{"id":24825,"date":"2023-07-03T22:58:06","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T22:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/03\/couples-who-survived-the-reality-tv-curse-so-far\/"},"modified":"2023-07-03T22:58:06","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T22:58:06","slug":"couples-who-survived-the-reality-tv-curse-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/03\/couples-who-survived-the-reality-tv-curse-so-far\/","title":{"rendered":"Couples Who Survived the Reality TV Curse (So Far)\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"gallery-current\">\n<p>Who says true love <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/reality-tv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">doesn\u2019t exist on reality TV?<\/a> While it seems to be a trend that many marriages on reality TV end in divorce, there are still some reality TV couples out there beating the odds!<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, it\u2019s all about meeting the right person at the right time. That seemed to be the case for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/big-brother\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Big Brother<\/em><\/a>\u2018s <strong>Nicole Franzel<\/strong> and <strong>Victor Arroyo.<\/strong> The reality stars met while filming season 18 of <em>Big Brother<\/em> in 2016. The timing wasn\u2019t right \u2014 she had a showmance with <strong>Corey Brooks<\/strong>, but they split shortly after the season came to an end. She later met Arroyo at an event and they started dating in June 2017. When they both were brought back to the<em> Big Brother<\/em> house in 2018, he proposed. In 2021, she revealed they are expecting their first child.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Big Brother<\/em> house also served for the place of meeting for season 12 couple, <strong>Rachel Reilly<\/strong> and <strong>Brendon Villegas<\/strong>, who went on to get married and now have two children. <strong>Jessica Graf<\/strong> and <strong>Cody Nickson<\/strong> met on season 19 of the CBS show and now are married and have two children as well.<\/p>\n<p><em>Big Brother<\/em> alum <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/paulie-calafiore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Paulie Calafiore<\/strong><\/a> also found love in reality TV \u2014 years after the show ended. He met <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/cara-maria-sorbello\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Cara Maria Sorbello<\/strong><\/a> in 2018 on season 32 of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/the-challenge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Challenge<\/em><\/a>. While the pair had a bumpy relationship in the beginning, they ultimately stayed together and are now living in Montana.<\/p>\n<p><span\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/rob-mariano\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cBoston Rob\u201d Mariano<\/strong><\/a> met <strong>Amber Brkich<\/strong> in 2003 on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/survivor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Survivor: All-Stars<\/em><\/a>. The duo immediately began dating and married in 2005. They\u2019ve not only competed on multiple other reality shows together but are also the proud parents of four children.<\/p>\n<p>Other couples head into reality TV as a pair \u2014 and somehow still make it out that way. <strong>Javen Butler<\/strong> and <strong>Shari Ligons<\/strong> joined season 1 of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/temptation-island\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Temptation Island<\/em><\/a> to move their relationship along and it worked perfectly, ending in an engagement. They also went on to launch a podcast together.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subscribe-line\"><strong><em>Sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/newsletter-signup\/\" class=\"subscription-click-trg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Us Weekly&#8217;s free, daily newsletter<\/a> and never miss breaking news or exclusive stories about your favorite celebrities, TV shows and more!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Scroll through to see which pairs have survived the reality TV curse (so far):<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/couples-who-survived-the-reality-tv-curse-so-far\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who says true love doesn\u2019t exist on reality TV? While it seems to be a trend that many marriages on reality TV end in divorce, there are still some reality TV couples out there beating the odds! Sometimes, it\u2019s all about meeting the right person at the right time. 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