You're Cut Off! is a VH1 reality show that premiered on June 9, 2010. It features nine spoiled young women who thought they were going to be featured on a show called The Good Life. They are surprised instead to be informed that their families have cut them off from their money due to their spoiled ways, will be required to participate and pass an eight-week rehabilitation program in order to be taken back, and that the series will chronicle this process.
Season 1
Season 1 Cast
Episode progress
Episodes
Episode 1: "Surprise...You're Cut Off!" First aired June 9, 2010 (0.629M viewers)
The nine spoiled women are shocked to learn that their families have cut them off from their finances and enrolled them in an eight-week rehabilitation program designed to teach them self-reliance and humility. After being instructed to downsize all the belongings they brought with them into a single duffel bag, they are brought to live in a comparatively modest house with limited space, no servants, and limited allowances for groceries and certain comforts that will be predicated on their performance in the program. Professional life coach Laura Baron will be helping to guide them and will evaluate their progress, informing the women which of them have passed or failed each lesson. Gia fights Jacqueline at the end.
Episode 2: "Princess Cleaning Services" First aired June 16, 2010
The girls are given the task of cleaning the house, but a few of them refuse, and show no deference to the maid who is provided to show them how to clean. Laura then informs them that the maid is the head of a cleaning service which the girls must now work for while cleaning the purported house of Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth. Laura later reveals the lesson was not about the cleaning but about respect. The concept of a VIP, or Very Improved Princess, award for the hardest-working girl is introduced; the VIP receives her own bedroom and private bathroom as well as control over who will do what chores and over the household budget.
Passed: Amber, Courtnee, Jessica, Leanne, Pamela, Jaqueline
Failed: Erica, Gia & Chrissy. VIP: Jaqueline
Episode 3: "Dress for Less" First aired June 23, 2010 (0.625M viewers)
The women are first given the task of completing their chores in order to earn their $200 allowance for food. Gia, Chrissy, and Jessica refuse to do them, thus reducing the spending money to $125. After grocery shopping, the girls meet with Sam Saboura, a top celebrity stylist to learn how to spend on a budget. The girls are first tested to see if they can tell the difference between expensive items and their cheap but identical-looking counterparts, with some surprising results. This is the prelude to their lesson, which is to create three looks made from clothes bought in a thrift store for only $300. Then they have a fashion show and show celebrity judges.
Passed: Amber, Courtnee, Gia, Jacqueline, Leanne, Pamela
Failed: Chrissy, Erica, Jessica
VIP: Leanne
Episode 4: "She Works Hard for the Money" First aired June 28, 2010 (0.728M viewers)
The women must write their resumes for a job interview, though Gia refuses both. The women are assigned to work at a Matisse Footwear warehouse, managing inventory, doing office work, etc. Chrissy, however, misses the shuttle to the task because she insists on doing her hair and makeup on her own timetable. Erica is made the manager at the job site, but Gia persistently excoriates her when Erica appears to supervise, including after Erica takes the boss' advice to try a positive reinforcement, and when the boss tries to intervene, Gia quits. The girls who earned their $70 for the day are treated to a spa afternoon, except Chrissy who did not earn a paycheck. Gia earned $50 for a partial day's work. When Erica is made VIP for her performance, an outraged Gia storms out of the house.
Passed: Amber, Courtnee, Erica, Leanne, Pamela, Jacqueline, Jessica
Failed: Gia, Chrissy
VIP: Erica
Episode 5: "Inner Beauty" First aired July 5, 2010 (0.918M viewers)
The women are brought to a Buddhist temple, where they exposed to the monk's philosophies regarding inner beauty, though Chrissy and Jessica are resistant to participate. To further illustrate this lesson, Laura has the women do a photoshoot, and then another without elegant clothes or makeup. Gia has an emotionally revelatory moment with Laura. Chrissy is more resistant, and challenges Laura's authority, refusing to continue at one point. She later shows up to a meeting (45 minutes late) with Laura, and refuses to cooperate with her, forcing Laura to expel her from the program. Gia is made VIP.