As viewers have seen in recent seasons, showmances are common on reality TV, especially on MTV’s The Challenge.
The Challenge Season 39, aka Battle For a New Champion, saw returning castmates Horacio Gutierrez and Nurys Mateo link up and become an official couple. Other showmances included Kyland Young with Melissa Reeves and Michele Fitzgerald with Callum Izzard.
MTV’s show created other couples in previous seasons, including Paulie Calafiore and Cara Maria Sorbello, Kam Williams and Leroy Garrett, and Zach Nichols and Jenna Compono.
A previous report mentioned two other Ride or Dies castmates who may have been hooking up during Season 40.
Based on more spoilers for The Challenge’s next season, there may be a few more relationships blossing from the competition show.
This report contains spoilers from The Challenge Season 40 filming in Vietnam.
Two more showmances arrive from The Challenge 40 spoilers
Spoilers are arriving online as Season 40 films...
The Challenge Season 39, aka Battle For a New Champion, saw returning castmates Horacio Gutierrez and Nurys Mateo link up and become an official couple. Other showmances included Kyland Young with Melissa Reeves and Michele Fitzgerald with Callum Izzard.
MTV’s show created other couples in previous seasons, including Paulie Calafiore and Cara Maria Sorbello, Kam Williams and Leroy Garrett, and Zach Nichols and Jenna Compono.
A previous report mentioned two other Ride or Dies castmates who may have been hooking up during Season 40.
Based on more spoilers for The Challenge’s next season, there may be a few more relationships blossing from the competition show.
This report contains spoilers from The Challenge Season 40 filming in Vietnam.
Two more showmances arrive from The Challenge 40 spoilers
Spoilers are arriving online as Season 40 films...
- 4/25/2024
- by Matt Couden
- Monsters and Critics
Challenge Season 40 looks to be an epic installment of the competition series, as a cast of 40 battles to win money.
Based on recent spoilers, recent eliminations continue to bring some surprising results regarding who is getting eliminated and who sent them home.
The 40 competitors filming in Vietnam include longtime MTV cast members and newcomers from various eras of The Challenge.
Among them are former finalists, show winners, and fan favorites, all of whom are looking to make history with a win.
In the most recent results, several of the cast members from All Stars were involved in eliminations.
This report will contain spoilers from The Challenge Season 40, which is currently filming in Vietnam.
Two All Stars send home Season 40 competitors
In previous spoilers, Horacio Gutierrez and Emily Schromm were eliminated from Season 40, although it was unknown who eliminated them.
However, an update via @GamerVev on Twitter and the Vevmo...
Based on recent spoilers, recent eliminations continue to bring some surprising results regarding who is getting eliminated and who sent them home.
The 40 competitors filming in Vietnam include longtime MTV cast members and newcomers from various eras of The Challenge.
Among them are former finalists, show winners, and fan favorites, all of whom are looking to make history with a win.
In the most recent results, several of the cast members from All Stars were involved in eliminations.
This report will contain spoilers from The Challenge Season 40, which is currently filming in Vietnam.
Two All Stars send home Season 40 competitors
In previous spoilers, Horacio Gutierrez and Emily Schromm were eliminated from Season 40, although it was unknown who eliminated them.
However, an update via @GamerVev on Twitter and the Vevmo...
- 4/7/2024
- by Matt Couden
- Monsters and Critics
As The Challenge Season 40 filming occurs in Vietnam, spoilers arrive online regarding which competitors are getting eliminated.
The upcoming season features one of the most impressive casts in recent memory. A star-studded group of 40 individuals will appear at the beginning.
These include multi-time winners, finalists, longtime Challenge stars, and some blasts from MTV’s past.
Due to so many great cast members, fan favorites will leave earlier than expected.
A recent batch of spoilers revealed that a significant star in the competition series got sent home from the game.
This report contains spoilers about MTV’s The Challenge Season 40, including elimination results and cast member names.
Who are the latest eliminations from Season 40?
Spoilers for The Challenge Season 40 format recently revealed the upcoming installment features the best-of-the-best competitors from different eras of MTV’s show.
There are four groups, each from a different era. Based on recent Vevmo forum spoilers,...
The upcoming season features one of the most impressive casts in recent memory. A star-studded group of 40 individuals will appear at the beginning.
These include multi-time winners, finalists, longtime Challenge stars, and some blasts from MTV’s past.
Due to so many great cast members, fan favorites will leave earlier than expected.
A recent batch of spoilers revealed that a significant star in the competition series got sent home from the game.
This report contains spoilers about MTV’s The Challenge Season 40, including elimination results and cast member names.
Who are the latest eliminations from Season 40?
Spoilers for The Challenge Season 40 format recently revealed the upcoming installment features the best-of-the-best competitors from different eras of MTV’s show.
