After years of ‘America’s Next Top Model’ and Tyra Banks being a viral topic, Netflix fanned the flames this month. From wild production allegations to responses from Banks and other judges, the new docuseries left no stone unturned. Now, fans are calling for a similar behind-the-scenes documentary about ‘Bad Girls Club.’ The series aired on Oxygen from 2006-2017! On Tuesday, former “Bad Girls,” from the Clermont twins to Tanisha Thomas, slid into The Shade Room’s comment section to back the idea. Meanwhile, others like Mehgan James and Jela Lanier have already spilled nitty-gritty details of their ‘Bad Girls Club’ experience.
‘Bad Girls Club’ Vets Seemingly Support Idea Of Series Documentary
As mentioned, the conversation about a ‘Bad Girls Club’ documentary came amid the ANTM reviews. On Threads, Tanisha Thomas, from season two, responded “Chileeeee” with several emojis to a post asking Netflix for a “documentary” on BGC. She had the same response in The Shade Room’s comment section after the platform reposted the Threads post on Instagram.
In that same TSR comment section, Kaila ‘Winter’ Wilkey from season 16 (‘Bad Girls Club: Social Disruption’), had the same energy as Tanisha. She commented, “I thought the same! 😭”
Meanwhile, Judith ‘Judi Jai’ Jackson, who appeared on seasons 7 and 13, dropped a GIF of her with her famous voodoo doll.
The Clermont twins, Shannon and Shannade, from season 14, wrote, “TUH! agreed…” And in all caps, Aysia Garza, a replacement from season 12, added “AGREEED.”
Mehgan James, Jela, Jonica Booth And More Allege THESE Experiences On The Show
Other ‘Bad Girls Club’ stars from different seasons also unloaded in that TSR Instagram comment section. Mehgan James, from season nine, went in about how much she was paid on the show and how production handled the arrivals.
“They really do we was only getting paid 500.00 a week, I was left in a hotel room n Mexico 4 days with [Erica also known as Lucci Vee] and didn’t hear a thing from producers untill my interview day and they held our passports,” James wrote.
Meanwhile, Jelaminah ‘Jela’ Lanier from season 14 went in on production. She accused them of holding passports, talking crazy and allowing assault by security guards.
“They sure TF do need to make one. Them producers used to talk to us any types of way. Only paid us $500 a week. They let us get assaulted by security guards. Would walk in on us being naked in the shower. Held me and the twins hostage and didn’t wanna give us our phones back. We had to run down the street screaming for help. Knocking on the neighbors doors. Couldn’t call the police cause they kept disconnecting the phones. Yall have no idea frfr.”
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Jonica Booth, known as Blu, appeared on season 12. She accused production of intentionally making their Chicago house hot to spark chaos. Blu also said the cast had to pay to party in the clubs.
“They made our house hot!! So niggas could be mad!!!! I only realized it was intentional when they came upstairs with coats on! And $500??? Can’t believe I accepted that shit! A N D when we went to the club WE had to pay,” Booth wrote.
Additionally, Tiffany Torrence Davis, known as The Warden from season 3, spoke of the limited access to communication the cast experienced.
“I second that! OG checking in!!! $500 a week plus I still had to survive off that. 1 phone! 1 computer! I always said they never tried to use me again because I couldn’t be controlled! I’m not saying what you want and I meant What I SAID!!! The gaslighting on green screen was the worse! They knew who to play with and who not too!!! 💘💘💘,” Davis wrote.
Paula ‘Hell On Heels’ Hellens, from season 10, shared her take on the interviews with production. She wrote, “Whew CHILEEE…let’s not get started on the anxiety from interviews!! come back side eyeing the whole damn house!😭.”
Also, Tiara Hodge, from season seven, accused production of keeping them in a “princess prison.”
“Baby, if we were ever getting alone in the house and there wasn’t any drama, they would turn off the phone lines and internet so we couldn’t even do that smh 🤦🏽♀️ ain’t have nothing wise to do but argue and fight! 😂 It was literally princess prison fr.”
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More Bad Girls Come Forward With Allegations About Production
When The Shade Room reposted cast members’ experiences from the comment section, more former bad girls piled in with their experiences.
Shanae ‘Nae’ Thomas, a replacement from season 11, talked about what happened after she was jumped on the show.
“DON’T GET ME STARTED‼️ let’s not talk about how when I left the house after getting jumped, and went to the hotel, the security guard that was supposed to be “protecting” me and sitting outside my door, kept coming inside my room asking to EMP (eat my p*ssy). I literally had to tell him to get out and put the latch/chain on my door because I felt soooo sick to my stomach & lowkey scared asf 😞🤦🏼♀️”
Then there was Janelle Shanks, a season 11 replacement, who said the cast was limited in Miami. She also explained why she was mad about her juice on the show.
“I just wanna say that the reason I was so mad about my juice was because it literally was MYYYY JUICE that I had to pay for out of pocket because the “mansion” that we could only access 3 rooms to.. 🧐 only came “stocked” once in the beginning. And we couldn’t go to NONE of the beaches that had people or none of the poppin clubs in Miami. We went to the lame stuff with nobody there and were expected to “sell it” like we was at Liv on Sunday smh.”
Tiara Nicole, a season 16 replacement, also commented on shady moves by productions from the heating in the house to removing doors from hinges.
“Everything they said is TRUE!!!! They literally removed the thermostats from our reach, took all the hinges off the doors and removed the light switches in the entire house so that we had no control over the elements. All of these things were very tactical and intended to anger cast members so that it could be documented when we took it out on one another. It was pure hell.”
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Two Bad Girls Reminisce About Their Time On The Show
While other ‘Bad Girls Club’ stars shared their grievances about the show, at least two celebrated their time on it. Camilla Poindexter, from seasons 8 and 13, tagged Alyssa ‘Redd’ Carswell, from seasons 12 and 13, in her comment on The Shade Room’s ‘gram.
Camilla wrote, “@iamreddchick954_ we did wtf we wanted on that show lmao 😂😂😂😂 all the way in Compton and shhh.” Redd replied, “@therealcamillap 😂 WE DEFINITELY DID.”
