Did Bear Stage His Survivalist Shtick?



(image via beargrylls)

We must admit that Bear Grylls is one entertaining motherfucker. Fer realsies! He amuses us greatly (The Corsair sips a Zinfandel Sonoma County Reserve 1997), what with his eating live snakes and coughing up "the icky bits (The Corsair softly chuckles)." Watching Bear reminds us of a primordial age in remote antiquity where a robust and manly survivalism was more societally important than Oprah.

The pendulum swings (The Corsair ignites a La Paloma Vintage Reserva Cigar). My good man is a fraud, operating wholly without class (Averted Gaze). From the NYPost:

"On the program, Grylls appears to camp out in quickly-built shelters deep in the wilderness while battling hypothermia and dehydration. But when the cameras stop rolling, Grylls has actually moved to luxurious hotels.

"In the last two seasons, he and producers have contrived other scenes to make it appear as if Grylls is more skilled than he really is, a consultant for the show told The Times of London.

"'If you really believe everything happens the way it is shown on TV, you are being a little bit naive,' said Mark Weinert, an Oregon-based survival consultant, who said producers hired him as an adviser for the show."

We wonder if this unexpected turn of events changes anything with all the ladies who want to "blast" him. (via jossip)