The parents of formerly lost at sea teen sailor Abby Sunderland are denying the family will be starring in a new reality TV show. The family was reported to have signed a deal for a reality TV series, but a spokesman for the family says no such show is currently in the works.
Teen sailor Abby Sunderland was rescued in the Indian Ocean after failing in her attempt to sail solo around the world. Sunderland sent out a distress signal on Thursday after her small boat was battered in a nasty storm. She was rescued two days later.
The 16-year-old girl’s parents, Laurence and Marianne Sunderland, have been widely criticized for allowing their daughter to attempt such a dangerous journey. Abby’s older brother Zac Sunderland currently holds the record for the youngest person to ever sail around the globe. He accomplished the feat at 17.
Laurence Sunderland, Abby’s father, reportedly told the New York Post he had pitched the idea of a reality show about his family, but no deal was ever signed. Kind of makes you think of that whole Balloon Boy thing in some way doesn’t it?
The website for a company called Magnetic Entertainment currently lists plans for a reality show based on the Sunderlands and a documentary on Abby Sunderland, but no one from the company has commented so far on whether plans for either continue to go forward.
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Pretty, white, rich, blond, American girls must live such a charming life… Even if they fail, they’re still rewarded.
Can the media stop overvaluing and overexposing our most non-productive and non-contributing demograph of humanity, and start paying attention to real heroes again?…
There are so many people who actually work hard and make sacrifices to improve the lives of others, even without the glory-hounding intentions.
Even I, Reality Whore, would not watch this show. I agree with Scott Gallant. Do you realize that you can’t even leave your 16 year old alone at home but I guess it’s okay to let her sail around the world alone. Pathetic!!! I think the parents had an agenda. Reality show anyone!