When Miriam Rivera first appeared on screen in her 2004reality dating TV show, There’s Something About Miriam, her wide smile hid a secret that the six British male contestants – who were flown to a Spanish villa to win the heart of the 21-year-old Mexican model – knew nothing about. Viewers were quickly let in on the joke – Rivera was a transgender woman.
It was a shock twist that was only revealed to the guys in a dramatic finale when Rivera had whittled them down to one – Tom Rooke, a then-23-year-old lifeguard whom she hoped to sail off into the sunset with. If Rooke agreed to board the yacht with her for a private vacation, he’d be rewarded with a $20,000 prize.
“Tom, I really love spending time with you and kissing you,” Rivera began her confession on a sun-drenched balcony overlooking the ocean. “You see, I love men, and I love being a woman. But … shh, quiet everybody, please, quiet. But you see, Tom … I am not a woman. I was born as a man,” she explained as the other contestants laughed.
The dramatic conclusion to her search for love and acceptance was just the start of Rivera’s story. In the months – and years – that followed, she would go on a downward spiral that would ultimately lead to her untimely death in early 2019, at just 38.
Trans actress Trace Lysette is looking back at the life of her friend, examining Rivera’s rise to fame, public humiliation, and fall from grace in a six-part podcast series, Harsh Reality: The Story of Miriam Rivera. The series also explores the exploitative effect the show had on the trans community.
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OSHER GÃNSBERG MY NORTH STAR
THE TV STAR REVEALS HOW HIS WIFE AND FAMILY INSPIRED HIM TO BEAT CHRONIC PAIN
Paris & Nicole reunion IT FEELS LIKE WE'RE TEENAGERS AGAIN
THE LIFELONG PALS SPILL ON THEIR NEW PROJECT AND UNBREAKABLE BOND
MY VERSION OF SUCCESS
HOW FAMILY DYNAMICS BOTH REAL AND SCRIPTED HAVE INFORMED THE STAR'S LIFE AND CAREER
VICTORIA BECKHAM WE DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE
INSIDE THE FAMOUS FAMILY'S REACTION TO DAVID'S ON AND OFF-FIELD ANTICS
LEQ AT 50
THE BEST IS YET TO COME FOR THE OSCARWINNING ACTOR
THE PERFECT gentleman
THE ACTOR IS SMITTEN WITH HIS SUPERSTAR GIRLFRIEND AND HE'S NOT AFRAID TO SHOW IT
CHRIS HEMSWORTH FAMILY COMESFIRST
THE ACTOR GIVES AN UPDATE ON HIS ALZHEIMER'S GENE DISCOVERY
KATE'S BIG WEEKEN
THE PRINCESS OF WALES CARRIED OUT BACK-TO-BACK ENGAGEMENTS IN LONDON
Elzabeth Hurleyn A HEARTFELT REUNION
FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE, THE STAR NEVER LOST HER LOVE FOR SHANE WARNE'S CHILDREN
LIAM PAYNE Shock death twist
CHARGES HAVE BEEN LAID IN RELATION TO THE ONE DIRECTION STAR'S DRUG-FUELLED DEMISE