There are four groups, each from a different era. Based on recent Vevmo forum spoilers,...
- 4/5/2024
- by Matt Couden
- Monsters and Critics
Three-time champ Evelyn Smith is widely considered one of the top female competitors in the history of The Challenge. However, she left the MTV franchise after her 2011 win. Where is Evelyn now?
Evelyn Smith graduated from college after competing in ‘The Challenge’
Shortly after graduating high school, New York native Evelyn “Ev” Smith, 36, joined the cast of the reality TV competition series The Challenge in its 12th season, Fresh Meat (2006), instead of attending the University of Arizona on a softball scholarship.
She went on to log an impressive seven-season career that spanned five years, appearing in four finals and winning three.
On a scale of 1 – 10, Evelyn is an Elevelyn ? #TheChallenge pic.twitter.com/aoa6Rc8OSi
— The Challenge (@TheChallenge) June 21, 2017
Following her exit from the franchise in 2011, Evelyn received a history degree from the University of San Diego.
During her time in college, she was elected to honor societies Phi...
Evelyn Smith graduated from college after competing in ‘The Challenge’
Shortly after graduating high school, New York native Evelyn “Ev” Smith, 36, joined the cast of the reality TV competition series The Challenge in its 12th season, Fresh Meat (2006), instead of attending the University of Arizona on a softball scholarship.
She went on to log an impressive seven-season career that spanned five years, appearing in four finals and winning three.
On a scale of 1 – 10, Evelyn is an Elevelyn ? #TheChallenge pic.twitter.com/aoa6Rc8OSi
— The Challenge (@TheChallenge) June 21, 2017
Following her exit from the franchise in 2011, Evelyn received a history degree from the University of San Diego.
During her time in college, she was elected to honor societies Phi...
- 3/12/2023
- by Tamara Grant
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Paula Meronek has a big reason to celebrate this week. The Real World: Key West star took to Instagram on Nov. 4 to mark a major milestone in her personal health: The former MTV reality star is seven years sober. "2556 days," she shared with her followers before posting a message that read, "Keep calm because 7 years sober is sexy as hell." Paula immediately received well wishes from friends and her extended MTV family, including Derrick Kosinski, Camila Nakagawa and Johanna Botta. "So proud of you my friend," Johanna shared in the comments section. "I always knew you were amazing but now I'm in true awe." Fans first met Paula on The Real...
- 11/4/2020
- E! Online
They heart Diem! MTV paid tribute to the late Diem Brown with a touching special on Dec. 9, three weeks after the reality star died at age 32 following a long battle with cancer. Hosted by Tj Lavin, the We <3 Diem special showcased the many sides of Brown's personality: Diem the Fighter, Diem the Lover, Diem the Life of the Party. Clips of her on past seasons of The Challenge were interspersed with remembrances from her costars, including Paula Meronek, Cara Maria Sorbello, Wes Bergmann, and [...]...
- 12/9/2014
- Us Weekly
When The Challenge veteran Diem Brown died on Nov. 14, she left behind dozens of castmates who had seen not only the devastation of her three battles with cancer but also her resilience during the eight years since she joined the show in 2006. For Brown's Challenge competitors, there was no more powerful testament to her character than one moment during The Duel. Still growing out her hair from a grueling round of chemotherapy, Brown boldly took off her wig to compete in a swimming Challenge. She ended up winning the race. Recalls castmate Paula Meronek Beckert, "I think that was the...
- 12/8/2014
- by Lanford Beard
- EW - Inside TV
Chris "Ct" Tamburello has been open about his commitment to ex-girlfriend Diem Brown -- and it seems the MTV star proposed to her just five days before her death."The Challenge" alum dated Diem on-and-off for years -- and Brown tragically lost her life to cancer on Nov. 14.A source close to Brown told Us Weekly that Tamburello popped the question at Nyu Langone Medical Center, presenting her with a ruby ring and a GoPro video camera. "He proposed and filmed the entire thing," the insider told the mag. "Diem joked that she hated rubies and said no."Ct even returned the following day with a new ring and proposed again, but Brown declined. "Diem knew she didn't have much longer to live," the source explained. "She didn't want to be engaged under those circumstances." Chris took to Instagram last week to share a photo of Diem with the ruby engagement ring,...
- 11/25/2014
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
Chris "Ct" Tamburello's says his fans have been helping him get through "the hardest time" of his life. "The Challenge" star dated Diem Brown on-and-off for years -- and Brown tragically lost her life to cancer last Friday. After breaking his silence about her death earlier this week, Ct took to Instagram on Thursday to thank everyone for the outpouring love and support he's received. Posing with his family in the candid photo with yellow flowers in his hand, Ct shared a sweet message with all of his fans. "Hello everyone, My family, and I, want to thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for all the love and kind words you all have shown me during the hardest time of my life. I honestly did not expect to receive so much support. I am going to take some time for myself. And before I go, I thought...
