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{{Infobox television season
| show_name = The Real World: Ex-Plosion
| image =
| season_number = 29
| caption =
| bgcolour =
| format = [[Reality television|Reality]]
| image = Real world explosion cast.jpg
| caption = The initial cast of ''Real World: Ex-Plosion''
| rating = {{TV-14}}
| runtime = 1 Hour (including commercials)
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Ari Fitz|Arielle Scott]]
| country = [[United States]]
* Ashley Mitchell
| language = [[English language|English]]
* Cory Wharton
| network = [[MTV]]<br>[[Television syndication|Syndication]]
* Jamie Larson
| creator = [[Jonathan Murray]]<br>[[Mary-Ellis Bunim]]
* Jay Mitchell
| num_episodes =
* Jenny Delich
| starring =
* Thomas Buell
| camera = Operator-controlled and fixed
* Ashley Ceasar
| picture_format = [[480i]] [[SDTV]] and [[1080i]] [[HDTV]]
* Brian Williams Jr.
| audio_format = 5.1 [[Dolby Digital]] Surround Sound
* Hailey Chivers
| first_aired = {{start date|2014|1|8}}<ref name=Ex-plosion>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/real_world/san_francisco/series.jhtml |title=Real World Ex-plosion at MTV.com}}</ref>
* Jenna Compono
| last_aired =
* Lauren Ondersma
| preceded_by = ''[[The Real World: Portland]]''
}}
| followed_by = <!--TBD-->
| num_episodes = 12
| network = [[MTV]]
| first_aired = {{start date|2014|1|8}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2014|4|7}}
| prev_season = ''[[The Real World: Portland]]''
| next_season = ''[[Real World: Skeletons]]''<ref name="chicagobusiness">{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20140612/CRED03/140619941/the-real-world-moving-into-west-loop|date=June 12, 2014|title=MTV's 'Real World' moving into West Loop|first=Micah|last=Maidenberg|work=Crain's Chicago Business | access-date= June 28, 2014}}</ref>
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'''''The Real World: Ex-Plosion'''''<ref>http://remotecontrol.mtv.com/2013/11/13/real-world-ex-plosion-san-francisco/</ref> (also known as '''The Real World: San Francisco''') is the [[List of The Real World seasons|twenty-ninth season]] of [[MTV]]'s [[reality television]] series ''[[The Real World]]'', which focuses on a group of diverse strangers living together for several months in a different city each season, as cameras document their lives and interpersonal relationships. [[San Francisco]] was first reported as the location for the twenty-ninth season in an August 2013 article on the website Vevmo.<ref name=Vevmo>[http://vevmo.com/f285/the-real-world-san-francisco-ii-7970/ "The Real World: San Francisco II"]. Vevmo. August 15, 2013</ref>


'''''Real World: Ex-Plosion'''''<ref name="mtv">{{cite web|url=http://remotecontrol.mtv.com/2013/11/13/real-world-ex-plosion-san-francisco/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113233725/http://remotecontrol.mtv.com/2013/11/13/real-world-ex-plosion-san-francisco/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 13, 2013|title='Real World: Ex-Plosion' Will Shake Up San Francisco By Casting Former Flames As Housemates|access-date=January 11, 2014}}</ref> is the twenty-ninth season of [[MTV]]'s [[reality television]] series ''[[The Real World (TV series)|Real World]]'', which focuses on a group of diverse strangers living together for several months in a different city each season, as cameras follow their lives and interpersonal relationships. It is the eighth season of ''Real World'' to be filmed in the [[Pacific States]] region of the United States, specifically in [[California]] after ''[[The Real World: San Diego (2011 season)|The Real World: San Diego]]'' in 2011.
This will be the second season of the program to be located in San Francisco, after the [[The Real World: San Francisco|3rd]], which aired in 1994; it is the sixth season to be located in [[California]], after the [[The Real World: Los Angeles|2nd]], 3rd, [[The Real World: San Diego|14th]], [[The Real World: Hollywood|20th]] and [[The Real World: San Diego (2011)|26th]] seasons. This season also marks the sixth city to be re-used as a season's location, following [[New York City]] in the [[The Real World: Back to New York|10th]] and [[The Real World: Brooklyn|21st]] seasons, [[Los Angeles]] in the 20th, [[New Orleans]] in the [[The Real World: New Orleans (2010)|24th]], [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]] in the [[The Real World: Las Vegas|25th]] and [[San Diego]] in the 26th (though in the cases of the 20th and 21st seasons, the settings' specific focuses were [[Hollywood, California|Hollywood]] and [[Brooklyn, New York|Brooklyn]], respectively). Production began in August 2013, and the season will premiere on Wednesday, January 8, 2014, at 10:00 p.m. [[Eastern Time Zone|ET]]/[[Pacific Time Zone|PT]].<ref>http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/12/12/real-world-ex-plosion-premiere-moves-to-january-8/222222/</ref>


The season featured a total of twelve cast members over the course of the season. It is the seventh season to take place in a city that had hosted a previous season, as the show's [[The Real World: San Francisco|third season]] was set in San Francisco in 1994. It is also the sixth season to be located in California. [[San Francisco, California]] was first reported as the location for the twenty-ninth season in August 2013.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ng |first1=Philiana |title=MTV’s ‘Real World’ Returning to San Francisco for Season 29 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/mtvs-real-world-renewed-season-607516/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=June 9, 2022 |date=August 15, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Marechal |first1=A. J. |title=‘Real World’ Renewed by MTV for 29th Season, Returns to San Francisco |url=https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/real-world-renewed-by-mtv-for-29th-season-returns-to-san-francisco-1200579149/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=June 9, 2022 |date=August 15, 2013}}</ref> The house in San Francisco that was being used was first reported by the website Vevmo.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dalton |first1=Andrew |title=Is This Polk Street Pad The Next 'Real World' House?: SFist |url=https://sfist.com/2013/08/16/is_this_polk_street_party_pad_the_n/ |website=[[SFist]] |access-date=June 9, 2022 |language=en |date=August 16, 2013 |archive-date=January 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126090157/https://sfist.com/2013/08/16/is_this_polk_street_party_pad_the_n/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Production began from late August until October 21, 2013, and the season later premiered on January 8, 2014, consisting of 12 episodes.<ref name="zap2it">{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/12/12/real-world-ex-plosion-premiere-moves-to-january-8/222222/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216134243/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/12/12/real-world-ex-plosion-premiere-moves-to-january-8/222222/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 16, 2013|title='Real World Ex-Plosion' Premiere Moves to January 8 - Ratings – TVbytheNumbers|access-date=January 11, 2014}}</ref>
This season is also getting the first huge format change. The 7 roommates will move into their San Francisco home, make relationships with one another and also with the San Francisco locals. A month into the show, the cast will go on a one day trip. When they get back, they will come to see that their exes have moved in as well (hence the subtitle ''Ex-Plosion''). Even though there's 7 roommates, only 5 exes agreed to move in, which will increase the cast number from 7 to 12.{{citation needed|date=December 2013}}
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After 21 years, this season marks the first significant change in the show's format. The cast narration ''"This is the true story...of seven strangers..."'' that was used during the previous 28 seasons was eliminated from the opening title sequence and replaced with a new introduction. The roommates move into their San Francisco home, develop relationships with one another and with the San Francisco locals. A month into the show, the cast goes on an [[off-the-grid]] vacation. When they return, they come to discover that many of their exes have moved in as additional roommates. The Exes were each misled by producers to believing that they would be a replacement roommate, unaware the other Exes would be moving in as well until move-in day.<ref name=newformat>{{cite web|last=Bucksbaum|first=Sydney|title='Real World: Ex-Plosion:' Reality TV pioneer Jonathan Murray reveals why he's changing things up this season|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2014/01/real-world-ex-plosion-reality-tv-pioneer-jonathan-murray-reveals-why-hes-changing-things-up-this-sea.html|work=Zap2it|access-date=January 12, 2014|date=January 8, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108205818/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2014/01/real-world-ex-plosion-reality-tv-pioneer-jonathan-murray-reveals-why-hes-changing-things-up-this-sea.html|archive-date=January 8, 2014}}</ref>
==The residence==

The cast lives at 1244 Sutter Street between Polk Street and Van Ness Avenue, the former location of the [[Avalon Ballroom]].<ref>http://sfist.com/2013/08/22/inside_the_real_world_house.php</ref>
==Season changes==
In order to boost ratings, the producers made major change in the show's format. Besides bringing the cast members' exes into the house, the season included new graphics and a new filming style that added a new layer of realism by featuring the inclusion of the cameramen, conversations between the producers and the cast in and out of interviews and discussions about the fact that the cast are filming a show.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stopbeingpolite.com/2014/02/05/jonathan-murray-talks-about-recent-real-world-changes/ |title=Jonathan Murray Talks About Recent Real World Changes |publisher=Stop Being Polite |date=February 5, 2014 |access-date=February 10, 2014}}</ref> The production crew also provided the cast a smart phone so they could take their own pictures, and also had a social website available that they could post their pictures on. As the season unfolds, some of that will have repercussions at home when people back home see photos. The house's phone room has a [[ooVoo]] setup for video calls.

==Employment==
Most seasons of ''The Real World'' since the [[The Real World: Miami|fifth season]] have included the assignment of a season-long group job or task to the housemates. Beginning in the 28th season, certain jobs in the area were approved by production that the cast had the liberty to apply for independently if desired. However, unlike last season, no cast member this season chose to take part in this particular work.<ref name=newformat/> Ashley Ceaser has a full-time job at a San Francisco [[start-up company|start-up]] that she continues during production, Arielle works on his ongoing projects as a [[filmmaker]], and Jenny auditions for and gets hired to be a [[gogo dancer]].

==Residence==
During shooting, the cast lived at 1244 Sutter Street between Polk Street and [[Van Ness Avenue]], the former location of the [[Avalon Ballroom]].<ref>[http://www.realworldhouses.com/realworld29.html "Former Avalon Ballroom Loft"]. Real World Houses. December 5, 2014</ref><ref name="sfist">{{cite web|url=http://sfist.com/2013/08/22/inside_the_real_world_house.php|title=Photo: Inside The New 'Real World S.F.' House|website=[[SFist]]|access-date=January 11, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825062544/http://sfist.com/2013/08/22/inside_the_real_world_house.php|archive-date=August 25, 2013}}</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
This was the first season of ''Real World'' to feature twelve cast members consisting of seven original roommates and five additional roommates. The season started off with seven roommates, until one roommate left early. Later, the cast was joined by five additional roommates. The additional roommates were known as The Exes, people who the originals had previously dated.<ref name=castlist>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/real_world_explosion/cast/|title=Real World: Ex-Plosion: Meet the Cast|website=[[MTV]]|access-date=January 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150812081235/http://www.mtv.com/shows/real_world_explosion/cast/|archive-date=August 12, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable sortable"

