Former ‘ANTM’ Contestant Calls Out Producers Over ‘Damaging’ Editing

A former “ANTM” contestant is looking out the show’s “damaging” editing after appearing in a brand new docuseries concerning the reality competition program’s downfall.

Keenyah Hill, who appeared in cycle 4 of Tyra Banks’ popular modeling contest, spoke with Nick Viall on a recent episode of his “Viall Files” podcast and opened up concerning the show’s producers editing her to seem as if she had an issue with overeating.

Hill was one in all the previous contestants interviewed for the brand new Netflix docuseries, “Reality Check,” which pulled the curtain back on among the behind-the-scenes workings of “America’s Next Top Model.”

Hill explained during her portion of this system that the show’s editing was not all the time accurate. She went on to say that the producers made her look as if she had an issue with overeating.

To nail the purpose home, Hill was shown during a season 4 episode seemingly eating several bagels. Nonetheless, Hill said the producers reused clips of her eating the identical bagel to create a story.

“I need people to know. I used to be 5’11 and on the time I used to be about 130 lbs, which is actually, really slim,” Hill said to Viall. “Like, [I was] very slim. … I used to be probably between a [size] two and 4, which I’m not too removed from now. They did form of prep us but again all of it comes back to the show and reality TV.”

Hill said during “Reality Check” that producers often typecast the models and had to search out ways to make their predetermined narratives fit.

“In hindsight, it’s like that they had to search out something as a component of the narrative,” Hill said concerning the show’s handling of her storyline. “That’s after I knew, OK, that is intentional. It was a bit of bit damaging to see them editing me eating the identical bagel, for instance, showing me eating it as if I’ve eaten three bagels however it really was the identical one.”

Hill told host Viall that she experienced a rough childhood, often being teased for not having a naturally curvy body like others round her. Consequently, Hill was bullied for “being really slim” and wearing “glasses [and] braces.”

Hill believed being forged on “America’s Next Top Model” would’ve been higher for her. “By the point I went onto [the show], I used to be like, that is where I belong! This is ideal,” she said.

What happened on the show, nevertheless, was a “shock,” Hill said.

In response to a previous report from The Blast, Hill was featured within the “Reality Check” docuseries alongside fellow contestants Whitney Thompson, Giselle Samson, Shannon Stewart, Shandi Sullivan, and Dani Evans.

Also in this system were former judges Jay Manuel, Jay Alexander, and Banks herself. During one segment, Banks acknowledged that certain parts of the show were controversial.

“I knew I went too far. It was very, very intense, but you guys were demanding it, so we kept pushing it, increasingly and more,” Banks said.

The documentary, which was directed by Mor Loushy and Daniel Sivan, explored the show’s place in popular culture history. It looked back on lots of the reality show’s problematic moments, including the race-swap photoshoot and Banks’ infamous crashout with Tiffany Richardson.

Harrowing allegations were also leveled against the show’s producers. In a single interview, an emotional Sullivan recalled being assaulted by a guest that production allegedly allowed into the model’s staying quarters.

Contestants aren’t the one “ANTM” alum discussing alleged mistreatment. In response to The Blast, Manuel claimed that his relationship with Banks soured in 2007 after he asked to be released from his contract.

Manuel went on to say that he initially sent Banks an email and didn’t hear from her for 3 days. “And he or she ultimately wrote back just three words. ‘I’m disenchanted,'” Manuel added.

After Manuel explained that he was essentially forced to remain on the forged after receiving an alleged threatening message.

“There was a warning that strikes the fear of God in you,” he said. “You recognize, people speak about being blacklisted. Those words weren’t used, but I had suspected that that is what it could turn into.”