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Octomom Nadya Suleman hits paydirt again with Reality TV show
In news that finally ends speculation that was so underwhelming you could cut the suspense with a spoon, it’s now been confirmed by the scribes at AC that Nadya Suleman is to get a reality show.
Theories were rampant about this being an option, if not the dominant motive for starting her brood, and now the story is true. The OctoMom has closed a deal with an, as yet unnamed network to carry her fame to the indifferent masses she believes are her doting disciples. In what must only be the 200th exclusive she’s given this week, In Touch Weekly carries an interview with the multiplex mommy, in which she confirms the deal will commence once cash-cow number eight is home safe and sound.
True to the time-honored reality format, the show is intended to follow the lives of the OctoMom and her fourteen children, from dawn to diaper patrol. 24/7 coverage – no matter what. And just in case you can still stay awake, this show comes with a gimmick — The cameras will also follow Nadya’s quest as she endeavors to find her true love. “It will be a cross between ‘Jon & Kate Plus 8′ and ‘The Bachelor,’” says Kim Serafin, senior Editor at In Touch.
The impending arrival of Nadya’s nursery nightmare has even more impact when you consider her swift about-face: In an interview with TMZ right after the birth of her brood, she said that involving them in a reality show would be exploitation. Now, it seems, things have changed. Her only request is that, “OctoMom” cannot be used in the show. Everything else is fair game.
The question of how, exactly, having every minuscule moment of their innocent lives broadcast 24/7 to an inquisitive world is not exploitation deserves a solution. And I’m sure Ms. Suleman will swiftly oblige…Just as soon as she deposits the check.
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