Series synopsis
Strange Love is an American reality television series that premiered on VH1 on January 9, 2005. It ended on April 24, 2005. It was created by Mark Cronin, Cris Abrego. It stars Brigitte Nielsen and Flavor Flav.
Strange Love is a reality series featuring Brigitte Nielsen and Flavor Flav that aired on VH1. Sparked by their on-screen romance in the third season of VH1's The Surreal Life, it is a spin-off that focused solely on Brigitte and Flav. The series premièred on January 9, 2005 and ended its run on April 24, 2005.
Due to mutual jealousy, the couple was constantly fighting and yelling, and they went their separate ways in the end, with Nielsen choosing instead to live with her Italian boyfriend, Ma ...
Premise
Strange Love is a reality series featuring Brigitte Nielsen and Flavor Flav that aired on VH1. Sparked by their on-screen romance in the third season of VH1's The Surreal Life, it is a spin-off that focused solely on Brigitte and Flav. The series premièred on January 9, 2005 and ended its run on April 24, 2005.
Due to mutual jealousy, the couple was constantly fighting and yelling, and they went their separate ways in the end, with Nielsen choosing instead to live with her Italian boyfriend, Mattia Dessi. Flavor Flav would go on to have his own reality show, Flavor of Love, where he continued to search for love.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Brigitte Nielsen as Self
- Flavor Flav as Self
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 11 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 11 | January 2, 2005 | April 24, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Flavor of Love Flav goes to Italy and coaxes a reluctant Brigitte away from her fiancé, Mattia, to go spend some time in a Villa with him. At first, things aren't as easy as Flav thought they'd be, but by the end of the first night, he is sure that he will have his girl back in no time. |
January 2, 2005 |
| 2 |
The Smack Is Back Flav and Brigitte receive an invite to a Gala at lake Cuomo. Flav bends over backwards to become ""proper"" for the occasion, but he's only willing to go so far (he reluctantly takes an etiquette lesson and he buys a tailored suit, but a pimp suit). Mattia falls out of favor with Brig when he sends her clothes in a paper bag. Flav encourages the end of their relationship. Brigitte admits that when Mattia is bad, he has to sleep in the closet. Flavor says that he would never be like Mattia. They go clubbing, Flav raps. Brigitte kisses another guy AND another girl. Flav kisses another girl. Brigitte slaps him and he slaps her right back. Brigitte realizes she's with a real man ... and likes it. |
January 16, 2005 |
| 3 |
Balls Well That Ends Well They travel to Lake Como with Brigitte's manager, Luigi, and his wife. They have an awkward lunch, and a clumsy ballroom dance lesson. Flav's pimp suit is finally revealed as they go to the Gala. Immediately Flav and Brigitte are not accepted by the horrified snobs. Brigitte realizes her friends are a bunch of pretentious jerks. She apologizes to Flav for the way he was judged. They make love for the first time since their reunion. |
January 23, 2005 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | VH1 |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 9, 2005 |
| Last aired | April 24, 2005 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Ended |