! Cast Member !! Age{{ref|age|1}} !! Hometown !! Biography
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Initial cast members of ''Real World: Ex-Plosion''
! scope="col"| Cast Member
! scope="col"| Age{{ref|age|1}}
! scope="col"| Hometown
|-
|-
| '''{{sort|Scott, Arielle|Arielle Scott}}'''<ref name=VevmoArielle>[http://vevmo.com/f285/the-real-world-san-francisco-2013-a-8011/ "The Real World: San Francisco (2013) - Arielle Scott"]. Vevmo. September 18, 2013</ref>
! scope="row"| {{nowrap|{{sortname|Arielle|Scott|Ari Fitz}}<ref name=denverpost>{{cite web |title=‘Real World’s’ new San Francisco show a step down |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2014/01/07/real-worlds-new-san-francisco-show-a-step-down/ |website=[[The Denver Post]] |access-date=June 9, 2022 |date=January 7, 2014}}</ref> }}
| 24<ref name=VevmoArielle/>
| 22<ref name=denverpost/>
| [[San Francisco, California]]<ref name=VevmoArielle/>
| [[Oakland, California]]<ref name=denverpost/>
|- class="expand-child"
| Arielle is originally from [[Vallejo, California]], but currently resides in San Francisco. She is the co-founder of a defunct Social Media website called "GenJuice," and attended the [[University of California, Berkeley|University of California at Berkeley]].<ref name=VevmoArielle/>
| colspan="3" align="left" | Arielle is originally from [[Vallejo, California]].{{citation needed|date=August 2021}} She is the co-founder of a defunct Social Media website called "GenJuice," and attended the [[University of California, Berkeley]].{{citation needed|date=August 2021}} She has recently switched her career path is pursuing a career as a horror filmmaker and a model.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/celebrity/arielle-scott/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140114040454/http://www.mtv.com/celebrity/arielle-scott/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 14, 2014 |title=Arielle Scott on Real World: Ex-plosion |publisher=[[MTV]] |access-date=February 10, 2014}}</ref> In episode 5, Arielle is one of the only ones happy about her ex being in the house, but has a brief argument with her ex-girlfriend Ashley when she expresses a dislike of Arielle falsely thinking she needs to conform to Ashley's preferences of clothing in a partner. She later has to confront her own personal issues about people thinking that she is a male to female transgender in episode 7. She acts as the voice of reason in the house, but bands with the other originals in thinking the exes should move out.
|-
|-
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Ashley|Mitchell|nolink=1}}<ref name=castlist/>
| '''{{sort|Mitchell, Ashley|Ashley Mitchell}}'''<ref name=VevmoAshley>[http://vevmo.com/f285/the-real-world-san-francisco-2013-a-7984/ "The Real World: San Francisco (2013) - Ashley Mitchell"]. Vevmo. August 22, 2013</ref>
| 24<ref>{{cite web |last1=Grant |first1=Tamara |title='The Challenge' Star Ashley Mitchell on Why She Regrets Returning for 'Dirty 30' |url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/the-challenge-ashley-mitchell-regrets-returning-for-dirty-30.html/ |website=Showbiz Cheat Sheet |access-date=June 9, 2022 |date=January 12, 2021}}</ref>
| 24<ref name=VevmoAshley/>
| [[San Francisco, California]]<ref name=bustlemitchel>{{cite web |last1=Beck |first1=Lia |title=Ashley Mitchell Is Back on 'Real World: Ex-Plosion': 5 Fascinating Facts About the Girl Who Left |url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/18566-ashley-mitchell-is-back-on-real-world-ex-plosion-5-fascinating-facts-about-the-girl-who-left |website=Bustle |access-date=June 9, 2022 |language=en |date=March 19, 2014}}</ref>
| San Francisco, California<ref name=VevmoAshley/>
|- class="expand-child"
| Ashley is originally from [[West Virginia]], but currently lives in San Francisco. A former cheerleader and gymnastics pro, she has done promotional modeling for [[Banana Republic]], [[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] and [[Adidas]], and has appeared in videos on [[MTV]] and [[Black Entertainment Television|BET]].
| colspan="3" align="left" | Ashley is originally from [[Hurricane, West Virginia]], but was living in San Francisco at the start of filming.<ref name=bustlemitchel/> She is an aspiring model and previously attended [[West Virginia University]].{{citation needed|date=August 2021}} and is dating a man named Francis who lives locally. In episode 3, after abandoning the house, she asks her roommates to vote whether they wanted her to stay.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/kecks-exclusive-real-world-ashley-mitchell-walks-out-1076381/|title = Keck's Exclusives: Real World Housemate Walks Out}}</ref> Based on her drunken, unstable behavior, many in the house voiced opposition and Ashley did not want to stay since all were not okay with it. Had she stayed, production had an ex of hers that would have moved in as well. She returns in episode 4 while her roommates are on vacation to retrieve her things.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/celebrity/ashley-mitchell/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140115194456/http://www.mtv.com/celebrity/ashley-mitchell/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 15, 2014 |title=Ashley Mitchell on Real World: Ex-plosion |publisher=MTV |access-date=February 10, 2014}}</ref><ref name="thewrap">{{cite web|url=http://www.thewrap.com/real-world-ex-plosion-producer-reveals-mechanics-behind-exes-surprise-exclusive/|title='Real World Ex-Plosion' Co-Exec Producer Reveals the Mechanics Behind the Exes Surprise - TheWrap|publisher=thewrap.com|access-date=April 4, 2014}}</ref> She also returns in episode 10, where she spends the night hanging out with Jenny. In the reunion, it is revealed her ex-fiancé Kyle would have likely moved in as part of the twist had she stayed in the house.
|-
|-
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Cory|Wharton|nolink=1}}<ref name=castlist/>
| '''{{sort|Wharton, Cory|Cory Wharton}}'''<ref name=VevmoCory>[http://vevmo.com/f285/the-real-world-san-francisco-2013-a-7980/ "The Real World: San Francisco (2013) - Cory Wharton"]. Vevmo. August 18, 2013</ref>
| 22<ref name=mlive>{{cite web |last1=Chance |first1=Todd |title=MTV's 'The Real World: Ex-plosion' new season debuts with Grand Rapids cast members |url=https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/2014/01/mtvs_the_real_world_new_season.html |website=[[MLive Media Group|MLive]] |access-date=June 9, 2022 |language=en |date=January 7, 2014}}</ref>
| 22<ref name=VevmoCory/>
| [[Los Angeles, California]]<ref name=VevmoCory/>
| [[Santa Monica, California]]<ref name=mlive/>
|- class="expand-child"
| Cory is originally from [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]], but currently works as a personal trainer in [[Santa Monica, California]]. He graduated from [[Grand Rapids Christian High School]] in 2009 and played college football for two years — one year at [[Ohio Dominican University]] and at [[Grand Rapids Community College]] for another year.<ref name=VevmoCory/>
| colspan="3" align="left" | Cory is originally from [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]], but now works as a personal trainer in [[Santa Monica, California]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/celebrity/cory-wharton/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140115072341/http://www.mtv.com/celebrity/cory-wharton/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 15, 2014 |title=Cory Wharton on Real World: Ex-plosion |publisher=MTV |access-date=February 10, 2014}}</ref> He had been on and off with his ex-girlfriend, Lauren, since the seventh grade, before they went their separate ways. Previously a football star, he lost his athletic scholarship due to a pregnancy scare with a girl he was dating. He later discovered that the story was a complete hoax, which led him to leave school just a year before graduation. He immediately slept with Jenny two days into being in the house. Their romance ended when their exes arrived. In episode 7, his past experiences with pregnancy initially prevented him from supporting Lauren during her own pregnancy, but he later comforted her when she made the decision to leave. He later takes on the role of the mediator in the house when it comes to his other roommates and their problems with others. However, the rivalry between him and Brian finally came to a head when they fought in the van ride back home.
|-
|-
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Jamie|Larson|nolink=1}}<ref name=denverpost/>
| '''{{sort|Larson, Jamie|Jamie Larson}}'''<ref name=VevmoJamie>[http://vevmo.com/f285/the-real-world-san-francisco-2013-a-7991/ "The Real World: San Francisco (2013) - Jamie Larson"]. Vevmo. August 27, 2013</ref>
| 22<ref name=VevmoJamie/>
| 22<ref name=denverpost/>
| [[Houston, Texas]]<ref name=VevmoJamie/>
| [[Houston, Texas]]<ref name=denverpost/>
|- class="expand-child"
| Jamie is a columnist who writes an Advice Column on a website called [http://www.forevershameless.com/ ForeverShameless]. She has also worked as a model.<ref name=VevmoJamie/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.modelmayhem.com/2399112 |title=Model Mayhem – Jamie Larson}}</ref>
| colspan="3" align="left" | Originally from Pflugerville, Texas, Jamie is a columnist who writes an [[advice column]] website called ForeverShameless. She has also worked as a model.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.modelmayhem.com/2399112 |title=Jamie Larson|publisher=Modelmayhem.com|access-date=February 10, 2014}}</ref> She is the only cast member whose ex did not participate on the show. Her ex, [[Asking Alexandria]] guitarist Cameron Liddell, did not move in due to his commitments with Asking Alexandria and belief that it would be unhealthy for both of them.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/celebrity/jamie-larson/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117003316/http://www.mtv.com/celebrity/jamie-larson/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 17, 2014 |title=Jamie Larson on Real World: Ex-plosion |publisher=MTV |access-date=February 10, 2014}}</ref> She claims to be happy about him not coming. She developed a reputation of butting into people's personal business, which sparked a feud between her and the original Ashley. She also got in between Jay and Jenna's relationship because she did not like the way he treated her. She claims to have trust issues, which became an obstacle in her relationship with Thomas, especially when his ex, Hailey showed up.
|-
|-
| '''{{sort|Gotti, Jay|Jay Gotti}}'''<ref name=VevmoJay>[http://vevmo.com/f285/the-real-world-san-francisco-2013-a-7993/ "The Real World: San Francisco (2013) - Jay Gotti"]. Vevmo. September 1, 2013</ref>
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Jay|Mitchell|nolink=1}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/MTV-s-Real-World-casting-in-San-Francisco-this-6889277.php|title=MTV's 'Real World' casting in San Francisco this month|date=14 March 2016}}</ref><ref name=denverpost/>
| 26<ref name=VevmoJay/>
| 26<ref name=denverpost/>
| [[Bronx, New York]]<ref name=VevmoJay/>
| [[The Bronx, New York]]<ref name=denverpost/>
|- class="expand-child"
| Jay is a model and MC party host in New York.
| colspan="3" align="left" | Jay is a party promoter and DJ from the Bronx. In episode 3, his mother has cancer and unexpectedly dies due to complications from surgery shortly after production begins.<!--Please do not copy and paste cast biographies. It is a copyright violation and will be removed.--> He was looked at as a nice guy, but later kissed a girl when he was already in a long-term relationship. He was not happy when his girlfriend, Jenna showed up in the house but continued to be with her. It comes out that Jay has been cheating on Jenna since the day they met and continues to get girls' phone numbers while in the house. He later has to work hard in order to win Jenna back, but they soon reconcile.
|-
|-
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Jenny|Delich|nolink=1}}<ref name=castlist/>
| '''{{sort|Delich, Jenny|Jenny Delich}}'''<ref name=VevmoJenny>[http://vevmo.com/f285/the-real-world-san-francisco-2013-a-7990/ "The Real World: San Francisco (2013) - Jenny Delich"]. Vevmo. August 23, 2013</ref>
| 23<ref name="sfgate">{{cite web |last1=Wiegand |first1=David |title='The Real World: Ex-Plosion' review: In S.F., but not of it |url=https://www.sfgate.com/tv/article/The-Real-World-Ex-Plosion-review-In-S-F-but-5113513.php |website=[[SFGATE]] |access-date=June 9, 2022 |date=January 4, 2014}}</ref>
| 23<ref name=VevmoJenny/>
| Los Angeles, California<ref name=VevmoJenny/>
| [[Los Angeles, California]]<ref name="sfgate"/>
|- class="expand-child"
| Jenny is originally from [[Kansas City, Missouri]], but currently works as a bartender, actress, singer and dancer in Los Angeles. She has also been a model and used to work as a real estate agent.
| colspan="3" align="left" | Jenny is originally from [[Kansas City, Missouri]], but now works as a bartender, actress, singer and dancer in Los Angeles. She has also been a model and used to work as a real estate agent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/celebrity/jenny-delich/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117003331/http://www.mtv.com/celebrity/jenny-delich/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 17, 2014 |title=Jenny Delich on Real World: Ex-plosion |publisher=MTV |access-date=February 10, 2014}}</ref> After dating for five years, Jenny and Brian broke up due to their long-distance relationship, her sex drive, and his commitment issues in regards to moving to L.A. with her. Shortly after arriving in the house, she finds out that Brian is seeing someone else and begins a sexual relationship with Cory, which goes through its own problems. She is later shocked to find out that Brian has moved in and she and Cory mutually end things. She and Brian begin dating, but break up once again when he tells her that he kissed another girl at a club. Jenny makes it her duty to make Brian miserable, which leads to a serious fight in episode 8. She attempts to distance herself from Brian, who wants desperately to get back together with her. She also gets a job as a go-go dancer which upsets Brian. She later realizes that Brian has changed since coming on the show and that she wants nothing to do with him.
|-
|-
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Thomas|Buell|nolink=1}}<ref name=castlist/>
| '''{{sort|Buell, Thomas|Thomas Buell}}'''<ref name=VevmoThomas>[http://vevmo.com/f285/the-real-world-san-francisco-2013-a-7975/ "The Real World: San Francisco (2013) - Thomas Buell"]. Vevmo. August 16, 2013</ref>
| 21<ref name=VevmoThomas/>
| 21<ref name="sfgate"/>
| [[Fort Worth, Texas]]<ref name=VevmoThomas/>
| [[Fort Worth, Texas]]<ref name="sfgate"/>
|- class="expand-child"
| Thomas is a member of the [[Sigma Chi]] fraternity at the [[University of Texas at Arlington]], where he is slated to graduate in 2014.<ref name=VevmoThomas/>
| colspan="3" align="left" | Thomas is a student at the [[University of Texas at Arlington]], where he is slated to graduate in 2014. He is a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity and goes to the same school as his twin brother.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}} He begins dating Jamie, which shocks them both since they are not each other's types. He has trouble accepting the number of people she has slept with since he has a very low number and claims that he doesn't have sex, but makes love. When his ex Hailey moves in, Thomas is angry due to his past with her. It turns out that his trust issues stem from Hailey lying to him about being a virgin and her cheating on him with multiple men. He is also very vocal about not wanting her on the show which leads to a physical altercation with her in episode 9.
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="background:#f66;"| The Exes
! scope="col"| Cast Member
! scope="col"| Age{{ref|age|1}}
! scope="col"| Hometown
|-
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Ashley|Ceasar|nolink=1}}<ref name=denverpost/>
| 26<ref name=denverpost/>
| Oakland, California
|- class="expand-child"
| colspan="3" align="left" | At the time of filming, Ashley had recently split with Arielle. She maintained a full-time job for a food startup that she continues while on the show, resulting in her spending less time at the house than the others. Ashley and Arielle's relationship remains strong throughout the show, despite a brief argument over Arielle's insecurities at being considered androgynous.
|-
! scope="row"| {{nowrap|{{sortname|Brian|Williams Jr.|<!--article nonexistent-->|Williams, Brian Jr.|nolink=1}}<ref name="mtv2">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/celebrity/brian-williams-jr/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140115072336/http://www.mtv.com/celebrity/brian-williams-jr/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 15, 2014 |title=Brian Williams, Jr. on Real World: Ex-plosion |publisher=MTV |access-date=February 10, 2014}}</ref>}}
| 26
| [[Kansas City, Missouri]]
|- class="expand-child"
| colspan="3" align="left" | Brian is a fitness model who has a five-year-long, on-again-off-again relationship with Jenny. Brian and Jenny initially try to reconcile their differences and get back together when he moves in, but his infidelity causes a physical altercation between the two. Brian also becomes concerned about the stark divide in the house between the "originals" and the "exes", causing tension between him, Jay, Thomas, and Cory, which culminates in a brawl between him and Cory in episode 11. In episode 12, Brian ends up getting drunk due to the stress of the experience, and ends up attacking the other cast members and must spend the night at a hotel.
|-
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Hailey|Chivers|nolink=1}}<ref name="Hailey Chivers">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/celebrity/hailey-chivers/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117003311/http://www.mtv.com/celebrity/hailey-chivers/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 17, 2014 |title=Hailey Chivers on Real World: Ex-plosion |publisher=MTV |access-date=February 10, 2014}}</ref>
| 21<ref name="zap2it1">{{cite web|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2014/01/the-real-world-ex-plosion-meet-the-cast-members-and-their-exes.html |title='The Real World: Ex-Plosion': Meet the cast members ... and their exes - Zap2it |publisher=Blog.zap2it.com |date=January 6, 2014 |access-date=February 10, 2014| archive-date= January 11, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111070144/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2014/01/the-real-world-ex-plosion-meet-the-cast-members-and-their-exes.html}}</ref>
| Fort Worth, Texas
|- class="expand-child"
| colspan="3" align="left" | Hailey is Thomas' ex-girlfriend. She went to the same high school as and attends the same college as him and his twin brother. She moves into the ''Real World'' house with the hope of getting back together. Hailey grows frustrated at Jamie's controlling nature and Thomas' repeated attempts to force her to move out, leading to a physical altercation with Thomas in episode 9. In episode 10, she leaves due to the stress of the house and the fact that she wasn't able to live with her ex Thomas dating Jamie in the house. Despite initial tension between her and Jamie, Hailey is able to become friends with her despite being Thomas' ex. Hailey is also close to Thomas' twin brother, who visits in episode 10 and consoles her.<ref name="Hailey Chivers"/>
|-
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Jenna|Compono|nolink=1}}<ref name="Jenna Compono">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/celebrity/jenna-compono/|title=Jenna Compono on Real World: Ex-plosion|publisher=MTV|access-date=February 10, 2014|archive-date=March 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140319013709/http://www.mtv.com/celebrity/jenna-compono/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 20<ref name="zap2it1"/>
| [[Wantagh, New York]]<ref name="Jenna Compono"/>
|- class="expand-child"
| colspan="3" align="left" | Jenna is a 20-year-old fashion model and secretary from Wantagh, NY. She has a complicated, unlabeled relationship with Jay. Jenna reveals to Jamie that she is unhappy with how Jay treats her, citing that they have never been on a true date in their two-year relationship. Jenna struggles with the decision of whether to forgive Jay's womanizing nature and stay with him or, at the urging of the other cast members, break up with him. Jenna reveals on the reunion show that she and Jay are no longer together, citing mistrust as the primary reason for their breakup.
|-
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Lauren|Ondersma|nolink=1}}<ref name="mtv3">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/celebrity/lauren-ondersma/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117003336/http://www.mtv.com/celebrity/lauren-ondersma/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 17, 2014 |title=Lauren Ondersma on Real World: Ex-plosion |publisher=MTV |access-date=February 10, 2014}}</ref>
| 23<ref name="zap2it1"/>
| [[Brooklyn, New York]]<ref name="zap2it1"/><ref name="mtv3"/>
|- class="expand-child"
| colspan="3" align="left" | Lauren is Cory's ex-girlfriend. She is originally from [[Grand Rapids, MI]], but relocated to Brooklyn at the time of the show. They have known one another since high school and have dated on and off, but have not been officially together for nearly a year at time of filming. In episode 7, she leaves after finding out she is pregnant, although it is not Cory's, which causes tension between the two. On the reunion, she discloseda she is no longer pregnant.
|}
|}
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:{{note|age|1}} Age at time of filming
:{{note|age|1}} Age at time of filming

