After two kids and a tabloid-endorsed wedding, the two are still fist pumping into the sunset. Mario Lopez & Karina Smirnoff ( franchise, but the only reality show in history to lead to a congressional hearing as these “White House party crashers” finagled their way into a 2009 state dinner that the Obamas hosted for visiting Indian dignitaries.
Just a few years later, there was no love left when they appeared on )Tyra Bank’s beauty factory has featured lesbian models since its very first season, but Kim Stolz and Sarah Rhoades were the first to see any action. )The two-stepping pro and his celebrity partner dated for a year, but they’re most memorable for their method of breakup: They posted matching tweets to tell the public it was over. After globetrotting all the way to the finale, they repaired their relationship and put their rings back on at the finish line. With her always steady husband by her side, the Manzos are a perfect blueprint for the marriage that lasts. He wasn’t nearly as into it as she was, and that’s what makes this imbalanced (and unstable) couple so memorable. Amanda Zuckerman & Mc Crae Olson () This couple got “married” in the house with the bride wearing a toilet-paper dress, which is unforgettable on its own.
Rhoades seemed genuinely confused about her sexual feelings for another woman, and sadly, Sarah got kicked off before things could really go anywhere. Kevin Jonas & Danielle Deleasa ()Of all the pop-star couple shows listed, this one is by far the most dry. Can’t we just give Nick and Joe Jonas their own shirtless show? Jeff Lewis & Gage Edward ()The only thing more impossible to imagine than this cushy-lipped design dictator finding love with a handsome, upstanding gentleman is imagining what these two will be like as parents. Who would think a real-estate agent and a pizza-delivery guy would be suited to each other? Jaime Dugan & Erik Huffman ( moment we had seen before.
We watch reality television for all sorts of reasons: the tension, the drama, the people who aren’t there to make friends. Onscreen and off, rarely a day goes by without reality stars meeting and falling in love with each other.
Even celebrity couples can’t resist using the genre to celebrate their own relationships (or, just as often, their discord).