Hot Gallery: These Small-Screen Couples Have Had Some Very Showy Romances
What could be more natural when two people are thrown together in a thoroughly unnatural reality-TV setting than for them to find true love? Well, okay, maybe not always true love—but the heightened reality of reality TV certainly has led to some wild (and some pretty weird) romances. For example, Heidi and Spencer from MTV's The Hills are still going strong and have the new E! special After Shock: Heidi and Spencer airing so we can check in on their romance.
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By Nina Hämmerling SmithOkay, so they were actually on a show about finding love, but Rehn and Sutter made our list because their showmance is one that, despite all the airtime, seems more “romance” than “show.” Rehn was disappointed when she became the runner-up for the first season of The Bachelor, but that was clearly a blessing, as she went on to become the first Bachelorette and chose firefighter Ryan.
Update: Rehn and Ryan’s wedding was broadcast in a three-part series in 2003. Max, their first child, was captured in all his adorable babyness for a Bachelor update show in 2008. Their daughter, beautiful Blakesley, was born a year later. The family lives in Colorado. In January 2014, the pair will renew their vows for a live special on ABC.