A REALITY star known for her hard-partying lifestyle when she starred on a hit E! reality show in 2010 looks completely unrecognizable today.
The star traded in her wild and hard-partying lifestyle for a life of sobriety and family in the suburbs of Wisconsin.
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The reality star is Pretty Wild’s Tess Taylor.
Tess starred on Pretty Wild alongside her “sisters” Alexis and Gabby Neiers, and “mom” Andrea Arlington.
During and after her appearance on the show, Tess was known for scantly-clad outfits and hard partying lifestyle on the Hollywood scene.
But today, Tess lives a quiet life in Wisconsin with her husband, and daughters River, 8, and Meadow, 6.
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Over the weekend, Tess posted a rare photo of herself with her daughters on her Instagram stories.
The last time she posted was in September 2024.
Tess kept it casual in a white t-shirt and ripped blue jeans, as she topped off the look with a cap.
She wore minimal makeup and looked completely different from her days on reality TV.
She used to sport a Monroe face piercing, heavy makeup and sexy outfits.
Tess is now living as a tradlife, as she often posts her homemade sourdough bread, and grows her own vegetables and herbs.
She posted a photo wearing an apron and holding her bread in March 2024, “Fresh Sourdough & @notperfectlinen Pinafore apron make me smile… I love this apron so much & every other piece Not Perfect Linen creates… Spring is also coming & that brings me joy. This photo sums it up lately.“
She posted of gardening, “This garden has been beyond therapeutic for me… something about getting my hands in the dirt, the smells, the sounds, tending to gentle things… watching them grow… taking time to be present… nurturing… it’s all been very healing.
“The last 8 years I’ve been experimenting in the garden… I didn’t always have much success with it, but they say the best gardeners have killed the most plants… and this is true in my case lol.
“This little piece of earth that I own brings me joy. I have many sad/hard days with losing my dad to dementia… each day I come home & dive into my dirt. ‘You can’t buy happiness. But you can buy dirt.’ It’s funny how one day your ‘hip & cool’ & the next day all you do is hang out with toddlers & plants. I’m here for it.”
In September 2022, she posted about being sober, writing, “Being able to live free from the bondage of my past is one of the greatest blessings recovery could have ever given me. I can only wish that one day everyone can feel this free from their traumatic stories. We do recover y’all.”
Tess even pokes fun of her past, as she participated in the Teenage Dirtbag trend where influencers post photos of themselves as wild teenagers.
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TIME IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Tess appeared on E!’s Pretty Wild during its first and only season in 2010.
The show was popular because of Tess’ “sister” Alexis, who was involved in the Bling Ring scandal, where she and her friends burglarized the home of A-list celebrities including Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Orlando Bloom and more.
Alexis entered a plea of no contest, who means she did not admit guilt, but allows the court to treat her as if she were guilty, and was sentenced to 180 days in jail.
During Tess’ time on the show, she and Alexis tried to pursue a career in modeling, as Andrea, who worked as a former model, managed their careers.
In one episode, Tess and Alexis set up a stripper pole in their home.
Tess, who once dated Ryan Cabrera, was also filmed going on dates and partying with Alexis on the show.
She even appeared in Playboy and was crowned Cybergirl of the Year in 2010.
Tess was “adopted” by the family and lived with them during filming.
FAMLY FEUD
But Tess is no longer close to Andrea, Alexis and Gabby.
Alexis appeared in The Real Bling Ring: Hollywood Heist on Netflix.
Bling Ring member Nick Prugo implicated Gabby and Tess in the robbery, though the two were never charged.
When Gabby admitted her involvement in the Rachel Bilson robbery over Instagram live, Tess responded with a statement to Us Weekly.
Tess said, “I moved on from this long ago and it sounds like the Neiers girls have not. I feel sorry that they still want to rope me into this thing publicly.
” I have a beautiful life and family that mean the world to me and that is my focus today and always. Not those women. I hope they get the help/healing they need.”
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