Joe Millionaire: For Richer Or Poorer is coming back to FOX in 2022, with even bigger twists and more single women, so what better time than now to look back at the couple that started it all?
Evan Marriott and Zora Andrich were the first couple to come out of Joe Millionaire, a show which featured a group of single women competing to win over the heart of the bachelor, whom they thought was a millionaire, but actually wasn't. However, with neither of them on social media and very scarse interviews, there is not much information on them now.
Joe Millionaire took audiences by storm nearly two decades ago, in 2003, and became the most popular dating show of the 2000s. Now, with the show coming back, fans are curious to know what the original couple is up to today. Are they still together? Still friends? Here's what Evan Marriott and Zora Andrich's life looks like now.
7 Evan Marriott And Zora Andrich's Time On The Show
After Zora Andrich was picked and found out that Evan Marriott wasn't really a millionaire, she had a decision to make- leave the show with no man or money or stay with him, at least for the time being, and they both would receive a cash prize. She chose the latter and Marriott and Andrich split a $1 million prize. However, they broke up shortly after the show ended.
6 Evan Marriott Looks Totally Different Today
Once a heartthrob, now a middle-aged man with a beard. Marriott drastically changed his appearance after being on the show. No longer the most sought-after man in the world, he let his princely persona go a bit. You might not even know who he is if you bumped into him in the streets. "Grew this overnight. All I do is think about a beard and it comes in," he told People Magazine about his long beard.
5 What Evan Is Up To Now
According to a 2015 panel, WE tv Presents: The Evolution of Relationship Reality Shows, Evan Marriott is still continuing his work as a contractor, living a life out of the spotlight. No other relationship information can be found for him, so it can be assumed that he is still single or keeps his current love life very under wraps.
He started a new business and seems very happy now. "I started a business for myself, and everything is great. I did my first job I got it and literally almost was in tears. I called my dad and said, ‘I feel like I’ve just been paroled. This is where I should have been.’ ” People reported.
4 Marriott Regrets His Time On The Show
After appearing at the WE panel a few years ago, fans were shocked that he showed up. “He had no interest in revisiting that part of his life,” a source told PEOPLE.
He had no idea what he was getting into and just wanted to live a life out of the spotlight. “The popular phrase is, ‘You knew what you were getting into.’ Well no, I didn’t. It was so embryonic. It was so new that no, you didn’t know what you were getting into. I didn’t know what I was walking into. I thought it was like Blind Date. It was a half-hour show. And then they sprung it on me that I was going to France. And I’m thinking, ‘What the hell?’ And then they offered me 50 grand," he told Entertainment Tonight in 2015.
3 Do Evan Marriott And Zora Andrich Still Talk?
During a recent interview with The NY Post, Zora Andrich reflected on her time on the show and gave an update on where their relationship is at today. "Evan and I have talked over the years. We share an experience of which few others can relate. Despite our differences, I really like Evan. His heart and character are intact — and I appreciate his unapologetic, bold personality," she said.
2 Where Zora Andrich Is Now
Zora Andrich gave an update about what her life looks like now in the New York Post interview and it seems like she has more than moved on. "I’m a busy mom of two (and a half). I am currently caring for a 1-year-old foster baby — hence the “half.” I work in healthcare and teach yoga on the side, as a hobby," she said.
1 Zora Andrich Is Sometime Stopped In The Grocery Store
Despite the media frenzy surrounding her and the show has died down drastically in recent years, Andrich recounted in the interview that she does sometimes still get recognized in the supermarket. "...it’s rare that people recognize me these days, although I’ll still occasionally get stopped at the grocery store. Sometimes, I’ll be asked which season of “American Idol” I appeared on … I politely offer, “I’m sorry, you seem to have mistaken me with someone who appeared on a show requiring talent.”