TV Love Is Blind star Nick Thompson says he's applied for 400 jobs, is two months away from losing home The former VP of marketing blames the show in part for sullying his reputation and making him effectively unhireable. By Lester Fabian Brathwaite Lester Fabian Brathwaite Lester Fabian Brathwaite is a staff writer at Entertainment Weekly, where he covers breaking news, all things Real Housewives, and a rich cornucopia of popular culture. Formerly a senior editor at Out magazine, his work has appeared on NewNowNext, Queerty, Rolling Stone, and The New Yorker. He was also the first author signed to Phoebe Robinson's Tiny Reparations imprint. He met Oprah once. EW's editorial guidelines Published on August 2, 2023 11:01PM EDT Reality stars are beginning to speak up about fair labor practices amid the concurrent writers' and actors' strike. Nick Thompson claims after his stint on Netflix's dating show Love Is Blind, he lost his job as a VP of marketing and has applied "to over 400 jobs" to no avail. He also says he can only afford his mortgage for another two months. Nick Thompson. Ser Baffo/Netflix Thompson believes his appearance on the show may have prompted his firing from his original job. "There were a number of layoffs, but it was a week after my name was not politely mentioned in the media, so I think that might have been a contributing factor when decisions were being made," Thompson told Entertainment Tonight. "That's speculation, of course, but after the show came out... I definitely felt like I wasn't taken as seriously anymore... people would treat me a little bit differently and not take my ideas or my work as seriously." Nick Thompson and ex-wife Danielle Ruhl from 'Love is Blind'. Adrian S. Burrows Sr./Netflix He's gotten feedback along the lines of companies not wanting his name associated with them. Though Thompson has found himself in a tricky situation, he's trying to help other reality stars with his organization, the UCAN Foundation, the Unscripted Cast Advocacy Network. "Our goal there is to take care of the immediate thing right now, which is that we have cast members that need legal and mental health support," Thompson explained. "So we built the network. There are over 400 therapists, over 50 entertainment lawyers, that are in our network, that are there ready to help." Thompson also criticized Netflix for poor working conditions while filming, as well as the salary and the lack of residuals paid to talent. Real Housewives of New York City alum Bethenny Frankel recently sounded a similar bell in an Instagram video. "Anyone shooting a Bravo show should not be shooting until they get paid residuals for all the other episodes that they've ever done or those episodes should be taken down," she said, adding, "Reality stars should go on strike." Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more. Related content: Real Housewives alum Bethenny Frankel says reality TV stars should strike: 'We've always been the losers' Here's everyone who is still together from Love Is Blind season 4 Time to get back in the pods! Watch the first Love Is Blind season 5 teaser