# Was one of the women on Paradise Hotel previously on that show Love Cruise?

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**Created:** [June 20, 2003, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-one-of-the-women-on-paradise-hotel-previously-on-that-show-love-cruise/183234 "2003-06-20T18:25:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![constantine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3bc359/32.png) [@constantine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/constantine)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2003, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-one-of-the-women-on-paradise-hotel-previously-on-that-show-love-cruise/183234/1 "2003-06-20T18:25:39Z")

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First of all, I can’t believe I watched this show. Standard train wreck analogy applies I guess: it was so horrible, I just couldn’t look away.

Then I noticed that one of the women on the show looks an awful lot like one of the women on that show love cruise. (Ok, so I’m embarassed that I watched that show too). Could it possibly be the same person?

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**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2003, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-one-of-the-women-on-paradise-hotel-previously-on-that-show-love-cruise/183234/2 "2003-06-20T18:51:14Z")

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Yes, it’s her. Bill Simmons wrote about it in his recent ESPN [column](http://espn.go.com/page2/s/simmons/030619.html):

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> I don’t know what I enjoyed more: The fact that the “Paradise Hotel” producers imported trashy, bug-eyed Toni from “Love Cruise” (the first repeat character in reality-TV history); the fact that she fancied herself an experienced vet of the process; or the fact that they thought nobody would notice. Hey, I’m PAID to notice this stuff. You can’t slip this stuff by me.

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**Author:** ![Morgainelf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Morgainelf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgainelf)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2003, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-one-of-the-women-on-paradise-hotel-previously-on-that-show-love-cruise/183234/3 "2003-06-20T20:36:25Z")

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Only one problem with that - Toni is NOT the first repeat character in reality-TV history. The first that I noticed (and she may not be the first) is Nikki from American Idol 1. (The horrible singer that somehow came in 3rd). She first appeared on Pop Stars as one of the finalists not chosen to join the group, “Eden’s Crush.”

Yes, I’m a reality show junkie from waaaay back.

And I’m so bummed I missed Paradise Hotel. I adored Love Cruise. Yes, I know I have an illness.

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**Author:** ![KSO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@KSO](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KSO)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-one-of-the-women-on-paradise-hotel-previously-on-that-show-love-cruise/183234/4 "2003-07-10T00:40:50Z")

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Thanks for starting this thread–the Toni question has been bugging me. She was sort of a wack job on Love Cruise…