10 Famous Left-Handed Reality TV Stars

In a predominantly right-handed world, 10% of the population is left-handed. Lefties are thought to be more creative and intelligent, although scientific evidence isn’t so clear. While scientists speculate lefties have a wider scope of thinking and problem solving, they face everyday nuances and challenges that right-handed people wouldn’t even think of. But going by the fact that southpaws are fewer compared to right-handers, they sure have more geniuses.

For instance, four of the last seven recent US presidents are left-handed, and stars like Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, Steve Jobs, Nikola Tesla, Leonardo da Vinci among others are (or were) also part of this group. However, did you know that these TV personalities were also left-handed?

10 Gordon Ramsay

Gordon Ramsay is undoubtedly one of the celebrated veteran chefs out there. Whereas he is an internationally renowned chef and writer running successful hotels globally, fans recognize him better for his angry outbursts and fiery temper freely displayed on the television.

This left-handed chef never misses blunt comments and comebacks on his competitive cookery TV shows like Hell’s Kitchen, Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares, and The F word among others. It is this unique personality and talent that has won him the BAFTA and ASTRA awards in 2005, 2008, and 2009 respectively, positioning him as one of the highly revered chefs.

9 Denise Richards

Denise Richards first rose into stardom playing Kelly Van Ryan in the 1998 thriller Wild Things and appearing in 1999’s The World Is Not Enough. And in 2019, the actress joined the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills cast for its ninth season.

That stint did not last though, with her time marred by cease-and-desist orders sent to fellow cast members and crew, in addition to a rumored affair with Brandi Glanville. Fans will fondly remember her for yelling “Bravo, Bravo, Bravo” to producers to ensure that a specific scene doesn’t make it to the final cut. Newsflash, it did not work.

8 Caitlyn Jenner

Caitlyn Jenner is an Olympic gold medal-winning decathlete. She was previously married to reality TV star Kris Jenner and featured on Keeping Up With The Kardashians regularly.

In 2015, Jenner also received her own show on E! Network, I Am Cait – a docu-series that followed her life after her gender confirmation and the discrimination some members of the transgender community faced daily. Although the show was canceled after two seasons due to low viewership, currently, the lefty is running to be California’s next Governor.

7 Kate Gosselin

Kate Gosselin, famous for her super large family and overprotective nature, is also left-handed. She received national recognition thanks to her popular reality TV show; Jon & Kate Plus 8, which later changed to Kate Plus 8 following a bitter 2009 divorce from her husband of 10 years; Jon Gosselin.

In 2019, Kate made a comeback to reality television starring in her own dating series Kate Plus Date. But as fate would have it, she didn’t find love within the show.

6 Lisa Vanderpump

This British restaurateur, author, actress, and reality TV star also happens to be a lefty. She attained her initial wealth from designing restaurants and bars back in London with her husband, Ken Todd, before venturing into the US market.

She is among the original Real Housewives of Beverly Hills cast members, where she starred in since its debut till recently when she stepped down citing unfair treatment and nastiness from the women. However, she has her successful spin-off, Vanderpump Rules, which is currently on its ninth season.

5 Jenna Morasca

At merely 21 years of age, Jenna Morasca became Survivor’s youngest ever winner (and the youngest female winner to date) after being crowned the winner of Survivor: The Amazon. One of show’s most memorable moments was when she and fellow contestant Heidi Strobel stripped naked for peanut butter and chocolate.

Years later, Jenna eventually returned for Survivor: All Stars. However, she soon departed from the show after nine days of filming to tend to her ailing mother, who passed away a few days later.

4 Teyana Taylor 

Teyana Taylor, the multi-talented singer, songwriter, dancer, choreographer, actress, and reality TV star is a southpaw. At the tender age of 16, she was already making a name for herself as she had already worked with the music industry’s heavyweights having choreographed Beyonce’s Ring The Alarm music video and headlined Kanye West’s Fade. She has featured in dozens of movies like Honey 4, Coming to America 2, Hit The Floor among others as well.

On top of her glistening dancing career, Teyana was a lead in a now-canceled VHI’s reality show; Teyana & Iman. But it appears she will be gracing the screens once again as E! announced a new show; We Got Love Iman & Teyana featuring Teyana and her family.

3 Lisa Rinna

Best known for her roles in the primetime soap Melrose Place and Days of Our Lives, Lisa Rinna is a New York Times bestselling author and has appeared on multiple shows like Dancing With The Stars, All-Star Celebrity Apprentice, and most notably, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. 

Lisa is notorious for stirring the pot and uttering controversial comments, so much that fans started a petition on Change.org to kick her out of the show. This was prompted by — according to them — her mean girl antics and toxic behavior.

2 Jenni ‘JWoww’ Farley

Jennifer Lynn Farley, otherwise known as JWoww, became a household name when she first appeared on MTV’s Jersey Shore back in 2009. In 2012, she and her best friend Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi landed their own spin-off, Snooki & JWoww which ran until 2015. She is still a regular on Jersey Shore though.

Despite that, a section of fans find her controlling and aggressive tendencies to be distasteful, to an extent they yearn she would follow in Snooki’s footsteps and exit the show.

1 David Roland Cook

Viewers were initially introduced to David Cook back in 2008 when he came on, and eventually won the seventh season of American Idol. His stunning looks plus hard-rock singing style earned him loads of viewers and admirers in equal measure.

Six months after winning, David released a self-titled debut album, which sold over a million copies in the US and went platinum. At the moment, he is still active in the music industry, releasing several albums with the latest addition launched this year.

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