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Tanisha Thomas is a reality television personality. She is best known for her appearance on the second season of the reality television series Bad Girls Club. In 2023, Thomas became the winner of season 1 of the E! reality competition House of Villains.

Bad Girls Club

In 2007, Tanisha Thomas sent in a casting tape to the casting directors of the Bad Girls Club, an American reality television series. Thomas was chosen to be one of the seven "bad girls", and filming took place in Los Angeles, California from August to November 2007. During the season, Thomas was quickly favored among fans of the show.

After Bad Girls Club

In January 2011, Oxygen released OxygenLive!, an online show hosted by Thomas. It was broadcast after Bad Girls season six debuted on Oxygen, and focused on the cast, occasionally bringing in "bad girls" from earlier seasons. Oxygen had renewed the dating game show Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too with Thomas as the host for the second season. The third season aired on December 5, 2011.

In 2011, SallyAnn Salsano wanted to film Thomas' wedding and her planning of it with her fiancé. Salsano and Joel Zimmer held a press conference to talk to Thomas about a possible television documentary based on her wedding planning. It follows Thomas and her fiancee, Clive Muir, as they prepare their wedding day. Thomas gave the okay and filming began shortly thereafter. It was later called Tanisha Gets Married and consisted of seven one-hour episodes airing on Mondays on Oxygen. Tanisha Gets Married premiered on Monday, May 7, 2012, after part two of season eight's reunion special. The show debuted with 1,073,000 viewers, becoming Oxygen's best ever freshman docu-series premiere, according to TV by the Numbers. Compared with Oxygen's time slots in April 2012, Tanisha Gets Married was a 96% increase in all Oxygen's key demos. According to SocialGuide, Tanisha Gets Married ranked number four on the most social series amongst all cable series.

Thomas hosted the two-part reunion special for Bad Girls Club season eight. She continued to host the reunions for recent seasons of Bad Girls Club and spinoff Bad Girls All-Star Battle.

Personal life

Thomas married Clive Muir at the Thatched Cottage on Long Island, New York on December 4, 2011. The couple separated.

In 2016, she began dating Carey St. Hilaire. In October 2017, Thomas announced she and St. Hilaire were expecting their first child together. On March 7, 2018, she gave birth to a boy.

Other projects

Thomas and her then-husband Clive Muir appeared on Marriage Boot Camp for its first season, which premiered May 30, 2014.

Thomas appeared on Baddies for its first season as an executive producer and cast member, yet departed from the series for its second season.

Filmography