371:
104:. With very few exceptions, almost all showmance cases end as soon as the theater piece, or the television series or reality show is over. Although mostly involving two persons, it may also possibly extend into a three-way showmance or foursome often accompanied with real or acted rivalries and jealousies. Although mostly the relations involve partners of the opposite sex, at times, showmances may involve same-sex relations as well.
89:), contestants often engaged in a showmance for strategic purposes. A showmance couple, by protecting each other and by voting together, maintaining power over the game’s political power structure. Sometimes, when an amorous relationship actually does continue after the end of a show, many people would still allege that it is "just a show" the two are putting on.
111:
The term has moved to broader general use, describing any "contrived romance", also known as a relationship between two people, when either or both "act out" or fake being in love without meaning it, or in many cases with ulterior motives, like benefiting from the other party or misusing and abusing
76:
in 2001. It has been used in theater on stage for years. Then it moved to films, theater and scripted television. It is primarily entered into as a ploy to gain more public and media attention and, in case of television, more camera time during the run of a theater piece, or a television series. It
81:. Showmances during reality shows are often motivated by the participants' wanting popularity with the viewers for post show success (as well as success during the show, if audience voting is a part of the format). In some competitive reality tv shows (
107:
Often, a showmance occurs between two people playing lovers. The showmance could be a result of the close contact between the actors in such situations, or because of a confusion between real emotions and the character's emotions.
165:
383:
297:
231:
55:
contestants or participants for the running period of the show. When the two actively engage in a "made up" situation, it can be called a
408:
186:
208:
187:"Is Katie Hopkins and Perez Hilton's Relationship the Showmance of 'Celebrity Big Brother'? | James Brinsford"
17:
418:
276:
255:
166:"Celebrity Big Brother 2015: Perez Hilton slams Cami Li Calum Best 'showmance' | Metro News"
68:
319:
66:
The term came to the attention of the mainstream on the non-scripted
American television show
398:
8:
403:
340:
298:"CBB's Chloe Goodman: 'I don't want a showmance in the house!' - Celebrity News News"
235:
48:
375:
413:
128:
123:
78:
36:
392:
345:
52:
93:
370:
73:
60:
141:
146:
40:
44:
320:"Is 'Big Brother' ignoring a budding gay showmance?"
232:"Sa[BB]ermetrics: Statistical Showmancing"
63:and its usage is gaining popularity in the media.
390:
229:
39:that develops between two individuals in
277:"Definition of showmance, BuzzWord from"
391:
341:"Review: Glee: "Showmance" · TV Club"
317:
115:
206:
13:
384:Things To Know About Relationships
230:Harley-Lewis, Colin (2013-07-08).
189:. Huffingtonpost.co.uk. 2015-01-29
14:
430:
363:
131:". It aired on September 9, 2009.
369:
333:
311:
290:
269:
248:
223:
200:
179:
158:
1:
374:The dictionary definition of
152:
7:
409:Interpersonal relationships
256:"Definition of "showmance""
135:
10:
435:
318:Seals, Greg (2015-03-10).
300:. Reveal.co.uk. 2015-01-07
209:"Big Brother Hall Of Fame"
72:when it was first used by
59:. It is also considered a
18:Showmance (disambiguation)
15:
279:. Macmillandictionary.com
168:. Metro.co.uk. 2015-01-25
258:. Collinsdictionary.com
121:The second episode of
16:For other uses, see
77:may be also just a
116:In popular culture
236:Rob Has a Podcast
49:television series
31:), also known as
426:
419:2000s neologisms
373:
358:
357:
355:
354:
337:
331:
330:
328:
327:
315:
309:
308:
306:
305:
294:
288:
287:
285:
284:
273:
267:
266:
264:
263:
252:
246:
245:
243:
242:
227:
221:
220:
218:
216:
204:
198:
197:
195:
194:
183:
177:
176:
174:
173:
162:
112:their feelings.
434:
433:
429:
428:
427:
425:
424:
423:
389:
388:
366:
361:
352:
350:
339:
338:
334:
325:
323:
316:
312:
303:
301:
296:
295:
291:
282:
280:
275:
274:
270:
261:
259:
254:
253:
249:
240:
238:
228:
224:
214:
212:
207:Millado, Nate.
205:
201:
192:
190:
185:
184:
180:
171:
169:
164:
163:
159:
155:
138:
118:
92:Showmance is a
79:publicity stunt
21:
12:
11:
5:
432:
422:
421:
416:
411:
406:
401:
387:
386:
381:
365:
364:External links
362:
360:
359:
332:
322:. Dailydot.com
310:
289:
268:
247:
222:
199:
178:
156:
154:
151:
150:
149:
144:
137:
134:
133:
132:
117:
114:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
431:
420:
417:
415:
412:
410:
407:
405:
402:
400:
397:
396:
394:
385:
382:
380:at Wiktionary
379:
378:
372:
368:
367:
348:
347:
346:The A.V. Club
342:
336:
321:
314:
299:
293:
278:
272:
257:
251:
237:
233:
226:
210:
203:
188:
182:
167:
161:
157:
148:
145:
143:
140:
139:
130:
127:is entitled "
126:
125:
120:
119:
113:
109:
105:
103:
99:
96:of the words
95:
90:
88:
84:
80:
75:
71:
70:
64:
62:
58:
54:
50:
46:
42:
38:
34:
30:
26:
19:
376:
351:. Retrieved
349:. 2009-09-09
344:
335:
324:. Retrieved
313:
302:. Retrieved
292:
281:. Retrieved
271:
260:. Retrieved
250:
239:. Retrieved
225:
213:. Retrieved
202:
191:. Retrieved
181:
170:. Retrieved
160:
122:
110:
106:
101:
97:
91:
86:
82:
67:
65:
56:
53:reality show
51:and between
33:show romance
32:
28:
24:
22:
399:2000s slang
94:portmanteau
83:Big Brother
69:Big Brother
27:(sometimes
404:Friendship
393:Categories
353:2015-03-15
326:2015-03-15
304:2015-03-15
283:2015-03-15
262:2015-03-15
241:2015-04-16
193:2015-03-15
172:2015-03-15
153:References
74:Will Kirby
29:show-mance
377:showmance
129:Showmance
61:neologism
57:fauxmance
25:showmance
142:Bromance
136:See also
87:Survivor
43:, or on
414:Romance
147:Womance
102:romance
41:theater
37:romance
35:, is a
215:2 July
211:. CBS
45:films
217:2019
124:Glee
100:and
98:show
47:and
85:or
395::
343:.
234:.
23:A
356:.
329:.
307:.
286:.
265:.
244:.
219:.
196:.
175:.
20:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
