Cleaira Yarber, also known as Melanie Fox, has gained prominence as an influencer and reality star.
She is best known for her role as a cast member on the sixth season of Baddies, titled Baddies Midwest.
Baddies Midwest
On Baddies Midwest, Melanie made a surprise appearance in episode 22 at a club in Milwaukee, where she attempted to confront Ivori Minor due to their ongoing feud from Young and Reckless.
Later, she was invited by Natalie Nunn to a dinner in Hawaii, which escalated into a physical altercation with Ivori.
She eventually attended the reunion but chose to leave early, feeling ambushed by the rest of the cast.
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Her nickname "Big Shroom" is in reference to her appearance on Young and Reckless when she became very volatile and paranoid after a bad experience with a mushroom edible given to her.
About Baddies Series
Baddies is an American reality television series that premiered on May 16, 2021, on the Zeus Network.
It is a spiritual successor to the former Oxygen series Bad Girls Club (2006-2017).
The show documents the interactions between several young women living together while hosting a series of promotional events, which often involve verbal and physical altercations.
Many Baddies cast members were previously featured on Bad Girls Club, including executive producer Natalie Nunn.
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Talks for a potential reboot of Bad Girls Club came about in early 2019 when Natalie Nunn announced that a reunion special was in the works.
The reunion initially included Nunn, twin sisters Gabrielle and Danielle Victor from Season 8: Las Vegas, Christina Salgado and Erika "Lucci Vee" Jordan from Season 9: Mexico, Raquel "Rocky" Santiago and Shannon Sarich from Season 10: Atlanta, Sarah Oliver from Season 11: Miami, and Jada Cacchilli from Season 12: Chicago.
The reunion was initially developed for release on the online platform OnlyFans, with uncensored material made available for a particular price.
The Victor sisters and Jordan eventually quit, revealed that Nunn was scamming fans, and were replaced by Tiana Small from Season 11: Miami, who later exited the project.
After the former Bad Girls were featured in The Conversation, it was announced that the Baddies series was picked up and in production.
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Seasons of Baddies
The second season, Baddies South, began airing on June 12, 2022; with Nunn and Salgado as the only cast members set to return.
The official cast for the second season featured Nunn alongside newcomers Elliadria "Persuasian" Griffin, Jela Lanier, Chrisean "Rock" Malone, Gia "Rollie" Mayham, Sashanna "Slim" McLaurin, Anne Moore, Scotlynd Ryan and Bri Walker.
Starr served in a recurring capacity, whilst Salgado, Oliver and Shanks made guest appearances throughout the season.
Baddies South has been widely and critically acclaimed as the series breakout which propelled the Baddies franchise into a more mainstream audience.
This season is widely known for its rawness and originality format compared to the following seasons of the series.
Chrisean Rock Malone was a series regular and was known for her highly publicized relationship with rapper Blueface and her ongoing legal issues at the time of filming further solidified ratings with millions of streams each week.
Prior to the third-season premiere, a three-part special titled Baddies West Auditions aired on Zeus, featuring pre-screen judges Lanier, Mayham, Ryan and Walker; main stage judges Nunn, Tommie Lee and Sukihana; and hosts Janeisha John and Malone.
The third season, Baddies West, premiered on January 22, 2023.
Nunn, Malone, Mayham and Ryan were the only series regulars to reprise their roles from the previous season.
Zeus announced the fourth season on April 28, 2023, with the Baddies East Auditions special being held in Washington, D.C..
The two-part special began airing on June 18, 2023, and featured pre-screen judges Baez, Jordan, Mayham, Ryan, and Washington; main stage judges Nunn, Rubi Rose, and Tokyo Toni; and hosts John, Malone, and Angela White.
On August 3, 2023, the official cast of the fourth season was released.
Baddies East premiered on September 17, 2023.
Nunn, Malone, Mayham, and Ryan were the only series regulars to reprise their roles from the previous season, with Baez returning as a replacement series regular, and Stunna Girl and Rahman returning as supporting cast.
Stunna Girl announced she would not return as a cast member for the fourth season due to conflicts with Zeus Network's production.
In addition to the returning cast, JaKeita "Sky" Days, Tamera "Tee" Kissen, Victoria "Woah Vicky" Waldrip, Siya, Krystal "Smiley" Borrego, Anyssa "Ahna Mac" Santiago, Latifa "Tesehki" Malone, Camilla Poindexter, and Mariahlynn Araujo were featured as initial cast members.
During filming Catya Washington Made a cameo.
On December 31, 2023, Zeus announced the upcoming fifth season titled Baddies Caribbean.
Shortly before the third and final part of the reunion special for Baddies East, the Baddies Caribbean Auditions special was held in Miami, Florida, with featured pre-screen judges Araujo, Baez, Kendra "Sapphire" Blaze, Latifa "Tesehki" Malone, Ryan, and Santiago; main stage judges Nunn, Shenseea, and Spice; and host Nene Leakes.
On March 14, 2024, the official cast of the fifth season (sans the audition picks) were released.
Cast member Mayham announced that she would not return as a series regular for the fifth season due to health and recovery from weight loss surgery.
However, according to the official Zeus announcement, she is labeled as an "injury reserve" and appeared on the season of Baddies, alongside Santiago.
In addition to the returning cast, Bianca Bonnie, Kali "Kaliwae" Miller and Dayjia "Meatball" Blackwell are featured as initial cast members, alongside newcomers from auditions Big Gretch, Slim2bad, It's Dia, Tinkaabellaaa, and Diamond the Body.
Atasha "Tommie" Jefferson would return as a "special appearance" after her departure from Baddies West alongside singer Aubrey O'Day and influencers Shannon and Shannade Clermont.
In addition to the Main cast this Season features replacements Bigg Keva, NuNu, Jelly Bean, J.O., Heaven Marina And Wendollie.
On March 21, 2024, despite being announced as a returning cast member for Baddies Caribbean, Sukihana announced on Instagram that she would not be returning for the season, focusing on her own show and future endeavors.
Shortly after her announcement, rapper Asian Doll was announced as a celebrity cast member for the season.
On July 16, 2024, Zeus Network announced the ‘Baddies Midwest and Baddies Gone Wild Auditions’, set to take place on July 27 in Detroit.
On September 20, the cast for ‘Baddies Midwest’ was announced, with Natalie, Rollie, Scotty, Jela, Ahna, Biggie, Tesehki, Tinkaabellaaa and Diamond returning as series regulars.
Gretch, Meatball, Slim2bad, Dia, Mariah and Sapphire did not return.
Jaidyn Alexis and Akbar V were announced as the new celebrity cast, with Chrisean, Tommie, and Slim making special guest appearances after appearing on previous seasons.
This marked Slim's first appearance on the series since being a series regular on Baddies South.
Ivori, Jazmin Re’Nae, Badd Dolly, Big Lex Not Da Lil One, Yoshi, Emma Alayo, Pretty P and Summer None Other were announced as the audition picks for the season.
Filming began later that month and wrapped at the end of October, with the official trailer being released on October 27.
On January 17, 2025, the seventh season of Baddies, titled ‘Baddies Africa’, was announced.
On March 27, 2025, the cast for Baddies Africa was announced with Natalie, Rollie, Scotty, Ahna Mac, Diamond The Body, Ivori, Big Lex, Summer, Badd Dolly, and Pretty P all returning as series regulars.