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Bravo and Patti Stanger are back together and going strong for a third season of the hit docu-series The Millionaire Matchmaker, premiering Tuesday, January 19 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Stanger will stop at nothing to build her matchmaking empire – her business is flourishing, she has a successful book under her belt and is now hosting her own radio advice show. But after years of helping others find love, Stanger herself finally seals the deal. She and her longtime love, Andy Friedman, are engaged at last. The Millionaire Matchmaker follows Stanger and her dogged staff as they give their big-bucks clients complete transformations with the help of personal shoppers, date coaches and therapists. In each episode, two wealthy clients are set up on dates hand-picked by Stanger based upon their beauty and intelligence.
It is a one-of-a-kind episode this week as Patti takes on a "Millionaire-ess" with a twist: Tricia is a 38 year-old divorcee who swings both ways and is interested in both men and women! Will she be able to identify if her perfect match is of the male or female kind? And Patti's other client, Trevor, is a sheltered mid-western farmer who has a lot to learn about the big city! Will Patti be able to break him in before he meets his potential dates? And what happens at the recruiting session when Trevor and Tricia seem to be interested in the same woman?!
Patti is nervous to hear she has another returning millionaire this week. Jimmy D is flying in from Las Vegas and is going to give Patti another crack at fixing him up. Jimmy D swears he’s changed after a near-death experience forced him to reassess his life. No longer a party boy, he’s ready to make finding love his top priority. Patti decides she’s willing to take a risk and see if this bad boy has reformed. Her other client is Mateo Stasior, a Microsoft millionaire who comes to her with a laundry list of qualities he needs in his future wife. Patti fears he’ll never find a woman with such rigid, overwhelming demands. She weeds through the list and realizes that finding a Christian woman is the most important criteria. If she can get Mateo to let the list go and follow his heart, this lovable millionaire has a chance at finding the real deal.
Patti is busy with her booming business and her successful radio show. She’s definitely feeling worn down but is still excited to hear about her latest clients. That is, until she hears the name Jason Davis. Patti is all too familiar with this tabloid fixture’s antics and is not excited to take him on as a client. He is sloppy, eccentric and out of it and says he won’t change for anyone. It’s going to be a long week. But sweet relief comes in the form of Chelsea’s client, David Sheltraw: early 50s, tall, athletic, intelligent and hot! Could David really be that perfect?
Patti definitely has her hands full this week: Hollywood Director Rupert is 48-years-old, and knows it all. This Rhodes Scholar from Oxford, England wants Patti to help him find a great gal to share his life with, but Patti soon discovers that this will not be a simple task. Rupert is an ageist, telling Patti that his ideal woman would never be older than 29. Patti’s other client Smike is 41, handsome, rugged, smart, sensitive and gay! Patti immediately sees his one downfall, though – Smike travels so much he has not been able to set down roots, preventing any real long-term relationship from developing. She also needs to rid Smike of his tendencies to date younger men, much like Rupert.
Patti announces that she is sick and tired of dealing with some of her old clients, but Destin has a big surprise for Patti. There is one client they just can’t shake yet: Shauna, 42, Patti’s arch nemesis from last season, is back for more, but this time Destin insists she is ready to take Patti’s advice and date men that are much more “age appropriate.” Patti’s other client this week is a real treat –young, rich, with movie star good looks, Michael, 30, is her dream client. But when she meets him, the truth comes out: he is painfully shy and has a hard time talking to girls. Patti is going to have to think of something extra special to pull Michael out of his shell.
Patti is blessed with two young clients this week. Tyler Barnett may only be 25, but this impressive entrepreneur owns a successful Beverly Hills Public Relations firm. While aggressive in business, Tyler’s personal life is more low-key. Patti needs to teach this Renaissance man how to hunt & fish for the perfect woman, as she labels him the perfect example of the “feminization of the American man.” Patti’s other client is Justin Shenkarow. Now 28, Justin is best known for playing the character Matthew Brock on the hit series Picket Fences when he was just a kid. Having had success in Hollywood at such a young age, Patti pegs Justin as a spoiled child actor who wants it all and has no sense of what women are like in the real world. After a feisty confrontation during their first meeting, Patti has a few other choice names for her newest client.
In the third season premiere, Patti Stanger meets best friends and business partners Omar Soliman and Nick Friedman. Founders of trash removal company College Hunks Hauling Junk, these 27-year old entrepreneurs are extremely successful in business, but when it comes to true love. Omar, 27, is paranoid that most women just want him for his money, even though Patti assures Omar there are no gold diggers in her club. To test this theory, Omar wants to take his date on a junk haul, over Patti’s vociferous protests. Nick, 28, is skeptical of Patti’s matchmaking abilities, and is really just along for the ride with his best friend. But, Patti is determined to rid Nick of his phony swagger – and a bad haircut – and show him how to find true love.