Naman Ramachandran Podcast studio Wondery has set up “Harsh Reality,” a six-part investigative series on trans reality TV star Miriam Rivera.The series aims to unpack the true story of Rivera, the Mexican model and star of the controversial 2004 British reality dating show “There’s Something About Miriam.” Set in a villa in Ibiza, the series followed six men who competed for a cash prize and for the love of Rivera.
The show — produced by Remy Blumenfeld’s Brighter Pictures, which later became Remarkable under Endemol Shine U.K. — revealed she was transgender, but only in the final episode.Rivera was found dead at her apartment in Mexico in 2019.