WATCH: Gay 'Real World' Star Claims He Once Hooked Up Wh Straight Cast Mate
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9 FORMER 'REAL WORLD' CAST MEMBERS WHO REVEALED THEIR SHOCKG 'SKELETONS'IN HONOR OF THE SHOW'S UPG SEASON -- AND S DRAMATIC TWIST -- WE'RE TAKG A LOOK BACK AT SOME VERY UNEXPECTED {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY JORDANA OSSADNOVEMBER 20, 2014/1:00 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY JORDANA OSSADNOVEMBER 20, 2014 / 1:00 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"9 FORMER 'REAL WORLD' CAST MEMBERS WHO REVEALED THEIR SHOCKG 'SKELETONS'","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2014-11-20T18:00:47.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2014-11-20T18:00:47.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"JORDANA OSSAD","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOR 29 SEASONS, "THE REAL WORLD" HAS FEATURED A DIVERSE ST OF YOUNG ADULTS, CLUDG SOME WHO HAVE OPTED TO TELL THEIR ROOMMAT THEIR EPT, AND SOMETIM DARKT, SECRETS. THE SHOW'S 30TH STALLMENT -- WHICH FDS FOUR GIRLS AND THREE GUYS LIVG A NVERTED CHIGO NIGHTCLUB -- IS NO DIFFERENT, EXCEPT THOSE SKELETONS ARE GUARANTEED TO BE EXPOSED FOR ALL THE WORLD TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE SEVEN ORIGAL STRANGERS -- BNO, JASON, MADISON, NILE, SYLVIA, TONY AND VLETTA -- ARE GOG TO BE FORCED TO NONT THEIR LORFUL PASTS HEAD-ON AND FACE THE LAST PERSON (OR PEOPLE) ON THIS PLA THEY'D LIKE TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RELATED: WHICH 'REAL WORLD: SKELETONS' CAST MEMBER HAS THE DARKT PAST?JACK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT BEFORE THE SHOW PREMIER ON DECEMBER 16, AND HONOR OF THROWBACK THURSDAY, WE'RE TAKG A LOOK AT SEVERAL FORMER ST MEMBERS WHO NDIDLY REVEALED SOME PERSONAL TTHS. HERE ARE NE VERY HONT -- AND SOMETIM VERY DIFFICULT -- "REAL WORLD" NVERSATNS:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PEDRO OM REAL WORLD: SAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE 22-YEAR-OLD CUBAN-AMERIN STANTLY BOND WH CORY: WH MOMENTS OF MEETG HER -- AND EVEN BEFORE STEPPG TO THEIR NEW HOME -- HE REVEALED HE WAS HIV-POSIVE AND EXPLAED HIS PERSONAL CSA TO FIGHT THE STIGMA ATTACHED TO AIDS. IT WAS JT ONE OF MANY MOMENTS WHICH THE ACTIVIST, WHO DIED 20 YEARS AGO, OPENLY DISCSED HIS ILLNS AND SHOWSED HIS TERMATN TO TE OTHERS ABOUT THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RUTHIE OM REAL WORLD: {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE HAWAIIAN NATIVE'S STGGLE WH ALHOLISM WAS APPARENT EARLY ON: RUTHIE'S ROOMMAT WERE FORCED TO LL AN AMBULANCE AFTER SHE LOST NSCNS ON THE VERY FIRST EPISO. EVENTUALLY, WHEN SHE CID TO DRIVE AFTER A NIGHT OF HEAVY DRKG -- TH BEG A DANGER TO HERSELF AND THE OTHER PEOPLE HER VEHICLE -- HER ROOMMAT UNANIMOLY CID SHE NEED TO LEAVE THE HOE AND ATTEND AN ALHOL TREATMENT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DANNY OM REAL WORLD: NEW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE CHARMG SOUTHERN BOY YLY TOLD MELISSA THAT HE RECENTLY ME OUT OF THE CLOSET TO HIS PARENTS, AND HE HAD A NEW MAN HIS LIFE NAMED PL. BUT VISG DANNY NOLA PROVED TO BE AN ISSUE FOR PL: NOT ONLY WERE HIS PARENTS UNAWARE THAT HE WAS GAY, BUT HE WAS ALSO SERVG THE ARY -- BACK WHEN DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL WAS STILL EXISTENCE. PL EVENTUALLY DID GO SEE DANNY THE HOE, BUT HIS FACE WAS BLURRED TO PROTECT HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FRANKIE OM REAL WORLD: SAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DURG THE PUNK-ROCK LOVER'S FIRST NIGHT THE HOE, SHE ADMTED THAT SHE SHOULDN'T SMOKE CIGARETT BEE SHE SUFFERED