History Series / TheReal

''The Real'' is an American syndicated talk show. The series initially received a trial run on Creator/{{Fox}}-owned markets in the summer of 2013. The series was developed as a talk show designed to appeal to younger female viewers who, like the co-hosts, were experiencing new events in their lives. It was green-lit for national syndication later that fall and officially premiered the following year. The panel consisted of actress Creator/TameraMowryHousley from the 1990s sitcom, ''Series/SisterSister''; hostess and fashion expert Jeannie Mai; singer and actress [[Creator/AdrienneBailon Adrienne Houghton]], known for being the lead singer in groups Music/ThreeLW and Film/TheCheetahGirls; comedian and actress Creator/LoniLove, known for being the runner-up on ''Series/StarSearch 26'' and a panelist on ''Chelsea Lately'' and fellow comedian and actress Creator/AmandaSeales. The show formerly had R&B singer and television personality, Tamar Braxton, best known for her hit reality series ''Braxton Family Values'' as a co-host.

''The Real'' is an American syndicated talk show. The series initially received a trial run on Creator/{{Fox}}-owned markets in the summer of 2013. The series was developed as a talk show designed to appeal to younger female viewers who, like the co-hosts, were experiencing new events in their lives. It was green-lit for national syndication later that fall and officially premiered the following year. The panel consisted of actress Creator/TameraMowryHousley from the 1990s sitcom, ''Series/SisterSister''; hostess and fashion expert Jeannie Mai; singer and actress Adrienne Houghton, known for being the lead singer in groups Music/ThreeLW and Film/TheCheetahGirls; comedian and actress Creator/LoniLove, known for being the runner-up on ''Series/StarSearch 26'' and a panelist on ''Chelsea Lately'' and fellow comedian and actress Creator/AmandaSeales. The show formerly had R&B singer and television personality, Tamar Braxton, best known for her hit reality series ''Braxton Family Values'' as a co-host.

''The Real'' is an American syndicated talk show. The series initially received a trial run on Creator/{{Fox}}-owned markets in the summer of 2013. The series was developed as a talk show designed to appeal to younger female viewers who, like the co-hosts, were experiencing new events in their lives. It was green-lit for national syndication later that fall and officially premiered the following year. The panel consisted of actress Creator/TameraMowryHousley from the 1990s sitcom, ''Series/SisterSister''; hostess and fashion expert Jeannie Mai; singer and actress Adrienne Houghton, known for being the lead singer in groups Music/ThreeLW and Film/TheCheetahGirls; comedian and actress Loni Love, known for being the runner-up on ''Series/StarSearch 26'' and a panelist on ''Chelsea Lately'' and fellow comedian and actress Creator/AmandaSeales. The show formerly had R&B singer and television personality, Tamar Braxton, best known for her hit reality series ''Braxton Family Values'' as a co-host.

''The Real'' is an American syndicated talk show. The series initially received a trial run on Creator/{{Fox}}-owned markets in the summer of 2013. The series was developed as a talk show designed to appeal to younger female viewers who, like the co-hosts, were experiencing new events in their lives. It was green-lit for national syndication later that fall and officially premiered the following year. The panel consisted of actress Creator/TameraMowry-Housley from the 1990s sitcom, ''Series/SisterSister''; hostess and fashion expert Jeannie Mai; singer and actress Adrienne Houghton, known for being the lead singer in groups Music/ThreeLW and Film/TheCheetahGirls; comedian and actress Loni Love, known for being the runner-up on ''Series/StarSearch 26'' and a panelist on ''Chelsea Lately'' and fellow comedian and actress Creator/AmandaSeales. The show formerly had R&B singer and television personality, Tamar Braxton, best known for her hit reality series ''Braxton Family Values'' as a co-host.

* FiveTokenBand: The hosts (and guest co-host Amara La Negra) had a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfojvfE8dhc whole discussion]] about this trope. Tamera Mowry-Housley said she and her twin sister Tia were the first African American twins to have a TV show. Jeannie Mai said "I feel lonely" being one of three Asian-American woman (and the first one of Vietnamese descent) who co-hosted a daytime talk show. Adrienne Bailon was "sad" to find out she was the first Latino-American on an English language talk show. Loni Love joked that she was the second plus size African-American woman on daytime TV (referring to her friend Sheryl Underwood of ''Series/TheTalk'' as the first). They said their show was important so they can see more daytime TV hosts that look like them years from now.

