Former The Glee Project contestants are sharing their experience on the Oxygen reality TV series, which aired for two seasons.The Glee Project wasn't as glee-ful as you might've thought.
Former contestants on the Oxygen reality series detailed their experiences in a new interview, sharing that the Glee Project, which saw people compete for a role on Ryan Murphy's hit show Glee, wasn't the Hollywood introduction that they had hoped for. Chief among their complaints were the living conditions, especially during the debut season.We stayed in a Jewish summer camp," season one contestant Cameron Mitchell told Insider Aug. 22. "We slept in retrofitted bunk bedrooms that didn't have AC. Fans had to be brought in."
Added season one runner-up Lindsay Pearce, "The first thing they told us when we got there was to watch out for ticks. Our outhouse bathrooms didn't have roofs."In season two, the former contestant living conditions improved, but still had room for improvement. Ali Stroker, the season two runner-up-turned-Tony winner, told Insider, "They turned a soundstage into our home, with a kitchen, two bedrooms, and a living space. That kind of stuff isn't made to live on, so things started falling apart."
E! News reached out to Embassy Row, the production company behind The Glee Project for comment and didn't hear back.When it came to the competition itself, the contestants said they grew increasingly anxious and stressed while filming, which is commonplace among reality TV shows. Glee casting director Robert J. Ulrich said he noticed some of the contestants were struggling, telling the publication, "When you watch a reality show and see people crying, it's 'cause they're worn out. They're never alone. They never don't have a camera in their face. They're mentally and physically exhausted.
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