Category — Please Marry My Boy

Tony from Please Marry My Boy found himself under fire yesterday when it was revealed that he and Tammy-Lee Gluyas were doing the wild thing while the show was still filming.

Well it is a dating show, but is it fair play. I managed to have a career highlight yesterday and got to call Tony a tool on ACA.

Magdalena spoke out yesterday stating her displeasure about the hook up and also revealed that after Tammy and Tony split, Tony then rang her to ask her out. Lucky the girl has dignity and said no way.

The Gold Coast Bulletin wrote:

During the final week of filming, one of the show’s “sons”, Tony Turco, was secretly sleeping with contestant Tammy Lee.

But it was not Tammy that Tony’s mum, Elva, chose. Instead, Elva had her heart set on Gold Coaster Magdalena Sujecki (pictured) and selected her as the best possible bride for her boy.

Unbeknown to Magdalena, Tammy and Tony were sneaking into each other’s hotel rooms while the last episodes were being shot in Sydney.

“It’s just wrong, they should have waited until the last episode was filmed and everyone knew their place,” Magdalena said.

Magdalena found out the pair were intimate after another contestant revealed the news to her when the show was over.

“I felt a little betrayed by Tony as I believed, coming into the family home, we had all built a great deal of respect for each other.”

Although Magdalena technically “won” the show, Tony made it clear he would not pursue any relationship with her.

“I went to talk to Tammy when Tony’s mum picked me and as soon as I sat down she said ‘You should talk to Tony he has something to tell you’.”

“So I went up to the bar and asked Tony and he said he didn’t want to talk about it.

“But I was really thinking about giving it a go with him after the show until he said ‘My mum might have picked you but I chose Tammy’.”

The rejection was a blow to Magdalena but not as much of a disappointment as learning they had been sleeping together.

Although Tony and Tammy dated after the show, the relationship did not last and Tony was quick to get in touch with Magdalena.

“I think he has learnt a big lesson from all this,” she said. “I won’t play second fiddle to anyone.”

Personally I think Magdalena dodged a bullet.

Well one plot line was predictable on Please Marry My Boy last night with Milena picking Andrea to be her son’s Vlad wife. It would not have mattered if Andrea had said to her “I am in fact a lesbian”, the mum would have picked the Serbian 22 year old.

Props to Liz for having a crack at Milena by saying “you opened your house but not your heart”. It does raise the issue of reverse racism, because as many commenters have raised if an anglo had said something like that on national tv they would have been villified for it. Perhaps Milena has been also.

Whether marriages between people of the same cultural background more successful then mixed ones is a debate that could be had. However I think in Australia in 2012 her views are definitely out of step with what the community thinks.

However the reason Vlad is still single could be him as well as his mum. He appears to have communication issues with women if this fracas on Facebook is anything to go by.

Matt’s mum Karen picked Amanda, and this could be the one relationship that does last. It was the bland meeting the bland.

It was surprising that Anne picked little Anna for Brendan, which shows that bold saucy girls don’t finish last after the nice girl. Edwina was what a lot of mothers might pick for their sons. She was beautiful, sweet, intelligent but just slightly contained. As mother-in-law’s go Anne would be a good one.

Interesting to know if Brendan and Anna are still seeing each other.

Lastly the delightful Alva picked Magdalena for her superficial son Tony. However I thought Tammy-Lee nearly got herself over the line with her speech about how she should not be judged on how she looks and that she did like Tony and would be a good wife. I suspect Tony who sees himself as a player will remain a player.

Fans of the show will have to wait to see if any of the boys have stuck with the girls. This should come out in the mainstream media in the coming week.

If you want to go on the show go here to apply.

Please Marry My Boy finishes tonight on Channel 7 and this is the episode where the mothers select the girls they want their son’s to marry. It will be interesting to know whether any of the boys formed long term relationships from going on the show, I am sure I will read about that in the mainstream press in the next few days.

Needless to say fans of the show would guess the chances are Milena is going to pick Andrea for Vlad to marry, however Liz is still currently in the mix.

Costanza who Vlad had that awkward kiss with in an earlier episode had already been eliminated by Vlad’s fierce mother. However it would appear that maybe she was correct to do so as it appears there is not a lot of love lost between Vlad and Contstanza by looking at the exchange they have had on his Facebook page. Please note there is a minor spoiler in the exchange.

Quite frankly Vlad comes across as a bit of a tool, and maybe the reason he is single is not his mum Milena but in fact him.

Liz, one of his two remaining girls on the show also makes a comment. Go to his Facebook page for a clearer look of the exchange.

Personally Costanza and Liz I think you dodged a bullet by NOT falling in love with this guy.

Thanks @simplycheecky for alerting me to this.

