The Real World 28: Portland | Season Long Thread

Premieres tonight, March 27th, 9pm Central.




Averey Tressler is a 21-year-old former Hooters waitress and bartender. She played volleyball and basketball in high school and is the owner of Daisy the Dog. Apparently she’s quite, um, adventurous, according to her show bio. “Averey will be the first to admit that she’s extremely sexual and will try anything once. When it comes to sex, she’s insatiable which both excites and scares her housemate Johnny.”


Jessica, 22, was living in Fayetteville, N.C.: "I wanted to get outside of Fayetteville." She failed at college, failed at bartending, and ran her parents into serious debt because of her failures. Attempting to be a model (lol).


Joi Niemeyer is 22-year-old former college basketball player from Washington. On her Twitter feed she calls herself “Playgirl of the Pac 10,” since she once posed for Playboy while in college. She appears to be in a relationship, and is rumored to have left the Real World house before filming ended.


Nia Moore is 23-year-old cocktail waitress from Atlanta. She lists herself as a writer, actress and thrill seeker on her Twitter account, and apparently studied journalism at Howard University. On her Facebook she claims that she is, “The last to arrive and the VERY last to leave any party. It appears that Nia will come into the house late as a replacement for Joi.


Anastasia Miller is a 22-year-old singer and model. Her nickname is "Bird". She is majoring in Journalism and wants a job where her voice will be heard. Anastasia had a rough childhood, living with her mom while her alcoholic father was in and out of jail. Her friend also recently passed away in an accident with a drunk driver. As a result of these traumas, Anastasia has a lot of alcohol-related baggage, which may prove difficult in Portland when all the other roommates are drinking and partying. While she comes off light and goofy, Anastasia also has an explosive nature that seems to come out of nowhere.


Johnny Reilly is a 21-year-old chef from Massachusetts. The middle child of a boisterous blue-collar Irish family, Johnny grew up in a small town outside of Boston "with more cows than people." Everyone loves Johnny and for good reason--he is charming, honest and rarely holds back. He loves to party but can get into some crazy trouble when intoxicated. Although he's had his share of one-night stands, Johnny has been known to fall hard for a girl from time to time. Nonetheless, he often puts a wall up around his emotions until his jealousy gets the best of him.


Jordan Wisely is a 22-year-old business major from Oklahoma. He recently started his own wakeboarding clothing line. He is a very good wakeboarder, although he is missing a few of his fingers on his left hand. He seems like a real “go-getter” personality.


Marlon Williams is the oldest cast member at 24. He’s from Texas, played college football and was a pro football player in the Canadian league. Right now he’s focusing on his rap career. For all things rap, he goes by “Jay Dillinger.” He, like Jordan, has his own clothing line. He is the son of a preacher, and his mother died when he was in seventh grade. Apparently he has a “big secret” that he’s been keeping.