The first was Playing It Straight, a dating competition in which gay men posed as heterosexuals alongside actual straight men in an attempt to win a bachelorette’s heart money. Our younger readers might need a moment with that one.
Somehow, it got worse. The Swan took self-proclaimed “ugly ducklings,” and, over the course of three months, attempted to make them… not that. The show gave women extreme makeovers via a team that included a personal trainer, therapist, dentist and multiple cosmetic surgeons. Whoever came out hottest was named “The Swan.” Congrats to her.
Together, Playing It Straight and The Swan made Fox’s The Simple Life, in which Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie bothered…
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