8. Dan Osborne
It’s not just the United States that has a fascination with reality television, since the popularity of such shows as The Hills and Jersey Shore gave birth to similar series in the UK. While there once was a time when the general public fully embraced reality television as truly being “real” the world has since opened their eyes to the trickery of reality television.
The Real Housewives franchise puts it in their contract that the ladies must attend certain events together, The Jersey Shore forced the cast to all work in the same T-shirt shop, and even the restaurants and luxury resorts offer up their venues free of charge for added publicity. The UK has produced its own reality series to coincide with this modified version of what is “real” in living in Essex, called The Only Way Is Essex.
Although it is a scripted series, the cast have unscripted lines and are thrust into modified situations. Dan Osborne was a favorite on the series when he was first introduced during Season 8, and drew a huge fan base because of his stellar good looks and physique. In order to capitalize on his fame, Osborne turned to social media to try and build on his celebrity status as a television personality.
In one infamous post, Osborne took a snapshot of what should have been just a shot of his rock hard abs. Instead, his underwear was way too tight, and the photo showed entirely too much. Osborne quickly took the photo off and replaced it with a cropped version that wasn’t so revealing, but people had already taken screenshots.
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