Coral Smith

Coral Jeanne Smith (b. January 19, 1979) is a reality television personality best known as a cast member on MTV's The Real World: Back to New York, and for her appearances on various seasons of The Real World's spinoff show, Real World/Road Rules Challenge. Smith is expected to participate in the upcoming Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet III.

Challenges

Smith won her first Real World/Road Rules Challenge, with Back to New York cast mate Mizanin. She has been in five Challenges in all and has made it to the end of four. During Fresh Meat, Smith sustained an injury to her knee, but after treatment, she was cleared for competition by her doctor. However she and her partner Evan were eventually eliminated because Evan developed an abdominal hernia, which progressed to a serious stage with internal bleeding, which he had kept secret from Smith during the challenge. Because this was a partnered event, Smith was left without a partner and disqualified from continuing with the competition. Evan has since had two surgeries to correct his hernia and has gone on to compete again in a subsequent MTV challenge.

Much curiosity and speculation has arisen over Smith's relationship with Abram Boise from Road Rules: South Pacific during Battle of the Sexes II. In response to a question by an MTV rep, Smith said:

I wouldn't expect Abram to invest his time or pursue a woman like myself, that's so mouthy and such a feminist I believe that I'm a strong woman and I believe that a lot of my morals and how I live my life was completely opposite than his. I really feel like he has come into a reality about meeting new people with me and I'm happy to be in his life, and I'm happy to teach him and help him, but it's not hard. We're going through this weird racial thing. He doesn't bring it up and it's not an issue with us, which makes it even more wonderful. It's just right and it's something that happened naturally. He didn't have to fight against this racist thing. I give all the credit to Abram for his changes, and for who he is now. I believe that it was his ability to learn and be open to other people's words. We both get really angry and we both are really sensitive and we both put up this front and inside, I believe Abram is one of the kindest and most gentle people I've ever met. And I think it was his ability to get in touch with his own kind, gentle side that allowed him to like me anyway, despite my big giant mouth and how bitchy I can be. And I think that we found a common ground there, and because I was open to him, I feel like he was able to open up to me. And when Abram and I opened up to each other, it was a beautiful, beautiful friendship that I've never experienced before, ever. I've never met anyone like Abram. Never, and people underestimate him all the time."

However, according to another interview with Smith, the two were not involved in a romantic relationship, and that any appearance to that effect was engineered through the use of editing on the part of the show's producers in order to elicit ratings.

Other appearances

• In 2005 Smith appeared on Battle of the Network Reality Stars.

• In January 2007 Smith appeared on the Fox network reality show, Camp Reality.

Personal life

Coral was present at Gay Day, an annual event set at a theme park in the Bay Area. Smith reportedly answered questions, concerning why she was present at Gay Day, with the comment that her sexual orientation was "very cloudy" and that she was "venturing toward [her] lesbian qualities". OUTlook is a monthly tabloid entertainment magazine that serves the gay community.

Filmography

Television and Videos

• Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet III (2007)
• Camp Reality: Fox (Jan. 30, 2007)
• Well Done: Fresh Meat Reunion (September 11, 2006)
• Fresh Meat: MTV The After Show]] guest of Blair (2006)
• Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh Meat (2006)
• Coral accepts the award MTV's First Ever Reality Awards: Bad M*F* (2006)
• Coral's (Back to New York) Casting Couch: Your First Look at the Real World Key West (2006)
• All-Star Reality Reunion: MTV (2005)
• The Reality Show:MTV (Premier:September 13, 2005)
• Battle of the Network Reality Stars: Bravo (August 2005)
• TV Spring Break: Co-host with Mike Mizanin (2005)
• Best Week Ever:VH1]] (Premiered: January 23, 2004)
• Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Sexes II: MTV (2004)
• Montezuma's Revenge: The Inferno Reunion (2004)
• Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno (2004)
• Battle Scars: From the Gauntlet to the Inferno (2004)
• The Real World Hook-Ups (Premiered: November 11, 2003 )
• Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet (2003)
• E! True Hollywood Story - Episode:The Real World (2003)
• Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Seasons (2002)
• Road Rules: Desert Dueling (Premiered: Monday October 15, 2001)
• The Real World: Back to New York (2001)
• Real World and Road Rules 10th season casting special (Jun. 26, 2001)

Movies

• The Real World - Decade of Bloopers (2006)
• Reality TV Secrets:How To Get On The Show! (May 1,2003)
• Real World: Hook-Ups Coral hosts with Dan Renzi (2003)
• The Wedding Video (2003)
• The Real World You Never Saw: Back to New York (12/04/2001)

Radio/Podcast

• KNGY Energy 92.7FM San Francisco Morning show DJ (November 2005-March 2006)
• Fishbowl Host (Wednesday November 3, 2004)

Print publication

• King Magazine w/ Arissa (2006)
• King Magazine "Who you callin' a ..." (2006)
• GQ Magazine w/ Mike Mizanin and Melissa Howard (June 22, 2005)
• Sexiest Women of Reality TV Calendar (2005)
• MTV's Real World NY 24/7 by Alison Pollet (Author) Publisher: MTV (October 30, 2001)
• TV Guide Magazine cover (Fall 2001)
• TimeOut New York Magazine - cover (Fall 2001)
• Fitness Magazine (January 2000)
• Fitness Magazine (February 2000)
• Fitness Magazine (March 2000)
• Fitness Magazine (April 2000)

External links

• Coral Smith at IMDb
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• Photos at TVgasm