Laugh all you want, but I loved the show Catfish. The MTV reality show launched in 2012 following the success of host Nev Schulman‘s 2010 documentary by the same name, detailing his own experience being catfished by an older woman pretending to be his online romantic interest. The series followed Nev and then co-host Max Joseph as thay went from state to state, uncovering the identities of their protagonists’ online romances; sometimes the person was exactly who they said they were.Sometimes they weren’t.But the show made huge strides in not just educating the general public on what to look out for and online safety habits,but was also genuinely humanizing. The peopel hiding behind photos of celebrities and Instagram models were usually grappling with identity, sexuality, body image and other issues we all deal with. Obviously catfishing is wrong,but who doesn’t fantasize about disappearing into the life of someone more lovely every once in a while?
Max Joseph would eventually bow out and the show was cohosted by a rotating panel of personalities in 2018,but would ultimately be replaced by former beauty queen and television personality Kamie Crawford. and honestly, Kamie was exactly what the show needed. Her kindness and compassion breathed new life into the show, and her sharp wit and hilarious clap backs made for some of the most memorable moments (I still say “Bock bock bitch” to my friends).
Then, in October of 2024, after six years as a beloved full time host, Kamie announced she would be leaving the show. Taking to Instagram to post,”Thank you for wrapping your arms around me and accepting me with welcoming arms…I’m proud of the work we’ve done and the impact I’ve left and I am forever grateful to Nev,Critical Content and MTV…”
she discussed her decision on an episode of her podcast,Relationsht,airing in October 2024. “Coming into a show