Reality show winner homeless

Very often we watch talent competition reality shows and feel that the winner has just gotten a big boost to their career, and will be given a great chance at success in their field. We’ve all seen the relative commercial success of the majority of the winners and runners up of American Idol. I have seen contestants from I Want to Be a Soap Star on soap operas, and you can be sure that being on Survivor helped Elizabeth Hassellbeck land her spot on The View.But things do not always end well for the winner of these shows.  Jay McCarroll was the winner of Bravo’s first season of Project Runway, is still designing fashions. However, last time we checked, he was sleeping at the homes of friends, because for the last two years he has been homeless.

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