Please Marry My Boy is on Channel 7 tonight at 8.30pm.

The more Milena pushes Serbian Andrea to Vlad the more he appears to be resisting, but it is like he inevitably knows that his mother will get her way. It was interesting to see Vlad’s frustration with his  mother and he walked off the camera, and Milena said “he really loves that Italian girl.”

Tonight it was make over time on the show, for the girls not the mothers, so Matt’s mum Karen got to keep her blond peroxide mullet.

It was an ageing make over to try and say beauty is only skin deep. I did not really see the point of this challenge however it was a conduit for a girl to get that all important date.

Elva thought the challenge was made for Tony as “he is so superficial”. He picked the girls pretty quickly, but was not impressed. He appears to think he is going to be Australia’s version of George Hamilton. I suspect he is the type that will trade in the first wife for a much younger second wife.

The mum’s got to pick who went on the dates with their sons this week.

Milena obviously selected Andrea to go on the date with Vlad.

Karen picked Amanda, Elva picked Tammy-Lee and Anne selected Edwina. Unfortunately for Anna B she still has not been out with Brendan.

Brendan went horse riding, Tony got to see Tammy-Lee in her bikini, Matt and Amanda struggled to find something to eat on a fine dining menu, and Vlad and Andrea went to a country inn.

I noted Amanda was drinking Corona’s from the bottle at the restaurant table, so she will fit in well with Karen’s bogan aesthetic. But the date was successful as Matt told Karen that Amanda takes his breathe away. His mother also revealed that Matt only speaks when he has to, so that explains why he comes across as a tad dull.

Andrea said she did not kiss on the first date, but at the end she grabbed Vlad and snogged him. Thankfully it was dark in the car so we did not have to see Vlad’s pretty poor kissing technique.

Constanza who he also kissed was not happy about it, but Milena was.

Anne told Edwina that she was giving unclear signals to Brendan which may be the case compared to Little Anna who gave over the top signals to him, that is crawling into his bed.

Also Tony and Tammy-Lee got on well, but Elva was worried about the amount of tattoos she had, and apparently she wants to get more.

All the girls but Edwina managed to get their photo moved closer to the family. It will be interesting to see if any real romances emerge from the show. Who do you think will hook up?

Please Marry My Boy reinforced gender stereotypes last night with the girls competing to get a date with their guy in a cooking competition.

Apparently to get married you have to want to be a good housewife. I must have missed THAT memo.

In Milena even reiterated the point by saying Vlad can’t cook cabbage rolls so needs someone to do it for him. What Vlad needs is a housekeeper, also won’t Milena be around at his house all the time anyway probably bringing the said cabbage rolls, as no one will know how to look after him as well as she does.

Little Anna won another date with Brendan, which went very well,  and she crept out to spend the night with him in the granny flat. I really like his mum Anne she was trying not to laugh about it.

Magadalena won the meatloaf cook-off to get a date with Tony and they had a bit of a snog.

Even though Milena was trying to prod Vlad into picking Andrea’s cabbage rolls he chose Liz and they did appear to get on.

Also Matt picked Lyndle and he took her to his caravan which was made up to be a Morrocan Tent, however the dinner he cooked was chicken stir-fry and chocolate fondue. This guy is a bit bland, maybe because he has been brow beaten by his mum, Karen. She appears to have particular ideas of what a lady is when in fact she is not one herself.

Sometimes people take reality TV far too seriously, and it is not great to read that Tammy-Lee  one of the girls that was selected by Elva for her son Tony is getting some online hate.

Tammy-Lee who Tony likes at this stage most of his three girls because of her va-va voom factor and the fact she vacuums in a french maids out fit is understandably not happy about it. However legal action is being taken.

The Herald Sun reports:

BUXOM reality TV hopeful Tammy-Lee Gluyas has launched legal action alleging she has been bullied online about her boyfriend’s death.

Gluyas’s boyfriend died last year in tragic circumstances leaving the 28-year-old devastated.

The blonde from Yarraville is hoping to find new love on the Channel 7 reality show Please Marry My Boy, but her appearance has instead created alleged online abuse and threats.

A Seven spokeswoman confirmed legal action had been taken over the posts.

And the police have been notified, she said.

The offensive posts have since been removed from Seven’s website and the Facebook site, Kick Tammy-Lee Off Please Marry My Boy.

Why do girls think that impressing potential mother-in-laws must involve cleaning? Is that what they think their role as a wife is?

Tammy-Lee was trying to impress Elva, Tony’s mum, by cleaning, getting down on her knees to scrub a table, however she also was dressed in a french maids costume to impress on her potential mother-in-law that not only could she wait on her son, but also fulfill his other needs as well.

