She was one of the biggest reality stars of the late 2000s, but now Daisy de la Hoya is struggling to find work in the fast food industry.
The 42-year-old shot to fame in 2008 as the breakout star of VH1’s Rock of Love, which followed 25 women competing to become the girlfriend of Poison frontman Bret Michaels.
Hoya was so popular during her stint on the show that she landed her own spin-off, Daisy of Love.
The Colorado-born performer attempted to find work as an actress and musician after her time on reality TV ended, but substance abuse issues torpedoed her budding showbiz career.
Hoya is now applying for jobs at McDonald’s in an attempt to rebuild her life after hitting rock bottom.
The former reality star shared an update on her employment search on social media this week, telling fans, ‘I just applied to McDonald’s twice. Please do not tell me I am not trying to look for a job, Karen.’
She was one of the biggest reality stars of the late 2000s, but now Daisy de la Hoya is struggling to find work in the fast food industry; pictured in 2009
Hoya, now 42, was the breakout star from season two of Rock of Love with Bret Michaels
She continued, ‘The jobs just don’t want me. I’m over doing my best damn work every day for them.’
In another post, Hoya revealed that she had also applied to Jack in the Box.
Fans were sympathetic towards Hoya in the comments, with one writing, ‘Don’t worry, I’ve applied to McDonald’s 5 times and never hear anything back! The job market is terrible!’
‘Girl you got this! You can do better than McDonald’s!’ wrote another.
A third commented, ‘Sending you all my love and manifesting for you Daisy! It is rough out here! I have a BA and 25 years of teaching experience and it’s near impossible to get a job.’
Outside of pursuing a career in fast food, Hoya also co-hosts a podcast called Pink Cassette and is still working on music.
In June, she took on work as a door-to-door canvasser for Doctors Without Borders and said that she was starting summer school to further her education.
‘I really hope I can keep this job. Not only is it meaningful work, but it also aligns with my personal value system,’ she wrote on Instagram at the time.
Hoya is now applying for jobs at McDonald’s in an attempt to rebuild her life after hitting rock bottom; pictured 2026
Outside of pursuing a career in fast food and furthering her education, Hoya also co-hosts a podcast called Pink Cassette and is still working on music
During the height of her fame in the late 2000s, Hoya was linked to Motley Crue’s Tommy Lee, Jane’s Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro, and even Poison’s C.C. DeVille.
She was a fixture on Hollywood red carpets and was often spotted rubbing shoulders with some of the biggest rock musicians and reality stars of that era.
Unfortunately, substance abuse issues derailed her career.
In 2024, TMZ reported that Corey Feldman and former Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew star Jennifer Gimenez had teamed up to get Hoya into a mental health treatment center.
Gimenez also told the outlet that Hoya was in a 12-step program.
During the height of her fame, Hoya was linked to Motley Crue’s Tommy Lee, Jane’s Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro (pictured), and even Poison’s C.C. DeVille; Hoya pictured in 2008
Hoya tried to launch a music career after appearing on reality TV, but her career was derailed by her battle with addiction; pictured 2011
The intervention came shortly after Hoya was accused of ‘stalking’ 90 Day Fiancé couple Mariah Fineman and Tom Brooks.
Hoya denied the stalking allegations, but she did admit to having a ‘mental health episode’.
In a social media post in August, 2025, Hoya said that she had graduated from a drug rehabilitation outpatient program.
Rock of Love was one of the highest-rated VH1 shows of the 2000s, drawing 5.4 million viewers for its season 1 finale.
It launched the careers of several notable late 2000s reality stars, including Hoya and model Megan Hauserman.
Rock of Love was a spin-off from Flava Flav’s infamous dating series Flavor of Love, which was one of the highest-rated reality shows of the 2000s.
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