ANTM Judges Turn Sick Model Against Her FRIEND 

The thing that gets me is that if bre was to not say anything and collapsed on set from being so sick, the judges STILL would have something to say. “As a model your health is important and you should’ve spoken up about being unwell”- I can just picture it!

If she has a fever, odds are pretty high that she's contagious. The way they trested her is extremely disrespectful and a direct reflection of THEIR egos.

I'm glad Bre didn't take the bait and even tried to squash any drama the judges were trying to create, plus giving Jayla a hug. She knew she was just trying to help, she's so awesome.

"Pretend to be healthy". The story of this show. 🙄

Of course they think she sabotaged her. Because that's exactly what *_they_* would do.

"She had such strong confidence in the beginning".....and then we finally managed to demolish that strength by lack of direction and care.

Jayla revealed this in an Oliver Twixt interview. Crissy Barker, Nigel's wife, was also on set. Crissy told Jayla to not be extra during the shoot. When Tyra and the panel criticized her for NOT being extra, that side eye Jayla gave was to Crissy in the wings.

I guarantee if Jayla had said ANYTHING to the background models Jay and Nigel would have said she was secondguessing Nigel's vision, insulting the help and remind her she's not a real model yet so she doesn't get to demand anything at a photoshoot.

The model placement in Jayla’s group was trash-if everyone was angled towards her instead of posing straight on, maybe it would’ve worked, but since all the other girls got to pose in the middle…yeah, it reeks of a forced elimination!

That was the most blatant set up I’ve seen here so far. They didn’t even TRY to hide how they positioned Jayla in her shoot to get her eliminated. And not only that but they were content on sending her home making her feel and look like a villain. Terrible people.

Honestly it's wild that nobody has been sued or gone to jail for the absolute nonsense they put these girls through.

As a Pakistani, this photoshoot concept was just awful. The costumes looked sub par quality, and they did Jayla dirty with her styling. They gave her a Cleopatra wig (that has nothing to do with Bollywood), and they made her deliberately stand to the side. Moreover, according to Jayla herself, Nigel's wife sabotaged her in terms of direction, so she was not able to move freely. Moreover, I think that Bollywood is just related to North India, since South India has their own film industry. PS: I think that they made Nik look like Aishwarya Rai Bachan 😅

Nothing shocks me anymore when re-watching this show. I actually loved Tyra, Jay, Nigel, etc. When i was a young teen. I wanted to act and model , even try out for the petite season, and the scary part is that this show had me believing this type of treatment was normal! Thankfully, I never ended up pursuing that route, but I imagine there are many women who did. It's scary because some possibly accepted abusive behavior from the wrong people in the industry, thinking it was the norm all from watching this show as a young girl.

I can’t believe you’re surprised that Bre did the photoshoot whilst sick. They have to on Top Model or they get sent home for not wanting it enough. In Cycle 6 Dani was in hospital with an IV in her arm and left the hospital to do the photoshoot (in the middle of the jungle on an Elephant). Every season after that Tyra says, “You don’t want it enough. Dani left hospital to do a photoshoot,” like that is okay behaviour to be encouraged. Cycle 7 CariDee nearly got hypothermia in a freezing cold pool during a photoshoot (why they couldn’t use a heated pool I have no idea) because she felt like complaining would show weakness to the judges. In Cycle 8 Cassandra got frostbite on her fingers from being forced to hold frozen ice cream for a photoshoot. In Cycle 11 Joslyn was sick on a CoverGirl commercial and actually threw up, then was eliminated because of her performance. I’m sure there are more examples but these are the ones I remember offhand. ANTM judges and producers don’t care about the girls’ health at all.

As someone who gets really weak when sick, and has severe migraines, I wouldn't be physically able to do anything like what Bree had to go through. Just the lights in a set would make me vomit, and that's not even counting the flashes from taking photos. That would just take me out. It's so toxic and makes me so sad that the girls aren't allowed to listen to their bodies and take it easy when needed, but then again, it's not even a little surprising at this point with this show.

It's scary how when I was younger I loved this show and didn't find the behavior toxic. Now watching through with adult eyes, it's really gross how horribly the contestants were treated honestly.

Why are these judges not being DRAGGED all across the internet on a daily basis for the years of torment that they did to so many girls? Like fr?! Edit: I don’t have Twitter and I was a little kid when the show was airing but I did watch it and it’s shocking to see now.

