Hey Paula is an American reality television series starring and co-produced by American television personality Paula Abdul that aired from June 28 to July 27, 2007, on the Bravo network.

Abdul's persona on Hey Paula was considerably less genial than that of her established reputation as "the nice one" on American Idol.

[1][2] Abdul's behavior on the show, particularly toward her staff, was revealed to be less than exemplary.

[3] In spite of the tremendous success of American Idol, the ratings for Hey Paula were reportedly low.

Though her reaction to this was captured on camera, Abdul and her handlers subsequently denied the veracity of the segment, attributing Abdul's highly emotional on-camera break-down to "creative editing".