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=== Duration of cast ===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:100%"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:5%;" | {{nowrap|Cast Member}}
! scope="colgroup" colspan="12" | Ex-Plosion Episodes
|-
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | 1
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | 2
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | 3
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | 4
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | 5
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | 6
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | 7
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | 8
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | 9
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | 10
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | 11
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | 12
|-
! scope="row" | Arielle
| colspan="12" {{cMain|Featured}}
|-
! scope="row" | Cory
| colspan="12" {{cMain|Featured}}
|-
! scope="row" | Jamie
| colspan="12" {{cMain|Featured}}
|-
! scope="row" | Jenny
| colspan="12" {{cMain|Featured}}
|-
! scope="row" | Thomas
| colspan="12" {{cMain|Featured}}
|-
! scope="row" | Jay
| colspan="2" {{cMain|Featured}}
| {{TBA|Left}}<ref group=lower-alpha name=Jay>Jay voluntarily left the house in episode 3 to go to his mother's funeral and returned to the house in the same episode.</ref>
| colspan="9" {{cMain|Featured}}
|-
! scope="row" | Ashley C.
| style="background:lightgrey;" colspan="2" |
| colspan="1" {{usually|Appeared}}<ref group=lower-alpha>Prior to debuting as a cast member, Ashley C. visited in the house in Episode 4.</ref>
| {{cAlso starring|Entered}}<ref group=lower-alpha name=ep4>The exes (Ashley C., Brian, Hailey, Jenna, and Lauren) came into the house in episode 5.</ref>
| colspan="8" {{cMain|Featured}}
|-
! scope="row" | Brian
| style="background:lightgrey;" colspan="3" |
| {{cAlso starring|Entered}}<ref group=lower-alpha name=ep4/>
| colspan="8" {{cMain|Featured}}
|-
! scope="row" | Jenna
| style="background:lightgrey;" colspan="3" |
| {{cAlso starring|Entered}}<ref group=lower-alpha name=ep4/>
| colspan="8" {{cMain|Featured}}
|-
! scope="row" | Hailey
| style="background:lightgrey;" colspan="3" |
| {{cAlso starring|Entered}}<ref group=lower-alpha name=ep4/>
| colspan="5" {{cMain|Featured}}
| {{Quit|Left}}<ref group=lower-alpha>Hailey voluntarily left the house in episode 10 after multiple physical altercations with Thomas.</ref>
| style="background:lightgrey;" colspan="2" |
|-
! scope="row" | Lauren
| style="background:lightgrey;" colspan="3" |
| {{cAlso starring|Entered}}<ref group=lower-alpha name=ep4/>
| colspan="2" {{cMain|Featured}}
| {{Quit|Left}}<ref group=lower-alpha>Lauren voluntarily left the house in episode 7 after finding out she was pregnant.</ref>
| style="background:lightgrey;" colspan="5" |
|-
! scope="row" | Ashley M.
| colspan="2" {{cMain|Featured}}
| {{Quit|Left}}<ref group=lower-alpha>Ashley M. voluntarily chooses to leave the house after asking her roommates on her own accord to vote whether they would like her to stay. The majority voted they would like her to leave, and she honors their opinion and leaves on her own.</ref>
| {{unofficial|Return}}<ref group=lower-alpha>Ashley M. returned to the house in episode 4 to gather her belongings.</ref>
| style="background:lightgrey;" colspan="5" |
| {{unofficial|Return}}<ref group=lower-alpha>Ashley M. returned to the house in episode 10 to spend the night with Jenny.</ref>
| style="background:lightgrey;" colspan="2" |
|}

