From Necole Bitchie.com:
VH1 is obviously milking the success of Shaunie O’Neal’s “Basketball Wives.” They announced today that they are developing a new show titled “Football Wives” which will give viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the glamorous lives of football wives.
When I think of football wives, the first person who came to mind was Tiki Barber and his wife…. and we know how that turned out.
Read the official “Football Wives” press release below:
LOS ANGELES, April 14 /PRNewswire/ — VH1 and Shed Media are teaming up again with the new series Football Wives, giving viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the glamorous life of the better halves of professional football’s most elite players. Production will begin immediately. The eight-episode 30-minute series is set to premiere later this year.
This series goes inside the real life locker room of the spouses of some of the biggest footballers in the game. For the most part, these ladies live the life. They drive the best cars, live in the biggest mansions, wear designer clothes and jewelry and only travel first class. But living the high life is not all glamour and is frequently fleeting. Football players are often injured so their partners are forced to not only play wife, but also be a mother or nurse to their man. The careers of these modern day gladiators span only a few years on average and unlike basketball players, football stars travel less for games and are expected to be home with their families. But do they live up to those expectations?
“Building on the success of Basketball Wives, we want to take a look at the differences and challenges of being the better half of a player in America’s most popular sport,” said Jeff Olde, Executive Vice President of Original Programming and Production. “We are thrilled to expand this franchise and give viewers access to a new, unique and exclusive world that you have to see to believe.”
