Paraded naked in front of millions, FAKE videos of cheating partners and brutal makeovers… reality TV’s cruellest shows

IT was supposed to kickstart his comedy career – instead he was left abandoned, half-starved and naked in an apartment for almost a year.

Japanese comedian Tomoaki Hamatsu – better known as Nasubi – was driven to the brink of madness after competing on the reality show Susunu! Denpa Shōnen in 1998, where he was made to live in isolation for months on end.