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A new documentary, Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model,, lifts the lid on some of the most controversial and, at times, “horrific” moments from the hit reality series.
Former contestants and judges, including Tyra Banks, Nigel Barker, Jay Manuel and Miss J. Alexander, revisit scandals such as extreme makeovers, body-shaming challenges and episodes that left models in tears.
Cycle 6 winner Danielle Evans calls parts of her experience “horrific” and “so f***ed up,” including dental alterations pushed by production.
Banks herself, going on record to discuss the show for the first time, admits the show sometimes “went too far,” acknowledging the intense pressure and problematic elements behind the scenes.
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