Nick Viall - Bachelor 21 - FRC - ATFR - Mar 13 - *Sleuthing Spoilers*

hae1001 wrote:I remember reading seans blog post about his thoughts on Nick doing DWTS and they werent good imo. Idk if he gave him advice on how to navigate it. My interpretation of the blog post was that Sean essentially thought it was a mistake.

kikora wrote:I don't recall seeing a single mention of this as something that could be a great possibility for Vanessa to get involved with while in LA, but...

There's an Emmy award winning show on A&E called Born This Way that's going to be airing it's 3rd season pretty soon.

It follows the lives of a group of young adults (mostly 20-30s) with DS as they pursue their respective dreams and navigate the ups and downs of daily life in the process.

They all have some degree of tie to a place in the LA / Marina del Rey area called Leaps n Boundz that has a host of programs for those living with varying special needs.

The show has featured the main cast (about 7-8) both in their individual lives and pursuing their individual goals and dreams, as well as on various group activities or therapies designed to further help them with things ranging from increased independence or improved social skills or teamwork challenges, etc.

Partnering - even short term - with a place like that, especially since the show has gotten considerable publicity in the larger special needs community so Vanessa may actually be aware of it, seems like the kind of thing she might be able to do a little of while she's here.

Especially considering it's the kind of thing a network like A&E themselves might consider actually initiating incorporating, even for a single activity with the group, in an attempt to gain more viewers for a young show with a growing audience, since Vanessa would be known to a much broader audience than Born This Way currently has.

Here's one of many nice articles about the show and its influence following the Emmy win a few months ago.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2016/09/12/im-rooting-for-born-this-way-to-win-the-reality-show-emmy/?utm_term=.0a21d1ab8382

kikora wrote:

Ladybug82 wrote:

justcallmegranny wrote:Just curious as I've not seen every season.  Has any F1 ever worn a black dress?  None have that I've seen but it appears Vanessa's is black?

Courtney did on Ben F's season.  It was in Switzerland, so another cold climate.

As did Jen on PLo's season (Rome).

So yet another European / colder weather finale season.

MonicaJM2001 wrote:

hae1001 wrote:I remember reading seans blog post about his thoughts on Nick doing DWTS and they werent good imo. Idk if he gave him advice on how to navigate it. My interpretation of the blog post was that Sean essentially thought it was a mistake.

Different people and couples experience similar things differently though IMO so what may not have "worked" for Sean/Cat doesn't automatically mean it will cause the same struggles for Nissa. Plus considering Sean/Cat didn't exactly shy away from additional reality tv shows after DWTS doesn't exactly help me to take his cautions or advice too seriously. JMO

hae1001 wrote:@MonicaJM2001 i completely agree. Sean would be the last person i would turn to for advice from this franchise. Imo he is the biggest famewhore of them all. I will spare the world my opinions on why though since this isnt his thread, i was mainly just replying to the thought that sean probably gave them advice on how to successfully navigate dwts. I dont really see that conversation happening imo.

hae1001 wrote:@MonicaJM2001 i completely agree. Sean would be the last person i would turn to for advice from this franchise. Imo he is the biggest famewhore of them all. I will spare the world my opinions on why though since this isnt his thread, i was mainly just replying to the thought that sean probably gave them advice on how to successfully navigate dwts. I dont really see that conversation happening imo.