and character would no longer be used.
