Tyra Bank’s “Look at how fabulous I am” show returns to our screens in Cycle 11 with the obligatory Monday night slot on Living for us British viewers. Rumours of supermodel quitting the show after having a showdown with series creative director Jay Manuel seem to have been unfounded and she is back with the fake smiles, attention seeking scripts and unfaltering belief that she really is the next thing to god. This being said, I can never draw myself away from the screen so it was with much anticipation that I waited for the new series.
Things have changed a little this series. The girls have headed back to LA for their homebase and the house set up is as normal. In an unprecedented turn of events Tyra this year has actively sought out a pre-op transsexual for the final cut after seeing her as a background extra in one of the Cycle 10 photo’s. Naturally this causes certain havoc within the house and group, 101 questions, a number of the more traditional girls taking great offence, immediately causing hatred in viewers and endearing Isis, and those that befriend her, to us. Whether her inclusion was done for effect or because she actually is a good model remains to be seen but it makes good viewing. I particularly like the footage of slightly sleezy Nigel Barker eying her up and down before he knew, I wonder if he still feels the same (though I am hastened to think that Nigel would actually chat up anything that moved).
It was with sadness that we saw Isis, on her first photoshoot, being taunted by Sharaun behind the scenes (ooh, what’s all that hair, he needs to shave, is that stubble rash?) though Isis dealt with it very well.
When it came to judging Isis’s photo was stunning, she was called second (only because I think the judges didn’t want to further an already residual bias towards the wannabe model) and Sharaun was in the bottom two. Haha! The bitch is gone, that’ll teach her.
Bye Bye Sharaun, good riddance
The panel remained Pauline Porizkova, Miss J, Tyra and Nigel Barker, though they lacked a guest judge in this first round which I wonder whether will continue. The first person called in the callout also has their photo displayed in the house for the week – this week is was a stunned and nervous Marjorie. Also for a first all the judges met with the girls initially for a one on one which, though hasn’t been included up until now, gave a good spin on things.
Can’t wait for more bitching next week….oh, and maybe some good photo’s.
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