I love how he asked her “baby are you sick?” Just to tell her to shut up basically. I bet she wasn’t bringing it up herself so they told the stylist to make her talk about it and make her out to be a baby. Oh, and if it’s viral and she has a fever, there’s a very VERY high chance she’s contagious. Just before symptom onset and when a fever is present are the most contagious periods of most viral infections. After the fever subsides, your immune system has fought the virus, it’s just finishing the job.

I think people frequently misunderstand migraines too. Its not just a bad headache, people with migraines can experiece nausea, dizziness, and horrible light sensitivity. The best solution is usually caffeine pills but I don't think somebody who doesn't get migraines would know that or carry caffeine pills. Jayla was sweet for trying to help but I can see why Bre didn't feel better. Also I could not imagine being surrounded by all those stage lights with a migraine. I'd probably fling myself off the top of the building

They definitely set Jayla up for elimination with that photo shoot. One out of four girls gets pushed aside while the others are in the center with space to move. It was so transparent, I can't believe they thought they got away with it.

Most blatant setup of an eliminated model ever on this show! I can't believe how differently I see this show now than I did when I first watched it! But it definitely helps explain the core distain I have towards Tyra nowadays!

I remember watching this as a kid and being like.... why the hell is Jayla the only person who's placed waaaay to the left in their photo?? Meanwhile all the others are dead center.

As someone with several chronic illnesses the "pretend you're healthy" hit in a different way 😂

This episode *really* shows how they’ll do anything to create drama, from targeting/antagonizing friendly gestures to blatantly setting up grounds for eliminating girls with bad photos (instead of levelling the playing field by choosing similar quality for all of them, we know they have good photos too) - and that’s saying something considering the majority of the show is like this… Oh Jayla 100% must’ve realized right then and there what they were doing, frankly probably even more girls do than we think.

They chose those girls from hundreds of applicants and the first time they realize Bre is short is when she is already in the top4 😂 just antm logic. Eva was also short btw..

I've been a CD for various brands over the past 20 years and am always screaming "YES, GIRL, EXACTLY" when you call Mr. Jay out for not DIRECTING. That was his ONE job and so rarely does he actually offer any commentary that's actually helpful to the models. I'm also glad to hear a photog point out how unnecessary almost everything about this show is and how poorly the models were always treated. You seem like a dream to work with. I love your content.

I feel like all the girls knew what was up with that elimination. It was so blatant with Jayla’s blocking for the photoshoot being completely different than the other girls. So glad Bre didn’t take the bait.

Ugh I’m having flashbacks to being pregnant. The fact that women are expected to function so often when they’re struggling to physically exist is disgusting.

You could not win if you were sick on the show. You either have to suck it up and deal with your illness while taking photos or you collapse while taking photos and they chastise you for not knowing your limits. WHICH ONE DO YOU WANT!

Jayla is a lovely, caring friend. I hope Bre and Jayla are still friends.

The literal nerve of the judges to blame her condition on medicine rather than her SICKNESS, I’m so surprised they haven’t gotten any lawsuits.

People pretending to be healthy at work is one of the contributing factors to the pandemic spread

I mean listen, as a gig worker (which models are) sometimes you have to work sick. You dont get sick days, you don’t show up for a job, you don’t get paid. I recently did a show where I got horrible vertigo and felt like I was going to pass out on stage. Such is the life of an independent contractor. Now that being said, this situation is still ridiculous. Because this is something Bre is in for 24 hours a day. She doesnt actually get a break from the show to recover as she needs to. And for everyone to be super dismissive of her feeling like crap and say "suck it up" was honestly disgusting. At least when I've worked feeling like crap everyone around me was supportive.

“I know that you’re about to die but you have to shoot and smile with your eyes, because time is money” Then at judging, when Tyra finds out everyone’s been infected: “Bre if you are sick you have to stay home. You should’ve never came to panel. You’re eliminated”

They sabotaged Jayla to the MAX! They couldn't have made it more obvious.

Getting flash backs to when my gymnastics coach told me “you need to go out there and give it your all! Then you can go home, curl up and die” LMAO I was 14 and had a flu and bronchitis - they should not even have let me compete 😅 if my parents would have known they’d have gone crazy (but I placed second and never told them I was sick, just came home and told everyone how awesome I did lmao, but I shouldn’t have been allowed, full stop. I could have made all the other kids sick too)

9:33 Nope. ‘Bollywood’ is restricted to the Hindi language based movie industry in Bombay/Mumbai. Anything apart from that has its separate identity.

They were setting Jayla up- all the girls were placed in the center except for Jayla. Not surprised she got lost within the extras.