''The Real'' is an American syndicated talk show. The series initially received a trial run on Creator/{{Fox}}-owned markets in the summer of 2013. The series was developed as a talk show designed to appeal to younger female viewers who, like the co-hosts, were experiencing new events in their lives. It was green-lit for national syndication later that fall and officially premiered the following year. The panel consisted of actress Creator/TameraMowry-Housley from the 1990s sitcom, Series/SisterSister; hostess and fashion expert Jeannie Mai; singer and actress Adrienne Houghton, known for being the lead singer in groups Music/ThreeLW and Film/TheCheetahGirls; comedian and actress Loni Love, known for being the runner up on ''Series/StarSearch 26'' and a panelist on ''Chelsea Lately'' and fellow comedian and actress Creator/AmandaSeales. The show formerly had R&B singer and television personality, Tamar Braxton, best known for her hit reality series ''Braxton Family Values'' as a co-host.

* CrossOver: With ''[[Creator/EllenDeGeneres The Ellen DeGeneres Show]]'' and it's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aemCEtelvFM hilarious]]. Briefly, Loni Love was Ellen's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig2Yc0A7otE DJ]]. Fun fact: [=DeGeneres=] was Love's [[https://twitter.com/LoniLove/status/956895992799903744 mentor]] as a stand up comic. Ellen also made a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH4ahHuNRqU surprise appearance]] on ''The Real''[='=]s 1000th Episode.

* GuestHost: Unlike most talk shows, the guest host will join the panel rather than replace a co-host. When Tamera was sick, the hosts refused to find a replacement for the show and continued on without her. However, there was an exception during the week of February 26, 2018, when Tamera suffered the flu and Yvette Nicole Brown and Mel B filled in for her.

* KeepingSecretsSucks: Adrienne Bailon who competed on ''Series/TheMaskedSinger'' as the Flamingo falls into this category. As all of the aforementioned show's contestants sign NDA's it can be tough to keep their participation a secret especially when [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OlGfDEMEEA Bailon's co-hosts and social media grill her for it]] due to her distinctive voice. Bailon's co-hosts and social media weren't [[BadLiar falling for her lies]] on the show. Apparently, in a latter [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_IW6W4SKYg interview]] with Too Fab it seems that Bailon's co-hosts have signed NDA's most likely due to their infamous segment about ''The Masked Singer'' that went viral. It should also be noted that both ''The Real'' and ''The Masked Singer'' are both FOX shows and this was most likely done to protect her identity. When ''The Real'' went on winter break FOX allowed Adrienne to film a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-y_obB1rrs private reveal]] to her co-hosts that was prerecorded which was aired the day after the season finale. Adrienne went into this further on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiZoT-eCA9w her YouTube channel]] noting that she was only allowed to tell her family and husband about her participation on the show. She also noted that she was aware that her close friend Michelle Williams was on the show and they aren't allowed to talk to each other about their participation on the show.

-->'''Adrienne:''' "I'm not the only short person [possibly in the competition]. I thought it was maybe Ally Brooke but she's doing Dancing With the Stars."

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Adrienne Bailon [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRV7PzGN9k8 talked]] about Fabolous' song "You Be Killin' Em" almost becoming her song. Loni Love told Bailon that she was grateful that the song and her music career didn't work out because she was meant to become a host on ''The Real''.

''The Real'' is an American syndicated talk show. The series initially received a trial run on Fox owned markets in the summer of 2013. The series was developed as a talk show designed to appeal to younger female viewers who, like the co-hosts, were experiencing new events in their lives. It was green-lit for national syndication later that fall and officially premiered the following year. The panel consisted of actress Creator/TameraMowry-Housley from the 1990s sitcom, Sister, Sister; hostess and fashion expert Jeannie Mai; singer and actress Adrienne Houghton, known for being the lead singer in groups Music/ThreeLW and Film/TheCheetahGirls; comedian and actress Loni Love, known for being the runner up on Star Search 26 and a panelist on Chelsea Lately and fellow comedian and actress Creator/AmandaSeales. The show formerly had R&B singer and television personality, Tamar Braxton, best known for her hit reality series Braxton Family Values as a co-host.

* CrossOver: With [[Creator/EllenDeGeneres The Ellen DeGeneres Show]] and it's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aemCEtelvFM hilarious]]. Briefly, Loni Love was Ellen's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig2Yc0A7otE DJ]]. Fun fact: [=DeGeneres=] was Love's [[https://twitter.com/LoniLove/status/956895992799903744 mentor]] as a stand up comic. Ellen also made a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH4ahHuNRqU surprise appearance]] on The Real's 1000th Episode.

* DuelingShows: Subverted with ''Series/TheTalk'' mostly due to Sheryl Underwood and Loni Love's friendship. Not to mention this [[https://www.instagram.com/p/BQXCHOhATI0/ awesome selfie]] of Aisha Tyler and Sheryl Underwood with the ladies of ''The Real''. Underwood even gave Love a shout out when discussing Sean "Diddy" Combs' name change to Brother Love. Love wished Tyler good luck on her directing career on [[https://twitter.com/LoniLove/status/875439196114235399 Twitter]] and even congratulated Eve as well on [[https://twitter.com/LoniLove/status/930632432604266496 Twitter]] when she got hired as a co-host on ''The Talk''. Another fun fact: Eve and Adrienne Bailon once [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b4/5f/94/b45f9487af12a59727d1285d1b6f3443.jpg toured together]] on the TRL Tour.

