Latoya West

About.com Reality TV Guide Latoya West is an entertainment writer who has been writing for the web since 1999. Also a reality TV junkie, she has been watching reality TV for over a decade.

Latoya's obsession with reality TV started when she watched the first season of MTV's The Real World in 1992, and her love continues to this day as she stays on top of reality TV news thanks to daily TV viewing, constant online research, and contact with TV publicists. Over the years, Latoya has quizzed eliminated reality show contestants like the America's Next Top Model eliminees, chatted with personalities such as My Fair Brady couple Chris and Adrianne, and gotten the dirt personally from hosts including Simon Cowell and Donald Trump.

Prior to becoming the Guide to Reality TV, Latoya held jobs at various websites including Court TV.com, where her duties included writing about court cases unfolding every day live on the network. She has also worked as an entertainment writer/editor for the teen website Katrillion.com. During that time, she hit the red carpet at events like the Daytime Emmys and MTV Video Music Awards and interviewed stars such as 50 Cent.

No script, no problem! Reality TV is a true reflection of how things are when people "stop being polite and start being real." It has changed a great deal over the years, and I now rank shows like America's Next Top Model and The Apprentice among my favorites. I am excited to be writing about a topic that I love and sharing my knowledge of all things reality TV.