OM CYSTIC FIBROSIS -- A HEREDARY DISEASE THAT AFFECTS THE LUNGS. HER ROOMMAT, TURN, APPRECIATED HER NDOR AND VOWED NOT TO LIGHT UP HER PRENCE. SADLY, 25-YEAR-OLD FRANKIE PASSED AWAY DUE TO PLITNS OM THE ILLNS JUNE 2007 -- ALMOST FOUR YEARS AFTER HER "REAL WORLD" {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JOEY OM REAL WORLD: {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE PERSONAL TRAER/ASPIRG ACTOR HOPED TO E HIS TIME TSELTOWN TO PUT HIS TROUBLED PAST BEHD HIM -- HE'D STGGLED WH ADDICTN -- AND START ANEW. BUT HALFWAY THROUGH THE SEASON, HE TOLD PRODUCERS HE NEED TO LEAVE THE SHOW AND ENTER REHAB. JOEY DIDN'T GET THE HAPPY ENDG HE WANTED: NEARLY FOUR YEARS AFTER THE CHIGOAN'S ADVENTUR HOLLYWOOD, HE WAS FOUND AD AT THE AGE OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AYIIA OM REAL WORLD: {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOLLOWG A FIERY ARGUMENT WH JOEY, THE HOOTERS WARS RETREATED TO THE BATHROOM AND EXPOSED HER TROUBLG HAB: CUTTG. SHORTLY AFTERWARD, JONNA HEARD THE MOL CRYG AND DISVERED AYIIA HAD ENGAGED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DT OM REAL WORLD: LAS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HIS FORMER ROOMMATE ADAM, WHO'D JT BEEN KICKED OUT OF THE S CY SUE, DISHED TO NANY THAT DT'S PERSONAL BLOG REVEALED A SHOCKG SECRET: HE ED TO BE A PORN STAR AND WAS PREVLY FEATURED ON A WEBSE THAT OFFERED AN UNCENSORED LOOK AT A HOE OF GOOD-LOOKG GUYS LIVG -- AND SLEEPG -- TOGETHER. HEATHER -- WHO WAS HOOKG UP WH THE LOUISIANA NATIVE -- EVENTUALLY GOT WORD OF HER BE'S PAST, AND MA FOR A VERY UNFORTABLE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BRANDON OM REAL WORLD: ST. {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE TATTED-UP BOSTONIAN HAD BEEN DG-EE FOR FIVE MONTHS BEFORE JETTG OFF TO THE CARIBBEAN. BUT HIS CLEAN-STREAK WAS SHORT-LIVED: BRANDON TTED POSIVE FOR E, TH RULTG HIS EVICTN OM THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MARLON OM REAL WORLD: {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE SON OF A PREACHER MAN REVEALED, SEEMGLY OUT OF NOWHERE, THAT HE'D HAD ANAL SEX -- "WH A GUY, THOUGH." AFTER A SERI OF HIS PEERS' SHOCKED FAC AND EXPRSNS, THE LLEGE FOOTBALL STANDOUT WENT ON TO EXPLA THAT HE IS ATTRACTED TO BOTH MEN AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
When Karamo Brown joed the st of The Real World: Philalphia 2004, was a monumental moment, as he was the first openly gay Black man to appear on the show. After his season end, Brown appeared MTV's sp-off show, The Challenge. The Boston native rose to fame 2003 on The Real World: Paris and was the "bad boy" amongst his roommat, who clud Adam Kg, Mallory Snyr, Ace Amerson, and Christa Traor. * gay real world cast *
When Karamo Brown joed the st of The Real World: Philalphia 2004, was a monumental moment, as he was the first openly gay Black man to appear on the show. The realy show reached a tone when Anea Ferrerira joed the st of The Real World: Chigo as the first openly gay Black woman to appear on the seri.
But, as one of the first openly gay men ever on televisn, Norman Korpi undoubtedly was the most groundbreakg of the roommat. As has been part of the format of this rnn seri, several clips then play, cludg unaired footage, this time of Norman clarg, "I often e the term gay — and I often e the term bisexual. In more unaired footage, Norman reunted some of his stggl growg up: "I was high school where I'd get knocked down and e home and be really upset to my mother, sayg, you know like, 'Listen, the kids are beatg me up bee I'm gay.
"When they saw a group of seven people livg together and that six of them loved and supported a gay person, fet me g out.