Kumari Shreya
Netflix’s ‘At Home With the Furys’ follows boxing legend Tyson Fury and his family. The series highlights his dynamics with his wife, Paris Fury, and his relationship with his six children. The show also features Tyson’s father John Fury, Tyson’s brother Tommy Fury, and Tommy’s girlfriend Molly-Mae Hague. The show’s production started after the boxer announced his retirement in early 2022, and it also addresses several mental health issues. However, one cannot help but wonder just how much of what we get to see is legitimate, and we are here to explore the same!
Is At Home With the Furys Scripted?
No, we do not believe that ‘At Home With the Furys’ is scripted. While the cameras certainly do not follow the members of the Fury family at every single point, what we do get to see seems to be a realistic glimpse into their actual lives. However, most of the significant developments in the experiences of these cast members have already often been publicly well-known, like Tyson Fury’s professional boxing match with Derek Chisora on December 3, 2022.
While the Netflix show does offer us a look into the private life of the Furys, Tyson apparently took some time to get used to the idea, especially at the start of the project. “We got halfway through filming, and he [Tyson] wanted to cancel the whole show!,” Paris Fury recently shared on ‘Capital XTRA Breakfast with Robert & Shayna Marie’ while talking about her husband and the production. The boxer then actually agreed with what his wife had disclosed, even stating that it might have been due to his bipolar disorder diagnosis.
“Yeah, I wanted out,” Tyson confirmed. “I was like, a couple of weeks in, I said, ‘Is there any way?’ I’d be on the phone with my lawyers, ‘Is there any way I can get out of this? I don’t know what I’ve signed up for again. I said I’d never do it again; I’ve done it again, I’ve made a mistake.'” Indeed there are many points in the show where Tyson is not at all shy about not wanting cameras around. In fact, in season 1, he barred the production team from filming his daughter Athena Fury’s christening and often requested to be left alone when going through a tumultuous phase.
Furthermore, Tyson and Paris have shared how the former, in particular, never agreed to either film a set scene or repeat lines. “Tyson wouldn’t do scripted at all. It wasn’t that they wanted to script anything because we agreed this isn’t fake,” the latter explained to Daily Express before adding, “So we weren’t going down that, this was a reality show or whatever you want to call it… [but] a documentary of our life.” The former boxer himself clarified that whenever he has been asked to even repeat a line, he has refused as “that was the one-line wonder. I can’t repeat something off the cuff.” Taking cues from her husband, Paris apparently also adopted a similar policy.
Given the work put in by Tyson to build up his boxing career, his time after retirement indeed allows viewers to connect with him on a deeper level. Throughout season 1, his struggle to find the perfect recipe to help improve his mental health was the show’s primary focus. Plus, the realistic conversations that take place between the various family members help them create a sense of relatability despite the apparent wealth that the Furys enjoy.
Given the documentary-type nature of ‘At Home With the Furys’ and the easily verifiable nature of some of the most significant events featured in the show, we are inclined to believe that it is indeed unscripted. There were some other members of the family who purportedly also found it a bit harder to adjust to the constant surveillance of cameras. However, despite all of the doubts they might have had regarding being a part of the production, their on-screen presence does seem to be genuine.
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