'''Notes'''
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==Episodes==
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|EpisodeNumber = 554
|Title = Excess Baggage
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|1|8}}
|ShortSummary = Seven single strangers move into their San Francisco home and immediately begin checking each other out for hook-up potential. When Arielle catches Thomas' attention, the girls decide not to tell the guys that Arielle is a lesbian yet. West-Virginia-transplant-posing-as-San-Francisco-native Ashley's drunken behavior offends the roommates on two different occasions. Jenny takes a liking to Cory, who unfortunately reminds her too much of her ex-boyfriend. Jamie and Thomas grow closer.<ref name=Episode1>{{cite episode|title=Excess Baggage|series=Real World: Ex-Plosion|network=MTV|season=29|number=1|airdate=January 8, 2014|url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/real_world_explosion/real-world-ex-plosion-ep-1-excess-baggage/1720094/playlist/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111041023/http://www.mtv.com/shows/real_world_explosion/real-world-ex-plosion-ep-1-excess-baggage/1720094/playlist/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 11, 2014}}</ref>
|Viewers = 0.94<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/01/09/wednesday-cable-ratings-american-horror-story-wins-night-my-strange-addiction-psych-real-world-ex-plosion-more/227773|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110001838/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/01/09/wednesday-cable-ratings-american-horror-story-wins-night-my-strange-addiction-psych-real-world-ex-plosion-more/227773/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 10, 2014|title=Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'American Horror Story' Wins Night, 'My Strange Addiction', 'Psych', 'Real World Ex-Plosion' & More|last=Bibel|first=Sara|publisher=TV by the Numbers|date=January 9, 2014|access-date=January 9, 2014}}</ref>
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|EpisodeNumber = 555
|Title = A Numbers Game
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|1|15}}
|ShortSummary = The line between sex and love becomes blurred for budding couple, Jamie and Thomas, when a shocked Jamie learns that Thomas has only slept with three women and Thomas later grows disgusted after learning that Jamie has slept with sixteen people. Jenny and Cory's secret sexual relationship grows, but hits a dead end when Cory, Arielle and Jay are involved in a street brawl, leading Cory to act out.<ref name=Episode2>{{cite episode|title=A Numbers Game|series=Real World: Ex-Plosion|network=MTV|season=29|number=2|airdate=January 15, 2014|url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/real_world_explosion/real-world-ex-plosion-ep-2-a-numbers-game/1720512/playlist/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140119144225/http://www.mtv.com/shows/real_world_explosion/real-world-ex-plosion-ep-2-a-numbers-game/1720512/playlist/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 19, 2014}}</ref>
|Viewers = 0.99<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/01/16/wednesday-cable-ratings-duck-dynasty-tops-night-american-horror-story-crazy-hearts-nashville-more/229745|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116224640/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/01/16/wednesday-cable-ratings-duck-dynasty-tops-night-american-horror-story-crazy-hearts-nashville-more/229745/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 16, 2014|title=Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Duck Dynasty' Tops Night + 'American Horror Story', 'Crazy Hearts: Nashville', & More|work=TV by the Numbers|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|date=January 16, 2014}}</ref>
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|EpisodeNumber = 556
|Title = The Departure
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|1|22}}
|ShortSummary = Jay tries to figure out who ripped his paper with all of his phone contacts and later receives word that his mother died due to her cancer. Ashley's drunken behavior returns and, due to all the stress in the house, she goes missing. She later calls the house and asks the roommates to make a decision on whether or not she should return. Things explode between Jenny and Cory, when he grows jealous of her talking to another guy. A sexually frustrated Arielle is excited about the arrival of her ex-girlfriend, Ashley.<ref name=Episode3>{{cite episode|title=The Departure|series=Real World: Ex-Plosion|network=MTV|season=29|number=3|airdate=January 22, 2014|url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/real_world_explosion/real-world-ex-plosion-ep-3-the-departure/1720862/playlist/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140124071310/http://www.mtv.com/shows/real_world_explosion/real-world-ex-plosion-ep-3-the-departure/1720862/playlist/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 24, 2014}}</ref>
|Viewers = 1.29<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/01/23/wednesday-cable-ratings-duck-dynasty-wins-night-american-horror-story-wahlburgers-workaholics-psych-more/231441|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140126004208/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/01/23/wednesday-cable-ratings-duck-dynasty-wins-night-american-horror-story-wahlburgers-workaholics-psych-more/231441/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 26, 2014|title=Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Duck Dynasty' Wins Night, 'American Horror Story', 'Wahlburgers', 'Workaholics', 'Psych' & More|last=Bibel|first=Sara|work=TV by the Numbers|date=January 23, 2014}}</ref>
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|EpisodeNumber = 557
|Title = Ex-otic Encounters
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|1|29}}
|ShortSummary = Arielle takes the roommates to an erotic dinner in order to relieve the sexual tension in the house. Jay worries that his ex-girlfriend Jenna will be able to see the things that he does with girls at the club. The roommates go on a two-day boat trip. Ashley retrieves her belongings while the roommates are gone and moves out. Hours later, the cast's exes finally arrive at the house to deliver the shock of their lives.<ref name=Episode4>{{cite episode|title=Ex-otic Encounters|series=Real World: Ex-Plosion|network=MTV|season=29|number=4|airdate=January 29, 2014|url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/real_world_explosion/real-world-ex-plosion-ep-4-ex-otic-encounters/1721389/playlist/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131074706/http://www.mtv.com/shows/real_world_explosion/real-world-ex-plosion-ep-4-ex-otic-encounters/1721389/playlist/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 31, 2014}}</ref>
|Viewers = 1.36<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/01/30/wednesday-cable-ratings-duck-dynasty-wins-night-american-horror-story-nba-basketball-wahlburgers-more/233122|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202181635/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/01/30/wednesday-cable-ratings-duck-dynasty-wins-night-american-horror-story-nba-basketball-wahlburgers-more/233122/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 2, 2014|title=Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Duck Dynasty' Wins Night + 'American Horror Story', NBA Basketball, 'Wahlburgers' & More|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|work=TV by the Numbers|date=January 30, 2014}}</ref>
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|EpisodeNumber = 558
|Title = Ex-Plosion
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|2|5}}
|ShortSummary = In a shocking twist, the roommates return from their trip to discover their exes have moved into the house, about which many of the original cast is disappointed. Jenny and Cory decide to stop hooking up in order to work things out with their exes. Jamie grows worried that her ex will show up to the house, which makes Thomas suspicious. Jamie thinks Thomas' ex, Hailey, has a secret agenda.<ref name=Episode5>{{cite episode|title=Ex-Plosion|series=Real World: Ex-Plosion|network=MTV|season=29|number=5|airdate=February 5, 2014|url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/real_world_explosion/real-world-ex-plosion-ep-5-ex-plosion/1721795/playlist/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140207075926/http://www.mtv.com/shows/real_world_explosion/real-world-ex-plosion-ep-5-ex-plosion/1721795/playlist/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 7, 2014}}</ref>
|Viewers = 1.54<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/02/06/wednesday-cable-ratings-duck-dynasty-down-but-wins-night-wahlburgersworkaholics-the-real-world-psych-more/234960|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222210314/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/02/06/wednesday-cable-ratings-duck-dynasty-down-but-wins-night-wahlburgersworkaholics-the-real-world-psych-more/234960/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 22, 2014|title=Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Duck Dynasty' Down But Wins NIght, 'Wahlburgers','Workaholics', 'The Real World', 'Psych' & More|last=Bibel|first=Sara|work=TV by the Numbers|date=February 6, 2014}}</ref>
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|EpisodeNumber = 559
|Title = First Love Fools
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|2|19}}
|ShortSummary = Thomas grows confused over his feelings for Jamie and Hailey and contemplates breaking up with Jamie in order to be single. Jenny's outlandish behavior embarrasses her ex Brian, leading to a huge argument between them. Jenna begins to annoy Jay with her antics. Cory and his ex Lauren are in a good place and have unprotected sex. Soon after, Lauren finds out she is pregnant.<ref name=Episode6>{{cite episode|title=First Love Fools|series=Real World: Ex-Plosion|network=MTV|season=29|number=6|airdate=February 19, 2014|url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/real_world_explosion/real-world-ex-plosion-ep-6-first-love-fools/1722538/playlist/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221092758/http://www.mtv.com/shows/real_world_explosion/real-world-ex-plosion-ep-6-first-love-fools/1722538/playlist/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 21, 2014}}</ref>
|Viewers = 1.75<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/02/20/wednesday-cable-ratings-duck-dynasty-wins-night-wahlburgers-real-world-ex-plosion-workaholics-men-at-work-more/238569/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226143409/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/02/20/wednesday-cable-ratings-duck-dynasty-wins-night-wahlburgers-real-world-ex-plosion-workaholics-men-at-work-more/238569/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 26, 2014|title=Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Duck Dynasty' Wins Night, 'Wahlburgers', 'Real World Ex-Plosion', 'Workaholics', 'Men at Work' & More|last=Bibel|first=Sara|work=TV by the Numbers|date=February 20, 2014|access-date=February 20, 2014}}</ref>
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|EpisodeNumber = 560
|Title = The Test
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|2|26}}
|ShortSummary = Lauren tells Cory she is pregnant, and he immediately gets angry especially after realizing that it's not his baby. Lauren decides to go home in order to deal with her situation. Arielle has to confront her [[self-identity]] issues after learning that some people on the Internet think she may be transgender due to her [[androgynous]] clothing. Her girlfriend Ashley has an issue with Arielle feeling like she can't be herself around Ashley. Brian and Jenny are finally in a good place, until Brian kisses another girl while hanging with the guys.<ref name=Episode7>{{cite episode|title=The Test|series=Real World: Ex-Plosion|network=MTV|season=29|number=7|airdate=February 26, 2014|url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/real_world_explosion/real-world-ex-plosion-ep-7-the-test/1723015/playlist/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228095909/http://www.mtv.com/shows/real_world_explosion/real-world-ex-plosion-ep-7-the-test/1723015/playlist/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 28, 2014}}</ref>
|Viewers = 1.45<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/02/27/wednesday-cable-ratings-duck-dynasty-leads-night-wahlburgers-the-real-world-workaholics-more/240506/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303073656/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/02/27/wednesday-cable-ratings-duck-dynasty-leads-night-wahlburgers-the-real-world-workaholics-more/240506/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 3, 2014|title=Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Duck Dynasty' Leads Night + 'Wahlburgers', 'The Real World', 'Workaholics' + More|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|work=TV by the Numbers|date=February 27, 2014|access-date=February 27, 2014}}</ref>
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber2 = 8
|EpisodeNumber = 561
|Title = Betrayed and Beatdown
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|3|5}}
|ShortSummary = Brian contemplates telling Jenny that he kissed another girl. When he does, Jenny decides to break up with him and seeks revenge by hooking up with another guy at the club. Brian and Jenny later have a physical altercation after Cory boosts Brian's ego. Jamie creates drama between Jay and Jenna by telling him that Jenna isn't happy with their relationship. Thomas desperately wants Hailey to go home.<ref name=Episode8>{{cite episode|title=Betrayed and Beatdown|series=Real World: Ex-Plosion|network=MTV|season=29|number=8|airdate=March 5, 2014|url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/real_world_explosion/real-world-ex-plosion-ep-8-betrayed-and-beatdown/1723576/playlist/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307103755/http://www.mtv.com/shows/real_world_explosion/real-world-ex-plosion-ep-8-betrayed-and-beatdown/1723576/playlist/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 7, 2014}}</ref>
|Viewers = 1.38<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/03/06/wednesday-cable-ratings-duck-dynasty-wins-night-wahlburgers-workaholics-real-world-psych-the-americans-more/242528/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307001506/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/03/06/wednesday-cable-ratings-duck-dynasty-wins-night-wahlburgers-workaholics-real-world-psych-the-americans-more/242528/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 7, 2014|title=Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Duck Dynasty' Wins Night, 'Wahlburgers', 'Workaholics', 'Real World', 'Psych', 'The Americans' & More|last=Bibel|first=Sara|work=TV by the Numbers|date=March 6, 2014|access-date=March 6, 2014}}</ref>
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber2 = 9
|EpisodeNumber = 562
|Title = Indecent Ex-posure
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|3|12}}
|ShortSummary = Hailey grows frustrated with the state of her and Tom's friendship, leading to a physical brawl between the two one drunken night. Jay discovers a video of him that the producers put online and hides it from Jenna. Jamie decides to tell Jenna about the video and, when she sees it, Jenna is forced to make a decision about her relationship. Brian and Cory develop a "bromance" which the rest of the roommates view as fake. Brian also has a problem with the divide in the house between the originals and the exes.<ref name=Episode9>{{cite episode|title=Indecent Ex-posure|series=Real World: Ex-Plosion|network=MTV|season=29|number=9|airdate=March 12, 2014|url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/real_world_explosion/real-world-ex-plosion-ep-9-indecent-ex-posure/1723978/playlist/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314111116/http://www.mtv.com/shows/real_world_explosion/real-world-ex-plosion-ep-9-indecent-ex-posure/1723978/playlist/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 14, 2014}}</ref>
|Viewers = 1.43<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/03/13/wednesday-cable-ratings-workaholics-leads-night-nba-basketball-the-real-world-ex-plosion-wahlburgers-more/244273/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314001830/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/03/13/wednesday-cable-ratings-workaholics-leads-night-nba-basketball-the-real-world-ex-plosion-wahlburgers-more/244273/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 14, 2014|title=Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Workaholics' Leads Night + NBA Basketball, 'The Real World: Ex-Plosion', 'Wahlburgers' & More|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|work=TV by the Numbers|date=March 13, 2014|access-date=March 13, 2014}}</ref>
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|EpisodeNumber = 563
|Title = Burned to Ashes
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|3|19}}
|ShortSummary = Thomas's twin brother visits the house and comforts Hailey, who regrets her belligerent behavior towards Thomas the previous night. Hailey decides to go home in order to salvage her friendship with Thomas. Tired of Brian being around her 24/7, Jenny decides to spend a night out on the town with former roommate Ashley, which doesn't sit well with Brian. Jenna has to choose between doing what everyone wants her to do and breaking up with Jay or giving him another chance.<ref name=Episode10>{{cite episode|title=Burned to Ashes|series=Real World: Ex-Plosion|network=MTV|season=29|number=10|airdate=March 19, 2014|url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/real_world_explosion/real-world-ex-plosion-ep-10-burned-to-ashes/1724423/playlist/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321113135/http://www.mtv.com/shows/real_world_explosion/real-world-ex-plosion-ep-10-burned-to-ashes/1724423/playlist/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 21, 2014}}</ref>
|Viewers = 1.32<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/03/20/wednesday-cable-ratings-duck-dynasty-wins-night-wahlburgersworkaholics-psych-broad-city-more/246341/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321050814/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/03/20/wednesday-cable-ratings-duck-dynasty-wins-night-wahlburgersworkaholics-psych-broad-city-more/246341/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 21, 2014|title=Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Duck Dynasty' Wins Night, 'Wahlburgers', 'Workaholics', 'Psych', 'Broad City'& More|last=Bibel|first=Sara|work=TV by the Numbers|date=March 20, 2014|access-date=March 20, 2014}}</ref>
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 11
|EpisodeNumber = 564
|Title = It's Go Go Time
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|3|26}}
|ShortSummary = Arielle prepares to make a horror film while her relationship with Ashley continues to grow. Jenny grows worried because she has no money to pay her bills, which makes Brian angry because he feels it is beneath her. The cast goes to the [[Folsom Street Fair]] and are surprised by the amount of fetish. They also go to [[Napa Valley]] for a spa day and wine tasting and Jenny becomes upset about Thomas' classless ways. Brian grows jealous when Jenny and Cory seem to grow closer. The guys grow tired about Brian's complaining about Jenny. At a club, Cory grows furious when Brian goes after his "sloppy seconds", leading to a brawl during the ride back home.<ref name=Episode11>{{cite episode|title=It's Go Go Time|series=Real World: Ex-Plosion|network=MTV|season=29|number=11|airdate=March 26, 2014|url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/real_world_explosion/real-world-ex-plosion-ep-11-its-go-go-time/1724869/playlist/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328123612/http://www.mtv.com/shows/real_world_explosion/real-world-ex-plosion-ep-11-its-go-go-time/1724869/playlist/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 28, 2014}}</ref>
|Viewers = 1.16<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/03/27/wednesday-cable-ratings-duck-dynasty-finale-tops-night-nba-basketball-psych-workaholics-more/248441/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327234806/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/03/27/wednesday-cable-ratings-duck-dynasty-finale-tops-night-nba-basketball-psych-workaholics-more/248441/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 27, 2014|title=Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Duck Dynasty' Finale Tops Night + NBA Basketball, 'Psych', 'Workaholics' & More|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|work=TV by the Numbers|date=March 27, 2014|access-date=March 27, 2014}}</ref>
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 12
|EpisodeNumber = 565
|Title = The Ex-odus
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|4|02}}
|ShortSummary = The producers separate Cory and Brian after the fight in the van. The next day, Brian and Cory decide to be cordial for the rest of their stay in the house. As time winds down in the house, Jamie and Thomas discuss whether or not, they should get into a long-distance relationship. Jenny decides to never to get back together with Brian, because she doesn't know who he is anymore. After the cast gets drunk on their last night, Brian goes crazy and attacks his fellow cast members. He is forced to spend the night in a hotel. The next day, the roommates pack their bags and reminisce about the season before going their separate ways.<ref name=Episode12>{{cite episode|title=The Ex-odus|series=Real World: Ex-Plosion|network=MTV|season=29|number=12|airdate=April 2, 2014|url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/real_world_explosion/real-world-ex-plosion-ep-12-the-ex-odus/1725277/playlist/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140406182817/http://www.mtv.com/shows/real_world_explosion/real-world-ex-plosion-ep-12-the-ex-odus/1725277/playlist/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 6, 2014}}</ref>
|Viewers = 1.18<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/ratings/2014/04/07/mtvs-real-world-explosion-delivers-highest-rated-season-in-three-years-54114/20140407mtv02/|title=MTV's "Real World: Explosion" Delivers Highest-Rated Season in Three Years|last=Bibel|first=Sara|work=TV by the Numbers|date=April 2, 2014|access-date=April 3, 2014}}</ref>
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==After filming==
The ''Real World: Ex-Plosion Reunion'' aired on April 7, 2014. It was hosted by ''[[Girl Code]]'' star [[Nessa (personality)|Nessa]], and featured the entire cast, as they discussed their time during filming and their lives since the show ended.<ref name=Reunion>{{cite episode |title=The Real World: Ex-Plosion Reunion |series=The Real World: Ex-Plosion |network=MTV |season=29 |number=13 |airdate=April 7, 2014 |url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/real_world_explosion/real-world-ex-plosion-reunion/1725746/playlist/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413003343/http://www.mtv.com/shows/real_world_explosion/real-world-ex-plosion-reunion/1725746/playlist/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 13, 2014}}</ref>

