Boston Rob and Amber Are Expecting Fourth Child
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Boston Rob and Amber Mariano Welcome Baby No. 3
Survivor couple Boston Rob and Amber Mariano welcomed their third daughter, Isabetta Rose, earlier this month, People reports. She was born on May 5 in Pensacola, Fla., weighing in at...
Around the World in 80 Ways: Rob Mariano Returns to Reality TV -- Where's the Finish Line?
He's competed on four seasons of Survivor. He's traveled the world at least twice for The Amazing Race. And last year, he did the impossible and finally took home the $1 million grand prize in front of millions of TV viewers on Survivor: Redemption Island. So what in the world is "Boston Rob" Mariano doing back on TV less than a year after his triumphant win? "I love adventure and I always have," Mariano tells TVGuide.com of his latest reality TV venture, Around the World in 80 Ways. "I never got into Survivor or The Amazing Race or any of these shows to be on TV. I got on originally because I wanted to make some money for my family, and because I love the adventure of it." Around the World in 80 Ways is heavy on adventure, but unlike so many of Mariano's other TV appearances, there's no finish line or final Tribal Council to name a winner. On the series, which premieres Sunday, Oct. 2 at 10/9c on History, Mariano partners with monster truck driver Dennis Anderson to travel thousands of miles in 10 weeks using every possible mode of transportation: from mules to steamboats to...
Meet the Amazing Race 19 Cast
The youngest person to sail around the world will now race around the world.Zac Sunderland, who was 17 when he set sail alone in 2009, and his father, Laurence, are among the globe-trotting teams on The Amazing Race 19. But Sunderland is not the only established name in the cast.Add The Amazing Race to your Watchlist before the new season begins and never miss an episodeFormer Survivor winners ...
"Boston Rob" Mariano Is History (Channel's Latest Host)
Hide your Segway. Survivor and The Amazing Race alum "Boston Rob" Mariano is circumnavigating the globe in a creative way. Mariano and four-time Monster Jam world champ Dennis Anderson will co-host the upcoming series Around the World in 80 Ways for the History Channel, it was announced Monday.
Race Winner's Secret Showbiz Past Revealed!
Just minutes before the country watched Uchenna and Joyce Agu dash toward the winner's mat on The Amazing Race 7, Joyce told TV Guide that her doctor had kindly offered to do a free round of in-vitro fertilization for one last try at having a baby. "I was in tears when I heard," says the 44-year-old, who joined the show with her husband in hopes of winning enough money for the procedure. But if the IVF fails, the couple says they'll adopt, perhaps from the Soweto orphanage they visited during the race. "Those children were so lovely," she says. The Houston sales manager also revealed that she was once an actress (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Silk Stalkings). So who did she play on TNG, which most of us agree was the best Trek series since the original? Ensign Gates. Just like in the picture above, she spent several episodes silently seated at the Enterprise's controls, taking orders from Captain Picard
The Amazing Race's Stinky Secrets
The seventh season of The Amazing Race has come and gone, scoring a series-best 16 million viewers with its finale on May 10. While viewers saw a good portion of what happened on the monthlong dash around the world, there are always some things that CBS won't — or can't — show. As third-place finisher Ron Young told TVGuide.com, "They could really make a whole show out of the extra material." Ron would know. In addition to his and teammate Kelly McCorkle's experiences in a Peruvian brothel — which he described in Tuesday's Insider — the former POW was caught in another... er, compromising position during his time in South America.During the third leg of the race, which took teams on a spectacular drive through the Andes, Ron was suffering from a mean case of dysentery. "Being in Iraq, I know dysentery very well,
Amazing Race: Why Ron and Kelly Split
Breaking up is hard to do, especially on national television. Granted, Ron Young and Kelly McCorkle didn't actually split up on The Amazing Race, but it was pretty clear to viewers that their relationship was on shaky ground. After finishing third in the season finale, the former POW and the ex-Miss South Carolina ultimately went in different directions. Here, in separately conducted interviews, the ex-lovers answer TVGuide.com's queries about their broken romance — and the night they spent in a Peruvian brothel! TVGuide.com: Your relationship became a major issue during the last half of the season. Do you feel you were represented fairly?Ron Young: First of all, I think that in order for them to put any [negative] stuff in there, you have to have said it. They never put things in there that you didn't say, but viewers don't get a chance to see how arguments are resolved. All
