Marrying Millions
| Marrying Millions | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality television |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
| Production company | Sharp Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | Lifetime |
| Release | July 10, 2019 – March 31, 2021 |
Marrying Millions is an American reality television series that premiered on Lifetime on July 10, 2019. The show follows the everyday lives of six couples who face scrutiny from friends and family.
On October 2, 2019, the series was renewed for a second season which began on August 5, 2020. This season continued to follow one couple from Season 1 and introduced 5 new couples.[1][2][3]
Cast
[edit]Marrying Millions included the following couples:[4][5]
Sean Lourdes and Megan Thomas Lourdes
[edit]Megan is a yoga instructor, a model signed with Elite, graduate of UCLA, and fiancée of Sean with whom she has a three-year-old son. Sean is the grandson of AUGE Media Publishing founder, Don Julio Lourdes.[6] While most of their wedding planning goes smoothly, the couple face pressure from Sean's father, Emilio, to get a prenup. The season ends with the pair marrying at Cypress Sea Cove in Malibu, without a prenup.[7]
Shawn Isaac and Kate London
[edit]Shawn, 29, is a rapper and entrepreneur from Palm Springs.[8] While Kate, 33, has wedding bells on her mind, she begins to question if everything is what it seems. In their final episode, Shawn gives Katie a "diamond" bracelet that turns out to be Cubic Zirconia.[9] The couple previously appeared on a Facebook reality show Make Up or Break up in 2017.[10] Isaac has also been on MTV's True Life,[11] Startup U,[12] Bravo's Million Dollar Matchmaker (Season 2, Episode 6).[13][14][11]
Gentille Chhun and Brian Blu (also known as Dave Smith)
[edit]Gentille is a real estate investor in Las Vegas who has been dating Brian, an actor and construction worker who her friends think is using her.[15] During the season, the couple get engaged, but ultimately break-up on the day of their wedding. After the season aired, the legitimacy of their wedding day came into question after reports came out that alleged that there was no public record of a registered marriage license under either of their names in Clark County, Nevada (which would have been required if they were marrying that day).[16][17]
Drew Gemma and Rosie Marin
[edit]40 year old Drew owns a construction and landscaping company and likes to spoil his college graduate girlfriend Rosie, whom he met on SugarDaddy.com. During the season, the couple got engaged. In the season finale, the couple elope to Costa Rica. It is unclear if they are legally married in the U.S.[18] Rosie coined the phrase "Come Through Daddy Drew." After the show aired, Drew's financing allegedly came into question after tax liens and Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) filings became public.[19][20]
Bill Hutchinson and Brianna Ramirez
[edit]Briana, 21, had been dating Bill, the 60-year-old president of Dallas-based Dunhill Partners Inc, for one year.[21] Bill's ex-wife is also on the show to "stir the pot." After two years, the couple are still together.[22] In July 2021, Bill would be criminally charged with sexually abusing three underage girls at his vacation home in Laguna Beach, California.[23]
Katie Hamilton and Kolton Pierce
[edit]Katie, 37, has been dating her daughter's friend Kolton, 23. Katie was previously married to baseball player Josh Hamilton. The current status of their relationship is unknown.[24][25]
Couples
[edit]| Couple | Cast | Age | Occupation | Relationship status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean Lourdes [6] | 36 | Chairman of The Lourdes Foundation and President of Auge Media[26] | Married | The couple has a five-year-old son. While planning for their wedding, Sean's father Emilio pressures the couple to sign a prenup. Sean and Megan married at Cypress Sea Cove, a private estate in Malibu. They married without signing a prenup. |
| Megan Thomas Lourdes | 25 | Project Director for The Lourdes Foundation | |||
| 2 | Drew Gemma | 39 | Owner of landscaping company | Married | Couple met on SugarDaddy.com and elope to Costa Rica. On the show, Rosie coined the phrase "Come Through Daddy Drew." After the show aired, Drew's financing came into question after tax liens became public.[19][20][18] |
| Rosie Marin | 23 | Recent college graduate | |||
| 3 | Bill Hutchinson | 60 | President of Dunhill Partners Inc | Dating | Bill convinces Briana to make a major move to Miami, FL, despite concerns from her family |
| Briana Ramirez | 21 | Hostess | |||
| 4 | Shawn Isaac | 29 | Rapper and Investor[8] | Dating | While Kate, 34, has wedding bells on her mind, she begins to question if everything is what it seems. In their final episode, Shawn gives Kate a "diamond" bracelet that turns out to be Cubic zirconia. This couple has previously appeared on other reality shows.[12] |
| Kate London | 34 | Singer | |||
| 5 | Katie Hamilton | 37 | Entrepreneur | Dating | Katie is the ex-wife of baseball player Josh Hamilton. Kolton is a friend of Katie's daughter[24][25] |
| Kolton Pierce | 23 | Singer | |||
