How can reality show cast members 'be themselves' with cameras around?

How can reality show cast members 'be themselves' with cameras around?

If you're working with people who are civilians, average people, they do forget about the cameras to some extent. You can never not know; you know you're on a set, you know that there are other people standing around getting these reactions. What happens is you stop caring in the sense that you've already kind of jumped in the water. And if the water was cold when you first jumped in, and you went like this for the first few minutes, then you get used to the water. And then you just start being in the water, and I think that is what it's like being around a camera. On the other hand, when I've done a celebrity reality show, like Celebrity Pit Club, Brat, the rapper from Atlanta, made a really great comment to everybody. She said we all know that there are cameras in here, but we're using them for inspiration, this is the pressure for us to lose weight, get in shape, get our act together. They're here more for inspiration than they are to glorify any of us for camera time. So a celebrity reality person is very much aware of the cameras, but they know because they're willing to be honest, because they're willing to expose their frailties or whatever, they're okay with it. The analogy of jumping into the cold pool and getting used to the water is more apt for other people when it comes to camera crews.