Rob and Amber's Agony of Defeat
Love 'em or hate 'em, Rob Mariano and Amber Brkich were definitely the most talked-about team on the seventh season of The Amazing Race. The ex-Survivors dominated the race from the very first leg, regularly finishing in the Top Three and winning scads of prizes. But their scheming ultimately didn't get them to the finish line in first place — they wound up placing second to Joyce and Uchenna Agu. Here, the now-married couple discuss their controversial approach to the race and tease their TV future. TVGuide.com: Coming to the finish line, how far behind Uchenna and Joyce were you?Rob Mariano:We were about 30 minutes behind them, but we pretty much knew it was over when we got to the cigar shop. We were disappointed that they held that plane from Puerto Rico to Miami to let Uchenna and Joyce on. If they hadn't, we would have had the race in the bag. We were pulli
Amazing Race Champs Beg to Differ
That screaming you heard on Tuesday night at about 10:45 was 16 million CBS viewers wondering why Amazing Racers Uchenna Agu and Joyce Robinson Agu were begging for cash on Ft. Lauderdale's streets instead of sprinting for the finish line. The married couple had fought their way back from third place and were literally steps away from becoming the seventh team to win The Amazing Race. But before they could claim their $1 million prize, Uchenna and Joyce had to raise the money to pay off their cab fare. Fortunately, their faith in the kindness of strangers paid off and the two landed on the mat in first place to the wild cheers of their fellow racers... and the largest at-home viewing audience ever. Here, they talk about their adventures — the begging! The hair! Da plane, da plane! — and how the race ultimately renewed their relationship. TVGuide.com: What the heck were you t
Amazing Race's Bold Oldsters Sound Off
Despite being written off by their rivals early on, The Amazing Race's sexagenarians, Meredith and Gretchen Smith, wound up doing pretty well for themselves on the globe-trotting series (Tuesdays, 9pm/ET on CBS). The retired couple finished the race in fourth place, which makes them the oldest team ever to reach the final four. "I told Gretchen that we've struck a blow for snowheads everywhere," Meredith happily tells TVGuide.com. In addition to enjoying their newfound fame, the Smiths are also celebrating the birth of their first grandson. His name? Meredith IV, of course! TVGuide.com: It was interesting to see how the airport situation reversed itself in this week's episode. Last week, you, Uchenna and Joyce scrounged around for an earlier flight. This time, you both opted to stick with the first flight you found.Meredith Smith: Well, we did hear about the Frankfurt flight. We also heard that it was completely booked, although we h
Amazing Race's Bold Oldsters Sound Off
Despite being written off by their rivals early on, The Amazing Race's sexagenarians, Meredith and Gretchen Smith, wound up doing pretty well for themselves on the globe-trotting series (Tuesdays, 9pm/ET on CBS). The retired couple finished the race in fourth place, which makes them the oldest team ever to reach the final four. "I told Gretchen that we've struck a blow for snowheads everywhere," Meredith happily tells TVGuide.com. In addition to enjoying their newfound fame, the Smiths are also celebrating the birth of their first grandson. His name? Meredith IV, of course! TVGuide.com: It was interesting to see how the airport situation reversed itself in this week's episode. Last week, you, Uchenna and Joyce scrounged around for an earlier flight. This time, you both opted to stick with the first flight you found.Meredith Smith: Well, we did hear about the Frankfurt flight. We also heard that it was completely booked, although we h
Amazing Race Gay Guys Sound Off!
Talk about defying expectations. After spending much of this super-sized leg of The Amazing Race (Tuesdays, 9pm/ET) in the back of the pack, Energizer bunnies Meredith and Gretchen beat boyfriends Lynn and Alex to the finish mat in Jodhpur, India. While the gregarious gay couple is disappointed with their fifth-place finish, they're not letting it get them down. If anything, they're even funnier in person than they were on the race. Here, they tell TVGuide.com how they met, their future television ambitions and the celeb they'd most like to meet (the answer may surprise you...). TVGuide.com: I think everyone was surprised to see Gretchen and Meredith finish ahead of you. How far behind were you?Lynn Warren: We were surprised! We thought for sure that we'd make the final four. It was just bad luck. The cab driver didn't know where he was going. Coming to the finish mat, we were proba
Amazing Race Gay Guys Sound Off!
