The following references sexual misconduct allegations.
“The Price Is Right” has given pop culture so much over the years.
Nowadays, there’sDrew Carey, hosting the gamein his iconic thick-rimmed glasses.
There’s that iconic Plinko board.
There’s that magical invitation for audience members to “Come on down!”
This is what being a “Price Is Right” model is really like.
How great is that!'"
Gwendolyn Osborne-Smith, on the other hand, was scouted by “The Price Is Right” producers.
Apparently, I was spotted working and the rest is history!"
The audition process seems to be different depending on the model.
Among other things, Carey changed the way models were referred to on the show.
Under Barker’s tenure, the models were frequently called “Barker’s Beauties.”
“We are going to call them by their names,” he said.
“I think they are individual women and I want them to stand on their own.”
Carey jumped in, elaborating on what he’d told Time.
“They were just looking at [us] like models who were objectified,” she explained.
“[We] weren’t looked [at] like personalities.
But when Drew Carey stepped in, he was so very happy to make changes.”
Osborne-Smith admitted that the change took some getting used to.
Accordingly, they have been responsible for some of the show’s most viral moments.
“She’s a fly killer!”
model Rachel Reynolds exclaimed.
By the time she’s ready to get dressed, wardrobe presents her with potential ensembles.
I love it all," she said.
“And I’m so, so fortunate!”
The job search, he toldTV Line, was unconventional.
Wilson suspected that it’s something else, though, that gave him a leg up on the competition.
“I freestyled a rap over the ‘Price Is Right’ anthem.”
Two years later, the show added an Australian model named James O’Halloran.
His audition process was different from Wilson’s.
“I had to model a bass guitar,” O’Halloran recalled toGold Derby.
In 2018, former Baltimore Ravens player Devin Goda joined the cast.
He told People (viaThe New York Post) that modeling wasn’t too far from his former job.
“You have to know camera angles, you have to know lines.
It’s just kinda like the playbook in football,” he reflected.
In 2010, model Brandi Cochran sued the show for unfair dismissal.
The parties settled out of court.
Thankfully, there is evidence that the show is improving.
Model Gwendolyn Osborne-Smith became pregnant in 2012, and she was initially nervous to tell the show.
However, she ultimately didn’t have to worry, as Drew Carey supported her behind the scenes.
“He was over the moon,” she recalled.
Osborne-Smith noted what a change this was.
However, over the years, things on set have occasionally gone awry, leading to accidents.
She ultimately won a $1.3 million settlement against the show.
In early 2015, announcer George Gray decided to model a treadmill.
He was jogging backwards when he lost his balance and fell, sliding to the end.
When he got back up and delivered the treadmill’s specs, hejoked, “Aspirin not included.”
Model Gwendolyn Osborne-Smith told Fox News that the incident was funny, but also frightening.
“I thought we were going to stop taping, but we kept going,” she said.
Thankfully, she was fine.
“Just going to die of embarrassment real quick,” she joked (viaTheWrap).
A model named Holly Hallstrom sued the show in 1996, alleging that she was fired for gaining weight.
She was on pre-menopausal hormones, which caused her to gain an extra 14 pounds.
Other models testified on her behalf and subsequently parted ways with the show.
When I had a real hard time losing weight, I had some lipo on my body.
I’ll go in every week for facials.
And I go to the dermatologist and get light peels."
Hopefully, under the show’s new regime, producers are less strict.
Ultimately, she dropped the lawsuit.
In a statement toUPI, she said, “Bob Barker has beaten me into submission.
My doctor has advised that I am not strong enough to see this thing through.”
In 2011, model Lanisha Cole sued the show after two producers treated her unfairly.
The lawsuit was settled in 2013, according toPatch; details of the settlement were not made public.
After the first incorrect guess, Manuela Arbelaez seemingly went on autopilot.
“Hey, congratulations!”
Drew Carey told the contestant.
“Manuela just gave you a car!
Way to go, Manuela.”
“I just zoned out.
I literally did not see that coming.”
Arbelaez told the AP (viaThe Florida-Times Union).
“My body took over and reacted before my brain had a chance to stop it.”
Thankfully, the producers were understanding.
“They started laughing and told me of course I wouldn’t be fired,” she recalled.
Making television history for the low, low price of $21,960?
That price sounds right to us.
James O’Halloran, for example, is also an actor.
Another model with an extensive off-show resume is Amber Lancaster, who has a thriving following as anInstagraminfluencer.
She toldThe Skinny Confidentialthat the clothing line was inspired by her son’s medical needs.
“I’m so proud of it,” she said.
“It’s in one part to help promote and spread awareness for congenital heart defects.”
“We were so underpaid for what we did on that show.
People think we have so much money,” she said.
Things have since changed.
The longer they stay with the show, the more money models might take home.
Still, she toldETthat she holds great memories from her time on the show.
Really, you looked forward to going in to work every day."
Current model Rachel Reynolds says pretty much the same thing.
In 2021, she spoke withPeopleabout what her daily life is like on the show.
She, too, draws inspiration from the contestants who compete on “The Price Is Right.”
“We have new contestants, different personalities,” she said.
“So, it’s the last thing from being boring at all.”
I love my job, and I’ll stay as long as they’ll have me."
If you or anyone you know has been a victim of sexual assault, help is available.
