I don’t think anyone would be able to tell she’s trans. It’s either the extreme plastic surgery or the camera that they’re staring at. She looks better than the average patient on Botched. If she thinks she’s getting copped and outed, it’s because she’s being filmed in public, and in a conservative Soviet country.
It’s obvious that Geno and Jasmine are playing it up for ratings, but Nikki seems legitimately insane. No man will sleep with a woman who acts like a teenage boy and begs for sex every ten seconds. If the catch isn’t satisfying, you don’t want the fish.
They handled Gabe respectfully enough, but TLC’s portrayal of Nikki seems offensive and stereotypical.
The producers obviously drive the majority of the action on the show. However, in Nikki’s case, I don’t think they need to do that because she is so fake inside and out. Her behavior seems as artificial as 99% of her body, but at the same time, it’s become who she is. So I think the answer is that it’s all fake but also natural for her.
100% no one has clocked her as a trans woman because they’re too busy marveling at the sheer madness of her face and body.
She need psychological help so badly. Her mom has been shown talking on video call. She must be so sad about all the horrible surgeries but not her being trans.