In 2022, it’s indisputable that Kathy Hilton is reality-TV gold. But, before she was a fan-favorite star of RHOBH, she hosted 2005’s “I Want to Be a Hilton.” Well, beastobsessed just watched it for the first time—and have thoughts.
The ApprenticeAfter just one episode, I understood why this series wasn’t the appropriate platform to turn Hilton into a notable television personality, nor was it the right time. But boy, did I enjoy myself and possibly concern my roommate, given all the involuntary laughing and yelping coming from my bedroom.produced by Rick Hilton, follows 14 middle- and working-class contestants competing in various challenges for the opportunity to “live like a Hilton” for a year.
Divided into two teams, Madison and Park, the contestants are educated on aspects of high-society life—like attending formal dinners, organizing charity events and handling press. . In most episodes, they’re thrust into some uppercrust environment and forced to showcase their knowledge in front of Hilton and other illustrious guests like Billy Bush, Ted Allen, and Hilton’s younger sister. At the end, Hilton deliberates with the losing team and pretends to write a list of which contestants she wants to save. Whoever doesn’t make “the list” is sent back home to Idaho to resume their humble life.America’s Next Top Model.
Among the show’s eccentric candidates is a former pageant queen named Ann, who randomly breaks out into song; a mother named Latricia, who becomes increasingly fed up with her white peers; and a Vegas showgirl named Yvette, who has to be told to dress appropriately in every episode. I also must note the insanely long Frank Sinatra-inspired theme song featuring the cast that has not left my head.is not nearly as cringe-y as I expected an early-2000s program to be.
And then there’s the show’s main Achilles heel—Hilton, who might as well be a robot dressed in a silk blouse and diamond earrings. It’s not just Hilton who comes across as lifeless and unenthusiastic in nearly every scene. But she lacks an intimidating quality as a host that was popular on network television at the time.
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