and there was anna nicole smith. the same time, see anna nicole in action. so it didn't matter if you had a cell phone, a polaroid camera, any kind of camera, you just yelled out her name, anna nicole. >> when she turned around, it was -- on the spot. you saw anna nicole. it's like, wow. wow. and the minute that camera left, it was a whole other person. she was back to vickie lynn. and how she did it, i don't know. but whatever she was doing, it was making everybody watch. >> in 2011, anna is offered a show that's pretty new to television. ♪ anna, anna, anna, anna, anna nicole ♪ she says yes to a reality show. >> two thumbs up. my dream house. >> reality shows are really -- pretty much fresh-baked at this point. people like the osbournes. >> rock 'n' roll! >> or people like nick lachey and jessica simpson were doing these shows, revivifying their stardom. >> so here comes anna nicole smith into this brave world of celebrity reality television. >> that's my son. isn't he cute? >> was that who she really was? the first