TABLOID MOMS: Where Are They Now?

THEY MADE HEADLINES FOR THEIR QUESTIONABLE DECISIONS AND WERE THE BUTT OF LATE-NIGHT JOKES. HERE’S WHAT CAME NEXT.

TAN MOM THEN In 2012, Patricia Krentcil went viral after the mom of five was charged with child endangerment for bringing her 5-year-old to a tanning salon in Nutley, N.J. The “tanorexic” was ultimately vindicated (she claimed her daughter had gotten sunburned from playing outside) but was banned from tanning salons in her area and became an object of ridicule. NOW The still-bronzed 57-year-old parlayed her infamy into a position as a “Wack Packer” on The Howard Stern Show, a book deal (The Color Tan came out in December 2024) and even vied for a U.S. Senate seat in Florida, running as a pro-LGBTQ Republican before dropping out because of health issues. Her reality show, Tan to 10 (on Prime Video), documents her makeover — with the help of a plastic surgeon and drag…

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