10. Dance Moms
If you suspected that the intense fighting and drama on Dance Moms were staged for the cameras, you’d be correct. In a 2015 interview with USA Today, the charming young dancer Maddie Ziegler disclosed that some of the show’s most dramatic moments are not entirely authentic:
It’s hard to do a reality show when there’s so much crying and drama. The producers set it up to make us all yell at each other… The moms have a fake fight sometimes. Afterward, they just start talking and laugh about it.
Delve into the behind-the-scenes dynamics of Dance Moms as Maddie Ziegler pulls back the curtain on the orchestrated drama that contributes to the show’s on-screen intensity.