Alaskan Bush Individuals star Bear Brown opened up fan questions on Instagram over the weekend, and the commonest query he obtained was whether or not or not his hit actuality present was “pretend.”
In a video posted on his Instagram web page on Saturday (Might 3), Brown listed off simply a few of the questions he’d been despatched. “The place to begin?” he started. “I’m not an actual Alaskan. Was the present staged? Was the present faked? Did we go away Browntown in a large number? Did development individuals really construct up the stuff in Browntown? Are we hated by all locals and never welcomed again in Alaska?”
“No, no, no, no and no,” he responded.
The Discovery Channel actuality sequence premiered in 2014 and adopted the Brown household as they tried to outlive within the distant wilderness, away from fashionable society and facilities. Through the years, followers have questioned the present’s authenticity, particularly whether or not the forged really lived within the wild.
Brown expanded on his solutions, stating he’s a “actual” Alaskan as he was born in Wrangell, Alaska, on June 10, 1987, and didn’t transfer away from the state till he was 30 years previous.
As for the present’s authenticity, Brown mentioned, “The present was not faked. It merely adopted my household, which you’ll really inform how not faked it’s for those who really watch the present. Not faked in any respect.”
The dad of three, who lately introduced his cut up from Raiven Brown after three years of marriage, additionally responded to the query of whether or not the present constructed stuff in Browntown.
“Development individuals did construct stuff in Browntown for the crew, for the producers, for digicam individuals, so that they weren’t standing within the climate all day as a result of it rains quite a bit there,” he mentioned, noting how Browntown already existed and wasn’t purpose-built for the TV present.
He additionally denied being hated by locals. “No, not true,” he mentioned. “A couple of individuals beneath a pc that had been jealous that our household was picked up for a present when theirs wasn’t? Positive. Adored by lots of people in Alaska. Lots of people I grew up with aren’t on computer systems. They’re not on the web. They’re on the market in Alaska within the bush.”
Brown went on to say he and his household left Browntown in “pristine” situation after they left. “That stuff is simply not true, however individuals will all the time imagine unhealthy earlier than they imagine good and that’s one thing that’s actually, actually unhappy,” he added.
“Life is simply a lot too brief to dwell on drama and I recommend that folks get out extra, smile somewhat bit greater and benefit from the time that you’ve got whilst you have it,” he concluded.
Alaskan Bush Individuals ran for 14 seasons on the Discovery Channel however hasn’t aired new episodes since 2022. Whereas the community hasn’t formally introduced whether or not the present has been canceled, many imagine it has been shelved. In March, the U.S. Solar reported the sequence has no plans to movie future episodes amid a $500,000 authorized battle.