Figure 1 Baylen and her Family (photo TLC)
January 13, 2025, a new show on TLC premiered called Baylen Out
Loud. This reality
show chronicles the life of influencer Baylen Dupree, who lives with Tourette
Syndrome. The
first season is done and originally aired on Monday nights 9/8c and could be
watched at times throughout the week to catch up on the episodes you missed, or
you could also watch it on Max on Tuesdays.
Figure 2Meet the Families. The Dooleys on the left are
Chuck and Marline Dooley. Center Colin and Baylen. Top Right brother Vick. Left
center Allen with son Bechnir in front of him. Mother Julie and son Sven left.
Bottom Sister Sammi and Brother Burke. (photo TLC)
The shows depict her life with her family, her
boyfriend/fiancé and her friends in her life. As she goes through her
day you see her tic which can be mild to 
Figure 3Baylen using kid safe plastic knives to cut
chicken. (photo TLC)
extreme,
and anything can become a tic with Tourette’s. She can go into a seizure like tic and her outburst
can be inappropriate to silly and funny. She became an influencer to advocate for what it’s
like with Tourette’s. On top of having Tourette’s, she also has OCD (obsessive-compulsive
disorder), ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder), Anxiety and Coprolalia-
the involuntary production of inappropriate words. She was diagnosed at 17
during covid 19 but had shown signs around age 6 or 7.
Figure 4Moving Day unpacking (photo TLC)
The first seasons focuses on three main areas of
her life. She wants to be independent and live on her own but must show to her
family she can do it. She and her boyfriend Colin Dooley are searching for an
apartment to together. 
Figure 5Colin and Baylen in their own place (photo TLC)
With her being an influencer on TikTok and Instagram
she was invited to be on the panel at Tic Con 2024 in Dallas Texas. While at Tic Con, she makes new friends and
looks at treatment options.
Figure 6Tring Botox for her facial tics (photo TLC)
Figure 7Baylen on the Tic Con Panel (photo TLC)
The big ending to the season is about her boyfriend
Colin Dooley and how he sets up a proposal for marriage. 
Figure 8Taking the knee and popping
the question
Figure 9Woohoo engaged (photo TLC)
The show has been renewed for a second season
but nothing about when it will be back.
Here are a few videos of her show and you can also check her
out on Instagram and TikTok for her post and videos.
I feel the show has done a good job of telling Baylen’s
story and bring awareness to Tourette’s. You get to see in the show how others react
to her tics and how it makes her and her family feel about what others think. They also do a
good job of showing how it affects her family and those around her. I hope next
season is as good as the first season.
There are many that are criticizing the show and
how it is fake or how she is acting that it is scripted. The show has an IMDb rating
of 7.6/10 and on Rotten tomato the show is there but has no rating. It’s only
been 4 months since it has aired so it might need more time to get more ratings
which season 2 can help with that. I like the show and like how she is helping
to bring awareness to Tourette’s since the only other time I have seen it brought
to light is in a movie Front of the Class and there is an author Richard Paul
Evens about Michael Vey that a teenager with Tourette’s.
So, if you're interested in the show check it out on TLC or stream it on Max
Citation
TLC Episodes | Baylen Out Loud | TLC.com
IBMd Baylen Out Loud (TV Series 2025– ) - User reviews - IMDb
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