THEY MADE HEADLINES FOR THEIR QUESTIONABLE DECISIONS AND WERE THE BUTT OF LATE-NIGHT JOKES . HERE ’ S WHAT CAME NEXT .
TABLOID MOMS :
Where Are They Now ?
THEY MADE HEADLINES FOR THEIR QUESTIONABLE DECISIONS AND WERE THE BUTT OF LATE-NIGHT JOKES . HERE ’ S WHAT CAME NEXT .
TAN MOM
THEN
In 2012 , Patricia Krentcil went viral after the mom of five was charged with child endangerment for bringing her 5-year-old to a tanning salon in Nutley , N . J . The “ tanorexic ” was ultimately vindicated ( she claimed her daughter had gotten sunburned from playing outside ) but was banned from tanning salons in her area and became an object of ridicule .
NOW
The still-bronzed 57-year-old parlayed her infamy into a position as a “ Wack Packer ” on The Howard Stern Show , a book deal ( The Color Tan came out in December 2024 ) and even vied for a U . S . Senate seat in Florida , running as a pro-LGBTQ Republican before dropping out because of health issues . Her reality show , Tan to 10 ( on Prime Video ), documents her makeover — with the help of a plastic surgeon and drag queens — in the wake of her husband ’ s death from cancer .
OCTOMOM
THEN
She was one of the most hated people in America . In 2009 , Nadya Suleman made headlines when she delivered the first surviving octuplets in history . An unemployed single mom of six , she was accused of being a “ welfare queen ” then attacked for posing nude , stripping and taking up X-rated celebrity boxing to support her family .
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SHE STILL LOVES TO BE BRONZE !
“ There were no healthy opportunities for Octomom ,” Nadya said of how she supported her family .
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