[2] In 2021, Wondery published an investigative podcast series into Rivera's life and her appearance on the show There's Something About Miriam titled Harsh Reality.

[3] In June 2022, a similar three-part documentary series, called Miriam: Death of a Reality Star, was commissioned by Channel 4 from Expectation Entertainment.

[9] Remy Blumenfeld first saw Rivera performing in Speed Angels - a transgender girl band[10]- after which he planned to cast her in a TV show that was later released as There's Something About Miriam.

[11] She was filmed in Ibiza for There's Something About Miriam in 2003, but the show's airdate was delayed until out-of-court settlement of litigation by contestants in 2004.

Hosted by Tim Vincent, it featured six men wooing Rivera without revealing that she was transgender until the final episode.

[12] After the high ratings for the show, she was cast as a guest on Big Brother Australia 2004, also produced by Endemol.