| 6 | Gentille Chhun | 45 | Real estate agent and Investor | Single | Gentille's friends question Brian's motives.[15] During the season, the couple get engaged, but ultimately break-up on the day of their wedding. After the season aired, the legitimacy of their relationship came into question.[16] |
| Brian Bru (also known as Dave Smith) | 48 | Construction worker and Actor |
Episodes
[edit]| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 10 | July 10, 2019 | September 11, 2019 | |
| 2 | 16 | August 5, 2020 | TBA | |
Season 1
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Can't Buy My Love" | July 10, 2019 | N/A |
| 2 | 2 | "Million Dollar Problems" | July 17, 2019 | N/A |
| 3 | 3 | "My Secret Sugar Daddy" | July 24, 2019 | N/A |
| 4 | 4 | "Royal Pains" | July 31, 2019 | N/A |
| 5 | 5 | "No Pressure, No Diamond" | August 7, 2019 | N/A |
| 6 | 6 | "Bling in The Big Apple" | August 14, 2019 | N/A |
| 7 | 7 | "A Constructive Proposal" | August 21, 2019 | N/A |
| 8 | 8 | "The Secret Is Out" | August 28, 2019 | N/A |
| 9 | 9 | "Diamonds Aren't Forever" | September 4, 2019 | N/A |
| 10 | 10 | "Marriage or Money?" | September 11, 2019 | N/A |
Season 2
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title [27] | Original air date [27] | U.S. viewers (millions) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | "Steaks with Snakes" | August 5, 2020 | N/A | ||||||||
| 12 | 2 | "Rich Man, Poor Plan" | August 12, 2020 | N/A | ||||||||
| 13 | 3 | "Daddy Issues" | August 19, 2020 | N/A | ||||||||
| 14 | 4 | "I Can't Get No Satisfaction" | August 26, 2020 | N/A | ||||||||
| 15 | 5 | "Birthdays, Babies, and Blowups" | September 2, 2020 | N/A | ||||||||
| 16 | 6 | "Mother's Point of View" | September 9, 2020 | N/A | ||||||||
| 17 | 7 | "An Indecent Proposal" | September 16, 2020 | N/A | ||||||||
| 18 | 8 | "Rough Waters Ahead" | September 23, 2020 | N/A | ||||||||
| 19 | 9 | "Love On the Rocks" | September 30, 2020 | N/A | ||||||||
| 20 | 10 | "Put a Ring (Back) On It" | October 7, 2020 | N/A | ||||||||
| Special | ||||||||||||
| 21 | – | "The Journey So Far: Part 1" | December 30, 2020 | N/A | ||||||||
| 22 | – | "The Journey So Far: Part 2" | January 20, 2021 | N/A | ||||||||
| Season | ||||||||||||
| 23 | 11 | "Marriage Material" | January 27, 2021 | N/A | ||||||||
| 24 | 12 | "Fear and Lambos in Las Vegas" | February 3, 2021 | N/A | ||||||||
| 25 | 13 | "Mothers Know Best?" | February 10, 2021 | N/A | ||||||||
| 26 | 14 | "Save the Date" | February 17, 2021 | N/A | ||||||||
| 27 | 15 | "Engagements and Ultimatums" | February 24, 2021 | N/A | ||||||||
| 28 | 16 | "Swimmers and Sinking Plans" | March 3, 2021 | N/A | ||||||||
| 29 | 17 | "Cracks in the Commitment" | March 10, 2021 | N/A | ||||||||
| 30 | 18 | "Rodney, It's Your Mama" | March 17, 2021 | N/A | ||||||||
| 31 | 19 | "Island Time" | March 24, 2021 | N/A | ||||||||
| 32 | 20 | "Who's the Queen?" | March 31, 2021 | N/A | ||||||||
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- ^ "'Marrying Millions' Renewed for Season 2 by Lifetime with Expanded 16-Episode Order". 2 October 2019.
- ^ "Lifetime's Provocative Docuseries "Marrying Millions," Returns with Seven Couples, Premiering August 5". The Futon Critic. June 29, 2020.
- ^ Nied, Jennifer (July 10, 2019). "The Cast Of 'Marrying Millions' Might Stir Up More Drama Than '90 Day Fiancé'". Women's Health.
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- ^ Sims, Maddy (September 13, 2019). "Sean Lourdes and Megan Thomas' Wedding Album". The Knot News.
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- ^ "Marrying Millions: Kate's Diamond Bracelet is a Fake (Season 1) | Lifetime".
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- ^ a b "Entrepreneur Shawn Isaac of Rancho Mirage on 'Startup U'". The Desert Sun. September 26, 2015.
- ^ a b Friedlander, Whitney (June 30, 2015). "ABC Family Sets Cast for Tech-Themed Reality Series 'Startup U'". Variety.
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- ^ "Introducing The Real Shawn Isaac". Yummy Mummy Club.
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- ^ a b Hawks, Asa (September 18, 2019). "MARRYING MILLIONS Was Brian & Gentille's relationship & story fake? Was that even her house?". Starcasm.
- ^ "How to Get a Marriage License". www.clarkcountynv.gov. Archived from the original on 2018-09-01.
- ^ a b "Drew and Rosie". My Lifetime. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
- ^ a b Hawks, Asa (July 23, 2019). "Marrying Millions Drew Gemma has multiple tax liens, plus other liens over the last 7 years". Starcasm.
- ^ a b "'Marrying Millions': Drew Gemma And Rosie Mystery Couple May Have Tax Liens Issues". TV Shows Ace. July 24, 2019.
- ^ "About Bill Hutchinson: Dallas Developer and Star of Lifetime's Marrying Millions". Bill Hutchinson.
- ^ "Bill and Brianna". My Lifetime. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
- ^ Nguyen, Lynnanne (9 July 2021). "Multiple young women accuse North Texas reality TV star Bill Hutchinson of sexual assault". KDFW. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
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