Since they are reality stars, I thought it might be funny to show you what they really look like on an everyday basis. Either that, or I am just cruel. Take your pick. In my opinion, these are the top 5 business-savvy reality stars that managed to turn their 15 minutes into lucrative careers hocking everything from liquor to credit cards.
Kim Kardashian- I don’t rightly know whether she owes her success to her mother, Paris Hilton, her sex tape, or her ass, but Kim Kardashian is without a doubt one of the most famous “famous for being famous” reality stars out there. In this photo she looks like a female hunchback of Notre Dame, and her baby prostitute Vicodin voice is like nails on chalkboard to my delicate eardrums, but there is no denying that when it comes to making money, Kim Kardashians butt-crack is like an ATM machine that dispenses solid gold shnuggets.
Bethenny Frankel- She was always one of my favorite housewives, that is, until she became so annoyingly neurotic that even seeing her little gremlin face gives me anxiety. Still, you must admit that it was super intelligent of her to sell her Skinny Girl franchise. She was always complaining about wanting to have it all, and now with a daughter, a husband, and a body mass index of -30% she really does have it all. Including the ability to subsist purely on making cash money.
Lauren Conrad- I always called her “old potato face” because she reminds me of Jennifer Aniston’s homely older sister. Lauren Conrad knew a good thing when she saw it, and has since dominated my Pinterest feed with her annoying tutorials on how to braid hair. Still, I can’t get away from her face, and young girls everywhere seem to relate to her.
Nene Leakes- The loudest and proudest of all the housewives, after her nose job, it really was only a matter of time before Nene Leakes shot to fame. Slap a bleach blond merkin on top of her head, and you have a bonafide actress. The thing I respect about Nene though, is that she hasn’t changed since she became famous. She is still an obnoxious label whore, but now she has the money to back it up. Credit where credit is due; she cracks me up as Roz Washington on Glee.
Pauly D- If ever there was a business-savvy reality star, Pauly D is it. For one, he has maintained his concrete hair for multiple seasons of Jersey Shore. If you think he doesn’t have a full product line of hair care products coming out soon, you are sorely mistaken. Unlike his cast-mates The Situation and The Snooki, though, Pauly D never let the drama of the show or his own personal problems overshadow the fact that he was there to make money as a DJ. Snooki and The Situation are a joke now, but Pauly D is making millions of dollars on DJ gigs. Does it take a lot of talent to spin a record? I have no idea, but he has managed to parlay his 15 minutes into a lucrative career and a spin-off show that is almost unwatchable.
The moral of the story is, if you are going to do reality TV make sure you have a platform to fall back on. You can only be so talented at being yourself.
