Tracy Anderson has spent more than 20 years building her celebrity client list that includes Gwyneth Paltrow, J-Lo, and Madonna — but her A-list-approved empire now appears to be in turmoil amid bitter backlash. accusations that her Hamptons studio has dissolved into a “chaotic mess.”
The 47-year-old has seduced its most affluent members by setting up studios in Los Angeles, New York and Madrid – TA memberships becoming something of a “status symbol” in their own right.
But according to a report by Insider.
It’s not the first time Anderson has faced controversy in recent months after her ex-employees came forward to reveal the toxic culture of paranoia, legal threats and grueling working conditions.
Tracy Anderson has spent over 20 years building her celebrity client list that includes Gwyneth Paltrow, J-Lo and Madonna
The 47-year-old has lured the most affluent clientele by setting up studios in LA, New York and Madrid – with TA memberships becoming something of a ‘status symbol’ in their own right
Over the past two decades, Tracy Anderson’s name has become synonymous with fitness and wellness among society’s elite.
Patrons, who sign up for both the prestige and the trainings, pay $900 per month to learn her Tracy Anderson method – a dance-based workout in a room heated to 95 degrees with 75 percent humidity.
But devotees at her two locations in the Hamptons — the Sag Harbor and Water Mill studios — told Insider that the studios have “turned into a chaotic, overpriced mess.”
And their biggest complaint seems to be the sky-high prices.
For example, in addition to their hefty monthly membership fees, there’s also a fee to reserve a mat for the summer – essentially allowing people to save their favorite spots in the classroom.
The publication states that the price was already a hefty $3,000 in 2018, but as of this year it has risen to a whopping $5,500.
Anderson was also eager to push her “Vitality Week” in Sag Harbor, which runs August 17-21 this year.
It promises everything “from specialized classes and lectures with Tracy, to a summer soirée under the stars.”
Over the past two decades, Tracy Anderson’s name has become synonymous with fitness and wellness among society’s elite
It seems the tide could turn her popularity as she now faces anger from her clients in the Hamptons over $5,500 mat fees, $90 lessons and power struggles between “queen bees.” Pictured: Hamptons Water Mill studio
But the $5,995 price tag scares off potential customers — especially since it’s more than three times the price of the same event in 2012 — then called Hamptons Detox Week.
Dani Levi, who works as a makeup artist and is a TA member in the Hamptons, told the outlet, “It’s kind of ridiculous.”
In addition, the type of wealthy client Anderson’s studio attracts has also led to favoritism and power struggles.
A former Hamptons trainer told Insider, “They are queen bees from September to May in Tribeca, but when they get mixed together, the dynamic changes.
“That’s the point of this whole thing: power and ‘I have money’ and ‘Do you know who I am? Do you know where I live?'”
Much of the tension reportedly arises between old members feeling “entitled” and younger non-members taking drop-in classes.
Patrons, who sign up for both the prestige and the workouts, pay $900 a month to learn her Tracy Anderson Method—a dance-based workout in a room heated to 95 degrees with 75 percent humidity
Devotees at her two locations in the Hamptons — the Sag Harbor (pictured) and Water Mill studios — have said they’ve “become a chaotic, overpriced mess,” according to Insider
Anderson charges up to $90 per 55-minute walk-in session at the prestigious venues, which is much more expensive than its closest competitors.
Before the summer season started, the Hamptons studio manager left and has yet to be replaced, leaving no one with “a finger on the pulse.”
FEMAIL has reached out to a representative for Tracy Anderson for comment.
The latest claims come just months after former employees started speaking out about what goes on behind closed doors, revealing a great story of legal threats, paranoia and grueling working conditions.
A former employee claimed Anderson was paralyzed by fear that someone “smarter and better would steal her stuff,” and had filed a lawsuit against a handful of ex-trainers she labeled “second-rate copycats.”
Another source said their bodies were pushed to “breaking point” with the level of intensity demanded from workers, with the heat from the studios also leaving them “exhausted and dehydrated.”