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.
I think it’s all made up for the show. She seems hellbent on forcing her sexuality and identity on everyone and is unapologetic about it. That seems more important than her relationship with Igor. And it’s definitely more important than having compassion for the people she lied to for years.
She is mentally ill and that is legitimate. But everything coming out of her mouth and behavior is for the cameras first and for her ego second.