Vlad and Milena:

Jacquie was right to run last week, as when the three girls arrived there was an apron for each of them on the bed. Milena wants a slave for her son. Seriously this guy is unmarriable.

Liz, a make up artist, picked the mother son relationship straight away and said she would not be happy if there was lots of cleaning up to do after Vlad. She also said she was not going to play the house wife. Ok chance of her marrying him are slim. Even giving Milena a manicure did not impress her, as she doesn’t need nails as she does so much baking and cooking.

Constanza managed to get the first date with Vlad after giving Milena an astrology reading.

Vlad said that physically she was not what he would normally go for but she had a nice personality. However he went in and kissed her tongue and all, it did look a little awkward.

Tony and Elva:

Elva is looking for someone caring and who thinks of others, as clearly Tony can’t think of anyone but himself. He said the person that would appeal to his mother would be a tidy person, a caring person and someone that does not spend too long in the bathroom.

Sarah who is a interior designer re-jigged Elva’s bedroom and this won her the date. They went to high tea. Though Sarah stuffed it up a she bitching about Tammy-Lee the one Tony has the hots for. His mother is very wary as she probably knows Tony always likes the shiniest bauble in front of him.

Brendan and Anne:

Anne looks a little like Roz Packer. Brendan is the nice guy in the pack, and he just wants the girl next door – what ever that means.  Edwina seems sweet and is looking for someone to make a home with which is understandable as both her parents have died.

However Little Anna  got the first date by teaching Ann to tap dance. And Little Anna was not going to miss an opportunity. On their twilight cruise she made the move and did some smooching with the nice guy.

Matt and Karen:

Karen is all class she had a welcome platter with cabnossi on it, stuffed olive and little wrapped cheeses. She was also wanting the girls to cook for her.

Matt’s requirement for his girl was one that could stand up to his mum.

Lyndall is 26 and has a mobile hairdressing business, and she doesn’t like people who are rude or in your face. So not sure there is long term potential here.

Koa is very competative and she trains a lot so did a workout with Karen. Surprisingly Karen was not happy having the work out, even though she is a PE teacher. However they bonded over their life stories, and Karen thought Koa was her with the dark hair. No surprise that she got the date with Matt.

Koa also knew she had a rocking body so made sure Matt saw it. Koa was hinting for a kiss, but Matt avoided it because he had to give everyone else a chance. Also Matt thought Koa was too much like his mum.

The good thing about this show is that most girls appear to want to find love. Though I am a bit sceptical about Tammy-Lee’s intentions. Who do you think will hook up?

It is the chicken or the egg question for the contestants on Please Marry My Boy, is it the mothers or the sons that is the obstacle in their ability to find a partner?

Take Melina for instance who appears to have swallowed the Cardamones Handbook on how to raise your son and does everything for him. Vlad who is thirty is still living at home and it does not appear to be for financial reasons. Seriously this guy is not a catch he will have really bad expectations on what a wife does for him. Also Malina would be a nightmare mother-in-law.

Also she is fixated on hooking him up with a Serbian girl so I suspect she is going to be very blinkered when it comes to picking the dates for her son.

The other mother who would be difficult to get on with would be Karen Kenny and you wonder if the reason her son Matt has not found a girl is that her domineering personality has meant he has not developed his own. What is interesting is that Karen in the speed dating appeared to want a daughter that was similar to her.

At the My Kitchen Rules launch yesterday I asked both mother and son why this was. Matt said his mother wanted a friend to get on with. Not sure two strong personalities would gel.

Also Karen said she wanted someone like her with strong morals and values which also included good manners. I did query where the “sex” question fitted into this considering it was quite rude and she did admit it was a “mistake”.

Anyway the episode started off with the mothers and son’s speed dating ten women each, and they could not complain about the quality of the girls the majority were good looking, articulate and personable.

Malina  and Vlad – Vlad does not appear to be a catch, sure he is ok looking but the overbearing mother has clearly had an effect on him.

Also if you are not Serbian chances are you are not going to be good enough, and she does everything for his son. At thirty he still lives at home. He has never been in love.

Like a lot of guys Vlad’s eyes were boggling at the over the top sexy girls. He particularly liked the girl who could do some clenching manoeuvre with her breasts.

Also there was the catholic topless waitress who said she was going to “wait” until she was married. Would you really want to be with someone who was flaunting to everyone but yourself? Also appeared to be a strange set of values. Milena was probably right in saying  no way to that one.

Vlad liked Liz the best.

However Malina picked the Serbian Andrea, Contanza, and Jackie. Jackie showing she was on the show to find love not to have her 15 minutes of fame had picked up the vibes about the mother and son and wanted to get out of there fast. She declined to go to Adelaide. A very wise decision.

