People would say things to her like, “Your children are gonna hate you.
You’re a terrible mother.
You’ve exploited your children.”
‘Dark Side of Reality TV’ features ‘Toddlers and Tiaras’ cast member Kelly Lyerly.Vice
Viewers might remember that she wasbody-painted as a cheetahfor one pageant a look that went viral.
McHenry said that she blocks them.
“I don’t need to see that.”
Darcy McHenry appears on ‘Dark Side of Reality TV’.Vice
She remembers sometimes thinking that a car was driving by their home too slowly.
“I really started to step back and be like, ‘Oh, no.
Like, ‘Gee, maybe I did misstep here.
‘Dark Side of Reality TV’ spotlights former ‘Toddlers & Tiaras’ cast member EverRose Sims.Vice
Maybe this is going to haunt us a little bit.'”
Cameras captured her eating, and her mother restricting her calories.
Sure enough, the young girl on a diet became a storyline.
EverRose has faced the consequences.
“Just trying to hide it, so no one knew what I was eating.
Even to this day, I struggle with my relationship with food.”
Pageant mom Wendy Dickey shared a sentiment that many people who were featured on the series expressed.
“Toddlers & Tiaraspushed the agenda, and they were really behind some of the negative media.”
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Dark Side of Reality TVairs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Vice.