At the time of the reunion, Cory returned to [[Los Angeles]] and is currently a trainer. He is working on his brand and is working on his own health website. He still keeps in touch with Lauren, who is back in [[Michigan]]. Jenny also returned to Los Angeles and got back together with Brian, who moved in with her. Jamie and Thomas returned to [[Texas]], and Jamie still models, bartends and spends most of her time with Thomas. Thomas graduated from college and hopes to become a dentist one day. Arielle returned to [[Oakland]], where she still models and still aspires to be a horror filmmaker. She is still with Ashley, although they don't see each other as often since Ashley moved closer to her job. Jay went back home to [[New York City]] and spends more time with his father in the wake of his mother's death. He is focused on his watch line and is donating half of the proceeds to cancer research. He and Jenna are not together.<ref name=Reunion/>

Among the topics discussed were the tension between Jenny and Cory, while the entire cast gave their opinions on Jenny and Brian's volatile relationship which makes Jenny break down due to what she went through during growing up. Lauren's pregnancy was also brought up but she did not give too much details away. Jamie and Thomas' current relationship was also discussed and everyone found out the reason why Jamie and her ex, Cameron broke up and why she did not want him on the show as they got to hear from him. The love triangle between Thomas, Jamie, and Hailey was also discussed as they all seem to get along now. When asked why they broke up, Jenna revealed that Jay was acting inappropriately with his ex-girlfriend and that she can no longer trust him. The cast also called Jay out for being a shady liar during their time in the house with Arielle stating that she does not want to have fake friends. The original Ashley is brought out and talks about her insecurity, the regret she feels about ripping up Jay's phone numbers which cost him time with his mother. The feud between Ashley and Jamie is also discussed and they agree that they will never be friends. Ashley is apparently living in [[Paris]] with her boyfriend, Francis. The reunion also featured footage of Ashley's ex-fiancée, Kyle, who would've moved in the house if Ashley had stayed. The cast talked about the season finale and how Jenny seems to think that Brian was possessed by a demon during the last night. Lastly, they talked about who would want to compete on ''[[The Challenge (TV series)|The Challenge]]''.<ref name=Reunion/>

On July 31, 2015, Jenny gave birth to her and Brian's first child, their daughter Violet Marie.<ref name=VMWilliams>{{cite web |author=Ossad, Jordana |title=These former 'Real World' Cast Members Are Now Proud Parents |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2228312/real-world-ex-plosion-jenny-brian-baby-girl/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150804120455/http://www.mtv.com/news/2228312/real-world-ex-plosion-jenny-brian-baby-girl/ |url-status=live |archive-date=August 4, 2015 |date=August 2, 2015 |access-date=August 3, 2015}}</ref>

