Channel 9’s The Farmer Wants a Wife is a reality TV show where single farmers get the chance to date several people from the city, and eventually choose one. Hopefully, their choice is equally enamoured with them, and possibly marriage is in their future. Here are two couples who have recently had children, all thanks to the show.
Chris Newsome and his wife Kim met on the first season of the show, in 2007. They hit it off straight away, were engaged by March 2008, and married in May 2008. They allowed their wedding to be filmed for the start of the next series. Their daughter Charlotte Ann was the first baby from the show; she was born in 2009.
Kim still marvels at how the show changed her life. She had almost given up on ever meeting the man of her dreams, and then one day she saw a promo for The Farmer Wants a Wife, and thought Chris looked really nice, which gave her the courage to apply as a contestant. Chris and Kim’s son Corbin John was born in May this year, and Kim says he is a placid, giggly baby who has slept all through the night since the age of six weeks.
(Story from Digital Spy, September 20 2011; photo from Herald Sun, August 27 2011)
Damian Atkins and his partner, Rachael Peynenborg, met on the third season of the show, in 2009. Their relationship progressed well once the cameras weren’t following them around. Their son Harvey Richard was born recently by emergency caesarean, and the couple gave an interview to Woman’s Day magazine about his birth.
Even though the show is supposed to be about getting single farmers married, the couple have joked about the fact they only moved in together. They say their baby is the show’s first “love child”, and that they will “work on” having a wedding once they settle into parenthood.
(Story from Digital Spy, October 25 2011; photo from Daily Telegraph, June 13 2011)
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But ahem, talking names 😉 I like Corbin, though I don’t know if I could use it, myself. I met a Corbet this year (he’s 30) whose mother is Mormon, which he explained is how and why he got his unique and interesting name. The Mormon Church has access to almost ALL genealogy records in history (get stuck searching your family ancestry, call the Mormons in Salt Lake City, apparently) – I wonder if that heavy source of inspiration is what keeps them rolling out such new or unique and interesting names half the time!
For sure – Mormon names are always amazing!
One day I probably will contact Salt Lake City, as I only know my family history back around 8 generations.
If only the stay-together statistics were this good on US Bachelor/Bachelorette shows; I’d enjoy watching for so much more than having wine with my girlfriends! Wonder why Aussies take it seriously, and North Americans (Canadians allowed – the ONLY U.S. reality TV show to let us participate, if we want, since there’s no money involved) try to use it as a springboard for fame and fortune…
Well it’s still reality TV, so it’s a bit faked, and sometimes people go on it for dubious reasons. Most people don’t end up married to someone from the show, but sometimes it’s genuine. (I gather the US version was almost entirely fraudulent though).
Damian said he didn’t really go on the show to meet girls, as he was already doing pretty well, but just wanted a few laughs, so I guess even if you’re not 100% genuine you can still find someone!