Ill-Fated New Reality Show,”Soul Mate,” Won’t Get Photo Retrospective
ASPEN. In April 2009, people from all walks of life—mostly young and attractive—auditioned for Brienne Cross’s new reality TV show, “Soul Mate.” “Soul Mate” was the second title for the show, after it was learned Paris Hilton had a reality show in the works called “My New BFF.”.
All the contestants were aspiring singers, just as Brienne Cross was when she burst onto the music scene in 2006 with her second-place finish on “America’s Newest Star.”
The show was a mish-mash from the beginning. Not only were the producers looking for someone who could sing back-up on Brienne Cross’s new album, but the real prize was for the person who could become Brienne’s best friend and confident.
Writer Nick Holloway, who covered the project for Vanity Fair, said in an interview with The Aspen News that the atmosphere was “divisive.” He would not elaborate, but did mention that in addition to writing a series of essays about the everyday workings of this reality TV show, a new approach to the genre, he took hundreds of photographs. Holloway, in conjunction with Vanity Fair, was planning to produce a photo retrospective of the taping.
In the aftermath of the Aspen Massacre, Vanity Fair has decided not to publish Holloway’s essays, and it is doubtful these photos will ever see the light of day.
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Comment by Jezebelle on 8 February 2010:
I’m not saying she got what she deserved, not at all. But I will say it doesn’t really surprise me, not when so many people think they can buy their way into what they want, whether it’s a BFF or the spotlight. Honestly, how could anyone expect that a BFF can be found through the process of t.v production and auditions?
Anyone with a brain knows that you’re gonna find what you really need when you least expect it.
Bless their souls.
Comment by admin on 9 February 2010:
Too true. There was the backup singer aspect.
Unfortunately, what they found when they least expected it was…
Death.
—Barry Keller