‘The Glee Project’ Contestants Open Up About ‘Traumatic’ And ‘Anxiety-Inducing’ Experience On The Show
23.08.2022 - 21:17
/ etcanada.com
It wasn’t all fun and games on Ryan Murphy’s “The Glee Project”, apparently.
To mark the 10th anniversary of the final episode of the reality show, that aired from 2011 to 2012, contestants have spoken out about their time on the series.
Insider interviewed multiple stars of the show, which was dedicated to finding “Glee”‘s next big star, with season 2 contestant Abraham Lim admitting: “There were so many great elements of the show, but it was also really anxiety-inducing and there was a lot of trauma. Trauma bonds were made.”
Executive producer Shauna Minoprio insisted it was all about who Murphy wanted to write a “Glee” character for.
“What’s interesting about the show is, this was about somebody’s creative vision,” Minoprio told the publication. “It wasn’t about who’s the best singer or dancer. It was about who Ryan Murphy was the most excited to write a character for.”
Samuel Larsen and Damian McGinty won season 1, with Alex Newell and Lindsay Pearce being runners-up. Blake Jenner was season 2’s winner and became a full-time “Glee” cast member, among other success stories from the show.
The contestants explained how, for the first season bosses could only afford to have them stay at a “Jewish summer camp,” with the outhouse bathrooms reportedly not having roofs.
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They weren’t allowed to read magazines or books, with Pearce recalling: “The filming was — in every way, shape, and form — a boot camp.”
Season 2 contestant Harper Grae revealed she came out as gay to Murphy during Sexuality Week, but it was not included in the final edit, which she was relieved about.
Grae told the publication, “I was in the