At the moment, I'm watching the THIRD season for Kimora: Life In The Fab Lane on the Style Network. I've realized it's the worst people that make the best reality shows. What is wrong with this world? I'm experiencing a whole series of emotions right now.
SOMEONE is a very talented editor over there. Because seriously, the show is actually entertaining. I'm finding myself having respect for her and enjoying what she has to say. And where is all of the bitching and screaming that I witnessed on-set???
This is the worst case of neuveau riche I have ever seen. I mean, she is worth millions and millions of dollars and somehow still steals from people and tries to get the cheapest deals she can.
The production company actually spent $500/ day on her food. JUST for her. She would frequently order from Cheesecake Factory and it'd be enough food for 4 or 5 people. But then she'd send the PA somewhere else for an appetizer she was craving.
I was on a shoot and the wardrobe stylist had confessed that she had just quit the week prior. Apparently, she's stolen jeans and hidden them in her personal safe so no one can find them. She treats everyone like her slave and has no idea what anyone's position is. To her, they're just "the help". They begged for the stylist to come back the last day of filming interviews.
On a day we had a ton of pickup shots to do, she shows up FOUR hours late and begins to yell and scream... and eventually cry about how upset she is that she has to work for 7 hours. Then, they had to re-do her makeup which took another half an hour...
We would shoot these interview sets in the L'Ermitage Hotel (those poor people). It's such a tranquil place, quiet and serene. All hell would break loose when Kimora arrived. She'd yell at everyone in sight just barking orders like "where's my food?!".
This turned into the one job I turned down. I got a call that they needed re-shoots. What had actually happened was they redecorated the children's rooms and for some reason, she got sick of having a crew in her house and she just screamed at everyone to get out. So, they missed the "reveal shot" and needed to go back in a month later. After a series of questions, I realized they actually wanted to hire me to come in and "organize the children's rooms based on Kimora's supervision".
Um... I'm a decorator, not a nanny or housekeeper for the most obnoxious woman I've ever met. I called my mother, it was a moral dillema. They were willing to pay my day rate for about 2 hours of work but I just couldn't work with her again, she's just dispicable. Mother said, and this shocked me "Dignity is not for sale.". So, I told them, I have a set dresser I could send in to take care of it. They were so offended and not completely shocked, this woman is hated by everyone on the crew.
Either way, the show isn't bad - if you dare to watch it, just know that is NOT the reality.
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