One of my deep dark secrets is that I have a Thing for Gordon Ramsay. I don’t know; there’s something about a guy who yells fuck a lot and abuses his staff and then cooks amazing food, and who has a great body and is really cute to boot. Sign me up for some of that!
Anyways I follow his exploits on YouTube because I don’t have broadcast TV and I didn’t buy Kitchen Nightmares when I saw it. And I admit that I watch a bit of Hell’s Kitchen. (Kitchen Nightmares are still my favourite though – saviour complex, reality business tv, and filthy kitchens! What more could you ask?!). And thanks to this dark fascination, plus having watched The Apprentice when in Ottawa, I have come up with one reality show strategy:
Sleep.
While everyone else is drinking beer, providing soundbytes, and trying to screw each other, go and sleep. I think most of the crazy comes from sleep deprivation and anyone is bound to look better in comparison.
There it is. :-) Aren’t you glad I share these life-altering, ground-breaking tips with you?
