The 10 Best Fights In Reality TV History, According To Reddit
Reality television is an emotional roller coaster. Classics like The Real World to modern shows like 90 Day Fiancé keep TV fans glued to the screens with outlandish characters, compelling storylines, and incredible fights. Even a competition renowned for its friendly atmosphere, The Great British Baking Show, has its cringe-worthy moments and dramatic scenes.
When filming these kinds of shows, participants often have to spend a lot of concentrated time together, with little contact with the outside world, so a few blow-ups are bound to happen. There are rare occasions where physical contact is made, and the most epic fights end with interference from other cast members, producers, and security.
The cast of Jersey Shore is known for crazy behavior. Redditor lemonade-18 highlights a season 2 fight between Nicole, aka Snooki, and Angelina that "... will always be funny to [them]."
It was no secret Angelina had a difficult time fitting in. During this fight, Snooki repeatedly told her to get out of the house. The pair went through four rounds of hair pulling and kicking battle before it settled. Recently the two drunkenly reenacted their brawl on Jersey Shore: Family Vacation, emphasizing how iconic the fight was for the series.
Bravo's hit Mob Wives featured the lives of four tough-as-nails women. It has had a recent resurgence in popularity as several Redditors, like ranagra, rewatched the series during lockdown. The user commented, "Now THAT was good TV. Not scripted. Real knock down drag out sh**."
This show has no shortage of full swing all-out fistfights. Two original members of the show, Drita D'Avanzo and Karen Gravano, began a loud argument over who slept with whose boyfriend. Karen and Drita leaped over poor Renee Graziano to get at each other and crew members rushed in to break up the pair.
The Real Housewives franchise has many spinoffs in locations like Toronto, Orange County, and Miami. The ladies and gentlemen of Atlanta got into it during the infamous 'pillow talk' episode. Reddit user Spiderrrrmonkeyyy1 went right to the forums to talk about it, saying, "Pillow talk? More like fight club.. What the hell did I just watch?"
This iconic reality TV moment got seriously out of hand. The scene was chaotic and it remains unclear who exactly was to blame. What was supposed to be a relaxing spa day popped off when Kenya Moore was grabbed by the arm, then an all-out brawl between the husbands began. The initial fight was broken apart but tensions remained high and words continued to be thrown around.
The ongoing series Bad Girls Club is fraught with drama. Redditor Storm989898 identified a fight that was a defining moment of the fierce show, stating "Idk why but I got chills from their fight. It was so iconic imo." The blowout was between Tanisha and Jennavecia over juice.
A lot of reality shows have a zero-tolerance policy over physical altercations. If one cast member lays hands on another they are immediately ejected. Tanisha's goal was to taunt Jennavecia into a confrontation. Jennavecia was forced to leave in the end and there are no current details of her life now.
90 Day Fiancé is another series with a lot of spin-offs attached. During 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? Redditor tea_leaves reminded readers of the seminal mule kick on the show, highlighting that "the fight at Chantel's parents' house from last season is still SUCH a central point."
Chantel and Pedro were hoping to bring their families together but during dinner, the strained relationship between Chantel and Pedro's sister sparked a physical fight with Pedro and Chantel's brother. Families can often be difficult to bring together, add language barriers and culture shock to the mix, and it is sometimes a recipe for disaster.
Love & Hip Hop was home to some memorable couples as well as memorable fights with big personalities often clashing. Entire subreddits are created dedicated to discussions of the show, like user ohshephiya creating hype: "Tonight we have the second part of the HOLLYWOOD reunion... who's tuning in?"
During season 5 Moniece Slaughter allowed herself to be taunted into charging a pregnant Princess Love with a chair. The real MVPs of this show are the security guards. With people jumping over tables, chairs, or cars, throwing items as well as fists, security is on their toes at all times.
One of the most iconic fights of reality television is between Nia and Johnny on The Real World: Portland. The drama of the season wasn't only contained to that episode as Redditor HelloGoodbyeFriend pointed out, "Wild. Definitely at the top of my list for most dysfunctional casts."
Nia began by punching Johnny over and over, then stalked around the house with a blow dryer until he opened his bedroom door. Nia also ended up fighting Avery, Johnny's girlfriend. Cast members kept them apart even though Nia was still prowling the room, throwing drinks onto Avery. Needless to say, security would have been a good idea in the early days of reality television.
America's Next Top Model is no stranger to drama, both in front of the camera and behind the scenes. Fans are still up in arms about some of ANTM's most unfair eliminations, but not all Redditors see the altercation between Romeo and Adam during cycle 21 as cancel-worthy, like user Fearless_Climate1188 who says, "I just felt like the punishment didn't fit the crime." It was still a significant moment in the show's history, however.
Romeo did not hide his feelings for Adam, so tensions had been rising for a few episodes, and during a night of drinking things blew up between the two models. After a few drinks, which is no excuse for violent behavior, Romeo head-butted Adam. Following the show, Romeo had a spread in Pump magazine.
There are plenty of scenes KUWTK fans love to re-watch and reality show lovers can certainly count on the Kardashians for curse-laden insults toward one another. Following the season 18 kick-off to KUWTK Redditor mrmanman8 posted a hilarious video lightening the mood of the aftermath with the caption "Drita from Mob Wives narrates Kim vs Kourtney fight."
Siblings often have a way of hitting just the right buttons. Kim and Kourtney have had arguments before but here, Kourtney seems to have had enough of words and eggs Kim on to actually do something. Both women went for the jugular; ripped clothing, kicking, and full-face slaps stunned their other sisters. They've since made up, however, the drama will come back around soon enough.
Reddit detectives were on the case when user zillii was looking for a specific fight. Posting their query, they state "I'm trying to find a youtube video for a hilarious Big Brother fight between a man and a woman..." With nothing more than an image to go on, Redditors answered with the insane sarcasm between Ragan and Rachel.
During the Big Brother 12 live feed cameras caught a knockdown, drawn-out verbal sparring match between Ragan and Rachel. Without a fist being swung the anger is palpable between the two contestants, which makes the fight all the more entertaining for reality TV fans.