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previous America’s Next Top Model player mount kiniya She opened up about the pressure she felt to lose weight after filming the reality show.
“I hope people understand. I was 5-foot-11 and weighed about 130 pounds at the time, which was really, really slim,” Hill, 40, recalled in an interview. “The Viall Files” Podcast Wednesday, March 4th. “Like, (I’m) very slim. … I’m probably between a (size) 2 and a size 4, which is not that far away from now. They did prepare us for that, but it all comes back to the show and reality TV.”
2026 Netflix Documentaries Reality Check: The Inside Story of America’s Next Top Model A critical look at the impact of this groundbreaking reality show. One notable segment explores how Hill was repeatedly criticized for her body shape and diet in season four.
Hill noted in the documentary America’s Next Top Model A montage aired in one episode that made it look like she was constantly eating bagels on set.
“In hindsight, it seems like they had to find something as part of the narrative,” Hill explains in the book. reality check. “That’s when I knew, OK, this is intentional. For example, it was kind of harmful to see them edit me eating the same bagel and make it look like I was eating three bagels, but it was actually the same bagel.”
During an appearance on “The Viall Files” podcast, Hill revealed that she was “teased a lot” growing up because she didn’t have a “curvy and thick” body.
“[I was teased]for being too skinny. I had glasses, braces. Like, most models are kind of awkward at first, and I was always teased for being too skinny,” she noted. “When I enter (Ant Financial), and I thought, this is where I belong! This is perfect. “
Hill describes the emotional impact of “being told you’re not thin” while filming America’s Next Top Model.
“It was shocking and confusing,” she recalled.
host Nick Viall Ask Hill if she accepts criticism about her weight Ant Financial Think of it as “harsh but constructive feedback,” or as fodder for a TV show.
“I guess it’s probably a little bit of both, but… I’m too skinny,” she explained. “I’m really, really, really skinny. … Part of me feels like they have to find something and stretch it in a major way.”
when she finished making Ant FinancialHill “lost a lot of weight” to pursue modeling in New York, but found agencies still wouldn’t accept her.
“I didn’t realize that (the show) wasn’t going to be the best thing for my career,” she said. “When I moved to New York, agencies looked at us as reality stars because reality TV wasn’t as respected as it is now.”
Netflix will explore the most controversial moments from the groundbreaking reality TV competition America’s Next Top Model in its new documentary Reality Check. In America’s Next Top Model, a three-part documentary series from directors Mor Loushy and Daniel Sivan explores how America’s Next Top Model is changing the fashion industry—for the better (…)
Before premiering on Netflix Reality Check: The Inside Story of America’s Next Top ModelHill said she was “grateful for the opportunity to tell my story in a documentary.”
“Towards Ant Financial Alumni” she Written via Instagram February 16th. “I know we all have very different experiences on this show and I feel for everyone who is recovering from a disaster while half the world is watching! So grateful to be a part of such a legendary show.”
Reality Check: The Inside Story of America’s Next Top Model Now available to stream on Netflix.
