Lamas Family Gets New Reality Show

The Lamas family, helmed by actor Lorenzo Lamas, is getting their own reality television show. Despite a long history of family friction, Lamas believes that the show will help them heal and grow stronger together.

Shayne Lamas with Matt Grant from The Bachelor.

The reality program, tentatively titled The Lamas Life, is set to air on the E! Entertainment channel, though no firm debut date has been set. The show will follow the family, comprised of Lorenzo, his two daughters Shayne and Dakota, his son A.J. and his ex-wife Michelle Smith, who is the mother of the three children.

The main point of contention in the Lamas family is the fact that Lorenzo's fourth wife, Shauna Sand, had an affair with his son, A.J., who was 18 years old at the time. As a result, father and son haven't spoken to each other in several years. Recently, however, they were seated together at the Television Critics Association panel, as the show was presented. Both of them refused to answer direct questions about the affair, preferring instead to ask people to watch the show to see how they deal with it.

Viewers may already be familiar with Shayne Lamas. She was one of the bachelorettes on the twelfth season of The Bachelor, and ended up being selected by bachelor Matt Grant. The couple stayed together in a very public relationship for many months, but eventually broke up as most of the dating show couples do.

Shayne was approached by producer Mike Fleiss, who is behind The Bachelor, with the idea to created the Lamas family reality show.

Lorenzo Lamas is best known for his role as Lance on the 80's prime time soap opera Falcon Crest. He has also had regular roles on The Bold and the Beautiful, and Renegade.

Shayne and A.J. Lamas are both aspiring actors, who have appeared on soap operas themselves. Dakota is an aspiring country singer. While the Lamas family isn't considered "A-List," enough viewers will be familiar with them that the show could be a success.

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