Perhaps these goddesses were the inspiration for the June 2004 debut ofWE tv’sBridezillas.
I spoke toPorshafrom season eight andMelissafrom season seven, and both had some interesting dirt to share.
ButPorsha, from season eight, told me her mom and sisters signed her up.
AndMelissafrom season seven said her very own groom sent in her program “as a joke.”
The show called them for a follow-up interview and chose the most entertaining candidates.
Both women said they had to undergo psychological testing to be on the show.
But it wasn’t just to see to it they were mentally stable.
They also had a full medical review complete with blood work.
Blind-sided brides
With a name likeBridezillas, the show’s directive should have been clear.
But not all brides saw it that way.
Season two bride Julia Swinton-Williamsonsued the producers for misleading herabout the nature of the show.
The lawsuit was thrown out in 2009, but she wasn’t the only bride who felt duped.
But she said she didn’t care, because Bridezillas are meant to be controlling and demanding.
She claims she was pretty happy about her episode, and said she was the highest rated Zilla.
It was funny!"
She also cashed in on the reunion show and theWhere Are They Nowsegments.
More than 15 minutes
For some Bridezillas, the 15 minutes of fame was fleeting.
But for others, the viewers needed more.Natalie Nunnwas picked up byOxygenfor theBad Girls Club.
She also filmed for her own show, but stopped because she was so sick during her pregnancy.
“They need to entertain viewers,” she told me.
“True reality isn’t entertaining.”
Porsha said filming forBridezillaswas exhausting.
She said one of the requests she got from the directors was for her to curse more.
Her biggest complaint was that they showed her feet on camera.
“I hate my feet,” she laughed.
Friendships were formed between former Zillas.
“And it was a drama-filled cluster f***.”
The couple weren’t just show ponies, either.
Jailzilla
Not all Zilla’s bad behavior went unpunished.
Viewers took to the internet tovoice their opinionson the bride’s bad behavior.
Still, not all the publicity was bad.
Porsha told me she had celebrities likeCocotweeting her to say she should have her own show.
When she was younger, her dream was to be the female Kevin Hart.
And her top choice right now would be to work with Tyler Perry.
“I was with Amanda for five years.
I honestly did,” Steven said.
“We had issues.
I knew it wasn’t going to work out.
I thought by marrying her it would fix things.”
But it only made things worse.
And for the most part the crew was just there to film for five days before the wedding.
He carried the gun to call his bluff if the need ever arose.
It made the crew nervous, and they claimed they needed special permits.
“They didn’t find that as funny as I thought it was.”
Since he and Amanda split, Steven has finished college and is planning to move back to New Jersey.
But he hasn’t dated anyone seriously since the split.
“I get asked all the time why I’m still single,” Steven said.
“Just fate I guess.”
But for the most part he said he just hasn’t found anyone compatible.
But things and time change people," Steven said.
“I’m not perfect but I didn’t deserve what she did.”
Zillas ever after
Despite their diva dispositions, not all the Zillas were doomed for divorce.
Porsha is also still with her husband, Byron, although she said marriage is extremely hard work.
