Addicted to Beauty
Encyclopedia
Addicted to Beauty is an American reality television
show on the Oxygen
US television channel about a Plastic surgery
and Day spa
located in San Diego, California. The series lasted for one season and was not picked up for another year.
Although the show featured the practice being located in the heart of downtown La Jolla, it is actually located in the upscale community of Carmel Valley, San Diego.
Gilbert W. Lee, MD, F.A.C.S. -- A San Diego resident and founder of the Changes Plastic Surgery & Spa which opened in 1994. Dr. Lee received his degree at the University of California San Diego and is one of Southern California's premier physicians. He was voted “Top Doctor in Plastic Surgery” by his Plastic Surgery Colleagues in the San Diego County Medical Society for the past three consecutive years (2007, 2008, 2009). He is the primary surgeon at the practice. He continues to hold this position.
Gary Erwin - Born July 4th, 1984 in San Diego, Ca at Sharp Memorial Hospital
. Gary has worked in the health & beauty industry for nine years and is an Administrative Assistant/Cosmetic Specialist. In addition, Oxygen.com created Addicted to Gary, a web series featuring outtake
s from the original filming with Gary as the narrator. In August 2009, Gary moved to San Francisco, California
, and is working for a well-known Dermatologist in the city.
Melanie "Mel" Bivins - Originally from Fort Lauderdale, Florida
, Bivins is the office manager of the practice and is in charge of the business finances and scheduling. She continues to hold this position.
Natasha Porlas - Porlas has been working in the beauty industry since 2004. She was born and raised in San Diego and is also the face for Dr. Lee's skin care line of specialty products. Natasha is Dianne's executive assistant and is also the event coordinator. The show highlights the confrontations between her and Dianne. After the ending of the show, she married and gave birth to a son in 2010.
Ronnie Morgan - From Johnstown, Ohio
, Morgan has been working in the beauty industry since he was 18. He is the account executive for DYG Mineral Makeup and is the concierge
at the practice. As of December 2010, he is the host of an online talk show called That's So Gay Live.
Shannyn Pareo - Pareo is from Bosque Farms, New Mexico
, and has been in the beauty industry since 1999. She is the spa's marketing director and supervisor. She oversees all operations of the spa under Dianne. She now owns and run her own clinic called Pareo and Wolf in Studio City. She is also working on an RN degree.
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
show on the Oxygen
Oxygen (TV channel)
Oxygen is an American cable television specialty channel with television programming marketed towards women, with a format similar to Lifetime.- History :...
US television channel about a Plastic surgery
Plastic surgery
Plastic surgery is a medical specialty concerned with the correction or restoration of form and function. Though cosmetic or aesthetic surgery is the best-known kind of plastic surgery, most plastic surgery is not cosmetic: plastic surgery includes many types of reconstructive surgery, hand...
and Day spa
Day spa
A day spa is a business establishment which people visit for professionally administered personal care treatments such as massages and facials. It is similar to a beauty salon in that it is only visited for the duration of the treatment. Day spas sited in airport terminals are often called airport...
located in San Diego, California. The series lasted for one season and was not picked up for another year.
Synopsis
The show focuses on the relationships between the staff at the practice and the new business partnership formed by Dr. Lee and Dianne York-Goldman.Although the show featured the practice being located in the heart of downtown La Jolla, it is actually located in the upscale community of Carmel Valley, San Diego.
Cast
Dianne York-Goldman - Recently divorced after an 11 year marriage, York-Goldman ran a plastic surgery business of her own with her husband for 7 years. In the show, York-Goldman entered into a business agreement with Dr. Lee to launch her own day spa with Dr. Lee's practice. Here she is in charge of marketing and promotions. In addition, she also started the DYG Mineral Makeup product line to promote sales at the practice. After the conclusion of the show, she has focused solely on her makeup line.Gilbert W. Lee, MD, F.A.C.S. -- A San Diego resident and founder of the Changes Plastic Surgery & Spa which opened in 1994. Dr. Lee received his degree at the University of California San Diego and is one of Southern California's premier physicians. He was voted “Top Doctor in Plastic Surgery” by his Plastic Surgery Colleagues in the San Diego County Medical Society for the past three consecutive years (2007, 2008, 2009). He is the primary surgeon at the practice. He continues to hold this position.
Gary Erwin - Born July 4th, 1984 in San Diego, Ca at Sharp Memorial Hospital
Sharp Memorial Hospital
Sharp Memorial Hospital is a hospital in San Diego, California, in the United States. Opened in 1955, Sharp Memorial is Sharp HealthCare's largest hospital and the system's only designated Level II trauma center...
. Gary has worked in the health & beauty industry for nine years and is an Administrative Assistant/Cosmetic Specialist. In addition, Oxygen.com created Addicted to Gary, a web series featuring outtake
Outtake
An outtake is a portion of a work that is removed in the editing process and not included in the work's final, publicly released version. In the digital era, significant outtakes have been appended to CD and DVD reissues of many albums and films as bonus tracks or features, in film often, but not...
s from the original filming with Gary as the narrator. In August 2009, Gary moved to San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
, and is working for a well-known Dermatologist in the city.
Melanie "Mel" Bivins - Originally from Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fort Lauderdale is a city in the U.S. state of Florida, on the Atlantic coast. It is the county seat of Broward County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 165,521. It is a principal city of the South Florida metropolitan area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010...
, Bivins is the office manager of the practice and is in charge of the business finances and scheduling. She continues to hold this position.
Natasha Porlas - Porlas has been working in the beauty industry since 2004. She was born and raised in San Diego and is also the face for Dr. Lee's skin care line of specialty products. Natasha is Dianne's executive assistant and is also the event coordinator. The show highlights the confrontations between her and Dianne. After the ending of the show, she married and gave birth to a son in 2010.
Ronnie Morgan - From Johnstown, Ohio
Johnstown, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,440 people, 1,396 households, and 932 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,643.0 people per square mile . There were 1,453 housing units at an average density of 694.0 per square mile...
, Morgan has been working in the beauty industry since he was 18. He is the account executive for DYG Mineral Makeup and is the concierge
Concierge
A concierge is an employee who either works in shifts within, or lives on the premises of an apartment building or a hotel and serves guests with duties similar to those of a butler. The position can also be maintained by a security officer over the 'graveyard' shift. A similar position, known as...
at the practice. As of December 2010, he is the host of an online talk show called That's So Gay Live.
Shannyn Pareo - Pareo is from Bosque Farms, New Mexico
Bosque Farms, New Mexico
Bosque Farms is a village in Valencia County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 4,092 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
, and has been in the beauty industry since 1999. She is the spa's marketing director and supervisor. She oversees all operations of the spa under Dianne. She now owns and run her own clinic called Pareo and Wolf in Studio City. She is also working on an RN degree.
Episodes
| Episode | Title | Original Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Changes in the Air | August 4, 2009 |
| 2 | Show Me the Money | August 11, 2009 |
| 3 | Have You Seen Dianne? | August 18, 2009 |
| 4 | The Devil Wears Bronzer | August 25, 2009 |
| 5 | The Ultimate Facelift | September 1, 2009 |
| 6 | Who's the Boss | September 8, 2009 |
| 7 | Mascara-Gate | September 15, 2009 |
| 8 | Coup de Natasha | September 22, 2009 |