Tanisha Thomas
Tanisha Thomas | |
|---|---|
 Thomas in 2012 | |
| Occupation(s) | Reality television star, television host |
| Years active | 2007-present |
| Television | Bad Girls Club season 2, House of Villains |
| Spouse |
Clive Muir
(m. 2011; div. 2014) |
| Children | 1 |
Tanisha Thomas, is an American reality television star and television host. She is best known for her appearance on the second season of the hit Oxygen Network series Bad Girls Club. Thomas would rise to fame after banging pots and pans and yelling "I ain't get no sleep cuz' of ya'll, now ya'll gonna' get no sleep cuz' of me!". Thomas would be known as the mother of all Bad Girls and go on to become the official Bad Girls Club reunion host. In 2023, Thomas became the winner of the first season of E! Network's reality competition show, House of Villains.
Television career
[edit]In 2007, Thomas sent a casting tape to the casting directors of the Bad Girls Club, Thomas would be chosen as one of the seven "bad girls" for the second season.[1][2][3][4][5][6] The season took place in Los Angeles,[7][8] during the season Thomas quickly became the fan favorite.[8][9] Her most famous moment from the show would come from Thomas banging pots and pans early one morning yelling "I ain't get no sleep cuz' of ya'll, now ya'll gonna' get no sleep cuz' of me!", due to her fellow cast members keeping her awake late during the night. In 2015 the pots and pans clip would resurface on social media platform Vine, with the clip gaining over seven million views. The now famous scene became a meme with fans remixing it in to real songs, most famously Fifth Harmony's, Worth It. During the show Thomas would feud with fellow cast member Jennavecia Russo, ultimately ending in Thomas and Russo getting in to a physical altercation due to Russo filling Thomas juice with tabasco sauce. During the reunion special Thomas would almost get into a physical altercation with fellow cast member Lyric Greene, after Greene claimed Thomas was a cheeseburger away from being obese.
In 2008, Thomas would make an appearance on The Tyra Banks Show, with the rest of her cast members from the Bad Girls Club.[10] She would also make a cameo appearance in an episode of Kathy Griffin: My Life on The D-List.
In 2009, Thomas would make a brief cameo in the third season of the Bad Girls Club, by pranking the new set of cast members pretending to be a replacement bad girl.
In 2010, Thomas would be a contestant on VH1's Celebrity Fit Club. Thomas would be a part of the blue team alongside; High School Musical actress Kaycee Stroh, Britney Spears' ex-boyfriend Kevin Federline and Skid Row front man Sebastian Bach. The blue team would win the competition, Thomas would lose a total of 24lbs.
Also in 2010, Thomas would co-host Bad Girls Club special, Bad Girls Club Top 10 OMG Moments 1-5, alongside season 1 cast member; Aimee Landi, season 3 cast member; Amber Meade and season 4 cast members; Florina Kaja and Natalie Nunn.
In January 2011, Oxygen Network released OxygenLive!, an online talk show hosted by Thomas.[11] Thomas would attend the Bad Girls Club season 6: Hollywood reunion as a special guest alongside season 3 cast member; Amber Meade and season 5 cast member; Kristen Guinane. Thomas would also make a guest appearance during a challenge on the first season of Bad Girls Club spin-off; Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too.[12] Thomas would become the official host for the second, third and fourth seasons of the show.[13][14][15] Thomas would also feature in Bad Girls Club special, Bad Girls Club: Flo Gets Married.
In 2011, American television producer SallyAnn Salsano wanted to film Thomas' upcoming wedding and wedding planning with her fiancé. Salsano alongside Joel Zimmer, held a press conference to present Thomas with the documentary idea,[16][17] Thomas ultimately agreed and filming began shortly after.[16][18][19] The documentary would be titled Tanisha Gets Married, it consisted of seven one-hour episodes airing Monday nights on the Oxygen network.[20] The show debuted with 1,073,000 viewers, becoming Oxygen's best ever docu-series premiere according to TV by the Numbers. Compared against Oxygen's time slots in April 2012, Tanisha Gets Married was a 96% increase in all of Oxygen's key demos. According to SocialGuide, Tanisha Gets Married ranked number four on the most social series amongst all cable series.[17][21]
Thomas would become the official host of the Bad Girls Club reunions. Her first reunion special would be for Bad Girls Club season 8: Las Vegas, she would be the reunion host until the shows final season, Bad Girls Club season 17: East Meets West. Thomas would also be the reunion host for the spin-off Bad Girls All-Star Battle.
In 2014, Thomas and her then-husband, Clive Muir, appeared as contestants on We TV's, Marriage Boot Camp Reality Stars season 1.[22]
Between 2014-2015, Thomas would make guest appearances on shows such as; Love & Hip Hop: New York, Girlfriend Intervention, David Tutera's CELEBrations, Maury and Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta.
In 2015, Thomas would become the co-host on the short lived NBC comedy talk show, Crazy Talk, alongside comedian Ben Aaron.[23] Thomas would be the co-host for eighteen episodes before leaving the show. Between 2015-2016, Thomas would appear as a guest on multiple episodes of the Steve Harvey show.
