Posts tagged Bethenny Frankel
Love Is Blind contestants are employees, rules National Labor Review Board
December 13, 2024 // All of this can be seen as a new government front in the brewing war between reality TV producers and reality TV contestants, which got a big shot in the arm last year when former Real Housewife Bethenny Frankel began organizing efforts to get participants in reality shows better pay and more protections for their work,
Lisa Vanderpump questions push to unionize reality TV stars ‘plucked from obscurity’
August 21, 2023 // "One of the great things about reality shows is that they've always been able to be produced for less money than scripted shows," Vanderpump said. "And I don't really understand how you can have a union for people that are normally plucked out of obscurity." Vanderpump has been a cast member and executive producer on "Vanderpump Rules" since 2013, when it debuted as a spinoff of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills," which she starred in from 2010 to 2019. "You know, I'm very happy with what I've been paid over the years. I think the first season is always like an audition and then it's what you make of it, you know?" Vanderpump explained.
No, Reality TV Isn’t Thriving During Industry Strikes
August 4, 2023 // The dual strikes are also raising more awareness about working conditions across the industry, in recent weeks prompting people like The Real Housewives of New York’s Bethenny Frankel and Selling Sunset’s Mary Bonnet to speak in support of creating a union for reality TV performers. One anonymous producer tells The Hollywood Reporter that several producers have spoken out in support of unionizing as well, but because there is currently a lull in work opportunities, most producers are currently more focused on finding jobs and getting a paycheck than organizing for better working conditions.