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.
Reality television unscripted situations began in the late 1940s. "Queen for a Day" (1945–1964) was an early example of reality-based television. The 1946 television game show "Cash and Carry" sometimes featured contestants performing stunts. Debuting in 1948, Allen Funt's hidden camera show "Candid Camera" (based on his previous 1947 radio show, "Candid Microphone") broadcast unsuspecting ordinary people reacting to pranks. In 1948, talent search shows "Ted Mack's Original Amateur Hour" and "Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts" featured amateur competitors and audience voting. In the 1950s, game shows "Beat the Clock" and "Truth or Consequences" involved contestants in wacky competitions, stunts, and practical jokes.