The real question should be... why didn't production give her something for the fever AND the migraine and just let it get to the point that one of the girls had to give her something... They just used it as a plot point and let it run its course... They've done stuff like that, like let a girl almost get hypothermia, not feed them so they're in a bad mood and fight each other...

"pretend to be healthy" hits different in a post-covid world 💀

Jayla looked crushed but also looked like she was trying to hold herself together. She was vilified by an uncaring production team for having a heart and trying to comfort a fellow model when at her worst, something that’s commendable in a competition setting. And I agree with you-she looked incredulous when they were razzing her for the sari thing. Poor Jayla-you walk out of that snake pit with your head held high, girl!

When the contestants are more worried about their competitor than the actual people that are supposed to look after her health in this environment.

'Top models are not short'.....Kate Moss has entered the chat

Well, this confirms that Tyra "chooses" the photos and not anyone else 😏

They clearly did Jayla dirty when choosing that picture for her so they had a reason to send her home that week. I am sure they skipped her photos where she’s in the front.

Your commentary and those spectacular bangs are the silver lining in all this cruelty! "Is it money?" that was iconic! 🤣

Bre is definetly the survivor of this cycle 💪i respect her so much for how she handled the competition

Something i don't think people notice at first is all those background models had to pose for every photoshoot and they all looked hot and miserable. I feel like they were kinda mistreated. They could've had them rotated out in shifts or something.

I still don’t know what they saw with Nicole. Even Ms. Jay was confused each time they praised her. Nigel is a predator

I hate how he asks if she’s sick and he goes I don’t want to hear it…like?? This show is wild. Benadryl alone can make you drowsy and then add onto it a fever?? Of course she’s extremely drowsy!!

"You were vivacious. What happened?" Uhhh, you have been beating these girls down for weeks. What do you MEAN?

The more that I watch this show with you the more I’m like…”Why did we watch this? It’s horrible!” 😢 But they know drama sells!

11:49 Sari is a timeless fashion. It doesn’t need updating. P.S. They weren’t even taught to drape so they were being set up to fail like always.

This behavior is so crazy. The pandemic was awful, but the plus side is that my work no longer questions or makes you feel bad when you're sick. And I don't feel bad staying home if I'm sick or hurt. You have to prioritize you.

Going along with her bad placement in the photo, you notice how all of the other girls have beautiful long wavy hair that blows in the wind, and then Jayla is in a tiny black bob. They clearly wanted her to go home here, from the way she was styled to the composition of her photo. She had no chance.

Apparently Bre can get taller by smashing the bones in her legs and extending them with braces. I’ve seen it done. She might end up hobbling in agony but it gets the job done! I’m positive Tyra & her panel would advocate this!! 👀

They made it so obvious they wanted to get rid of Jayla during this photo shoot. All the other girls were in the centre of the picture, had more colourful outfits, better lighting and were made to be the centre of attention (the women around them were sitting down so the model stands out). Jayla was put to the side of the shot in a darker outfit, among other women her height (standing in more colourful outfits). I saw Jayla’s interview with Oliver Twixt on RU-vid and she said that Nigel’s wife was there on the photoshoot and made her stand to the side, even though Jayla objected, then she was punished for not standing out. 100% they wanted her gone.

Nik was robbed, she had the best photo, she also was robbed of the winning that season

Jaylas extra models were standing, other girls extras were lower down. Not fair!

Gaslighting and being made to work while ill? Isn’t that the American Dream lol

i always love it when you react to antm

This setup looks like the most awkward family picture session.

Okay but if top models aren’t short why did they let her in the competition in the first place like wtf

I have always believed that Tyra was jealous of Nik during the season simply because Tyra was incapable of giving Nik a full complement on any of her photoshoots. Tyra would gush over how great all the other girls did but she was very tight-lipped on complimenting Nik on her fantastic photos.

Bollywood is strictly an Indian thing, but it is popular in surrounding countries such as Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal etc because those countries at some point in their history used to be part of India

Bre did amazingly well with a fever, migraines, and being double-dosed with diphenhydramine (the active ingrendient in Benadryl and Tylenol PM).

"Are you sick?" She responds then he says "i dont want to hear it". Sir why did you ask if you dont want to hear her response? Haha my goodness

Jayla did a kind thing and got trashed. This show is awful sometimes lol

This show makes me feel instant nausea 😔 Will I continue to watch your reactions? Absolutely

My question is why tf Bre had to rely on the kindness of Jayla for medication, the production should provide all medical care needed.

