The second season of House of Villains debuted with a two-night premiere on Wednesday, Oct. 9, on E! The reality TV show sees some of the most iconic baddies battle each other to become America’s Ultimate Supervillain.
These villains compete in challenges in the hopes of becoming a Supervillain, who then has to nominate two people for the “Hit List.” The nominees then have a chance to save themselves during the Redemption Challenge. At the end of the week, the group will vote to eliminate one iconic reality TV villain from their evil lair.
In the end, the show’s ultimate villain walks away with the title and $200,000. Season 1 of House of Villains had some of TV’s worst villains, but Season 2 is even more entertaining!
Cast Member for Season 1 of House of Villains | Original Show | Place Finished |
Tanisha Thomas | Bad Girls Club | Winner |
Johnny Bananas | The Real World | Runner-Up |
Anfisa Arkhipchenko | 90 Day Fiancé 4 | 3rd Place |
Jonny Fairplay | Survivor | 4th Place |
Abhishek “Shake” Chatterjee | Love Is Blind | 5th Place |
Omarosa Manigault Newman | The Apprentice | 6th Place |
Bobby Lytes | Love & Hip Hop | 7th Place |
Corinne Olympios | The Bachelor | 8th Place |
Tiffany “New York” Pollard | Flavor Of Love | 9th Place |
Jax Taylor | Vanderpump Rules | 10th Place |
Where Have You Seen The Cast Of House Of Villains Season 2 Before?
After putting together the best of reality TV’s villains for an entertaining first season, ScreenRant detailed House of Villains return for Season 2 with another iconic lineup. Hosted by Joel McHale, the competition show sees iconic reality TV baddies compete to win a $200,000 cash prize and the title of “America’s Ultimate Supervillain.”
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Tiffany “New York” Pollard (Flavor of Love)
Tiffany “New York” Pollard found fame for appearing on VH1’s Flavor of Love in the early 2000s. While she didn’t fall in love with Public Enemy’s Flava Flav, she won the hearts of reality TV fans for her larger-than-life personality and sharp tongue. She went on to appear in short-lived reality shows such as New York Goes to Hollywood and I Love New York.
- She disappeared from reality TV for a few years but came back successfully after an iconic appearance on the British version of Celebrity Big Brother.
In 2016, she became involved in an infamous misunderstanding regarding two famous Davids. Tiffany believed David Gest had died in the Big Brother house instead of David Bowie, the ex-husband of fellow housemate Angie Bowie.
“I definitely feel like I’m a villain, loosely defined,” Pollard admitted to Refinery 29.
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I don’t feel like it’s a full definition of a villain, but people do respect the fact that if need be, the claws can come out.
The star continued, “For the most part, I’m easygoing and laid-back, and I want the best for everybody. But if you try me, I’m going to have to lay down the law.”
Wes Bergmann (The Challenge)
Wes Bergmann got his reality start on The Real World: Austin in 2005, where the then frat boy at Arizona State University was described as an “obnoxious, super-competitive jock” and “the guy you love to hate.”
He competed in 12 installments of The Challenge franchise and was a coach on the Spring Break Challenge, as reported by InTouch.
After years of appearing on the tough reality show, Wes admitted he was looking for something new when he signed up for House of Villains. “I’m in the weaning-off period of kind of retiring from The Challenge, but I’ve still got a television and game addiction, and so I feel like House of Villains is a nice way to wean off a little bit.”
Teresa Giudice (The Real Housewives Of New Jersey)
Teresa Giudice has been an original star of The Real Housewives of New Jersey since the show premiered in 2009. She became an iconic baddie when she flipped a table during Season 1 of RHONJ. Over her time on the show, she has been involved in numerous physical altercations and screaming matches, including a multi-season rivalry with Danielle Staub.
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Jessie Godderz (Big Brother)
Jessie Godderz is a notorious Big Brother villain who memorably competed in Seasons 10 and 11 of the CBS program. The wrestler, who goes under the name Mr. Pectacular, was known for his narcissism and for being the catalyst for a legendary fight on Keesha’s birthday.
He overheard a conversation between Libra Thompson and Keesha Smith, in which they were talking poorly about April Dowling. He told April about their trash-talking and created a notorious argument that is still referenced by fans years later.
Richard Hatch (Survivor)
Known for masterminding his way to winning the first season of Survivor in 2000, Richard Hatch just might be the original reality TV villain. He also competed in in All-Stars season of Survivor, the fourth season of The Apprentice, and Season 17 of The Biggest Loser.
Richard doesn’t think of himself as a villain, believing “They loved to hate me because they didn’t understand Survivor,” the 63-year-old told People.
“The world saw me as a villain. I understood that the word meant something to people that wasn’t reflective of what it means in the dictionary,” the competitor shared.
Now more people understand [
Survivor’s
] game, supposedly, and I don’t know that they think of me as villainous. But I’ll do whatever it takes in a game, and that’s villainous to somebody.
Victoria Larson (The Bachelor)
Victoria Larson appeared on Season 25 of The Bachelor before appearing on Bachelor in Paradise Season 7. The self-reclaimed Queen Victoria was accused of being a bully by her co-stars, including an incident where she snatched the Miss Universe Puerto Rico crown off Catalina Morales’ head, as reported by ScreenRant.
Appearing on Matt James’ season of The Bachelor, Victoria’s toxic behavior was frequently criticized for name-calling and lying to other contestants. She was eliminated in week 4 due to her villainous behavior on the show.
Kandy Muse (RuPaul’s Drag Race)
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On her first outing of Drag Race, she was as known for her fights as her talents. She clashed with fellow contestants, Tamisha Iman and Heidi ‘N’ Closet. The 29-year-old is the first drag queen to appear on House of Villains, something she is proud of. “But now being on the show, it’s a completely different ballpark and just another door to open,” she explained to People.
Camilla Poindexter (Bad Girls Club)
Camilla Poindexter is best known for her appearance on Season 8 of Oxygen’s Bad Girls Club and was runner-up on the fourth season of Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too.
During her time on reality TV, Camilla became known for getting into numerous fights and was even removed from the house in Season 8 of Bad Girls Club after a physical altercation.
Larissa Lima (90 Day Fiancé)
Brazillian model and social influencer Larissa Dos Santos Lima is one of 90 Day Fiancé’s most popular and polarizing characters. Appearing on the sixth season of the reality show, Larissa was accused of only being with Colt Johnson for his money.
After months of explosive fights, three domestic abuse arrests, and multiple physical altercations, Larissa and Colt finally filed for divorce. She also appeared on 90 Day Fiancé: Love Games and 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?
Safaree Samuels (Love & Hip Hop)
Safaree is a rapper known for his appearances on all four Love and Hip Hop shows. In 2016, he joined the cast of the VH1 show Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood, before appearing on the other three. His most villainous reality TV moment came when his daughter slipped, and he laughed throughout the incident. Safaree has always blamed editing for the incident.
The 43-year-old is famous outside of reality TV for dating Nicki Minaj between 2003 and 2014 and later for suing the rapper for her not crediting him on her Pinkprint album.
Minaj filed a police report accusing Safaree of hitting her in the face with a suitcase and claims he tried to extort her, had stolen money from her, “gained so much off of [her] name” and “refuses to let go” despite her telling him she does not wish to be contacted.