If youlovereality shows all about romance, then TLC’s newest series certainly won’t disappoint.
In fact, all of them have been married several times before.
Amy, for example, was swept off her feet the moment she met Geno.
And I was like, oh my gosh, that’s me.
And I didn’t [click] on to it.
They’re doing a show on it.
I must not be the only one out there."
Because it’s not very common.
I know you’re a personal trainer, but have you always wanted to be on TV?
No, I haven’t.
Well, let me say this.
I feel like I have a lot to say and share with other people.
Was your boyfriend Geno on board with being on the show, too, at first?
Yeah, he was fine with it.
Definitely for me personally, kind of mixed emotions.
So excited, nervous, all of those normal things, I think.
Doing commercials is one thing, but for a reality show you have cameras around all of the time.
Was there anything you made off-limits for them?
We had cameras set up in our house 24/7.
What was it like getting used to that?
[Laughs] You know what?
It actually wasn’t as intrusive as we thought that it was going to be.
So, that was nice.
What was the hardest part about shooting the show?
I think that’s something that’s really hard for all of us to be.
At least most people.
I didn’t go into any of my marriages thinking I would get divorced.
I think it’s definitely more I think it’s true to say I have an addiction to love.
I mean, who doesn’t love being in love, right?
[Laughs] I love the idea of that level of commitment.
So I’ve never been scared of that.
I prefer it, so I was never apprehensive to make that sort of a promise to someone.
And I didn’t bring my baggage from the prior relationships into my next one.
Hopefully, [a] clean slate for both of us.
And I never forced it on anyone.
It was always just super natural to go into that phase of the relationship.
Amy opens up about her previous marriages
Have you planned out weddings for all of your marriages?
Do you enjoy the wedding planning process, too?
We had an awesome, big wedding, and that was really fun.
Smaller wedding the two after that they were smaller, more intimate, but super fun.
I mean, because it’s exciting when you’re planning something like that.
So I always made the best of it, but I am kind of over that, actually.
At this point, I’m cool with just a bikini and some sand.
Do you still stay connected with any of your four ex-husbands today?
One, just because we have two daughters together, since the girls are out of the house.
That kind of goes back to what a loyal, committed person I am.
I never want to instill those securities in another human being.
So when I ended and I did end all four marriages.
They were all my decision.
Is that something you’ve worried about?
[Laughs] “I just, I just wanted to tell you.
Full disclosure: I’ve been divorced four times.”
Because you don’t know their stories or what they’ve been through.
You don’t know why they had four failed marriages.
Was it the kind of people that they choose to be with, right?
But yeah, I think it’s normal for that to be a red flag for anybody.
Take your damn time.
Yeah, about eight years.
By a long shot.
What was your favorite part about doing this show and about having this experience?
Not only to Geno.
[Laughs] But to the millions of people, I’m kind of laying it all out there.
I think it’s my favorite part.
It was fun actually!
Do you have plans to watch the premiere?
I’m just having a few girlfriends over to my house to watch it.
Some really supportive girlfriends.
[Laughs] To watch the show with me.
Do you like reality shows in general?
What’s your favorite one to watch?
I mean, who doesn’t?
“Addicted to Marriage” premieres Tuesday, November 16 at 10 p.m. EST/PST on TLC.