- 11/20/2014
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
Chris "Ct" Tamburello is breaking is silence on the death of longtime love Diem Brown.The reality TV star, who first met Brown on MTV's "The Challenge," just posted a heartbreaking message on Instagram."You have always been My Angel. And now you have your wings. We've been thru so much over the years. Thru the ups and downs we somehow managed to keep our promise. We never gave up on each other," he says."Our plan to be together forever hasn't changed... it's just going to take a little longer now," his statement continues. "And I'm going to hold onto this ring for you till we are together again. So don't worry mama, I'm not afraid. I know you will always be with me to give me your strength. You are The Love of My Life. My reason to be a better man. I Love You Always and Forever.
- 11/19/2014
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
The Challenge: Free Agents wrapped Thursday night, with a reunion that showed some unseen footage from the past season. But those unaired moments are just the tip of the iceberg for one of reality TV’s craziest shows. We spoke to a few of the most notorious fan-favorite Challengers about their off-camera antics. No surprise here: There are plenty of hook-ups, pranks, and… cheerleading?
Check out the, uh, stuff MTV should have shown below.
Johnny “Bananas” Devenanzio, winner of Free Agents: “My all-time S#!@ They Should Have Shown moment took place on the The Challenge: The Island...
Check out the, uh, stuff MTV should have shown below.
Johnny “Bananas” Devenanzio, winner of Free Agents: “My all-time S#!@ They Should Have Shown moment took place on the The Challenge: The Island...
- 6/27/2014
- by Lanford Beard
- EW - Inside TV
Beware, Challenge alum! What happens on a Challenge won't always be kept quiet! During an appearance on Watch What Happens Live Thursday, Sept. 19, MTV Real World all-stars joined together for a reunion -- and then some. When a caller asked Chris 'Ct' Tamburello (Real World Paris), Beth Stolarczyk (L.A.), Ruthie Alcaide (Hawaii), Paula Meronek (Key West), and Danny Roberts (New Orleans), who they hooked up with while filming the Challenge, it was Roberts' answer that caught everyone off guard! Photos: MTV Video Music Awards 2013 -- [...]...
- 9/20/2013
- Us Weekly
For the last two-odd months, I've been most excited about Sunday night television because "Game of Thrones" is the fucking bee's knees. I suspect many of you were similarly excited for Sundays. But now that GoT is gone for too long, what night are we to be excited for? What night will step up and fill the void? Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Wednesday nights, for MTV's "The Challenge" is back and I simply cannot deny my excitement for the return of my guiltiest of guilty pleasures.
In a piece of legitimately good news, T.J. Lavin is returning as the host (for his eleventh go at it). This isn't good new because he's a good host -- while he's gotten somewhat better over the years/seasons, he's still really stiff and has only managed to show the thinnest amount of personality. But last October, he had a heinous injury...
In a piece of legitimately good news, T.J. Lavin is returning as the host (for his eleventh go at it). This isn't good new because he's a good host -- while he's gotten somewhat better over the years/seasons, he's still really stiff and has only managed to show the thinnest amount of personality. But last October, he had a heinous injury...
- 6/22/2011
- by Seth Freilich
The show will send on-air well-wishes to its injured host.
By Jocelyn Vena
Tj Lavin
Photo: Jason Campbell/MTV News
Tj Lavin, host of "The Challenge," is still recovering from an injury he suffered during a Bmx bike stunt late last week. Some members of the cast have sent public well-wishes to Lavin, and MTV News has learned that producers of the show plan to air a cast shout-out to the show's host during Wednesday's episode.
In the meantime, more "Challenge" stars are sending their love. In an e-mail sent to MTV News, Paula Meronek, who appeared on "The Real World: Key West" and later on "Fresh Meat 2," sent well-wishes. "Upon hearing about Tj Lavin's accident, I am truly saddened and concerned," she said. "I've gotten to know him over the past few years; not only as the host, but also as a member of our MTV family. During our challenges he offers motivation,...
By Jocelyn Vena
Tj Lavin
Photo: Jason Campbell/MTV News
Tj Lavin, host of "The Challenge," is still recovering from an injury he suffered during a Bmx bike stunt late last week. Some members of the cast have sent public well-wishes to Lavin, and MTV News has learned that producers of the show plan to air a cast shout-out to the show's host during Wednesday's episode.
In the meantime, more "Challenge" stars are sending their love. In an e-mail sent to MTV News, Paula Meronek, who appeared on "The Real World: Key West" and later on "Fresh Meat 2," sent well-wishes. "Upon hearing about Tj Lavin's accident, I am truly saddened and concerned," she said. "I've gotten to know him over the past few years; not only as the host, but also as a member of our MTV family. During our challenges he offers motivation,...
- 10/19/2010
- MTV Music News
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