Earlier in 2020, Kamie Crawford first stepped in as a full-time co-host for the first half of season 8 of MTV’s Catfish: The TV Show and it seems like she's sticking around. Ahead of the premiere of the second half of the season, Crawford signed with UTA for worldwide representation in all areas.
Crawford first joined Nev Schulman as one of many guest hosts in 2018, following the departure of Nev Schulman's longtime co-host Max Joseph, who left the show on good terms to focus on his filmmaking career. She stepped in as a full-time co-host for the first half of the non-scripted series' eighth season, which debuted earlier this year. Catfish: The TV Show season 8 returned on August 5 with its first-ever virtual episode and a new remotely-shot format for these pandemic times.
27-year-old Crawford is originally from Potomac, Maryland, and celebrates her birthday on October 25. She is a beauty with Jamaican, German, Irish, Cuban, Indian, and African-American ancestry. In 2010, she won the title of Miss Teen USA. Graduating from New York's Fordham University in 2015, Crawford went on to pursue a career in TV and hosting. Her hobbies include computers and technology, web design, and makeup artistry. She is a model and content producer for major jewelry and beauty brands, including Swarovski, Lancôme, and Dove.
She's been in a serious relationship with her boyfriend Gordon (aka "G") since 2016. At the beginning of March, Crawford found herself battling COVID-19. In a recent interview, she said that the experience was not comparable to the regular flu "When I had COVID I did not see the light at the end of the tunnel." She self-isolated until the start of filming, at which point she was feeling better.
Catfish is one of those rare TV shows that transitions seamlessly into a strictly virtual environment. The show's central drama takes place online so it's not a stretch to have the whole episode unfold virtually, with Schulman and Crawford talking over Zoom to investigate their case. Catfish fans will know that traditionally a location is agreed upon with the catfish, to finally meet in person. What this means is that both the catfish and the conspicuous film crew inevitably spot each other at a distance, giving both parties time to take in what they're seeing before introductions are made. In the virtual episodes, the catfish is instead invited to a Zoom chat with Schulman, Crawford, and the catfishee, and could pop into the chat at any moment, which makes for a more nail-biting and tense reveal.
Although watching Schulman and Joseph's deepening bromance was one of the purer joys of Catfish. Schulman and Crawford are still in the infancy of their partnership and only time will tell how it develops. They have already shown easy chemistry by playing pranks on each other, and one thing's for sure; Crawford's bright personality and sense of humor is definitely a fit for the Catfish vibe. Just check out her Tweet addressing questions about the missing Joseph, via Kamie Crawford at Twitter:
With more people fulfilling their social needs online recently more than ever before, people are intrigued by what drives strange online phenomenon like catfishing. Catfish could potentially reel in a whole new audience as a result of this pandemic. The format has more or less been the same for the last 7 seasons, so the suspenseful new virtual format and a delightful new full-time co-host in Crawford will go a long way towards keeping Catfish fresh.
Catfish: The TV Show airs on Wednesdays, 8pm EST on MTV.
Source: Kamie Crawford