It all started inconspicuously when in 2004 a new dating reality show “All About Miriam” appeared on British television. The formula of the program was not complicated. Six men and one woman lived in one Spanish villa. As you can guess, for several episodes, the men performed various tasks to win a date and possibly win the heart of the Mexican model – Miriam Rivera. What happened in the final surprised not only the viewers, but also the participants of the show…
The program caused quite a scandal. “All About Miriam” was doomed from the beginning?
The formula of the program was not complicated. Six men and one woman lived together in a Spanish villa. In each episode, the men took part in various competitions, the winner of which had a chance to win a date with a Mexican beauty, and finally the heart of a woman. At the end of each, Miriam Rivera eliminated one of the men who had failed to impress her in a private meeting or had performed worst on an earlier mission.
However, in the final episode, there was a lot of confusion, and it was then that the program that viewers loved before became a real nightmare, especially for the participants. After choosing the winner of the reality show, Miriam Rivera decided to publicly confess her previously hidden secret. What exactly did the woman say?
What secret was the heroine of the program hiding? Nobody expected this!
The real TV nightmare began only in the finale. The winner was a man named Tom. However, before he could collect the main prize – 10 thousand. pounds and a yacht cruise, the above-mentioned Mexican beauty must have revealed a secret to him… Miriam decided to do it in the presence of all the participants of the love contest. The model in the last episode of the reality show “All About Miriam” revealed that she is actually a transgender woman.
I have tried to be honest not only with some of you but with all of you. Yes, I’m from Mexico. Yes, I am a model and I am 21 years old
– with these words the Mexican started her speech to all the participants.
Tom, I loved spending time with you and kissing you. I want you to know that I love men and I love being a woman
Miriam added after a moment.
Moments later, things started to spiral out of control. The men participating in the program almost immediately burst out laughing and began to derisively comment on the whole situation. All eyes, however, were on the winner, who did not know where to look.
Silence, please. Shut up. You see Tom… I’m not a real woman. I was born as a man.
– the heroine of the program “Everything about Miriam” ended her speech.
The event in the program is described as one of the most shocking moments on television at the time. The comments of the men participating in the aforementioned reality show were so offensive and unpleasant that all transgender people who followed the program could feel offended.
After all, she could have had an erection when she kissed us.
It’s disgusting.
There was no end to the laughter.
– the participants commented in front of the camera in an extremely mocking tone.
Most of all, I wanted to show them that you can love a person for their insides, not for what they look like.
Miriam explained.
It should also be remembered that the aforementioned reality show was broadcast in 2004. Understanding for transgender people was significantly less then than today. This includes that’s why the program “All About Miriam” should not have appeared in this form.
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Source: Gazeta
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