What are the biggest mistakes people make when auditioning for reality shows?

What are the biggest mistakes people make when auditioning for reality shows?

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The worst crime when auditioning to be on a reality show is to be boring, to be flat, to be unenergetic, to be unopinionated, and to conceal your true feelings. All we are really looking for, usually, is someone who is open and vocal about how they feel, what they think, who they like, who they don't like, what they like to do, what makes them great, or why they're not so great. You need somebody who verbalizes and emotes who they are and what they think - that's the best thing. The worst crime is to go into an audition and hide yourself in any way and say "Oh I dont want to tell you that" or "Oh, you're not going to get me to say that about them" or anything like that - then it's no fun. In that case, you're just no fun for TV.