In 2021, Thomas would be featured in E! networks docu-series, For Real The Story of Reality TV. Highlighting her time on the Bad Girls Club. Also in 2021, Thomas would take part in Zeus network's, web series, Baddies ATL. Thomas would feature as executive producer as well as a cast member. Thomas would not return for the second season as a cast member or executive producer.
In 2023, Thomas would take part in E! networks reality competition show, House of Villains, as a contestant. Thomas would be the winner of the first season defeating Johnny Bananas in the finale winning the $200,000 cash prize and title of America's ultimate supervillain.
Personal life
[edit]Thomas was born and raised in Flatbush, Brooklyn.[24]
Thomas married Clive Muir at the Thatched Cottage in Long Island, New York, on December 4 2011.[25][26] The couple officially separated and divorced in 2014.
In 2016, she began dating Carey St. Hilaire. In October 2017, Thomas announced that she and St. Hilaire were expecting their first child together, on March 7 2018, she gave birth to a boy.[27]
Thomas is good friends with Barbadian singer Rihanna, Thomas attended her baby shower in 2022.
Filmography
[edit]Film and television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Bad Girls Club season 2 | Self; original cast | 24 episodes |
| 2008 | The Tyra Banks Show | Self; guest | 1 episode |
| Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List | Self; guest | 1 episode | |
| 2009 | Bad Girls Club season 3 | Self; guest | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Celebrity Fit Club: Boot Camp 2 season 7 | Self; contestant | Winner, 10 episodes |
| Bad Girls Club Top Ten OMG Moments 1-5 | Self; co-host | TV special | |
| Undatable | Self; contestant | 4 episodes | |
| Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too season 1 | Self; guest | 1 episode | |
| 2011 | Bad Girls Club season 6: Hollywood | Self; reunion audience member | 2 episodes |
| Bad Girls Club: Flo Gets Married | Self; guest | TV special | |
| 2011-2013 | Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too season 2-4 | Self; host | 25 episodes |
| 2012 | Tanisha Gets Married | Self | TV special |
| 2012-2017 | Bad Girls Club | Self; reunion host | 26 episodes |
| 2013-2014 | Bad Girls All-Star Battle | Self; reunion host | 6 episodes |
| 2013 | The Real Housewives of Atlanta | Self; guest | 1 episode |
| 2014 | Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars | Self; contestant | 8 episodes |
| Girlfriend Intervention | Self; guest | 1 episode | |
| David Tutera's CELEBrations | Self; guest | 1 episode | |
| Maury | Self; audience member | 1 episode | |
| Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood | Self; guest | 1 episode | |
| 2015 | Marriage Boot Camp Reality Stars: Where Are They Now? | Self | TV special |
| Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta | Self; reunion audience member | 1 episode | |
| Crazy Talk | Self; co-host | 18 episodes | |
| 2015-2016 | Steve Harvey | Self; guest | 4 episodes |
| 2018 | Little Annie Beth | Cameo | Short film |
| 2021 | For Real: The Story of Reality TV | Self; guest | Documentary |
| 2022 | The Clown Killers | Sasha | |
| 2023 | House of Villains season 1 | Self; contestant | Winner, 10 episodes |
| Entertainment Tonight | Self; guest | 1 episode |
Web series
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | OxygenLive! | Self; host | |
| 2016 | Tanisha The Diva | Self; host | |
| 2021 | Baddies ATL | Self; executive producer | 12 episodes |
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- ^ "OxygenLive.com". Oxygen.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2011. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
- ^ "Oxygen Plays Matchmaker With "Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too" In March 2010". Oxygen. TVbytheNumbers.com. January 10, 2010. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
- ^ "Meet the Cast: Season 2". Oxygen.com. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
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- ^ a b Seeton, Reg. "Tansiha Gets Married with Creator SallyAnn Salsano". TheDeadBolt. Barclay Street Productions. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
- ^ a b Seidman, Robert. "Over One Million Viewers Tune in to Oxygen's Newest Docu-series 'Tanisha Gets Married'". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
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- ^ Rose, Lacy (October 4, 2011). "'Jersey Shore' Boss Sells Tanisha Thomas Wedding Vehicle to Oxygen". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
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- ^ Sitzer, Carly (12 December 2013). "Celebrity Cast of Marriage Boot Camp revealed". In Touch Weekly. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ Albiniakpublished, Paige (2015-03-17). "NBC to Launch 'Crazy Talk' This Fall". Broadcasting Cable. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
- ^ "Talking with 'Bad Girl' Tanisha Thomas (LISTEN)". 14 May 2010.
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- ^ Emery, Debbie (May 9, 2012). "The Bad Girls 'Turned My Wedding Into A Funeral!' Says Tanisha Thomas". RadarOnline. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
- ^ "Tanisha Thomas on Instagram: "I'm still in shock myself...🙈🌹 However God makes NO mistakes 🙌 with patience and faith we waited for our miracle... And now with love, we joyfully announce our very special blessing 🙏👶🏽♥️ A very special thanks to the following ♥️ Maternity Shoot".