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The 'Hot GRITS' Cast Are Basically Seven Sassy As Hell Quote Machines

"Alright you white trash heifers, I got Fireball." Or so says Jenna to her fellow "GRITS" at the top of the extended trailer for VH1's new reality show. G.R.I.T.S.: That's "Girls Raised in the South." I know, both because it's explained in Hot GRITS' extended trailer, and because I had embroidered on a pillow in my childhood bedroom that probably came from Cracker Barrel and definitely came from one of my aunts. It's an acronym that people really use and I congratulate VH1 on its double-pun in the show's title. I also congratulate the network for packing so many choice quotes from its seven new cast members.

The series centers on seven young women living in Valdosta, Georgia; since they're technically already "raised," the show follows the results of being raised in Valdosta, which thankfully, occasionally includes getting drunk while fishing, going to the bar with fish guts on your shirt, and earning the nickname, Ratchet. Or so Ratchet tells us in the truly action packed trailer for what is sure to be a be a bright spot on "Welcome to Valdosta" flyers for years to come. Let's meet the ladies of Hot GRITS through their most telling quotes and tune in Tuesday night to see if the new series holds up to the promise of its trailer...

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by Jodi Walker

Bear

“I’m half-redneck, half-Filipino, that call it a jala-peño.”

Bear trying to call Valdosta a melting pot but accidentally calling it a pothole instead is just the perfect way to start off Hot GRITS trailer in earnest. Bear is a lot of things you might not expect out of such a tiny young person: a drift-racer (her passion), a model, and a wife… also, her chosen name is Bear. Unfortunately, her husband Lion (yes, Lion!) still hasn’t told his parents that they’ve been married for two years, so that looks to be Bear’s main cause of tension, as her VH1 bio says that when she’s with the girls, she’s the life of the party.

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Emily

“I feel like I don’t belong here… we belong where a lot of other good looking people are: New York, L.A., or Jacksonville.”

Emily is a self-described big city girl, and nowhere is that less readily accepted than in a smaller town like Valdosta. Emily is looking to take her love of finer things and her fine boyfriend to the bright city lights of (ahem) Jacksonville. That doesn’t look to be winning her many friends at home, or on the VH1 editorial team if the shade in her cast bio is anything go by: “Emily presents herself as high class.” Present away, Emily!

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Hailey

“Southern hospitality? That’s a bad question for me.”

Good on you, Hailey, you have to know your strengths. Hailey is a Southern girl, sans the hospitality, with an extra dose of “never leave the house without your lipstick on.” I wasn’t aware the Valdosta had so many modeling opportunities, but Hailey is also a model who takes great pride in looking good, partying hard, and occasionally throwing drinks at her best friends when they decide to move to Jacksonville.

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Jenna

“I am very nice, except to b—ches who give me bad vibes.”

Well, you can’t be nice all the time! Jenna says her dad raised her to be able to hang with the boys as much as the girls. That looks to have made her into a pretty well-rounded, Fireball-loving young lady, but also one who will likely say, “I’m just being honest” a few too many times while stirring up drama.

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Ratchet

“Win or lose, I still booze.”

Oh Ratchet, I hope they paint your likeness on Valdosta’s welcome sign. Ratchet likes boozing and drinking, and no matter the nickname, that busy schedule just doesn’t leave enough time for bickering with her friends. Ratchet is a friend to all.

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Sarah

“I know how to castrate bulls.”

According to her VH1 bio, Sarah’s unique and impressive skill set isn’t enough to outweigh her propensity for problem-starting impulsive behavior (not the best attribute when it comes to bull castration, one would think). Sarah looks to be the lightening rod for much of the drama among the main GRITS, but also plenty of the one-liner comic relief.

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Jennifer

“I do not put up with anyone’s shit. Ever.”

Nor should you, Jennifer, you are very, very pregnant. Jennifer is expecting a child with her ex-husband who she also happens to be marrying for the second time, so she doesn’t have as much time to party with the other girls. But, as the “mother hen of the group,” she makes the time to mediate a situation if she needs to… hopefully, perched atop her scenic tree swing.

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