Monday, Mar. 16 2009 @ 2:24PM
(Jon and Kate Plus 8 makes 10. . . but only Kate makes our list)
It's not an easy feat to be considered one of the most annoying stars of reality television when the bulk of the competition is fierce, loud, obnoxious and willing to do just about anything in front of the cameras. Like the fat that congeals at the top of a stew, these 10 individuals stand out from the pack:
10. Kate Gosselin
The matriarch of TLC's
Jon and Kate Plus 8, Gosselin rules her brood and especially her husband with an iron glare. Poor Jon looks like he's in a permanent state of shell-shock. However, she's clearly got nothing on Octo-Mom Nadya Suleman, so Gosselin is just holding the place on this list until Suleman scores her own reality show.
9. Patti Stanger
As the Millionaire Matchmaker, Patti Stanger claims a 99% rate of success as well as a family history of picking perfect mates for people of means. But even though Stanger clearly has a good heart, she can be just as superficial as the even more annoying clients she tolerates.
8. Ongina
Recently eliminated from the Logo series
RuPaul's Drag Race (think
America's Next Top Model for drag queens), the only thing worse than Ongina's name is the obvious delight s/he takes in it making people feel uncomfortable.
7. Mystery
This sassy specimen of manhood is referred to on television (and in the buzzed about book
The Game) as
The Pick-Up Artist. With no irony at all. None. Ladies, are you throwing your panties in his direction yet?
6. Heidi Montag
A star of the scripted reality drama
The Hills, Montag's fake fights with her boyfriend/Mexican wedding husband Spencer Pratt on the show are in hilarious contrast to the overly lovey tones of the absurdly staged paparazzi pictures the couple take on a regular basis as some sort of perverse part-time job. Despite such ardent attempts to annoy, Montag might not have placed so high on this list were it not for her insistence on giving a career in crappy pop music a go.