Baylen Out Loud
| Baylen Out Loud | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality |
| Created by | |
| Starring | Baylen Dupree |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | |
| Producer | Michael Levitt Productions |
| Production locations | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
| Production companies | |
| Original release | |
| Network | TLC |
| Release | January 13, 2025 – present |
Baylen Out Loud is an American reality television series broadcast on TLC that premiered on January 13, 2025. The show documents Baylen Dupree, a young woman navigating life with Tourette syndrome.[1] It features her parents, five siblings, and fiancé, Colin Dooley.
The show airs on TLC on Mondays at 9 p.m. ET and is available for streaming on Max the following day. The series, which airs on Mondays and streams on Max the following day, was a hit for TLC and the network announced in late February 2025 that it renewed the show for a second season.[2]
Background
[edit]In late 2020, Baylen Dupree began posting videos on TikTok depicting her life with Tourette syndrome, including her verbal tics, and gained millions of followers.[3] Dupree said she first began experiencing tics at age 6 or 7 and that they intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] At 17, she was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome, and she is among the minority that experiences coprolalia, involuntary utterances of socially-inappropriate words.[5] Additionally has obsessive–compulsive disorder.[5] In 2022, as a pre-nursing student in her first year of studies at West Virginia University, she took her spring semester classes online due to the severity of her condition.[6] At the time of the show's premiere in 2025, Dupree had an audience of 10 million followers on TikTok as well as Instagram with 1.4 million followers.[7]
On December 3, 2024, TLC announced it had acquired the show.[8][9] The first season premiered January 13, 2025, depicting Baylen Dupree's life with verbal tics and features her family and then-boyfriend Colin Dooley, a member of the United States Air Force.[9] Dupree is depicted attending Tic Con in Kansas and getting engaged to Dooley (Dupree said that she and Dooley got engaged on September 9, 2024).[10][3][11] The season finale chronicles Dupree's move from her parent's home near Harper's Ferry, West Virginia to an apartment with Dooley, in Arlington, Virginia.[12]
Critical reception
[edit]TODAY.com wrote, "Dupree has plenty of fans, but she’s also had to contend with her fair share of critics, including some who claim that she doesn't really have Tourette syndrome or that she fakes her tics. It’s a topic she addressed in the second episode of "Baylen Out Loud," saying, "People have said that I’m faking Tourette for attention. Why would I do that? Would you want to live like this?""[7]
Yahoo said, "Fans of Baylen are already familiar with the often-humorous outbursts caused by her tics, and Baylen Out Loud will give a more detailed view of what she and her family deal with as she handles living with Tourette syndrome."[13]
Collider wrote, "The moment I saw the TLC series premiere, I could tell Baylen Out Loud was unlike any other show I've watched, reality or otherwise."[14]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Kang, Esther (December 3, 2024). "TikToker Baylen Dupree Shares Realities of Life with Tourette's in New TLC Show Baylen Out Loud: 'An Emotional Dance' (Exclusive)". People. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ Schneider, Michael (February 24, 2025). "TLC Renews 'Baylen Out Loud' For Season 2 (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
- ^ a b Ottenberg, Mel (March 3, 2025). "How Baylen Dupree Turned Tourette's TikTok Into Television Stardom". Interview Magazine. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
- ^ Najib, Shafiq (January 13, 2025). "TikToker Baylen Dupree talks living with Tourette syndrome, new TLC show". ABC News. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
- ^ a b "'Baylen Out Loud' star Baylen Dupree gets real about Tourette syndrome and stereotypes about tics". TODAY.com. January 27, 2025. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
- ^ "WVU Pre-Nursing student uses TikTok to spread awareness about living with Tourette syndrome". School of Nursing | West Virginia University. February 6, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
- ^ a b Callahan, Chrissy (January 27, 2025). "'Baylen Out Loud' star Baylen Dupree gets real about Tourette syndrome and stereotypes about tics". Today.
- ^ "TLC ANNOUNCES NEW SERIES "BAYLEN OUT LOUD" | Pressroom". press.wbd.com. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
- ^ a b Tinoco, Armando (December 4, 2024). "'Baylen Out Loud' Trailer: Viral TikTok Star Baylen Dupree Chronicles Journey To Independence In New TLC Series". Deadline. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
- ^ Bresee, Annie (February 5, 2025). "Jake Duraski talks about life with Tourettes on Baylen Out Loud". LaGrange Daily News. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
- ^ Rasmussen, Aaron (February 26, 2025). "Newly engaged 'Baylen Out Loud' star reveals surprise announcement". Newsweek. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
- ^ "Baylen Dupree on Her New Life in the DC Area - Washingtonian". March 10, 2025. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
- ^ Danhauer, Whitney (December 7, 2024). "'Baylen Out Loud' Showcases TikTok Star's Life With Tourette's: Premiere Date, Trailer and More". Yahoo.
- ^ Hernández, Jaye (February 13, 2025). "'Baylen Out Loud's Speech At Tic Con Made Me Fall in Love With the Series". Collider.