Showmance
A showmance (sometimes show-mance), also known as show romance, is a
The term came to the attention of the mainstream on the non-scripted American television show
Showmance is a
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.
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 their feelings.
In popular culture
See also
References
- ^ "Celebrity Big Brother 2015: Perez Hilton slams Cami Li Calum Best 'showmance' | Metro News". Metro.co.uk. 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
- ^ "Is Katie Hopkins and Perez Hilton's Relationship the Showmance of 'Celebrity Big Brother'? | James Brinsford". Huffingtonpost.co.uk. 2015-01-29. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
- ^ Millado, Nate. "Big Brother Hall Of Fame". CBS. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ Harley-Lewis, Colin (2013-07-08). "Sa[BB]ermetrics: Statistical Showmancing". Rob Has a Podcast. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
- ^ "Definition of "showmance"". Collinsdictionary.com. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
- ^ "Definition of showmance, BuzzWord from". Macmillandictionary.com. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
- ^ "CBB's Chloe Goodman: 'I don't want a showmance in the house!' - Celebrity News News". Reveal.co.uk. 2015-01-07. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
- ^ Seals, Greg (2015-03-10). "Is 'Big Brother' ignoring a budding gay showmance?". Dailydot.com. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
- ^ "Review: Glee: "Showmance" · TV Club". The A.V. Club. 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
External links
- The dictionary definition of showmance at Wiktionary
- Things To Know About Relationships