Miss J was always right, he knew Nicole was not the best 😅

ANTM makes me sick 😂🤢

Bre handled this bs so well & yeah it definitely seemed like they tried to sabotage Jayla w/ that photo basically hiding her in the background. the benadryl gossip was so cringe I couldn't help but laugh like wtf..

I think once they saw they could frame this innocent Benadryl thing as being some kind of tactic , the producers actually did give her something to prolong her recovery. I wouldn't trust any of these stories and plot lines bc that's how low this show would actually stoop

Migraines for me can make me have nosebleeds and i can lose vision in my eyes for a while. Movement, light, sound etc can make me feel sick. I often can't do anything with a migraine. Bre is a force - she needed rest, especially with a fever. She should have been in bed, with liquids, meds and soup! And she still was the most professional person on set. Loved the long exposure shot idea Jessica. It would have been better than a static set full of women who were all beautiful and could have been more fundamental to it than just background characters.

I want to see Jessica and Luxeria to react to an ANTM Cycle.

"I think everyone was on Benadryl in this photoshoot" -Jessica Im so dead hahahahahha

Not everyone gets drowsy from taking Benadryl. I actually have the opposite effect and it makes me super wired so I can’t take it for that reason. How was the other girl supposed to know it was gonna make her really drowsy. Obviously she has it as her medicine that she takes regularly, it doesn’t make her drowsy.

As always!!! A set up to fail. It's always a set up to fail. You had some concern with Bre-Jayla and Jayla has an amazing interview with Oliver Twixt. Jayla said that Bre DID CLARIFY that she willingly asked for the medicine but it was cut out. They were amicable throughout the whole show as you saw. She also said that Nigel's wife was on set and instructed her to not get in the way of the extras. She ALSO said that Miss J was chatting with her in a trailer but spun her words and Tyra went with "idk why I want to be here?" At panel, she was mentally exhausted after weeks of basically having to prove her case. She was OVER IT. Then Bre is pretty much still getting punished for all angles for the Granola Gate incident last episode. I would not be surprised if they instructed the go-see clients to rate her poorly. This cycle in particular had a trend of pairing "friends/enemies at bottom 2" too.

Thank you for exposing this show that I use to love so dearly in my 20s! They really were dirty and low.

Yes LOVE the fact that everyone is saying Bre needs to be professional and pretend she’s healthy but the judges are cursing and Tyra is asking Nigel why he’s horny. So professional. This show was the queen of double standards.

“that’s going to boost my immune system for sure” is so funny for no reason

Holy crap, every sentence Tyra and most of the judges say is demeaning and unhealthy. Screw them.

Bre is not even short. She is 5'8

Bre is literally having accommodation issues in the UK because of the weather or something. Also, they didn’t think about the health insurance of the contestants?

Jayla was set up to fail: Hideous outfit, bad production design and a crowded frame.

Bre's picture is gorgeous

Its very telling when a girl starts this competition strong and confident and than later on looses her passion and Tyra has to say "does she even want to be here?" I mean, thats more question for Tyra, what did u do to that poor girl to stop her believing in herself?

Why even bother casting short models if you're going to use it against them when they're in the bottom lol

With Jayla, not only did they have her off to the side, but she wasn’t in a sari. They put her in a dark sequin top while all the other girls were colorful. And she looked like Cleo Patra. They did her wrong.

They shouldn’t have cast her if she is “too short.” Ridiculous

ANTM is the epitome of Gaslighting!

Your outfits are always so pretty and you always rock them!❤

It is just... so painfully obvious that they're trying to frame Jayla as a bad person. SO. PAINFULLY. OBVIOUS. They practically put her out of frame in the photoshoot to make her look bad in judging, and were clutching at STRAWS to try and make it seem like her sweet gesture was actually sabotaging her competition. Competition doesn't mean enemy. And the girls are fully aware of that, they reflect such good sportsmanship that the judges are obviously just pulling at everything they can to try and make drama. Its embarrassing.

9:36 Sri lankan here. Bollywood films are super famous here but it's based in India, the northern part in particular Edit: ngl I'm embarrassed about Nigel

You'd think the other model gave Bree some downers for how much they're villainizing her

Bree made it to the final 6 being the height she is..... Interesting that it's an issue *now*...

Ok so I just looked it up and Bre and Nik are literally the same height! They are just making any excuses at this point 🤦🏾‍♀️

Nigel Barker really said: “Ummm could you die later in the corner because we need you to serve face with our s**t styling.”

This was the ‘short girls’ series. They were all shorter than the regular ‘model’. Also Tyra often did that ‘you’re shrinking’ thing to the girls. I don’t know why, it seemed to be something she said for no reason.