Talk about defying expectations. After spending much of this super-sized leg of The Amazing Race (Tuesdays, 9pm/ET) in the back of the pack, Energizer bunnies Meredith and Gretchen beat boyfriends Lynn and Alex to the finish mat in Jodhpur, India. While the gregarious gay couple is disappointed with their fifth-place finish, they're not letting it get them down. If anything, they're even funnier in person than they were on the race. Here, they tell TVGuide.com how they met, their future television ambitions and the celeb they'd most like to meet (the answer may surprise you...). TVGuide.com: I think everyone was surprised to see Gretchen and Meredith finish ahead of you. How far behind were you?Lynn Warren: We were surprised! We thought for sure that we'd make the final four. It was just bad luck. The cab driver didn't know where he was going. Coming to the finish mat, we were proba
Amazing Race Goodies You Missed!
When you're a contestant on The Amazing Race (Tuesdays, 9 pm/ET on CBS), you quickly get used to having a camera constantly on your tail as you race around the world in pursuit of $1 million. Of course, that means that every funny, foolish or — as in the case of "Boston" Rob — downright devious thing you do has a good chance of being shown on national television. But for every memorable moment that makes the final cut, there are at least a dozen more that the audience never gets a chance to see (even if a few do turn up on the CBS website). Here are a few examples of incidents that didn't air, direct from the mouths of this season's recently Philiminated racers. While passing through yet another airport, mother-son team Susan and Patrick Vaughn were told that Susan's backpack weighed too much to be allowed on
Why This Amazing Racer Hates Rob
If nothing else, Susan and Patrick Vaughn made history for being the first mother-son team to run The Amazing Race (Tuesdays, 9pm/ET on CBS). After a strong start, the twosome had trouble keeping up with the rest of the pack, and a defective boat finally sunk their chances this week. Here, the Philiminated mom and her openly gay son tell TVGuide.com about their often-contentious relationship — and Patrick reveals how he really feels about "media whores" Rob and Amber. TVGuide.com: So Patrick, you were down in the dumps in your last episode. Having watched it, do you regret being so defeatist?Patrick Vaughn: I definitely shouldn't have expressed it so much, but we were so far behind. It seemed like every little comment I made was aired. Maybe I did talk about it a lot. [Laughs] It was that whole boat thing — that did it for us. When our
Are These Amazing Race Gals Gay?
Debbie Cloyed and Bianca Smith went into The Amazing Race (Tuesdays, 9pm/ET) intending to be the first all-female team to walk away with the $1 million prize. (Click here for photos of all the teams.) Unfortunately, a major navigational error on their way from Chile to Argentina set the gal pals back by almost five hours and sealed their fate. Here, they discuss their mistakes, Rob Mariano's controversial Roadblock strategy and what they really mean by calling each other "lifelong friends." TVGuide.com: So you really had no idea you were heading in the wrong direction for two hours?Debbie:We had gotten directions from someone who told us that it would be a five-hour trip, so we were expecting a long drive and weren't perturbed at all by how long we were on the road. We were double-checking our directions along the way, but every single person would tell us something different, and our ma
Race's Lonely Loser Seeks Wife
Someone always has to be the first last team to the pit stop on The Amazing Race. In the show's seventh edition (Tuesdays at 9 pm/ET on CBS), that ignoble honor has fallen to Ryan Phillips and Chuck Horton. The good buddies from South Carolina more than kept up with the pack, but could never seem to get ahead. Here, the duo discusses their downfall — and Ryan relays a special message to the ladies out there, on Chuck's behalf. TVGuide.com: So how does it feel to be the first team Philiminated from TAR 7?Chuck Horton: We decided that we weren't going to say any bad stuff, so I can't answer that question. [Laughs] TVG: How exactly did you fall behind Ron and Kelly anyway? It looked like you were ahead of them when you first got out of the taxi.Ryan Phillips:Well, what happened was our taxis stopped right in front of where we were supposed to go in, but the ta
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