In 2017, Cheyenne Floyd from ''[[Are You the One?]]'' gave birth to her and Cory's daughter, Ryder.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2995679/cheyenne-baby-girl-are-you-the-one-challenge/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170412172459/http://www.mtv.com/news/2995679/cheyenne-baby-girl-are-you-the-one-challenge/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 12, 2017|title=Are you the One? and Challenge Alum Cheyenne Welcomes Her Very Own Princess|website=MTV|last=Ossad|first=Jordana|access-date=May 17, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3053796/challenge-cory-cheyenne-daughter/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171221165254/http://www.mtv.com/news/3053796/challenge-cory-cheyenne-daughter/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 21, 2017|title=Challenge Parents: Cory Wharton and Cheyenne Floyd Reveal They Share a Daughter|website=MTV|last=Ossad|first=Jordana|access-date=May 17, 2019}}</ref> In 2018, they joined the cast of ''[[Teen Mom OG]]'' and, in the subsequent year, they also appeared on ''[[How Far Is Tattoo Far?]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3098966/cheyenne-floyd-teen-mom-og/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907071542/http://www.mtv.com/news/3098966/cheyenne-floyd-teen-mom-og/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 7, 2018|title=Cheyenne Floyd is a Brand-new Addition to Teen Mom OG|website=MTV|last=Ossad|first=Jordana|access-date=May 17, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3121030/teen-mom-how-far-is-tattoo-far/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426002933/http://www.mtv.com/news/3121030/teen-mom-how-far-is-tattoo-far/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 26, 2019|title=A Tee Mom Duo is Getting Inked on How Far Is Tattoo Far?|website=MTV|last=Debler|first=Lance|access-date=April 27, 2019}}</ref> Wharton also appeared on the first season of ''[[Ex on the Beach (American TV series)|Ex on the Beach]]'' with ex-girlfriend Alicia Wright. There he met his current girlfriend, Taylor Selfridge.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ew.com/tv/2018/03/15/ex-on-the-beach-us-cast/ |title=MTV's 'Ex on the Beach' cast to feature 'Bachelor,' 'Vanderpump Rules,' 'AYTO' alumni |last=Kinane |first=Ruth |date=March 15, 2018 |website=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |language=en |access-date=March 15, 2018}}</ref> On April 22, 2020, Wharton and Selfridge welcomed their first daughter, Mila Mae.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3142070/cory-wharton-taylor-selfridge-pregnant-expecting-child-teen-mom-og/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191017105925/http://www.mtv.com/news/3142070/cory-wharton-taylor-selfridge-pregnant-expecting-child-teen-mom-og/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 17, 2019|title=Teen Mom OG's Cory Wharton and Taylor Selfridge expecting first child Together|website=MTV|last=Ossad|first=Jordana|access-date=October 17, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3164408/cory-wharton-taylor-selfridges-daughter-unveil/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429155134/http://www.mtv.com/news/3164408/cory-wharton-taylor-selfridges-daughter-unveil/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 29, 2020|title=Meet Baby Mila: Presenting Cory Wharton and Taylor Selfridge' Little Girl|website=MTV|last=Ossad|first=Jordana|access-date=April 30, 2019}}</ref> A ''Teen Mom OG'' special episode was planned for the occasion, but was pulled off the air after some 2012 racially insensitive tweets from Selfridge resurfaced online.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/tv/mtv-pulls-cory-wharton-taylor-selfridge-teen-mom-special/|title=MTV Cuts Ties with Taylor Selfridge, Pulls Teen Mom Special over Past Racially Insensitive Tweets|website=People|last=Guglielmi|first=Jodi|access-date=December 7, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/tv/cory-wharton-speaks-out-after-mtv-cuts-ties-with-taylor-selfridge/|title=Cory Wharton Speaks Out After MTV Cuts Ties with Taylor Selfridge and Pulls Teen Mom Special|website=People|last1=Guglielmi|first1=Jodi|last2=Merrett|first2=Robyn|access-date=December 7, 2020}}</ref> On June 1, 2022, Selfridge gave birth to the couple's second daughter, Maya Grace.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/cory-wharton-taylor-selfridge-welcome-girl-baby-born-with-heart-defect/|title=The Challenge Star Cory Wharton's Baby Born with Heart Defect, Undergoes 'Successful Surgery'|website=People|last1=Slater|first1=Georgia|last2=Gioia|first2=Michael|access-date=June 25, 2022}}</ref>

Jay was featured in episode 18 of the seventh season of ''[[Catfish: The TV Show]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://dc408dxtr.blogspot.com/2018/08/dc-extratime-real-worlder-on-catfish.html|title=DC ExtraTime: A Real World'er on Catfish? |date=30 August 2018 |language=en |access-date=September 7, 2019}}</ref>

In 2019, Jenna Compono got engaged to Zach Nichols from ''[[The Real World: San Diego (2011 season)|The Real World: San Diego]]''. The two first met on the [[The Challenge: Battle of the Exes II|26th season]] of ''[[The Challenge (TV series)|The Challenge]]'' and appeared on multiple seasons together afterwards.<ref>{{cite web|author=Ossad, Jordana|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3149452/challenge-sweethearts-jenna-compono-and-zach-nichols-are-engaged/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222091311/http://www.mtv.com/news/3149452/challenge-sweethearts-jenna-compono-and-zach-nichols-are-engaged/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 22, 2019|title='Challenge' Sweethearts Jenna Compono and Zach Nichols Are Engaged|date=December 21, 2019|publisher=MTV}}</ref> In 2021, Nichols and Compono announced they were expecting their first child.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/the-challenge-jenna-compono-zach-nichols-expecting-first-child/|title=The Challenge's Jenna Compono Is Expecting First Child with Fiancé Zach Nichols: 'Truly Blessed'|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|last=VanHoose|first=Benjamin|date=February 14, 2021|access-date=February 27, 2021}}</ref> After postponing the wedding to 2022 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the couple had a more intimate ceremony on March 13, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/the-challenges-jenna-compono-on-hard-decision-postponing-wedding/|title=The Challenge's Jenna Compono Explains Why She Chose to Postpone Her Wedding to Zach Nichols: 'It Was a Really Hard Decision'|website=US Weekly|last=Jackson|first=Dory|date=December 1, 2020|access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/tv/the-challenge-jenna-compono-zach-nichols-are-married/|title=The Challenge's Jenna Compono and Zach Nichols Wed in Surprise 'Mini' Ceremony with Family|website=People|last=Guglielmi|first=Jodi|date=March 16, 2021|access-date=March 17, 2021}}</ref> Their first son, Anthony Joseph Nichols, was born on September 2, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/the-challenge-jenna-compono-zach-nichols-welcome-first-baby-son/|title=The Challenge's Jenna Compono and Zach Nichols Welcome Their First Baby, a Boy|website=People|last=VanHoose|first=Benjamin|date=September 3, 2021|access-date=September 6, 2021}}</ref> On December 27, 2022, the couple welcomed daughter Liliana Marie.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/the-challenge-jenna-compono-zach-nichols-welcome-second-baby-daughter-liliana-marie/|title='The Challenge' 's Jenna Compono and Zach Nichols Welcome Their Second Baby, Daughter Liliana Marie|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|last=Andaloro|first=Angela|date=December 27, 2022|access-date=January 13, 2023}}</ref> On February 24, 2024, Compono gave birth to daughter Carmella Jean.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Challenge's Jenna Compono and Zach Nichols Welcome Baby No. 3, a Girl: 'What an Experience'|url=https://people.com/the-challenge-stars-jenna-compono-zach-nichols-welcome-baby-girl-8549827|author=Hannah Sacks and Becca Longmire|website=People|date=February 26, 2024|access-date=February 28, 2024}}</ref>

Ashley Ceasar was a cast member on the fourth season of ''[[Ex on the Beach (American TV series)|Ex on the Beach]]'' with former girlfriend and ''[[Real World: Skeletons]]''{{'}} alumna Nicole Zanatta.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pasquini|first1=Maria|title=MTV Announces New Dating Show, Ex on the Beach: Peak of Love — with Your Favorite Reality Stars|url=https://people.com/tv/mtv-announces-new-dating-show-ex-on-the-beach-peak-of-love-with-your-favorite-reality-stars/|work=People|date=October 24, 2019}}</ref> The couple later appeared on ''[[True Life|True Life Presents: Quarantine Stories]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Tinwala|first1=Yasmin|title='True Life Presents: Quarantine Stories': Same-sex couple Nicole and Ashley feel the pressure of the pandemic|url=https://meaww.com/true-life-presents-quarantine-stories-ashley-nicole-same-sex-couple-pandemic-pressure|work=Meaww|date=August 19, 2020}}</ref>

Ashley Mitchell was a cast member on the dating show ''Match Me If You Can''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Spaulding|first=Meg|title=Match Me If You Can: Everything To Know About The Upcoming MTV Show|url=https://screenrant.com/match-me-if-you-can-mtv-show-format-contestants/|work=[[Screen Rant]]|date=April 17, 2021}}</ref>

===''The Challenge''===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
! scope="col" | {{nowrap|Cast member}}
! scope="col" | {{nowrap|Seasons of ''[[The Challenge (TV series)|The Challenge]]''}}
! scope="col" | {{nowrap|Other appearances}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[Ari Fitz|Arielle Scott]]
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row" | Ashley Mitchell
| ''[[The Challenge: Rivals III|Rivals III]]'', ''[[The Challenge: Invasion of the Champions|Invasion of the Champions]]'', ''[[The Challenge XXX: Dirty 30|XXX: Dirty 30]]'',<br>''[[The Challenge: Final Reckoning|Final Reckoning]]'', ''[[The Challenge: War of the Worlds|War of the Worlds]]'', ''[[The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2|War of the Worlds 2]]'',<br>''[[The Challenge: Total Madness|Total Madness]]'', ''[[The Challenge: Double Agents|Double Agents]]'', ''[[The Challenge: Spies, Lies & Allies|Spies, Lies & Allies]]''
| ''[[The Challenge: Champs vs. Pros]]'',<br>[[The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars season 1|''The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars'' (season 1)]],<br>[[The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars season 2|''The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars'' (season 2)]],<br>[[The Challenge: All Stars season 5|''The Challenge: All Stars'' (season 5)]]
|-
! scope="row" | Cory Wharton
| ''[[The Challenge: Battle of the Bloodlines|Battle of the Bloodlines]]'', ''Rivals III'', ''Invasion of the Champions'',<br>''XXX: Dirty 30'', ''[[The Challenge: Vendettas|Vendettas]]'', ''Final Reckoning'',<br>''Total Madness'', ''Double Agents'', ''Spies, Lies & Allies'', ''[[The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras|Battle of the Eras]]''
| ''The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars'' (season 2),<br>[[The Challenge: USA season 2|''The Challenge: USA'' (season 2)]]
|-
! scope="row"| Jamie Larson
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row"| Jay Mitchell
| ''[[The Challenge: Battle of the Exes II|Battle of the Exes II]]''
| [[The Challenge: All Stars season 4|''The Challenge: All Stars'' (season 4)]]
|-
! scope="row"| Jenny Delich
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row"| Thomas Buell
| ''Battle of the Exes II'', ''Battle of the Bloodlines'', ''Rivals III''
| {{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row"| Ashley Ceasar
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row" nowrap| Brian Williams Jr.
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row"| Hailey Chivers
| ''Battle of the Exes II''
| {{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row"| Jenna Compono
| ''Battle of the Exes II'', ''Battle of the Bloodlines'', ''Rivals III'',<br>''Invasion of the Champions'', ''XXX: Dirty 30'', ''Final Reckoning'',<br>''War of the Worlds'', ''Total Madness''
| ''The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars'' (season 2)
|-
! scope="row"| {{nowrap|Lauren Ondersma}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|}

:'''Note:''' Ashley M. made an appearance on ''[[The Challenge: Vendettas|Vendettas]]'' for an elimination


==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140113032256/http://www.mtv.com/shows/real_world_explosion/ Official site]. MTV.com
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140121212715/http://www.mtv.com/shows/real_world_explosion/real-world-29-san-francisco-trailer/982638/video/#id=1718184 Real World Ex-Plosion Trailer]. MTV.com
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Real World: Ex-Plosion
Season 29
The initial cast of Real World: Ex-Plosion
Starring
  • Arielle Scott
  • Ashley Mitchell
  • Cory Wharton
  • Jamie Larson
  • Jay Mitchell
  • Jenny Delich
  • Thomas Buell
  • Ashley Ceasar
  • Brian Williams Jr.
  • Hailey Chivers
  • Jenna Compono
  • Lauren Ondersma
No. of episodes12
Release
Original networkMTV
Original releaseJanuary 8 (2014-01-08) –
April 7, 2014 (2014-04-07)
Season chronology

Real World: Ex-Plosion[2] is the twenty-ninth season of MTV's reality television series Real World, which focuses on a group of diverse strangers living together for several months in a different city each season, as cameras follow their lives and interpersonal relationships. It is the eighth season of Real World to be filmed in the Pacific States region of the United States, specifically in California after The Real World: San Diego in 2011.

