Broadcast on the ITV network, the program featured six individuals living in a house in California and documented their attempts to become successful actors in Los Angeles.

[8][24] During this time attempting to gain a foothold in the acting industry, Merryman worked simultaneously as a model for lingerie, and a waitress,[25] and was featured in Playboy.

[24][26] The show chronicled her audition process for a horror film,[26] and a role in the television soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful.

[27] In 2000, Merryman was selected for a photo shoot by American photographer Mark Daughn; her pictures were used to advertise the Internet company Bomis.

[28][29][30] Daughn's photographs of Merryman also appeared in Mystique Magazine in January 2003, alongside models including: Aria Giovanni, Sunny Leone, Lisa Marie Scott, Natasha Yi, and Kalin Olson.

[33][34][35] In May 2004, Merryman appeared onstage at the "Porn Star Ball" at the Uptown Cabaret in Charlotte, North Carolina; she was introduced to the audience by Ron Jeremy.

[36] Merryman starred in the 2004 comedy film Busty Cops alongside Nikki Nova, Jesse Jane, Katie James, Sunny Leone and Seana Ryan.

[40] In 2006, Merryman moved from Los Angeles, California and hosted a party in South Beach, Florida, at Club Deep which was sponsored by FireStar Film Works and Phunhauz Ent.

[9][41][42] She first met Gordon in 2000 while she was employed in Palm Beach, Florida, at a Neiman Marcus store in a mall where she advised customers about cosmetics products.

"[52][53][54] She reflected on what she had learned after her period of time with Gordon, saying in the future she would avoid relationships both with men of his occupation and those who were married.