On this episode of Talk of Love, Lakia Bailey, better known as Kiki from Real Chance of Love and Charm School season 3 with Ricki Lake, joins Lacey Sculls for a candid look back at her time in the reality TV world and the way that editing shaped how viewers saw her.

Kiki talks about coming out of the Bay Area dance scene, auditioning for Real Chance of Love, and how producers leaned hard into portraying her as angry whenever she was triggered. She opens up about the backlash she received after the “dead mama” comment involving Lusty, why she wanted Charm School to help repair her image, and how producer manipulation sabotaged that goal almost immediately. She also shares a surprising behind-the-scenes detail about La La Vazquez privately disagreeing with her elimination. Today, Kiki is married, has kids, and has built a life beyond reality TV — but this interview gives fans a much fuller picture of who she really was all along.