Behind the Screen: The Real World San Diego: La Jolla - Priscilla Mendez

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So shes not even allowed to leave away from the cast on a night and go to a 18+ club...

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InfamousJoks;266197 wrote:So shes not even allowed to leave away from the cast on a night and go to a 18+ club. She can, she just can't drink...

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The Real World San Diego: La Jolla - Priscilla Mendez

molds13 ·
And finally...we have info on #7. Priscilla Mendez, 19, from the San Diego area. She is the first Real Worlder since Ruthie (Hawaii) to be from the area her season was filmed in (others include Melissa from Miami, Puck from SF, and Tami from LA). She attended West Hills High School, and attended Grossmont College for two years before transferring to UC Davis this fall, where she will be majoring in psychology. She is 100% Mexican - her grandparents immigrated from Mexico (illegally) and her mother gave birth to Priscilla when she was 17. She has a brother and sister, who are both younger. She also got breast enhancements about a year ago. I have been told that the reason Priscilla is not seen out with the rest of the cast is because she has been forbidden to drink by production, and if she is caught drinking she will be kicked off the show. So, it's very unclear what we are going to see of her this season. Twitter Facebook Formspring
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AEvans5#2
Yayy someone my age!
Anonymous#3
She's very pretty.
InfamousJoks#4
So shes not even allowed to leave away from the cast on a night and go to a 18+ club?
molds13#5
InfamousJoks;266197 wrote:
So shes not even allowed to leave away from the cast on a night and go to a 18+ club?
She can, she just can't drink. Sorry, that sounds a bit unclear in the first post - I'll edit it.
Buck05#6
molds13;266170 wrote:
I have been told that the reason Priscilla is not seen out with the rest of the cast is because she has been forbidden to drink by production, and if she is caught drinking she will be kicked off the show. So, it's very unclear what we are going to see of her this season.
Since when has production stopped people from drinking underage? I mean, not that it's a terrible thing, but since when did this start happening? I remember Cameran being drunk all the time on the first San Diego season (and the list goes on with all the cast members who were heavy drinkers under the age of 21).
Maestro#7
Buck05;266205 wrote:
Since when has production stopped people from drinking underage? I mean, not that it's a terrible thing, but since when did this start happening? I remember Cameran being drunk all the time on the first San Diego season (and the list goes on with all the cast members who were heavy drinkers under the age of 21).
I would also like to know. Nehemiah was 19 when Austin started filming and he was out drinking with the rest of them. Is this a new thing?
Npresh24#8
Well I know the drinking law in Sydney and Cancun is different but Hollywood clearly showed Bri and Greg intoxicated,so it's either new rule or San Diego rule inforced on the producers.
ILoveRW#9
She must have one hell of a story.
andrewsz1991#10
She apparently just lost like 30 pounds and graduated high school early and is going to school to be a therapist.
Kayla99#11
Can't imagine her being on the heavy side, she looks very attractive.
mph922#12
She's really attractive. I'm hoping that this whole "no-drinking" rule doesn't affect her adversely in terms of screentime. Hopefully she has a good story or something because otherwise that kind of sucks for her. I wonder if maybe it's a San Diego thing and they did it because of the last time RW filmed there (with Cameran being underage)? Also, I love that her name is Priscilla. I was waiting for a fun name this season because it seems like a Real World necessity haha.
KAICM#13
Maestro;266255 wrote:
I would also like to know. Nehemiah was 19 when Austin started filming and he was out drinking with the rest of them. Is this a new thing?
It's a new thing. MTV passed it down to BMP that PP could not be shown drinking this season.
Npresh24#14
They really should have put another 19-20 year old ,so she wouldn't be so lonely.Also she is really pretty and app had a **** job?
kitty4#15
andrewsz1991;266332 wrote:
She apparently just lost like 30 pounds and graduated high school early and is going to school to be a therapist.
Don't know how you got the info, but she did not just lose 30 pounds, her weight is fine.
molds13#16
kitty4;266369 wrote:
