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Subscriber only Byron Bay singer Billy Otto has criticised Netflix s casting procedures for controversial reality show Byron Baes after he was offered $200 per day to join the series. The rock musician, who hails from Newcastle, told Confidential that Netflix has approached anyone and everyone to be a part of Byron Baes and have not been fully transparent about the upcoming project. I was never confirmed to be in the show. I had not signed a contract, I was still in the discussion phase, Otto said. Of course when Netflix is coming to you wanting to make a show that you can be a part of and they make you feel good about it, of course you re going to inquire.
A Byron Baes cast member has quit the Netflix show just days after the cast was leaked, saying he felt embarrassed to be associated with the program.
Billy Otto confirmed on Instagram on Thursday he no longer had anything to do with the docu-soap series which outraged locals before filming even began.
The musician shared a photo of himself at the beach holding an anti-Byron Baes poster, and explained in the caption why he d decided to pull out. Yep, I feel embarrassed : Byron Baes cast member Billy Otto has quit the Netflix show just days after the cast was leaked, saying he felt embarrassed to be associated with the program
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Fans of The Bachelor franchise will remember party boy Nathan from Ali Oetjen s season of The Bachelorette in 2018.
He was infamously kicked off the show after Ali, 34, accused him of spreading rumours in the mansion about her sexual history.
Last year, he was rumoured to be dating former Bachelorette star Bella Veralis.
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Byron Bay upended by Netflix s plans for new reality show
3 May, 2021 09:53 PM
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The beer garden at the Byron Bay Beach Hotel. Netflix announced plans for a reality show that will follow hot Instagrammers living their best lives . Photo / Matthew Abbott, The New York Times
The beer garden at the Byron Bay Beach Hotel. Netflix announced plans for a reality show that will follow hot Instagrammers living their best lives . Photo / Matthew Abbott, The New York Times
New York Times
By: Livia Albeck-Ripka
Tensions between protecting and capitalising on the image of the famous Australian beach town have exploded over a new reality show.