POPCAST: Life After Reality TV

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POPCAST: Life After Reality TV, With Bree Amer Wilkes Apr 24, 2018

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Episode four of POPSUGAR Australia’s podcast, POPCAST, sees host Tim Dormer interview one of reality TV’s originals, Bree Amer Wilkes. In 2004, Bree was wrongly evicted and sent back into the Big Brother house to face her suspicious housemates. She went on to place second, exiting a fan favourite and going on to find success behind the camera as a producer on My Kitchen Rules. Bree’s honest interview with Tim gives an insight into the question we all want answered – how scripted is reality TV?

In this episode we hear about:

What made Bree decide to go on Big Brother as a contestant (02:31)
How Bree’s Big Brother experience would be different today (05:15)
Bree’s TV experience immediately after Big Brother, from contestant to talent (06:20)
Bree’s unexpected opportunity post-Big Brother (09:15)
What really happened throughout Bree’s wrongful eviction saga (10:00)
Feeling the wrath of her suspicious Big Brother housemates (12:40)
How Big Brother changed over the years (17:30)
Bree's dual experience as a contestant and producer (18:00)
The casting process between producer and contestant (19:21)
The editing process in reality TV and how people are really represented (23:15)
Whether Bree would reappear on reality TV (26:15)
Bree's relationship with fans today, and life post-reality TV (26:57)

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POPCAST: Life After Reality TV, With Nikki Gogan Apr 12, 2018

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Episode three of POPSUGAR Australia’s podcast, POPCAST, sees host Tim Dormer interview Australia’s sweetheart and The Bachelor runner-up, Nikki Gogan. In 2016, Australia watched her fall in love with Richie Strahan while he was unfortunately falling in love with Alex Nation. Candid, considered and completely healed from the experience, Nikki details the night she watched her very own heart break on national TV, and what it was like to have the entire country’s support in the months following.

In this episode we hear about:

· Why Nikki chose to apply for The Bachelor (01:10)

· Whether Nikki was portrayed accurately on The Bachelor (04:05)

· Nikki’s take on ‘playing the game’ and what she could’ve done differently (07:28)

· What it was like dealing with heartbreak in the public eye (09:45)

· How Nikki had to keep the healing process a secret post-filming and prior to the show going to air (14:00)

· Nikki’s relationship with Alex Nation post-show (18.35)

· The transition back to normal life immediately after the finale (21:00)

· Opportunities to come back to the Bachelor franchise and stay in reality TV (23:00)

· How The Bachelor has affected Nikki’s dating experiences post-show (28:22)

· Dealing with press interest since the show wrapped, and that “catfish” incident (31:00)

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POPCAST: Life After Reality TV, With Tully Smyth Mar 28, 2018

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Episode two of POPSUGAR Australia’s podcast, POPCAST, sees host Tim Dormer interview controversial Big Brother housemate Tully Smyth. In 2013 the nation watched her fall in love with fellow housemate Drew while she was still romantically linked to her girlfriend on the outside. Emotional, honest and self-depreciating, Tully doesn’t hold back recounting what it was like coming out of the house to be hated by complete strangers. She also reveals what her relationship with Drew and her ex is like today, and why she’s now a support contact for other reality TV contestants.

In this episode we hear about:

Why Tully auditioned for Big Brother in 2013 (02:02)
What was really going through Tully’s mind when she started her relationship with Anthony Drew inside the Big Brother house (04:30)
Sexuality, and Tully’s struggle with ‘defining’ herself (07:40)
Tully’s current relationship with her ex-partner Tahlia Farrant (11:20)
The immediate aftermath of leaving the Big Brother house and Tully’s relationship with Anthony Drew post-show (13:00)
The reality of trying to fit back into your ‘real life’ after a reality TV show (14:28)
How Tully supports ex-reality TV contestants (15:36)
What Tully is up to now, and what’s next for her career (19:00)
Will we ever see Tully on reality TV again? (21:03)

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POPCAST: Life After Reality TV, With Tim Dormer Mar 14, 2018

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Episode one sets the tone for the pilot season of POPSUGAR Australia's podcast, POPCAST. Host Tim Dormer lets listeners in on an emotionally charged therapy session, guided by professional psychologist Jacqui Manning. Tim reflects not only on the impact reality TV has had on his life, but how it led him to face his truth and celebrate his sexuality.

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