Don't know how you got the info, but she did not just lose 30 pounds, her weight is fine.
She said it herself. Technically not "just", but she did lose 30 pounds:
kitty4#17
Npresh24;266367 wrote:
They really should have put another 19-20 year old ,so she wouldn't be so lonely.Also she is really pretty and app had a **** job?
Yep, and she is not afraid to show them, they look great!
kitty4#18
Well, not 30 pounds. She is a drama queen. She lost some weight, but not 30 lbs.
Anonymous#19
Insider;266176 wrote:
She's very pretty.
She is. She also seems to have a little bit of an Oriental/Asian flavor even though she is Latina. Something about her eyes convey that to me.
dede101#20
FishHooks;266456 wrote:
She is. She also seems to have a little bit of an Oriental/Asian flavor even though she is Latina. Something about her eyes convey that to me.
She most likely does since "Latina" is not a race...many hispanics, racially speaking, are a mixture of white & native American. I love her name too! Personal fave of mine haha. Oh and she's pretty cute ;)
misspretty#21
For those that were wondering about the drinking thing, when I was in the finals for RW a couple years ago I was underage and they said it was a big deal because they could be sued if it was found out I was drinking while under age on camera. It was weird because I then thought..well then why do you have me here? lol But yea, so they can get sued apparently. I feel bad for her, she might not get air time if they all go party and leave her alone.
InfamousJoks#22
So could being underaged hinder your chances of getting on the show? I hope there is something really controversial about her, like that she's a scientologist or something lol.
TSPKM2#23
It's so weird seeing someone that looks like she should be in middle school on the Real World. I think they need to bump up the minimum age to 21.
Anonymous#24
TSPKM2;267164 wrote:
It's so weird seeing someone that looks like she should be in middle school on the Real World. I think they need to bump up the minimum age to 21.
She does not look that young to me. I would like to see them do a season where most or all of the cast was under 21 just so the drunken stupidity wouldn't dominate the season.
jr588#25
I like it when they cast young people, though it hasn't happened as often lately. I like watching the interaction between the younger castmembers and the older ones and the difference in maturity. It's also interesting when someone like Jillian who was cast on RR13 when she was 18, has been on the RW/RR circuit now for 7 years and she is the same age as Leroy whose season just aired.
Nostalgic#26
molds13;266170 wrote:
I have been told that the reason Priscilla is not seen out with the rest of the cast is because she has been forbidden to drink by production, and if she is caught drinking she will be kicked off the show. So, it's very unclear what we are going to see of her this season.
Not that is just straight up ridiculous. Why was she cast again? Did Rachel, Svetlana and Trisha go through that rule?
ILoveRW#27
It didn't matter for Trisha anyway because Australia is sane.
V1man#28
Nostalgic;268377 wrote:
Not that is just straight up ridiculous. Why was she cast again? Did Rachel, Svetlana and Trisha go through that rule?
Passing judgment without even seeing the cast dynamic in the first episode? Obviously the laws in Australia are different where the public age to consume alcohol is 18. With regard to Rachel and Svetlana, things have changed throughout reality TV in recent years, thanks to the far greater involvement of the show's insurance underwriters and network attorneys, who both have a major stake in a litigation-free TV. The San Diego Police Department and local prosecutor's office have long memories, as do community leaders, who recall their collective embarrassment the last time Real World was shot there.
Lionsfan780#29
This girl is beautiful
Nostalgic#30
V1man;268406 wrote:
Passing judgment without even seeing the cast dynamic in the first episode? The San Diego Police Department and local prosecutor's office have long memories, as do community leaders, who recall their collective embarrassment the last time Real World was shot there.
-Well, just a little, V1, lol. So they were embarassed? I wonder why? It surely didn't look that by the way it went from episode to episode. I'm just glad nobody was punched in the first 10 minutes.
Nostalgic#31
misspretty;266958 wrote:
I feel bad for her, she might not get air time if they all go party and leave her alone.
I'm going to go with predictability here and say she's going to have a party of her own at the house every night.

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