{"id":46291,"date":"2026-02-18T12:02:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T12:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/?p=46291"},"modified":"2026-02-18T12:02:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T12:02:52","slug":"theyre-shocking-so-here-are-the-most-problematic-antm-moments-that-would-never-air-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/02\/18\/theyre-shocking-so-here-are-the-most-problematic-antm-moments-that-would-never-air-today\/","title":{"rendered":"They&#8217;re shocking, so here are the most problematic ANTM moments that would never air today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"439\" data-end=\"998\">America\u2019s Next Top Model was the early-2000s reality show we lived for, but watching it in 2026 is a whole different vibe.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"439\" data-end=\"998\">What once felt like quirky drama sometimes crosses the line into exploitative, unsafe or straight-up harmful television.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"439\" data-end=\"998\">Thanks to Netflix\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/02\/17\/inside-antm-tyra-banks-family-life-with-young-son-we-literally-never-knew-about\/\">Reality Check: Inside America\u2019s Next Top Model<\/a>, former contestants, producers and Tyra Banks herself revisit what really went down, and some of it is cringe through the ages.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"439\" data-end=\"998\">These moments were once on TV, but today they feel absolutely un-airable.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"439\" data-end=\"998\"><strong>Trigger warning: This article contains discussion of sexual harassment and sexual assault.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1000\" data-end=\"1043\">The infamous Tyra v Tiffany meltdown<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tiffany vs Tyra will forever be the most iconic moment in ANTM. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mQhBotqJO3\">pic.twitter.com\/mQhBotqJO3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dev (@itsdevt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/itsdevt\/status\/2023961433080299569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1044\" data-end=\"1249\">Iconic, viral and chaotic, this on-set blow-up looks kinda wild now.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1044\" data-end=\"1249\">A mentor yelling at a young contestant for drama points? Today, that would be a producer-intervention moment, not a televised tantrum.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1251\" data-end=\"1290\">The &#8216;We\u2019re going to London!&#8217; prank<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ANTM Cycle 5 - Final 6 Going To London\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HvBVn06Hwk4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1291\" data-end=\"1487\">Turning an elimination into a fake-out surprise travel announcement? Sure, it was surprising, but engineering actual fear just for entertainment feels uncomfortable with today\u2019s production ethics.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1489\" data-end=\"1537\">Keenyah Hill\u2019s photo shoot in South Africa<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Watching the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ANTM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ANTM<\/a> documentary I forgot just how dirty production did Keenyah at the time &#8211; continuously highlighting her putting on weight then making her an actual elephant in the photoshoot when all the other girls were lithe, elegant animals\ud83d\ude29 JAIL! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rjTnw3XGrl\">pic.twitter.com\/rjTnw3XGrl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RealHousewivesRanked! (@RankedReal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RankedReal\/status\/2023731713709396433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 17, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1538\" data-end=\"2088\">In Reality Check, cycle four contestant Keenyah Hill opens up about how a male model repeatedly made unwanted advances and touched her during a photo shoot in South Africa, on camera.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1538\" data-end=\"2088\">Despite her voicing discomfort to producers, the shoot continued, and the footage aired.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1538\" data-end=\"2088\">Tyra Banks has since publicly apologised for not protecting Keenyah and for offering misguided advice at the time, saying she didn\u2019t fully understand what proper protection looked like then but would absolutely handle it differently now.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"2090\" data-end=\"2122\">When Rebecca fainted on set<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@realitytvforuu\/video\/7274261101183913259\" data-video-id=\"7274261101183913259\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@realitytvforuu\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@realitytvforuu?refer=embed\">@realitytvforuu<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>this will be etched in my mind for life <a title=\"antm\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/antm?refer=embed\">#antm<\/a> <a title=\"antmclips\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/antmclips?refer=embed\">#antmclips<\/a> <a title=\"antmmoments\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/antmmoments?refer=embed\">#antmmoments<\/a> <a title=\"americasnexttopmodel\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/americasnexttopmodel?refer=embed\">#americasnexttopmodel<\/a> <a title=\"americasnexttopmodelcycle4\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/americasnexttopmodelcycle4?refer=embed\">#americasnexttopmodelcycle4<\/a> <a title=\"fyp\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp?refer=embed\">#fyp<\/a> <a title=\"foryou\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/foryou?refer=embed\">#foryou<\/a> <a title=\"realitytvforuu\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/realitytvforuu?refer=embed\">#realitytvforuu<\/a> <a title=\"realitytv\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/realitytv?refer=embed\">#realitytv<\/a> <a title=\"realitytvclips\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/realitytvclips?refer=embed\">#realitytvclips<\/a> <a title=\"throwbackrealitytv\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/throwbackrealitytv?refer=embed\">#throwbackrealitytv<\/a> <a title=\"throwbackshows\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/throwbackshows?refer=embed\">#throwbackshows<\/a> <a title=\"oldrealitytv\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/oldrealitytv?refer=embed\">#oldrealitytv<\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - reality tv &#038; more\u2764\ufe0f\u200d\ud83d\udd25\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7274261159715277610?