Monette happens to be one of these women who loves love.
As a professional wedding planner, she’s surrounded by it each and every day.
Now, she’s hoping to finally tie the knot with her boyfriend John.
That is, after she explains to him that she has 11 ex-husbands.
Actually, somebody from the production company contacted me.
[Laughs]
What did you think when you received a call from them?
It’s like, no, I don’t want to do that.
And I was like, okay, I’m doing this.
What made you want to be a part of this show and share your story?
You know, I’ve been asked that quite a few times the last few days.
I think no I don’t think.
Iknowmy biggest reason for this is: your past doesn’t matter.
It’s what you do now.
Look at this."
I mean, if anybody is a failure at finding Mr.
Right, it’s me.
[Laughs] And so, if I give up that hope, you know I don’t know.
I think that that’s important, and I want people to have that.
What was that conversation like?
John is really funny because I never thought that he would be on it.
Because he’s just so he is a loner.
He likes to be by himself.
He doesn’t like big crowds.
And when I was talking to him about it, at first, he was a little apprehensive.
Then he goes, “What am I talking about?
Anywhere we go, everybody ignores me, and they just talk to you.”
[Laughs] He goes, “So go ahead.
I don’t care.”
He’s just kind of like, “Whatever.”
It just wasn’t the greatest experience, and I just I was never going to do it again.
Was that a similar reality show situation?
It’s a talk show.
Now, you have cameras around you all the time at home.
Was it strange at first to get used to all of that?
Well, I had no idea that they were going to have cameras running 24/7.
And I was like, “I don’t want people to see me.
I just want to lay down, and be in sweats, and look ugly.”
[Laughs] That was different.
And I still did that.
I mean, I’m sure they have many ugly shots of me.
My life is pretty much an open book.
Everyone that knows me knows everything about me, you know?
[Laughs] I’m the only one that gets to have a say.
It was dealing with my health issues and everything like that.
What you’re saying right now is not right."
Does that make sense?
You’re hit with all those issues head-on.
It almost sounds like good therapy for a relationship to be able to talk those things out, though.
Right, because then right after, then they ask you questions about it.
And so then it makes you think even more and you’re like and it really was.
Then when I thought about it, I’m like, “No, I don’t like that.
It makes you dig deeper.
Do you know what I’m saying?
And that may be just a dumb ritualistic thing or whatever, however you want to say it.
It means that I haven’t done it for 10 years.
And so when I do do it, it’s going to be, this is it.
This is it, or it’s never happening for me.
For your previous marriages, did you plan out weddings for all of those?
Do you enjoy the wedding planning process, too?
I’m actually a wedding planner, and I do weddings.
Yes, and I love weddings.
I love everything about it.
What should I do?”
I wish I could do the same thing for myself.
[Laughs] I guess when you don’t do, they say, you teach.
I can teach relationships; I just don’t do them.
Obviously, like, I see my children’s father at events and stuff like that all the time.
I mean, it’s been 20-some-odd years, and they’ve been together, and we haven’t.
it’s possible for you to make me laugh."
There’s friends that won’t go to Vegas unless I go with them.
They’re like, “You haven’t been to Vegas until you go with Monette.
You have to go with her.”
[Laughs] So they all want to be around me.
And I don’t ask a lot of friends.
I always do things for people.
I’m always the one that does everything for everybody else, and so I’m an easy friend.
Does that make sense?
Yeah, it totally makes sense.
Is there anything you’ve learned about yourself since shooting the show?
I think since shooting the show, I do reflect more now.
A lot, like after.
I don’t have a producer asking me questions after anymore.
or “Was I fair in that situation?
Was I fair to the other person?”
And so I do look at myself a lot more that way.
I reflect a lot more.
Will Monette be tuning in to watch the series premiere?
Are you planning to watch the premiere with John or with your daughter?
They’re excited about it, too!
Every single one of them are now married, and they’re all successful in their lives.
It just depends on where I am in the country at the time.
But in all sincerity …
I don’t usually get emotional, so I did a lot, because they would ask me questions.
I’m like, “Stop asking me those.”
If somebody does something wrong, and they say they’re sorry, I’m done.
And I’m like okay, and it’s over.
And so that’s been a good thing for me and a detrimental thing for me.
And so I would say that I’m sincere.
It’s not just a game.
[Laughs] I really, really thought every single one was the one.
And I thought I was madly in love every single time.
What was your favorite part of shooting “Addicted to Marriage”?
I think the very best part for me was, like, after John’s birthday dinner.
We were they were interviewing us after the scene of his birthday dinner.
“Addicted to Marriage” premieres Tuesday, November 16 at 10 p.m. EST/PST on TLC.
