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9 Celebs Who Went On Reality Shows Until They Got Famous

Persistence is key.

Some reality stars are happened upon. Producers just stumble upon them and the rest is history. But others? They WENT for it.

They wanted to be famous and they made it happen...

1. Zahida Allen…

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Before Zahida struck made it big on Geordie Shore she was caught looking to date a celeb on Celebs Go Dating, though she was never picked, and washed up on the beach on Ex On The Beach. All in 2016! Busy.

2. Rylan Clarke…

Back in 2010, Rylan appeared on John Bishop’s Britain in his first bid to get famous. When the didn’t pan out he applied for Sign By Katie Price before audition and making it to X Factor. Finally his reality journey took him to Celebrity Big Brother and that’s probs the definition of making it eh?

3. Jemma Lucy…

Jemma’s reality star fame started way back in 2005 when she and her family featured on Brat Camp because Jemma wouldn’t stop shoplifting. She then auditioned for Signed By Katie Price alongside Rylan Clarke before causing major drams on Ex On The Beach…twice!

4. Megan McKenna…

Britain’s Got Talent in 2009 was Megan’s first venture into reality, as part of music duo Harmony. Then was saw here pop up on TOWIE as part of Jess Wright girlband (ah memories) LOLA. After they failed to make it big, she auditioned for X Factor as a solo artist. Megan then went onto appear on two series of Ex On The Beach where her relationship with fellow-contestant Jordan Davies and her mega temper threw her into our brains. After taking part in Celebrity Big Brother she joined the cast of TOWIE.

5. Jeremy McConnell…

A lot of people were a little confused when Jeremy popped up on Celebrity Big Brother in 2016 because well, they didn’t know who he was. But if you love a reality show like us, you’ll remember him from MTV’s Beauty School Cop Outs where he was learning to be a hairdresser.

6. Scarlett Moffat…

Along with Jeremy McConnell, Scarlett was part of the cast of MTV’s Beauty School Cop-Outs in 2013. Btw, the pair were caught snogging. AMAZING. She and her parents were then cast in Gogglebox before she trekked to the jungle to take part in I’m A Celeb.

7. Stephen Bear…

A lot of people first thought they saw Bear on Ex On The Beach but it turns out his first stint on reality TV was as a background guy in TOWIE. In 2010 he was seen chatting to a girl in the background scene with Kirk Norcross and Amy Childs. He then took a trip to star in Shipwrecked, prepping him for his time on the beach and probs Celebrity Big Brother. Survival and all that. Now he’s got his own show with Charlotte Crosby. Our very own Just Tattoo Of Us.

8. Bianca Gascoigne…

Bianca began her reality TV fame on Love Island in 2006 when she made a name for herself thanks to her romance with Calum Best. She has since appeared on a bunch of shows like Snog, Married, Avoid and Gladiators. In 2012 she did what all reality wannabes do: auditioned for X Factor before jumping back into our lives in 2017 on CBB.

9. Calum Best…

No one has more of a reality show resume than Calum. He started out in 2006 on Love Island before taking part in a series called Calum, Fran and Dangerous Danan where he travelled with Paul Danan and Fran Cosgrave down Route 66 in the US. He then starred in MTV’s Totally Calum Best, in 2008, where he tried to stay celibate for 50 days. The next year he was a judge on Paris Hilton’s British Best Friend before being on Come Dine With Me in 2010. He has taken part in CBB twice and starred in the US show Famously Single where he hooked up with Real Housewives’ Brandi Glanville. WOAH.

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