The season featured a total of twelve cast members over the course of the season. It is the seventh season to take place in a city that had hosted a previous season, as the show's third season was set in San Francisco in 1994. It is also the sixth season to be located in California. San Francisco, California was first reported as the location for the twenty-ninth season in August 2013.[3][4] The house in San Francisco that was being used was first reported by the website Vevmo.[5] Production began from late August until October 21, 2013, and the season later premiered on January 8, 2014, consisting of 12 episodes.[6]

After 21 years, this season marks the first significant change in the show's format. The cast narration "This is the true story...of seven strangers..." that was used during the previous 28 seasons was eliminated from the opening title sequence and replaced with a new introduction. The roommates move into their San Francisco home, develop relationships with one another and with the San Francisco locals. A month into the show, the cast goes on an off-the-grid vacation. When they return, they come to discover that many of their exes have moved in as additional roommates. The Exes were each misled by producers to believing that they would be a replacement roommate, unaware the other Exes would be moving in as well until move-in day.[7]

Season changes

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In order to boost ratings, the producers made major change in the show's format. Besides bringing the cast members' exes into the house, the season included new graphics and a new filming style that added a new layer of realism by featuring the inclusion of the cameramen, conversations between the producers and the cast in and out of interviews and discussions about the fact that the cast are filming a show.[8] The production crew also provided the cast a smart phone so they could take their own pictures, and also had a social website available that they could post their pictures on. As the season unfolds, some of that will have repercussions at home when people back home see photos. The house's phone room has a ooVoo setup for video calls.

Employment

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Most seasons of The Real World since the fifth season have included the assignment of a season-long group job or task to the housemates. Beginning in the 28th season, certain jobs in the area were approved by production that the cast had the liberty to apply for independently if desired. However, unlike last season, no cast member this season chose to take part in this particular work.[7] Ashley Ceaser has a full-time job at a San Francisco start-up that she continues during production, Arielle works on his ongoing projects as a filmmaker, and Jenny auditions for and gets hired to be a gogo dancer.

Residence

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During shooting, the cast lived at 1244 Sutter Street between Polk Street and Van Ness Avenue, the former location of the Avalon Ballroom.[9][10]

Cast

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This was the first season of Real World to feature twelve cast members consisting of seven original roommates and five additional roommates. The season started off with seven roommates, until one roommate left early. Later, the cast was joined by five additional roommates. The additional roommates were known as The Exes, people who the originals had previously dated.[11]

Initial cast members of Real World: Ex-Plosion
Cast Member Age1 Hometown
Arielle Scott[12] 22[12] Oakland, California[12]
Arielle is originally from Vallejo, California.[citation needed] She is the co-founder of a defunct Social Media website called "GenJuice," and attended the University of California, Berkeley.[citation needed] She has recently switched her career path is pursuing a career as a horror filmmaker and a model.[13] In episode 5, Arielle is one of the only ones happy about her ex being in the house, but has a brief argument with her ex-girlfriend Ashley when she expresses a dislike of Arielle falsely thinking she needs to conform to Ashley's preferences of clothing in a partner. She later has to confront her own personal issues about people thinking that she is a male to female transgender in episode 7. She acts as the voice of reason in the house, but bands with the other originals in thinking the exes should move out.
Ashley Mitchell[11] 24[14] San Francisco, California[15]
Ashley is originally from Hurricane, West Virginia, but was living in San Francisco at the start of filming.[15] She is an aspiring model and previously attended West Virginia University.[citation needed] and is dating a man named Francis who lives locally. In episode 3, after abandoning the house, she asks her roommates to vote whether they wanted her to stay.[16] Based on her drunken, unstable behavior, many in the house voiced opposition and Ashley did not want to stay since all were not okay with it. Had she stayed, production had an ex of hers that would have moved in as well. She returns in episode 4 while her roommates are on vacation to retrieve her things.[17][18] She also returns in episode 10, where she spends the night hanging out with Jenny. In the reunion, it is revealed her ex-fiancé Kyle would have likely moved in as part of the twist had she stayed in the house.
Cory Wharton[11] 22[19] Santa Monica, California[19]
Cory is originally from Grand Rapids, Michigan, but now works as a personal trainer in Santa Monica, California.[20] He had been on and off with his ex-girlfriend, Lauren, since the seventh grade, before they went their separate ways. Previously a football star, he lost his athletic scholarship due to a pregnancy scare with a girl he was dating. He later discovered that the story was a complete hoax, which led him to leave school just a year before graduation. He immediately slept with Jenny two days into being in the house. Their romance ended when their exes arrived. In episode 7, his past experiences with pregnancy initially prevented him from supporting Lauren during her own pregnancy, but he later comforted her when she made the decision to leave. He later takes on the role of the mediator in the house when it comes to his other roommates and their problems with others. However, the rivalry between him and Brian finally came to a head when they fought in the van ride back home.
Jamie Larson[12] 22[12] Houston, Texas[12]
Originally from Pflugerville, Texas, Jamie is a columnist who writes an advice column website called ForeverShameless. She has also worked as a model.[21] She is the only cast member whose ex did not participate on the show. Her ex, Asking Alexandria guitarist Cameron Liddell, did not move in due to his commitments with Asking Alexandria and belief that it would be unhealthy for both of them.[22] She claims to be happy about him not coming. She developed a reputation of butting into people's personal business, which sparked a feud between her and the original Ashley. She also got in between Jay and Jenna's relationship because she did not like the way he treated her. She claims to have trust issues, which became an obstacle in her relationship with Thomas, especially when his ex, Hailey showed up.
Jay Mitchell[23][12] 26[12] The Bronx, New York[12]
Jay is a party promoter and DJ from the Bronx. In episode 3, his mother has cancer and unexpectedly dies due to complications from surgery shortly after production begins. He was looked at as a nice guy, but later kissed a girl when he was already in a long-term relationship. He was not happy when his girlfriend, Jenna showed up in the house but continued to be with her. It comes out that Jay has been cheating on Jenna since the day they met and continues to get girls' phone numbers while in the house. He later has to work hard in order to win Jenna back, but they soon reconcile.
Jenny Delich[11] 23[24] Los Angeles, California[24]
Jenny is originally from Kansas City, Missouri, but now works as a bartender, actress, singer and dancer in Los Angeles. She has also been a model and used to work as a real estate agent.[25] After dating for five years, Jenny and Brian broke up due to their long-distance relationship, her sex drive, and his commitment issues in regards to moving to L.A. with her. Shortly after arriving in the house, she finds out that Brian is seeing someone else and begins a sexual relationship with Cory, which goes through its own problems. She is later shocked to find out that Brian has moved in and she and Cory mutually end things. She and Brian begin dating, but break up once again when he tells her that he kissed another girl at a club. Jenny makes it her duty to make Brian miserable, which leads to a serious fight in episode 8. She attempts to distance herself from Brian, who wants desperately to get back together with her. She also gets a job as a go-go dancer which upsets Brian. She later realizes that Brian has changed since coming on the show and that she wants nothing to do with him.
Thomas Buell[11] 21[24] Fort Worth, Texas[24]
Thomas is a student at the University of Texas at Arlington, where he is slated to graduate in 2014. He is a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity and goes to the same school as his twin brother.[citation needed] He begins dating Jamie, which shocks them both since they are not each other's types. He has trouble accepting the number of people she has slept with since he has a very low number and claims that he doesn't have sex, but makes love. When his ex Hailey moves in, Thomas is angry due to his past with her. It turns out that his trust issues stem from Hailey lying to him about being a virgin and her cheating on him with multiple men. He is also very vocal about not wanting her on the show which leads to a physical altercation with her in episode 9.
The Exes
Cast Member Age1 Hometown
Ashley Ceasar[12] 26[12] Oakland, California
At the time of filming, Ashley had recently split with Arielle. She maintained a full-time job for a food startup that she continues while on the show, resulting in her spending less time at the house than the others. Ashley and Arielle's relationship remains strong throughout the show, despite a brief argument over Arielle's insecurities at being considered androgynous.
Brian Williams Jr.[26] 26 Kansas City, Missouri
Brian is a fitness model who has a five-year-long, on-again-off-again relationship with Jenny. Brian and Jenny initially try to reconcile their differences and get back together when he moves in, but his infidelity causes a physical altercation between the two. Brian also becomes concerned about the stark divide in the house between the "originals" and the "exes", causing tension between him, Jay, Thomas, and Cory, which culminates in a brawl between him and Cory in episode 11. In episode 12, Brian ends up getting drunk due to the stress of the experience, and ends up attacking the other cast members and must spend the night at a hotel.
Hailey Chivers[27] 21[28] Fort Worth, Texas
Hailey is Thomas' ex-girlfriend. She went to the same high school as and attends the same college as him and his twin brother. She moves into the Real World house with the hope of getting back together. Hailey grows frustrated at Jamie's controlling nature and Thomas' repeated attempts to force her to move out, leading to a physical altercation with Thomas in episode 9. In episode 10, she leaves due to the stress of the house and the fact that she wasn't able to live with her ex Thomas dating Jamie in the house. Despite initial tension between her and Jamie, Hailey is able to become friends with her despite being Thomas' ex. Hailey is also close to Thomas' twin brother, who visits in episode 10 and consoles her.[27]
Jenna Compono[29] 20[28] Wantagh, New York[29]
Jenna is a 20-year-old fashion model and secretary from Wantagh, NY. She has a complicated, unlabeled relationship with Jay. Jenna reveals to Jamie that she is unhappy with how Jay treats her, citing that they have never been on a true date in their two-year relationship. Jenna struggles with the decision of whether to forgive Jay's womanizing nature and stay with him or, at the urging of the other cast members, break up with him. Jenna reveals on the reunion show that she and Jay are no longer together, citing mistrust as the primary reason for their breakup.
Lauren Ondersma[30] 23[28] Brooklyn, New York[28][30]
Lauren is Cory's ex-girlfriend. She is originally from Grand Rapids, MI, but relocated to Brooklyn at the time of the show. They have known one another since high school and have dated on and off, but have not been officially together for nearly a year at time of filming. In episode 7, she leaves after finding out she is pregnant, although it is not Cory's, which causes tension between the two. On the reunion, she discloseda she is no longer pregnant.
^1 Age at time of filming

Duration of cast

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Cast Member Ex-Plosion Episodes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Arielle Featured
Cory Featured
Jamie Featured
Jenny Featured
Thomas Featured
Jay Featured Left[a] Featured
Ashley C. Appeared[b] Entered[c] Featured
Brian Entered[c] Featured
Jenna Entered[c] Featured
Hailey Entered[c] Featured Left[d]
Lauren Entered[c] Featured Left[e]
Ashley M. Featured Left[f] Return[g] Return[h]

Notes

  1. ^ Jay voluntarily left the house in episode 3 to go to his mother's funeral and returned to the house in the same episode.
  2. ^ Prior to debuting as a cast member, Ashley C. visited in the house in Episode 4.
  3. ^ a b c d e The exes (Ashley C., Brian, Hailey, Jenna, and Lauren) came into the house in episode 5.
  4. ^ Hailey voluntarily left the house in episode 10 after multiple physical altercations with Thomas.
  5. ^ Lauren voluntarily left the house in episode 7 after finding out she was pregnant.
  6. ^ Ashley M. voluntarily chooses to leave the house after asking her roommates on her own accord to vote whether they would like her to stay. The majority voted they would like her to leave, and she honors their opinion and leaves on her own.
  7. ^ Ashley M. returned to the house in episode 4 to gather her belongings.
  8. ^ Ashley M. returned to the house in episode 10 to spend the night with Jenny.

