6 Celebrity Couples Who Split After Doing Reality TV — Look Out, Jenny McCarthy & Donnie Wahlberg

The show featured Hogan’s children Nick and Brooke and also chronicled the wrestler’s 26-year-marriage to his wife Linda.

Shortly before he show ended, the couple announced that they would be parting ways. Unfortunately the fallout from their divorce resulted in allegations of abuse and extramarital affairs that completely contradicted the couple’s fun-loving onscreen portrayal. Four years after their split, the Hogans finally reached a divorce settlement.

In the midst of catfights, fake friendships and posh NYC living, Frankel gained fame, success and family after a successful stint on The Real Housewives of New York.

Frankel’s RHONY appearance earned her a wedding special Bethenny Getting Married followed by a spinoff Bethenny Ever After, following her relationship with Manhattan businessman Jason Hoppy.

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With Frankel’s growing Skinny Girl empire, a new marriage and a daughter, the couple’s life seemed picture-perfect. But the final season of the show was marred by rumors of marriage troubles, which were eventually confirmed when the couple announced their split in Dec. 2012, which led to a nasty custody dispute and a finalized divorce two years later.

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Jessica Simpson’s ditzy quips, successful pop career and lovable personality made her the breakout star of reality show Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica.

Adding Simpson’s pop star prince charming Nick Lachey to the mix had everyone convinced that these two were a match made in heaven.

While the couple’s adorable relationship made for some truly laughable yet loving moments that brought way too much attention to tuna and chicken, their relationship didn’t have a storybook ending as Lachey and Simpson split one year after their reality show ended.

Throughout the course of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, Mama June’s outlandish antics and boisterous family never proved too much for her longtime boyfriend Sugar Bear.

They were a quirky couple, to say the least, but their romance seemed to work, that is until TMZ broke the story of Sugar Bear’s alleged online indiscretions. The couple then went on to release a joint statement confirming their split.

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Sadly, the focus shifted from Mama June and Sugar Bear’s breakup when the show was abruptly canceled amid reports that Mama June was involved with a sex offender.

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A wife and mother of eight children agrees to do a reality show that features her day-to-day family life. What could possibly go wrong with this picture?

Well, plenty if you ask Jon Gosselin. While the couple obviously has a beautiful family, it became quite apparent that the Gosselins’ marriage would not hold up beneath the pressures of reality TV.

Unfortunately, the couple’s decision to appear on TV with their bustling brood only served to highlight their marriage issues. In the end, reality TV didn’t work out so well for the couple, in particular Jon, who lost his role on the show and his marriage.

After literally reaching the stars on The Real Housewives of Atlanta, Leakes decided to take her riches and move on from her husband of nearly 20 years.

Although the couple’s divorce became quite contentious, Leakes was able to get back in NeNe’s good graces and her heart.

To absolutely no one’s surprise, the couple made their second wedding a public affair with the spinoff titled I Dream of NeNe.

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