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Reid became a Hollywood It girl in the early 2000s after playing Vicky, Kevin's high school sweetheart. She went on to star in Josie and the Pussycats, Van Wilder and My Boss's Daughter. Reid had several high profile romances, including an engagement to then-TRL host Carson Daly in 2001.
But as she became a tabloid target, Reid shifted her focus to reality TV, competing on Celebrity Big Brother UK in 2011 and joining Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars in 2016 with then-boyfriend Dean May. But, the couple was kicked off when it was revealed they lied to get on the show.
In 2004, Reid made headlines for her appearance following a breast augmentation. "My stomach became the most ripply, bulgy thing," she later told CBS News. "I had a hernia, this huge bump next to my belly button. As a result, I couldn't wear a bikini. I lost a lot of work."
She went on to have the procedure reversed in 2006, but has continued to draw attention for her body over the years, including her thin frame. "Bullying is such a big deal these days and it's something I very much personalized with," Reid told E! News in 2017, addressing the "body-shaming" she experienced. "In my life, I've had a lot of bullying and I know what that feels like and how much it hurt."
Reid found surprise success when she starred in 2013's Sharknado, which kicked off Syfy's successful, six-part TV movie franchise. But after she was removed from a 2018 flight before take-off for causing what Delta labeled a disturbance, the 46-year-old made the choice to put her acting career on hold.
"When I took a break, it was because I needed to for myself," Reid explained to E! News last year. "I needed to get reinspired in a certain way. I traveled a lot and worked on myself a lot, to get more confidence in myself where, sometimes, when you've been kind of bullied and put down, it's like you get a bruise and you have to heal that bruise."
And now, Reid is taking back control of her career, with a quick scroll through her IMDb credits prove she has sixteen projects in the works as both an actress and producer, including the psychological thriller Masha's Mushrooms; Doggmen, featuring DMX's final on-screen role; an adult LGBTQ+ animated series, Mikey and Miguel; a rom-com starring Rebel Wilson