Have you ever wanted an ex-reality star to follow you on Instagram? To get that prized dm from an ex-Survivor contestant? Well, for $75 to $200 and you now can thanks to the new Cameo-like service, FanBasis.
From professional athletes to ex-Bachelor contestants to recently lost and found Drake Bell (or Drake Campana for his new Spanish-speaking audience), FanBasis allows you to pay to interact with the reality star of your dreams.
“Nobody knows your fanbase as well as you do, and you should be the one to decide what kind of interactions to offer,” the startup based in Miami states in its FAQs for creators.
Self-awareness from influencers? Yet to be seen.
Reality stars like Drea Wheeler, who was on season 42 of Survivor are offering audition reviews for hopeful future Survivor contestants. Wheeler’s fee? $300.
While other reality stars are charging to spill behind-the-scene tea on reality tv productions. Specifically, the mononymous Netflix villain Bartise from Love is Blind and Perfect Match is selling his behind-the-scenes stories for a mere $50, and a duet on TikTok for $100.
Even sillier are the more creative services that specific influencers are listing. One ex-Bachelorette contestant James Clarke – or Meatball as viewers know him, is charging $25 for video tips on how to talk to girls (a steal).
Most influencers are offering paid business promotions either through their social media or their podcasts which everyone has these days. It's not surprising that prices range from reasonable (as you can be for this type of platform) to wholly unreasonable for all of these services.
FanBasis is truly revealing how blatantly transactional the influencer economy is. While having a parasocial relationship with someone you saw on TV is nice, the cold hard truth is they want our money.
Nowadays, influencing is an overcrowded field with fewer guarantees for ex-reality stars, and while the popular celebrities on FanBasis are treating the app like another Cameo, reality show cast-offs are trying to avoid returning to their former roles as ‘dental assistant’ or ‘marketing rep.’
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