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| The S19 coaches of The Voice (all pix except EOTB courtesy NBC) |
To those who produce the show and make the magic happen each week, Will Gill works behind the scenes on the show as part of the audience warmups before taping begins and the spotlight shines on the performers and the coaches. But to us MTV Reality fans, Will is the one who got to score a date with Janelle from Real World Key West and who won Gauntlet III because of Big Easy... and who got roasted for trying to cry to grab her feelings later in the season and heard a mouthful from her on the reunion.
The other instance of The Voice appearing on this site until now isn't actually from that show, but whose use of those chairs came in an early Before They Were MTV Stars. The long-forgotten summer 2012 FOX dating show The Choice brought that concept to the world of reality dating TV, and where it brought four celebrities in touch with worthy singles in an effort to win a date with those like Joe Jonas, Rob Gronkowski and others.
While it was short lived, The Choice did give us a glimpse into the future as it featured the national TV debut of three future MTV Reality stars: Nia Moore of Real World Portland & two Challenges, and Brittany Baldi & Chris Scali who would later be part of the original cast of Are You The One? when Season 1 debuted two years later. Nia and Scali were the last ones standing in their quests for love: her with Jason Cook and him with Singled Out alum Carmen Electra, among other notable celebs that included Mike the Situation, DJ Pauly D. and Romeo Miller.
The son of Master P. has presided over all four seasons of the American version of MTV's totally twisted take on love, Ex On The Beach... if not for COVID we'd be enjoying Romeo's company again in helping to bring torture to the stars who are chosen to find out whose ex is next. And almost two weeks ago, we had another show be added to the many those from EOTB and other MTV shows have crossed over - and it was one who found himself on the most recent season of Ex.
It seems long ago now, but the last time we had to see the sight of exes come walking back into the lives of the stars came back last winter when the global EOTB franchise had its first winter-themed season, Peak of Love in New Zealand... a far cry from sandy beaches, swimwear and the sun. Season 4 of Ex on America was dominated by four past Challengers, an AYTO alum and those from RuPaul's Drag Race, Bachelor Nation and Nickelodeon being represented.
But while Laurel, Nicole, Marlon, Jemmye, Adore and others had most of the airtime as did Georgia S. & Callum from Britain, Michigan singer Ryan Gallagher spent much of the winter largely in the background. Compared to everyone else, he only had to deal with just one ex (Magdalena Ruiz) come into the house where their efforts to rekindle their relationship fizzled out. But as part of a family of six siblings, Gallagher had to temporarily having to leave the chalet due to a family emergency at home, as his mom has been battling MS since he was only 3 years old.
But it's not to say that Ryan has such a great talent: he has been a singer just about all his life, and who had the chance to perform in the background for Josh Groban and then for Carrie Underwood and Michael Bolton. Then came performing on Nashville Star, traveled to the Philippines where he also performed on local television, and performed throughout the Pacific Rim and on Broadway before going onto American Idol. Like any other good performer who goes onto hat show, he boasts a diverse repertoire where he is able to do pop covers but who's in his element in classical & jazz standards. And it's in the ladder category that brought him to the just-premiered 19th season of The Voice.