Episodes

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No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
5541"Excess Baggage"January 8, 2014 (2014-01-08)0.94[32]
Seven single strangers move into their San Francisco home and immediately begin checking each other out for hook-up potential. When Arielle catches Thomas' attention, the girls decide not to tell the guys that Arielle is a lesbian yet. West-Virginia-transplant-posing-as-San-Francisco-native Ashley's drunken behavior offends the roommates on two different occasions. Jenny takes a liking to Cory, who unfortunately reminds her too much of her ex-boyfriend. Jamie and Thomas grow closer.[31]
5552"A Numbers Game"January 15, 2014 (2014-01-15)0.99[34]
The line between sex and love becomes blurred for budding couple, Jamie and Thomas, when a shocked Jamie learns that Thomas has only slept with three women and Thomas later grows disgusted after learning that Jamie has slept with sixteen people. Jenny and Cory's secret sexual relationship grows, but hits a dead end when Cory, Arielle and Jay are involved in a street brawl, leading Cory to act out.[33]
5563"The Departure"January 22, 2014 (2014-01-22)1.29[36]
Jay tries to figure out who ripped his paper with all of his phone contacts and later receives word that his mother died due to her cancer. Ashley's drunken behavior returns and, due to all the stress in the house, she goes missing. She later calls the house and asks the roommates to make a decision on whether or not she should return. Things explode between Jenny and Cory, when he grows jealous of her talking to another guy. A sexually frustrated Arielle is excited about the arrival of her ex-girlfriend, Ashley.[35]
5574"Ex-otic Encounters"January 29, 2014 (2014-01-29)1.36[38]
Arielle takes the roommates to an erotic dinner in order to relieve the sexual tension in the house. Jay worries that his ex-girlfriend Jenna will be able to see the things that he does with girls at the club. The roommates go on a two-day boat trip. Ashley retrieves her belongings while the roommates are gone and moves out. Hours later, the cast's exes finally arrive at the house to deliver the shock of their lives.[37]
5585"Ex-Plosion"February 5, 2014 (2014-02-05)1.54[40]
In a shocking twist, the roommates return from their trip to discover their exes have moved into the house, about which many of the original cast is disappointed. Jenny and Cory decide to stop hooking up in order to work things out with their exes. Jamie grows worried that her ex will show up to the house, which makes Thomas suspicious. Jamie thinks Thomas' ex, Hailey, has a secret agenda.[39]
5596"First Love Fools"February 19, 2014 (2014-02-19)1.75[42]
Thomas grows confused over his feelings for Jamie and Hailey and contemplates breaking up with Jamie in order to be single. Jenny's outlandish behavior embarrasses her ex Brian, leading to a huge argument between them. Jenna begins to annoy Jay with her antics. Cory and his ex Lauren are in a good place and have unprotected sex. Soon after, Lauren finds out she is pregnant.[41]
5607"The Test"February 26, 2014 (2014-02-26)1.45[44]
Lauren tells Cory she is pregnant, and he immediately gets angry especially after realizing that it's not his baby. Lauren decides to go home in order to deal with her situation. Arielle has to confront her self-identity issues after learning that some people on the Internet think she may be transgender due to her androgynous clothing. Her girlfriend Ashley has an issue with Arielle feeling like she can't be herself around Ashley. Brian and Jenny are finally in a good place, until Brian kisses another girl while hanging with the guys.[43]
5618"Betrayed and Beatdown"March 5, 2014 (2014-03-05)1.38[46]
Brian contemplates telling Jenny that he kissed another girl. When he does, Jenny decides to break up with him and seeks revenge by hooking up with another guy at the club. Brian and Jenny later have a physical altercation after Cory boosts Brian's ego. Jamie creates drama between Jay and Jenna by telling him that Jenna isn't happy with their relationship. Thomas desperately wants Hailey to go home.[45]
5629"Indecent Ex-posure"March 12, 2014 (2014-03-12)1.43[48]
Hailey grows frustrated with the state of her and Tom's friendship, leading to a physical brawl between the two one drunken night. Jay discovers a video of him that the producers put online and hides it from Jenna. Jamie decides to tell Jenna about the video and, when she sees it, Jenna is forced to make a decision about her relationship. Brian and Cory develop a "bromance" which the rest of the roommates view as fake. Brian also has a problem with the divide in the house between the originals and the exes.[47]
56310"Burned to Ashes"March 19, 2014 (2014-03-19)1.32[50]
Thomas's twin brother visits the house and comforts Hailey, who regrets her belligerent behavior towards Thomas the previous night. Hailey decides to go home in order to salvage her friendship with Thomas. Tired of Brian being around her 24/7, Jenny decides to spend a night out on the town with former roommate Ashley, which doesn't sit well with Brian. Jenna has to choose between doing what everyone wants her to do and breaking up with Jay or giving him another chance.[49]
56411"It's Go Go Time"March 26, 2014 (2014-03-26)1.16[52]
Arielle prepares to make a horror film while her relationship with Ashley continues to grow. Jenny grows worried because she has no money to pay her bills, which makes Brian angry because he feels it is beneath her. The cast goes to the Folsom Street Fair and are surprised by the amount of fetish. They also go to Napa Valley for a spa day and wine tasting and Jenny becomes upset about Thomas' classless ways. Brian grows jealous when Jenny and Cory seem to grow closer. The guys grow tired about Brian's complaining about Jenny. At a club, Cory grows furious when Brian goes after his "sloppy seconds", leading to a brawl during the ride back home.[51]
56512"The Ex-odus"April 2, 2014 (2014-04-02)1.18[54]
The producers separate Cory and Brian after the fight in the van. The next day, Brian and Cory decide to be cordial for the rest of their stay in the house. As time winds down in the house, Jamie and Thomas discuss whether or not, they should get into a long-distance relationship. Jenny decides to never to get back together with Brian, because she doesn't know who he is anymore. After the cast gets drunk on their last night, Brian goes crazy and attacks his fellow cast members. He is forced to spend the night in a hotel. The next day, the roommates pack their bags and reminisce about the season before going their separate ways.[53]

After filming

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The Real World: Ex-Plosion Reunion aired on April 7, 2014. It was hosted by Girl Code star Nessa, and featured the entire cast, as they discussed their time during filming and their lives since the show ended.[55]

At the time of the reunion, Cory returned to Los Angeles and is currently a trainer. He is working on his brand and is working on his own health website. He still keeps in touch with Lauren, who is back in Michigan. Jenny also returned to Los Angeles and got back together with Brian, who moved in with her. Jamie and Thomas returned to Texas, and Jamie still models, bartends and spends most of her time with Thomas. Thomas graduated from college and hopes to become a dentist one day. Arielle returned to Oakland, where she still models and still aspires to be a horror filmmaker. She is still with Ashley, although they don't see each other as often since Ashley moved closer to her job. Jay went back home to New York City and spends more time with his father in the wake of his mother's death. He is focused on his watch line and is donating half of the proceeds to cancer research. He and Jenna are not together.[55]

Among the topics discussed were the tension between Jenny and Cory, while the entire cast gave their opinions on Jenny and Brian's volatile relationship which makes Jenny break down due to what she went through during growing up. Lauren's pregnancy was also brought up but she did not give too much details away. Jamie and Thomas' current relationship was also discussed and everyone found out the reason why Jamie and her ex, Cameron broke up and why she did not want him on the show as they got to hear from him. The love triangle between Thomas, Jamie, and Hailey was also discussed as they all seem to get along now. When asked why they broke up, Jenna revealed that Jay was acting inappropriately with his ex-girlfriend and that she can no longer trust him. The cast also called Jay out for being a shady liar during their time in the house with Arielle stating that she does not want to have fake friends. The original Ashley is brought out and talks about her insecurity, the regret she feels about ripping up Jay's phone numbers which cost him time with his mother. The feud between Ashley and Jamie is also discussed and they agree that they will never be friends. Ashley is apparently living in Paris with her boyfriend, Francis. The reunion also featured footage of Ashley's ex-fiancée, Kyle, who would've moved in the house if Ashley had stayed. The cast talked about the season finale and how Jenny seems to think that Brian was possessed by a demon during the last night. Lastly, they talked about who would want to compete on The Challenge.[55]

On July 31, 2015, Jenny gave birth to her and Brian's first child, their daughter Violet Marie.[56]

In 2017, Cheyenne Floyd from Are You the One? gave birth to her and Cory's daughter, Ryder.[57][58] In 2018, they joined the cast of Teen Mom OG and, in the subsequent year, they also appeared on How Far Is Tattoo Far?[59][60] Wharton also appeared on the first season of Ex on the Beach with ex-girlfriend Alicia Wright. There he met his current girlfriend, Taylor Selfridge.[61] On April 22, 2020, Wharton and Selfridge welcomed their first daughter, Mila Mae.[62][63] A Teen Mom OG special episode was planned for the occasion, but was pulled off the air after some 2012 racially insensitive tweets from Selfridge resurfaced online.[64][65] On June 1, 2022, Selfridge gave birth to the couple's second daughter, Maya Grace.[66]

Jay was featured in episode 18 of the seventh season of Catfish: The TV Show.[67]

In 2019, Jenna Compono got engaged to Zach Nichols from The Real World: San Diego. The two first met on the 26th season of The Challenge and appeared on multiple seasons together afterwards.[68] In 2021, Nichols and Compono announced they were expecting their first child.[69] After postponing the wedding to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the couple had a more intimate ceremony on March 13, 2021.[70][71] Their first son, Anthony Joseph Nichols, was born on September 2, 2021.[72] On December 27, 2022, the couple welcomed daughter Liliana Marie.[73] On February 24, 2024, Compono gave birth to daughter Carmella Jean.[74]

Ashley Ceasar was a cast member on the fourth season of Ex on the Beach with former girlfriend and Real World: Skeletons' alumna Nicole Zanatta.[75] The couple later appeared on True Life Presents: Quarantine Stories.[76]

Ashley Mitchell was a cast member on the dating show Match Me If You Can.[77]

The Challenge

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Cast member Seasons of The Challenge Other appearances
Arielle Scott
Ashley Mitchell Rivals III, Invasion of the Champions, XXX: Dirty 30,
Final Reckoning, War of the Worlds, War of the Worlds 2,
Total Madness, Double Agents, Spies, Lies & Allies
The Challenge: Champs vs. Pros,
The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars (season 1),
The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars (season 2),
The Challenge: All Stars (season 5)
Cory Wharton Battle of the Bloodlines, Rivals III, Invasion of the Champions,
XXX: Dirty 30, Vendettas, Final Reckoning,
Total Madness, Double Agents, Spies, Lies & Allies, Battle of the Eras
The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars (season 2),
The Challenge: USA (season 2)
Jamie Larson
Jay Mitchell Battle of the Exes II The Challenge: All Stars (season 4)
Jenny Delich
Thomas Buell Battle of the Exes II, Battle of the Bloodlines, Rivals III
Ashley Ceasar
Brian Williams Jr.
Hailey Chivers Battle of the Exes II
Jenna Compono Battle of the Exes II, Battle of the Bloodlines, Rivals III,
Invasion of the Champions, XXX: Dirty 30, Final Reckoning,
War of the Worlds, Total Madness
The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars (season 2)
Lauren Ondersma
Note: Ashley M. made an appearance on Vendettas for an elimination

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