Tonya Cooley from MTV Realworld
In August when I was deciding who to bring from reality TV, I really wasn’t sure. We originally wanted to bring someone from Laguna Beach, but after talking to the management company Reel Management, the individuals were too expensive or dealing with legal issues. I asked all the KAT members who they wanted. Their response, Tonya Cooley. I asked them, “Why?” The overwhelming answer was that she was the bitch on the show, she had attitude, and it would be neat to know what she thought about her Real World Experience.
Students assumption of who she was, was not who she truly is. She brought over 100 students to the caf. She wasn’t sure what she was going to talk about, but she answered questions that students had. She touched on serious topics of drugs and suicide. She spoke to students on a personal note which was really good. She told us, “College is all about a choice. Life is all about a choice.” When I first met her before the show, with open arms, she gave me a hug.
I have never seen someone with amazing blue eyes like hers. In a way she reminded me of my sister. We went out to dinner with her afterwards and continued to talk about the Real World, a book she is writing about foster care, her spring break experience, and much more. Her favorite spring Acapulco. We were considering to go to Cabo for Spring Break, but Acapulco good be pretty neat…
Filed under: KAT on October 15th, 2007
