Reality Bombshell

This week on Reality Bookshelf, we crack open the ultimate SUR-vivor’s memoir: My Good Side by Scheana Shay. From “Good as Gold” to bad boyfriends, Scheana takes us behind the bar, through the chaos of Scandoval, into her mental health struggles, and inside her marriage to Brock.

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This week, we rewind to 2013, to the bitch slap that reverberated through Bravo history - the one that rocked SUR to its very core From forged tattoos to sting operations, whispered affairs and a shocking confession, we follow the case that ends with a verdict delivered not in words, but in one unforgettable strike. Have a case or anything else reality TV related you want to hear us cover? Reach out to us at realitybombshell@gmai...

When former MLB pitcher Dan Serafini appeared on Bar Rescue, he looked like just another desperate bar owner hoping Jon Taffer could turn his business around. But years later, Serafini’s name resurfaced in headlines for a very different reason: the shocking murder of his father-in-law and the attempted murder of his mother-in-law near Lake Tahoe. This week, we trace Serafini’s journey from the pitcher’s mound, to reality TV infamy...

In Scottsdale, Arizona, a bakery becomes the scene of one of the most unhinged episodes in reality TV history. Before the internet turned them into a meme, Amy and Samy Bouzaglo were running their restaurant like a two-person dictatorship, where every customer complaints was a lie and personal attack, tips went to the owner, and frozen ravioli was passed off as fresh. This week, we open the case file on Kitchen Nightmares’ most in...

On a crisp fall day in Fort Collins Colorado in 2009, a family of storm chasers does a test flight of their homemade flying saucer. But as it's taking off, they realize it isn't tethered - and their 6 year old might be inside. After a brief search (and a call to the press) the Heene family calls the police, and thus begins a search and rescue effort for 6 year old Falcon Heene, quickly known as "Balloon Boy". But what started as ...

This week, we're cracking open Manual Not Included- Hilaria Baldwin’s latest attempt to reframe her, how you say... narrative? Billed as a “raw and honest” memoir about motherhood, marriage, and identity, the book instead reads like a carefully constructed alibi, wrapped in an ADHD fever dream. We dig into what’s said, what’s not said, and what it all reveals about Alec Baldwin, the multiple lives of Hilaria and their many, many ch...

This week, we're looking at Survivor: Micronesia – Fans vs. Favorites to uncover the deadly precision of one of the most iconic alliances in Survivor history: the Black Widow Brigade. Parvati Shallow, Cirie Fields, Amanda Kimmel, and Natalie Bolton didn't just blindside their enemies—they orchestrated strategic assassinations with cold-blooded finesse. We track the rise of this femme fatale alliance, culminating in one of the most ...

This week, we dive back into the world of Big Brother, where backstabbing is expected. But in Season 14, one houseguest staged a crime scene so shocking it still lives in reality TV infamy. We're investigating ‘Dan’s Funeral’ — the elaborate psychological play where Dan Gheesling faked his own downfall, delivered a tear-stained eulogy, and resurrected himself as the ultimate manipulator.

Was it strategy, or was it emotional warfare...

On this week's minisode, we're unpacking all things Mormon in reality tv. How does Mormonism show up in Real Housewives of Salt Lake vs the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives? What kinds of storylines play out in each show? And what happens when your entire income is tied to a cult?

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Jen Shah had it all—an entourage of assistants, a house she named after herself, and a closet that deserved its own snowflake. She also had a habit of screaming at her friends and starting fights she couldn’t finish. But while she was spiraling on screen, something much bigger was unfolding off camera. In this episode, we follow Jen’s Bravo arc exactly as it aired: the glam, the meltdowns, the high kicks in Meredith’s living room....

This week, we're back in Utah with our favorite Mormon Wives. Mayci Neeley’s Park City girls’ trip turns into an interrogation chamber when Demi Engemann introduces the Truth Box, inviting the group to air their grievances. What starts as anonymous notes quickly unravels into accusations of jealousy, cheating, and clout-chasing, dragging old scandals back into the spotlight. After we discuss the chaotic trip, we delve into Whitney ...

This week, we're feeling blessed as we head back to Utah to investigate the humiliation of Demi Engemann at the hands of Whitney Leavitt, as seen on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. What started as off-camera gossip about an intimate moment between Demi and her husband Bret quickly became the subject of group mockery — and Whitney Leavitt decides to take it public, turning up to Demi’s own Galentine’s Day party with a premeditated...

Welcome to Reality Bookshelf, our very own Book Club. Or should we call it a Book Investigation? Today, we're unpacking Real Housewives of Salt Lake City's very own Heather Gay's first book: Bad Mormon. It's juicy, defiant, and a little contrived. In other words, it's peak Heather Gay. But we're not just here for the Avengers-level origins of the RHOSLC franchise- we love a good Mormon exposé. Have a case or anything else realit...

This week, we’re revisiting Breaking Amish Season 1 - not for the drama, but for the stories hiding underneath it. Beneath the makeovers and culture shocks were moments of real pain, shaped by control and silence.

Sabrina High spent her life believing she was someone she wasn’t. Her adoptive parents, members of the Mennonite community, kept her birth family a secret from her for years. When she arrives in New York and hires a priva...

In Salt Lake City, she’s called First Lady. On Bravo, she’s a Real Housewife. To Jen Shah, she's a grandpa f-er. But when a former church member mortgaged his house to give her $300,000, it stopped being just drama. This week on Reality Bombshell, we’re opening the case file on Mary Cosby, the designer-clad wildcard of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, and asking the question Bravo tiptoed around: is this a church, or is it a...

Orlando Bloom chants to a scroll every morning. Katy Perry wasn’t allowed to say “Lucky Charms” as a kid. In this Cult Girl Summer minisode, we’re looking at the spiritual paths of one very public couple—her Pentecostal upbringing, his devotion to Soka Gakkai. What is this Buddhist sect that’s been called everything from a global peace movement to a high-control group? And how do you tell the difference between faith, structure, an...

Taylor Frankie Paul built MomTok from nothing and then burned it to the ground with one TikTok Live. The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives begins with a confession that turns Utah’s favorite influencer clique into a cautionary tale. What started as soft swinging spiraled into a divorce, a public scandal, and a domestic violence arrest.

This week, we step into the world of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, peeling back the curtain on cur...

This week on Reality Bombshell, we’re going back to Breaking Amish Season 1. As a group of young Amish and Mennonite adults explored the world of the “English”, viewers were treated to a mess of cult indoctrination, emotional manipulation, and barely hidden producer interference.

At the center of it all are Jeremiah Raber and Sabrina High. They gaslit the cast, the crew, and the audience — concocting stories, drinking too much, and...