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Joe Millionaire was Fox’s answer to ABC’s reality show, The Bachelor. The Fox featured twenty single women who flew to France to win the affection of a handsome American man they believed to be worth $50 million. However, the twist was that the man, Evan Marriott, was actually a 28-year-old heavy equipment operator. Two decades after airing, a producer expressed regret over the show. Keep reading to find out why.

Joe Millionaire Producer Expresses Regret Over Show

The show was popular and ran for two seasons. The first season threw Evan Marriott into the public unprepared for fame. After the show, he returned to a private life and started his own construction company. One of the contestants, Sarah Kozer, appeared on another reality show before leaving the spotlight. The winners of the first season, Evan and Zora Andrich, broke up soon after the show.

‘Joe Millionaire’ Evan Marriott/Credit:...

Season one of “Joe Millionaire: For Richer or Poorer” has wrapped, but you can still watch full episodes on Fox. This first season is the newest spin-off of Fox’s original “Joe Millionaire” reality show from 2003. Episodes are also available to stream or purchase on Tubi, fuboTV, Hulu Plus, Vudu, and Google Play. We’ve gathered all the info you need to know about the “Joe Millionaire” series, including the latest news about the most recent season finale couples.

What Is “Joe Millionaire” About?

“Joe Millionaire” is a reality dating show created by Fox producers in the early 2000s. In the original series, 20 women competed for the affection of one man they believed was a rich millionaire. The joke was on them because he was just an “average Joe.” The show begged the question: would the women contestants love the man for himself or for his money? “Joe Millionaire” was a huge success among viewers,...

At the end of Fox’s “Joe Millionaire: For Richer or Poorer,” Steven McBee and Kurt Sowers walked away with love — or so it seemed. McBee chose Calah Jackson on the finale, and the pair are still going strong nearly four months later. Sowers, on the other hand, chose Amanda Pace, and while they tried to date when the show wrapped in October, they broke up during the first week of December.

“Things are just a lot different when you are dating in the real world. It’s difficult to hang out and stuff. We snuck around and hung out a little bit, and I just think we both realized after the show we’re not really a good fit for each other,” he tells Variety. “We have very different lives, I think, in general, and our futures look a little bit different.”

Below, Sowers opens up about his up...

Warning: contains spoilers about the season finale. Looks like only one of the Joe's got their happily ever after! The season finale of Joe Millionaire: For Richer or Poorer premiered on March 10, and the "Joes" revealed their true identities, and chose their final partners. The episode concluded with millionaire Steven McBee giving a promise ring to Calah Jackson, and Kurt Sowers picking Amanda Pace. Where are the couples now? Were the women in it for the men, or their hefty bank statements? Well, we have the answers.  Though Kurt was indecisive between Amanda and Carolyn Moore, he ultimately chose Amanda. Unfortunately, the pair decided to call it...

Please note: This article contains spoilers for Joe Millionaire: For Richer or Poorer's season finale!

The men will be discussing their journey and talking about love, so if you're not ready to hear what they have to say, please return when you've seen the show.

This is your last warning! Everyone else? Let's get started!

What a wild ride that was!

Fox's reimagination of Joe Millionaire with the Richer or Poorer edition switched things up in a very satisfying way.

While the original run of the franchise featured one man who was not a millionaire, trying to pull off that kind of secret in 2022 just wouldn't fly.

It's too easy to spoil secrets in this interconnected world of social media and influencers, which we watched unfold on the show when Steven realized he followed one of the contestants!

Instead, Joe Millionaire: For Richer or Poorer introduced a concept much easier to follow.

Elevator based thrills ensue in Stig Svendsen's 'Elevator' (of course!) when a group of strangers trapped in a lift try to uncover which one of them is concealing a bomb. Director Svendsen shoots from a script penned by 'December Boys' scribe Marc Rosenberg and Inception Media Group is releasing it onto DVD from 21 August in the Us. The thriller stars Christopher Backus ('Among Friends'), John Getz ('The Social Network'), Shirley Knight, Michael Mercurio, Amanda Pace, Rachel Pace, Devin Ratray, Joey Slotnick, Tehmina Sunny and Waleed Zuaiter along with Icelandic hottie Anita Briem -below ('Journey to the Center of the Earth', 'Dylan Dog: Dead of Night'). Check out the plot and DVD artwork below. The flick arrives on DVD here in the UK from 3 September....

Wall Street party-goers are trapped on an elevator - 1 has a bomb. They will do Anything to survive. Elevator is the latest film from award-winning writer/producer Marc Rosenberg and director Stig Svendsen. Starring John Getz, Shirley Knight, Joey Slotnick, Christopher Backus, Waleed Zuaiter, Devin Ratray, Anita Briem, Tehmina Sunny, Rachel and Amanda Pace and Michael Mercurio. With issues of racism, greed, war, politics and infidelity conver…...