Tanisha Thomas (born August 28, 1985) is a

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personality. She is best known for her appearance on the second season of the reality television series ''

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''.

''Bad Girls Club (2007)''

In 2007, Tanisha Thomas sent in a casting tape to the casting directors of the ''

,'' an American

series. Thomas was chosen to be one of the seven "bad girls," and filming took place in

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, California from August to November 2007. During the season, Thomas was quickly favored among fans of the show and her

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"pop-off!" became her signature saying. Thomas also formed the clique "The Hyena Sisters" with Hanna Thompson and Neveen Ismail. The "party girls" clique —consisting of Jennavecia Russo, Sarah "Cordelia" Carlise, Melissa "Lyric" Greene and Darlen Escobar — was the hyena sisters' enemy in the house.

After ''Bad Girls Club''

In January 2011, Oxygen released ''OxygenLive!'', an

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hosted by Thomas. It was broadcast after season six debuted on Oxygen, and focused on the cast of season six, occasionally bringing in "bad girls" from earlier seasons. Thomas asked the girls several questions to prompt rumors and confessions. Oxygen had renewed the

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'' Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too'' with Thomas as the host for the second season. The third season aired on December 5, 2011. Both Koether and Steinfeldt were contestants on season six of ''Bad Girls Club''; Jai was a contestant on season seven. In 2011,

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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

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based on her wedding planning. It follows Thomas and her finance, Clive Muir, as they prepare their wedding day. Thomas gave the okay and filming began shortly thereafter. It was later called ''

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'' 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

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. 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 was chosen by producers to host 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 ''

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''.

Personal life

Thomas married Clive Muir at the Thatched Cottage on

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on December 4, 2011. The couple separated approximately one month after their wedding and ended their marriage two years later, in 2014. Tanisha has been very vocal and honest about having weight loss surgery. 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 baby boy named Aiden St. Hilaire. On April 23, 2018, she & St. Hilaire got engaged.

Other projects

Thomas and her then-husband Clive Muir appeared on ''

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'' for its first season, which premiered May 30, 2014. Besides working on TV-related projects, Thomas is planning to release an online plus-sized clothing line under the mark "Plush Diva's Closet". She is also in the works to possibly begin executive-producing her own concept.http://www.realityaired.com/2012/reality-tv-news/love-games-host-tanisha-thomas-talks-curves-marriage-competition-exclusive-interview/ Thomas appeared on

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for its first season as an EP and baddie, yet departed from the series for its second season. Thomas mentioned during an episode of

that she had been offered by Oxygen to do BGCASB and she had refused due to the drama.

Television appearances

References

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