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Truly awful: a guide to reality TV's most devious villains

Some baddies are born, others are Made in Chelsea. These real-life rogues divided viewers with barbs, sabotage and Prada bags
A rogues gallery … (clockwise from top left) Tiffany Pollard; Christine Quinn; Phaedra Parks; Grace Adams-Short; Spencer Matthews; Phi Phi O’Hara. Composite: Guardian

Tiffany “New York” Pollard Flavor of Love

Pollard was a pioneer of the school of “I’m not here to make friends” reality TV frostiness, making it clear from the get-go she was on this landmark dating show to do one thing only: win the heart of Flavor Flav. Her quotability (“Cute next to gorgeous, gorgeous is gonna, you know, DEVOUR cute”) has made her a star both on reality TV and on the internet.

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