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound &#8211; reality tv &#038; more\u2764\ufe0f\u200d\ud83d\udd25<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2123\" data-end=\"2293\">Rebecca actually passed out during a high-pressure shoot, spotlighting how little contestant well-being was prioritised before it became a huge conversation in <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/01\/12\/teyana-taylor-just-won-her-first-golden-globe-but-she-actually-became-famous-on-reality-tv\/\">reality TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"277\" data-end=\"333\">Dani Evans and Joanie Dodds\u2019 extreme dental makeovers<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A lot of stuff on ANTM went over my head as a kid, but I always thought what they did to Dani and Joanie\u2019s teeth was absolutely nuts. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wvsJUOXJTW\">pic.twitter.com\/wvsJUOXJTW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IAMNJERA (@IAMNJERA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IAMNJERA\/status\/2023615522278175058?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 17, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"335\" data-end=\"602\">This one feels especially uncomfortable in hindsight. During cycle six, both Dani Evans and Joanie Dodds were pushed into major dental work as part of their &#8220;makeovers,&#8221; per <a href=\"https:\/\/graziadaily.co.uk\/life\/tv-and-film\/dani-evans-joanie-dodds-dentist-americas-next-top-model\/\">Grazia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"604\" data-end=\"1037\">Joanie had multiple teeth removed, and others shaved down in a procedure that lasted hours. She\u2019s since said she had to sign a separate release on the spot, couldn\u2019t call her mum or a lawyer, and didn\u2019t realise how long or painful it would be.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"604\" data-end=\"1037\">The very next shoot, the crying one, she wasn\u2019t acting. She was genuinely in pain. And the surgery? It was cosmetic, not medically necessary, and didn\u2019t even fix her long-term bite issues.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1039\" data-end=\"1482\">Dani\u2019s situation was different but just as loaded. She initially refused to close the gap in her teeth, something that made her look distinctive, but after Tyra warned that agents wouldn\u2019t book her with it, she felt pressured to \u201cplay the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1039\" data-end=\"1482\">Dani has since said it felt invasive and like her life was being toyed with for TV. Former judge Nigel Barker even admitted he thought closing the gap was a bad idea, saying perfection is boring.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1484\" data-end=\"1890\">Tyra has apologised in recent years, explaining she felt stuck between industry standards and protecting the contestant. Dani, however, rejected the apology, saying the change didn\u2019t open doors and accusing the show of making \u201cgood TV\u201d at her expense.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"2295\" data-end=\"2330\">Shandi Sullivan\u2019s Milan ordeal<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@literallylaurad\/video\/7607622894872513806\" data-video-id=\"7607622894872513806\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@literallylaurad\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@literallylaurad?refer=embed\">@literallylaurad<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>HEARTBREAKING and criminal discussion on this series!!!! America\u2019s Next Top Model cycle 2 contestant Shandi speaks on the new Reality Check docuseries on Netflix about the incident framed as her cheating storyline <a title=\"antm\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/antm?refer=embed\">#antm<\/a> <a title=\"americasnexttopmodel\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/americasnexttopmodel?refer=embed\">#americasnexttopmodel<\/a> <a title=\"tyrabanks\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/tyrabanks?refer=embed\">#tyrabanks<\/a> <a title=\"2000s\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/2000s?refer=embed\">#2000s<\/a> <a title=\"realitytv\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/realitytv?refer=embed\">#realitytv<\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - Laura\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7607622976868190989?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound &#8211; Laura<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2331\" data-end=\"3092\">This one is serious and deeply troubling.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2331\" data-end=\"3092\">During cycle two in Milan, Shandi Sullivan was portrayed on-air as having \u201ccheated\u201d on her boyfriend after drinking with male models, but in Reality Check, she reveals she was extremely intoxicated, blacked out, and remembers nothing of the encounter.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2331\" data-end=\"3092\">What went to air wasn\u2019t just spilling tea, it was her being filmed in a non-consensual situation without intervention from production.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2331\" data-end=\"3092\">The storyline was framed as drama, but from Shandi\u2019s perspective, it was more like sexual assault captured for entertainment.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2331\" data-end=\"3092\">Production didn\u2019t stop it, and Tyra and execs later defended filming the episode as documentary-style. This kind of moment would never get greenlit on a modern set.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"3094\" data-end=\"3130\">The moment nobody woke Jenascia<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I have sooo many questions about Season 2, Episode 1 of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ANTM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ANTM<\/a>. Jenascia overslept. Let&#8217;s talk about it.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ash. (@AshleySmithTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AshleySmithTV\/status\/1262777657961459712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3131\" data-end=\"3324\">All the girls let a contestant oversleep as a storyline, basically turning sleep deprivation into a plot point.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3131\" data-end=\"3324\">Today, that reads like emotional manipulation more than a harmless reality TV gag.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"3326\" data-end=\"3369\">Body shaming and &#8216;race swap&#8217; photoshoots<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The race swap shoot for milk was DEFINITELY a crime. It was so insane and unnecessary. Even back then! \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ANTM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ANTM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Your Writer Friend (@mamaztheguru) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mamaztheguru\/status\/2023772494939718069?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 17, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3370\" data-end=\"3650\">ANTM\u2019s history of photoshoots that leaned into stereotypes, like &#8220;race swap&#8221; makeup or glamorising extremes of beauty, is now widely discussed as insensitive at best and harmful at worst.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3370\" data-end=\"3650\">These segments often put contestants in uncomfortable roles for the sake of entertainment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>For all the latest reality TV cast member news, 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