Noah
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It's been a challenging few days for hair replacement in the world of "reality" TV.
First of all 35-year-old Italian Domenico de Cicco, contestant in German reality TV show "Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!" ("I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!") and various other reality shows, was accused by his fellow contestants of wearing a hairpiece. Allegedly his hairline was slipping down his forehead as the contestants spent days in the jungle. The controversy filled the pages of the German tabloids and social media for several days until Domenico was evicted from the contest (nothing to do with his hair). He later gave an interview in which he denied wearing a piece, but conceded that he had had a hair transplant.
And now 34-year-old Australian meditation coach and former stripper Dino Hira, a contestant in the self-explanatory "Marriage at First Sight" show and veteran of various other dating contests, has been outed as a hairpiece-wearer by the new wife/contestant that he married during the show. She described his toupee as "a bit of a glue-on". Again, the tabloids and social media have erupted in speculation and excitement. Dino himself has not yet commented publicly.
This is not the first time hair systems have featured in the world of reality TV. In 2016 successful Spanish male model Miguel Vilas pulled his hairpiece off on national television while participating in the Spanish version of Big Brother, causing an explosion of interest (and publicity for the programme) in the Spanish media.
Given the wholly scripted and choreographed nature of "reality" TV, these latest examples make me suspect that perhaps the producers are deliberately writing a "does he - doesn't he?" sub-plot involving handsome guys with somewhat detectable hair systems into their shows, as a bit of light relief from the usual diet of back-biting and sex.
What do you think guys? Outrageous personal intrusion for these guys, or harmless pre-scripted entertainment for the gossiping masses?
First of all 35-year-old Italian Domenico de Cicco, contestant in German reality TV show "Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!" ("I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!") and various other reality shows, was accused by his fellow contestants of wearing a hairpiece. Allegedly his hairline was slipping down his forehead as the contestants spent days in the jungle. The controversy filled the pages of the German tabloids and social media for several days until Domenico was evicted from the contest (nothing to do with his hair). He later gave an interview in which he denied wearing a piece, but conceded that he had had a hair transplant.
And now 34-year-old Australian meditation coach and former stripper Dino Hira, a contestant in the self-explanatory "Marriage at First Sight" show and veteran of various other dating contests, has been outed as a hairpiece-wearer by the new wife/contestant that he married during the show. She described his toupee as "a bit of a glue-on". Again, the tabloids and social media have erupted in speculation and excitement. Dino himself has not yet commented publicly.
This is not the first time hair systems have featured in the world of reality TV. In 2016 successful Spanish male model Miguel Vilas pulled his hairpiece off on national television while participating in the Spanish version of Big Brother, causing an explosion of interest (and publicity for the programme) in the Spanish media.
Given the wholly scripted and choreographed nature of "reality" TV, these latest examples make me suspect that perhaps the producers are deliberately writing a "does he - doesn't he?" sub-plot involving handsome guys with somewhat detectable hair systems into their shows, as a bit of light relief from the usual diet of back-biting and sex.
What do you think guys? Outrageous personal intrusion for these guys, or harmless pre-scripted entertainment for the gossiping masses?