You've seen the Biggest Loser, right? It's the NBC weight-loss reality show that is so popular. Good reality shows do not end, and BL is now looking for contestants for season 11, if you can believe it. Bostonians have a shot to prove we are both television-friendly and out-of-shape at an open Casting Call on Saturday, July 24 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Seaport Hotel in Boston. There is a $250,000 prize for the show slated for January 2011. One problem occurs to us: Isn't Boston the second-fittest city in America? [Universal Hub]
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David Fioravanti wasn't the Biggest Loser when he competed on the reality TV show in 2005, but he did win $100,000 by losing the greatest percentage of body weight (he started out at 260) after being eliminated in week 5 of the show. He took a stab at being a motivational speaker, but something--possibly rumors about racial slurs--stepped in his way. So he did what any "loser" would do--resorted to crime. The Herald reports that Fioravanti was arrested on five counts of motor vehicle insurance fraud, two counts of insurance fraud, larceny over $250, attempted larceny over $250, and making a false statement on a motor vehicle registration, according to the office of the attorney general. The car insurance fraud is related to registering his car at his mother's address, while the other insurance fraud is the result of him twice attempting to take out and cash in an insurance policies on jewelry that had already been stolen, even trying to insure a ring for $10,000 more than its initial worth. That's a big gain, but it seems Fioravanti might come out with a loss. He's scheduled to be arraigned on November 4.
America's Next Top Model: Quite a week for our locals! Alas, Massachusetts contestants seem to be following a trend. Like Mila from the last season, Kimberly, a bank teller from Worcester left in the first show. However, she volunteered to get out of the house. Some shocking information about Kimberly was revealed at the last possible minute--she thinks its silly for people to carry around a $700 handbag!
--Graffiti artist Adam Brandt, who may possibly be "Spek," was arrested and "charged with 16 counts of tagging and 16 counts of malicious wanton destruction to property." [Boston Globe]
On the third episode of "Gone Country," Bobby Brown started displaying the eccentric behavior for which he is known. The episode kicks off Brown drinking alcohol for breakfast instead of coffee or tea. Music producer John Rich dragged the cast to a farm, where they were scheduled to do farm-appropriate tasks with "Redneck Woman" singer Gretchen Wilson.
The Globe did a "Whatever Happened To?" piece on local contestants who went on reality shows to lose weight. Unlike a bunch of visitations with ex-reality show stars, these stories have happy endings.
Did you know that there's another Dave from Somerville on reality television this season? Well, somewhat. This Somerville Dave left Massachusetts for Los Angeles, made his fortune in sex toys at sextoy.com (find it yourself), started wearing a semi-faux-hawk, and installed a stripper pole in his home.
--Beauty and the Geek: The challenges this week are for the geeks to compose and perform a rap song and for the beauties to debate current-events issues. Dave from Somerville is not happy because his partner, Jasmine, is slow on the uptake - and, in a burst of antisocial behavior, he tells her so! But he sucks it up and works on his rap song. One look at him (image left), and you can guess he's not a rapping kind of guy, but he uses one of his strengths, LARPing or "Live Action Role-Playing," to get into character. He also arrived at the elimination ceremony wearing a cape. Nice touch.
Who will be the next Boston Rob? Who cracked us up as much as "Mr. Boston" did when he wooed Tiffany "New York" Patterson? A new season of reality television has started, and Massachusetts residents are on many of the shows, so we'll take a tour of how they're doing each week.
Photo: Contestants from a previous season. Overweight Bostonians, this could be you!
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