-free summer, Netflix is giving fans a treat for the fall. The streaming service announced on Tuesday that it is premiering season 5 of its hit dating series on Friday, Sept. 22.
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alum Nick Thompson, it seems that being on the Netflix reality dating series has taken a toll on his life that he wasn't expecting.Thompson recently chatted with ET's Kevin Frazier and opened up about his criticism of and Netflix, and his claims that he is on the brink of homelessness, due in part to his role on the show.Thompson was laid off from his job as a VP of marketing back in November, «And since then I’ve been looking for a new role in marketing and tech, and I have been not taken very seriously.»«I've done everything right. I focused on my career, I saved… [but now] my unemployment’s gone, I had to cash out my 401k so I can just keep paying my mortgage,» he shared.
«I'm at the point where I've applied to over 400 jobs and I've got about two months left of paying my mortgage in my bank account.»According to Thompson, he feels his role on the show hasn't just impacted his ability to get a new job, but may have played a role in him getting terminated in the first place.«There were a number of layoffs, but it was a week after my name was not politely mentioned in the media, so I think that might have been a contributing factor when decisions were being made,» Thompson said. «That's speculation, of course, but after the show came out… I definitely felt like I wasn't taken as seriously anymore… people would treat me a little bit differently and not take my ideas or my work as seriously.»And Thompson says his fame also «changes the whole dynamic» when he's interviewing for jobs.«It's not about my skills necessarily anymore.
-free summer, Netflix is giving fans a treat for the fall. The streaming service announced on Tuesday that it is premiering season 5 of its hit dating series on Friday, Sept. 22.
season 4 faves to reunite? Netflix shared the trailer for the upcoming fourth season of on Tuesday, showing some of the couples celebrating their first wedding anniversary — while others were reuniting a year after their split.«Everything happens for a reason. We all came to this experience under the umbrella of trying to find love,» Brett Brown tells the group as he and wife Tiffany Pennywell reunite with their co-stars. «For some people, it was love… and for some people it was friendship, it was growth.»The trailer for the fan-favorite reality dating show also shows the season 4 stars competing in a flag football game in an attempt to «squash the beef» — though it's clear there's still plenty of tension to go around between some of the former couples.«I have absolutely no idea how Paul [Peden] feels about me,» Micah Lussier admits in the trailer.
Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor The second single from Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman’s upcoming Broadway musical “Harmony” has been released, “Every Single Day” sung by Danny Kornfeld. In a statement to Variety, Manilow and Sussman said,“We are both so thrilled to have a cast album full of new, original songs for our first Broadway show. This is where we always wanted to be.
Love Island's Malin Andersson has been rushed to hospital and said she is "fed up" from being in "so much" pain. Malin, 30, revealed her trip to accident and emergency to her followers on Instagram as she shared a picture and wrote: "Back at the hospital. "Bad stomach pain again, getting fed up it hurt so much and making me feel depressed." Her trip to the hospital comes just weeks after she was hit with a stomach bug while on holiday.
Love Island favourite Millie Court has been praised for the ultimate 'power move' after transforming her entire look with a stunning new hairstyle. The Love Island champion who won the show in 2021 with beau Liam Reardon was known for her blonde hair, but she recently changed up her looks by becoming a brunette bombshell.
Los Angeles and the rest of Southern California is bracing for a potentially historic weather event this weekend as Hurricane Hilary barrels up the Mexico coast. The National Weather Service today issued the first-ever tropical storm watch for the region from San Diego northward through L.A. and Ventura counties as Hilary threatens to strengthen into a walloping Category 5 storm.
Thania Garcia Anitta’s new single “Casi Casi” receives its steamy visual counterpart as the second music video release for her three-song EP “Funk Generation: A Favela Love Story.” The bundle arrived on Aug. 17 via Republic Records/Universal Music Latin Entertainment. In the new video, directed by Ricardo Souza, Anitta plays an X-rated receptionist at a brothel where a variety of characters make their stops.
Harrison Ford is reacting to the latest newly discovered animal species being named after him.
co-stars don't agree with the former reality star's take on his current job situation. After Nick shared that he was let go from his job as a VP of marketing last November and that he'smonths away from homelessness, his season 2 co-stars, Natalie Lee and Deepti Vempati, discussed his predicament on their podcast. Nick partially blamed his time on the hit Netflix dating show for ruining his career prospects and for being partially responsible for being let go in the first place.
Zendaya is remembering Angus Cloud in his hometown of Oakland, California. The 26-year-old actress co-starred with Cloud in HBO’s hit series, “Euphoria”.
Zendaya is remembering Angus Cloud in his hometown of Oakland, California. The 26-year-old actress co-starred with Cloud in HBO's hit series, .Tragically, Cloud died late last month. He was 25.
DIY SOS star Nick Knowles has reportedly gotten engaged to a woman 27 years his junior, and the pair are gearing up to get married. The TV star, who is known for presenting various shows on the BBC, is said to tying the knot for a third time. Nick, who recently turned 60, is said to have proposed to his girlfriend Katie Dadzie last month during a trip to the US, where he's been filming.
Billie Eilish honored the late Angus Cloud during her headlining performance at Lollapalooza on Thursday, August 3.
Tom Sandoval broke the rules for Rachel Leviss while filming season 2 of Fox’s intense reality series, Special Forces: World's Toughest Test — according to his co-star, Nick Viall .«He snuck in pictures of him and Rachel,» Nick, 42, claimed during an episode of his Viall Files podcast, using Leviss' birth name. «And he showed them to the cast, for what’s that worth.»Viall explained that Fox doesn’t allow competitors to bring certain items during the training process, including photos.«I would have loved to sneak in a picture of [my fiancée] Natalie [Joy],» the alum said.
season 4 contestant Irina Solomonova is taking time to focus on herself. The 26-year-old business owner took to Instagram to share before and after photos of herself from July 2022 and this past July. «It was so hard for me to share them, but also so proud of my body.
Nick Thompson is clarifying the status of his relationship with ex-wife Danielle Ruhl following rumors that the pair had rekindled their romantic relationship after recently reuniting. The former couple met on season 2 of and ended up tying the knot in the show's finale. But in August 2022, they announced they were divorcing after less than two years together.
A post shared by Leah Remini (@leahremini)Leah hopes to "speak the truth and report the facts about Scientology without fear of vicious and vindictive retribution," she penned, adding that "most have no way to fight back."A former "Love is Blind" star claims the show "ruined" his life and has left him on the brink of homelessness. Nick Thompson, who appeared on the popular Netflix dating show in 2021, claims he hasn't been able to find a job since his reality TV stint because employers have a hard time taking him "seriously." In addition, the show paid him a paltry sum of $10,000 for 10 weeks of filming, he claims, adding that it works out to just over $7 an hour. "When you think about the amount of money that's being made, and the way that it's the path for future seasons, and the fact that anyone can go on and watch me… and I'm going to be homeless," he told DailyMail.com.
Nick Thompson not only didn’t find ever-lasting love in the pods, but he claims his life was ruined because of reality TV!
“Love Is Blind” alum Nick Thompson is slamming the reality dating series, as well as Netflix, for what he feels are exploitative business practices.
alum Nick Thompson is slamming the reality dating series, as well as Netflix, for what he feels are exploitative business practices.The reality star — who appeared on the second season of the hit dating series — recently revealed that he is on the brink of homelessness, and lays the blame, at least in part, on his involvement with the show in 2021.«I lost my job last November [and] I'm having an incredibly hard time finding [a new] one,» Thompson recently told .«I burned through my savings that cashed out my 401(k). I've got two months left in the bank to pay my mortgage.