Chloe Sims Chloe Sims Chloe Linda Daisy Margaret Sims is an English television personality, glamour model and entrepreneur. She is best known for her self-role in the ITVBe reality series "The Only Way Is Essex". Chloe Sims was born in Newbury Park, London, England. Prior to her appearance on reality television she became a mother to daughter Madison in 2005. Her autobiography "Chloe Sims: The Only Way Is Up: My Story", detailed Sims' upbringing in which her mother abandoned her at the age of three and later she became a single mum to her daughter before her appearance on television in 2010.
Criticism of reality television success of reality television is due to its ability to provide "schadenfreude", by satisfying the desire of viewers to see others humiliated. American magazine "Entertainment Weekly" wrote, "Do we watch reality television for precious insight into the human condition? Please. We watch for those awkward scenes that make us feel a smidge better about our own little unfilmed lives." Media analyst Tom Alderman wrote, "There is a sub-set of Reality TV that can only be described as Shame TV because it uses humiliation as its core appeal." Television critic James Poniewozik has disagreed with this assessment, writing, "for all the