What wasn't real in Weeded Out?

Amanda Riddell
Jan 3, 2025
1 min read

Well, most of it. Very little was exactly like life, but was extemporising on phrases and situations from reality. It was a show idea, not a manifesto. - Jade with the dead Dad was Michelle C, but wearing the clothes to the office was me.

Lots of moments like that. Just Like Yesterday is definitely a lot closer to the truth. The characters are composites, and I said that lots of times. - The documentary was reality. Like, not 100% objective, but it had the rhythm of life and was derived from real situations.

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