* HilariousInHindsight: The ladies originally planned to go on spring break the week of March 9, 2020 with 4 weeks of prerecorded episodes of the show for viewers to watch with their fans choosing the topics for them. Because of the corona virus pandemic many talk shows stopped production or will be shot without an audience the same week the ladies intended to go on a spring break. Beginning on April 13, 2020 ''The Real'' will now be shot entirely on Skype (with the ladies self quarantining in their respective homes) due to the corona virus pandemic.
* KeepingSecretsSucks: Adrienne Bailon who competed on ''Series/TheMaskedSinger'' as the Flamingo falls into this category. As all of the aforementioned show's contestants sign NDA's it can be tough to keep their participation a secret especially when [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OlGfDEMEEA Bailon's co-hosts and social media grill her for it]] due to her distinctive voice. Bailon's co-hosts and social media weren't [[BadLiar falling for her lies]] on the show. Apparently, in a latter [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_IW6W4SKYg interview]] with Too Fab it seems that Bailon's co-hosts have signed NDA's most likely due to their infamous segment about The Masked Singer that went viral. It should also be noted that both The Real and The Masked Singer are both FOX shows and this was most likely done to protect her identity. When The Real went on winter break FOX allowed Adrienne to film a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-y_obB1rrs private reveal]] to her co-hosts that was prerecorded which was aired the day after the season finale. Adrienne went into this further on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiZoT-eCA9w her YouTube channel]] noting that she was only allowed to tell her family and husband about her participation on the show. She also noted that she was aware that her close friend Michelle Williams was on the show and they aren't allowed to talk to each other about their participation on the show.

-->'''Jeannie Mai:''' "I know my friend really well and based on my calculations you take off them big lashes and that head you remove those heels [the flamingo] looks about 4'11" to me!"
-->'''Adrienne Bailon:''' "I'm not the only short person [possibly in the competition]. I thought it was maybe Ally Brooke but she's doing Dancing With the Stars."
-->'''Tamera Mowry-Housley:''' "It was a run that the flamingo did and I heard a little bit of your voice and it was like the cha cha cha. If you were [on the show] you couldn't tell us anyway."
-->'''Adrienne Bailon:''' "No but- (realizing she signed an NDA) NO!"

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Adrienne Bailon [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRV7PzGN9k8 talked]] about Fabolous' song "You Be Killin' Em" almost becoming her song. Loni Love told Bailon that she was grateful that the song and her music career didn't work out because she was meant to become a host on The Real.

''The Real'' is an American syndicated talk show. The series initially received a trial run on Fox owned markets in the summer of 2013. The series was developed as a talk show designed to appeal to younger female viewers who, like the co-hosts, were experiencing new events in their lives. It was green-lit for national syndication later that fall and officially premiered the following year. The panel consisted of actress Creator/TameraMowry-Housley from the 1990s sitcom, Sister, Sister; hostess and fashion expert Jeannie Mai; singer and actress Adrienne Houghton, known for being the lead singer in groups Music/ThreeLW and Film/TheCheetahGirls; comedian and actress Loni Love, known for being the runner up on Star Search 26 and a panelist on Chelsea Lately and fellow comedian and actress Amanda Seales. The show formerly had R&B singer and television personality, Tamar Braxton, best known for her hit reality series Braxton Family Values as a co-host.

''The Real'' is an American syndicated talk show. The series initially received a trial run on Fox owned markets in the summer of 2013. The series was developed as a talk show designed to appeal to younger female viewers who, like the co-hosts, were experiencing new events in their lives. It was green-lit for national syndication later that fall and officially premiered the following year. The panel consisted of actress Tamera Mowry-Housley from the 1990s sitcom, Sister, Sister; hostess and fashion expert Jeannie Mai; singer and actress Adrienne Houghton, known for being the lead singer in groups Music/ThreeLW and Film/TheCheetahGirls; comedian and actress Loni Love, known for being the runner up on Star Search 26 and a panelist on Chelsea Lately and fellow comedian and actress Amanda Seales. The show formerly had R&B singer and television personality, Tamar Braxton, best known for her hit reality series Braxton Family Values as a co-host.

* FiveTokenBand: The hosts (and guest co-host Amara La Negra) had a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfojvfE8dhc whole discussion]] about this. Tamera Mowry-Housley said she and her twin sister Tia were the first African American twins to have a TV show. Jeannie Mai said "I feel lonely" being one of three Asian-American woman (and the first one of Vietnamese descent) who co-hosted a daytime talk show. Adrienne Bailon was "sad" to find out she was the first Latino-American on an English language talk show. Loni Love joked that she was the second plus size African-American woman on daytime TV (referring to her friend Sheryl Underwood of ''Series/TheTalk'' as the first). They said their show was important so they can see more daytime TV hosts that look like them years from now.

