My Crazy Day at Wild Child Emma’s Pink Paradise!
Posted on December 26th, 2009 at 8:53 am by Sean Borg
I was surprised at the overwhelmingly positive response from my army of readers regarding former 80’s Emma Ridley’s comeback. Emma has been filming the reality TV show ‘Spoiled Rotten’ – due to hit screens next year – which charts her her quest to open a pole dancing school in the heart of West Hollywood. Yes I’m serious!
Currently, Emma runs the successful Goddess Fitness Dance in Santa Clarita, California, and in the show we see her risking all to launch her new school as she attempts to take Hollywood by storm. Slightly over-ambitious, perhaps? Well, I decided to find out what all this malarkey was about accepted Emma’s invitation to join on set for the day, and as you can see from the pic I it was rather Christmassy, pink and fun-filled!“I’m little nervous opening up my life for the cameras like this.” Ridley told me, “I had virtually given up on my celebrity life but somehow it always chases me and lures me back.”
Emma, who’s now on her third marriage and a mother of three, was so excited when Drew Lesser (pictured), the Executive Producer of hit reality TV show Bridezilllas, contacted her wanting to do a show based on Goddess Fitness Dance. “I was thrilled that the producer had heard about my plans to open in West Hollywood and wanted to make a show about it,” she says.
Lesser, who has produced shows like the Janice Dickinson Model Agency and Exterminators tells me, “I was looking for a new reality star and Emma Ridley was ticking all the boxes.” He added, “I didn’t know much about her past antics in the 80’s, that wasn’t what sold me, I spent a few days with her at work and at home and thought, wow, I have potential show here, this is a woman who will make great television!”
And after I spent the day with Emma, I think he could be right. Watching her cavorting on a pole, stressing over the business and shopping for presents for the kids all followed by a film crew, completely wore me out, and if that wasn’t enough we still had her Christmas party at her studio ahead of us. Emma’s partying days meant she had much more stamina than me!
Just how viewers will take to Ridley is anyone’s guess, but to fair she’s definitely a colorful character that is sure to raise a few eyebrows here in the States that’s for sure. And as you can see, she can still pull off a neon pink burlesque tutu!
“I never think of myself as controversial or outrageous, I see myself as grounded and earthy, but I guess I am a little wild still so watch out!” she warns.