In the end Malina selected Liz to go to Adelaide.

Elva and Tony – Tony is 35 year old man-child. Even his mother admits he is shallow. In fact I wonder how Tony turned into such a tool with a mother who appeared to be very likeable indeed.

Tony was like a little kid anyone one with a bit of sparkle, well in this case peroxide blond hair and a mini skirt would attract his attention.  Thankfully his mother is scathing of this approach.

However he did have the kooky Alex, the 40 year old tarot card reader who had never been in a long term relationship to contend with. She told him he would be moving away from his mother and he looked shocked.

Tony picked Tammy-Lee the 30 year-old model as his favourite. Her childhood ambition was to be barbie doll so just maybe he can be her Ken.

Elva picked Sarah, Magadalena and Tammy Lee.

Karen and Matt – Matt is a cute guy, but he does have a touch of the bland about him.  His Mother thinks he attracts floozies. Karen appeared to be enjoying being on a reality TV show experience and was making it all about her. She would think of herself as scary I would probably just call her brash.

One of her questions she asked was how many times one of the girls has had sex. Koa answered more then five less then ten. I take it that was the number of guys she had slept with. I am not sure what that information tells you about a person. It may indicate that Karen has a bit of a double standard in this area.

Amand the Swedish student is smitten with Matt. However Josie is on a student visa and Mum was worried that she would take off back to her homeland. What she did not add in was the possibility she may take her son with her.

Karen picked Lydal, Amanda, and Koa to move in with her.

Anne and Brendan – This was the nicest pair and the pick of the mothers and the sons. However he was having a hard time being seen as a love interest by the girls as his nickname is Frendan. Yes nice guys do finish last.

Anna fitness instructor  charmed Anne and she selected her as one of her three. The other two were another Anna, and Edwina.

Brendan just be the one who may find love on the show.

Who did you like? Who do you think has the best chance of finding love? And would you marry any of these boys?

You know a reality TV show is good when at the end of an episode including the ad breaks you think “is that it?”. Please Marry My Boy was a one hour episode that felt like it was over in twenty minutes!

It was fast paced entertaining TV with quite a few laugh out loud moments. If you are a fan of Dinner Date, Four Weddings and Beauty and The Geek chances are you will love this show, and it makes the Farmer Wants A Wife speed dating episode look like it is on valium.

Please Marry My Boy is about four single guys who are letting their mothers select their girls for them. It is well cast with two mothers who appear to be absolute nightmares, and two of the guys who may not be quite the catches they may superficially appear to be. Read my recap which will be up after the show has screened to get my full and frank views of the cast.

The show is based on the US show Momma’s Boys which was screened very late at night on Channel Seven last year, and had quite a few fans on this blog.

The cast of the show is here, however it includes Matt Kenny and his mother Karen, Tony Turco and his mum Elva, Brendan Smith and Anne, and Vlad Lalic and Milena. Ada Nicodemou is host.

The episode starts off with each mother and boy interviewing ten girls in a speed date type scenario. The mother ends up picking three to go with her to live. Seriously there obviously is a lack of single guys in Australia as the majority of these girls seemed lovely as well as attractive. OK there were a couple of dodgy girls….

What is interesting about the concept of this show which we will see over the coming weeks is does a mother know best about who would be a good life partner for her child?

In western society we have this notion of romantic love and picking out own marriage partner however in other cultures marriages are arranged on factors that may not include physical attraction and love.

Do these relationships last longer because they are based on expectations that don’t involve mind blowing lust for the next 20 years of their life?

A recent study by a Queensland University says this may be the case, as the divorce rates are lower. However the study was flawed in my opinion as it contrasted Chinese marriages to Australian ones. It stated the divorce rate was lower as smaller gestures like washing up or fixing the car were seen to be showing the love between the partners.

I also suspect the lower divorce rates were also related to the lower socio-economic status of families in that country, and would be similar to the separation rates that Australia had at the beginning and middle of last century. Financial constraints do make it difficult for couples to split. The study does acknowledge the Chinese divorce rate is starting to increase because of the rising affluence of the country. So maybe the notion of romantic love comes with the freedom of increased education for women and men and not having to worry about where the next meal is coming from or how the rent is going to be paid.

It should be noted Chinese culture is not one where marriages are arranged as much as other asian or middle eastern cultures, however family approval would be extremely important when choosing a match.

There are pros and cons to both marriage models. What do you think?

Please Marry My Boy does not really delve into that, well not in episode one, it is just hilarious TV with a well cast ensemble.

Please Marry My Boy premieres tonight, Monday 30 January, on Channel 7 at 8.30pm. If you only have time for one hour of reality TV in a week this is the show to watch.