* HilariousInHindsight: The ladies originally planned to go on spring break the week of March 9, 2020 with 4 weeks of prerecorded episodes of the show for viewers to watch with their fans choosing the topics for them. Because of the corona virus pandemic many talk shows stopped production or will be shot without an audience the same week the ladies intended to go on a spring break. It is unknown what ''The Real'' will plan to have an audience when they go live on April 13, 2020.

* KeepingSecretsSucks: Adrienne Bailon who competed on ''Series/TheMaskedSinger'' as the Flamingo falls into this category. As all of the aforementioned show's contestants sign NDA's it can be tough to keep their participation a secret especially when [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OlGfDEMEEA Bailon's co-hosts and social media grill her for it]] due to her distinctive voice. Bailon's co-hosts and social media weren't [[BadLiar falling for her lies]] on the show. Apparently, in a latter [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_IW6W4SKYg interview]] with Too Fab it seems that Bailon's co-hosts have signed NDA's most likely due to their imfamous segment about The Masked Singer that went viral. It should also be noted that both The Real and The Masked Singer are both FOX shows and this was most likely done to protect her identity. When The Real went on winter break FOX allowed Adrienne to film a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-y_obB1rrs private reveal]] to her co-hosts that was prerecorded which was aired the day after the season finale. Adrienne went into this further on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiZoT-eCA9w her YouTube channel]] noting that she was only allowed to tell her family and husband about her participation on the show. She also noted that she was aware that her close friend Michelle Williams was on the show and they aren't allowed to talk to each other about their participation on the show.

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[[caption-width-right:350:The current panel, from left to right: Tamera Mowry-Housley, Jeannie Mai, Loni Love and Adrienne Houghton]]
''The Real'' is an American syndicated talk show. The series initially received a trial run on Fox owned markets in the summer of 2013. The series was developed as a talk show designed to appeal to younger female viewers who, like the co-hosts, were experiencing new events in their lives. It was green-lit for national syndication later that fall and officially premiered the following year. The panel consisted of actress Tamera Mowry-Housley from the 1990s sitcom, Sister, Sister; hostess and fashion expert Jeannie Mai; singer and actress Adrienne Houghton, known for being the lead singer in groups Music/ThreeLW and Film/TheCheetahGirls; and comedian and actress Loni Love, known for being the runner up on Star Search 26 and a panelist on Chelsea Lately. The show formerly had R&B singer and television personality, Tamar Braxton, best known for her hit reality series Braxton Family Values as a co-host.

* CrossOver: With [[Creator/EllenDeGeneres The Ellen DeGeneres Show]] and it's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aemCEtelvFM hilarious]]. Briefly, Loni Love was Ellen's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig2Yc0A7otE DJ]]. Fun fact: [=DeGeneres=] was Love's [[https://twitter.com/LoniLove/status/956895992799903744 mentor]] as a stand up comic.

* KeepingSecretsSucks: Adrienne Bailon who competed on ''Series/TheMaskedSinger'' as the Flamingo falls into this category. As all of the aforementioned show's contestants sign NDA's it can be tough to keep their participation a secret especially when [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OlGfDEMEEA Bailon's co-hosts and social media grill her for it]] due to her distinctive voice. Bailon's co-hosts and social media weren't [[BadLiar falling for her lies]] on the show. Apparently, in a latter [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_IW6W4SKYg interview]] with Too Fab it seems that Bailon's co-hosts have signed NDA's most likely due to their imfamous segment about The Masked Singer that went viral. It should also be noted that both The Real and The Masked Singer are both FOX shows and this was most likely done to protect her identity. When The Real went on winter break FOX allowed Adrienne to film a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-y_obB1rrs private reveal]] to her co-hosts that was prerecorded which was aired the day after the season finale.

* KeepingSecretsSucks: Adrienne Bailon who is currently competing on ''Series/TheMaskedSinger'' as the Flamingo falls into this category. As all of the aforementioned show's contestants sign NDA's it can be tough to keep their participation a secret especially when [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OlGfDEMEEA Bailon's co-hosts and social media grill her for it]] due to her distinctive voice. Bailon's co-hosts and social media weren't [[BadLiar falling for her lies]] on the show. Apparently, in a latter [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_IW6W4SKYg interview]] with Too Fab it seems that Bailon's co-hosts have signed NDA's most likely due to their imfamous segment about The Masked Singer that went viral. It should also be noted that both The Real and The Masked Singer are both FOX shows and this was most likely done to protect her identity.