The X Effect
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The X Effect is a relationship-based reality television show hosted by Thomas Bridegroom
and Natalia Castellanos. The show began airing on MTV
in June 2007 and ended in February 2009.
spend a weekend at a resort hotel. Each couple is presented with opportunities to rekindle their former relationship, through participation in romantic activities. While they are on their "date", they are covertly watched by their current partners, referred to as "the others", or "O's". At the end of the weekend, the exes must choose between their old and new partners.
Thomas Bridegroom
Thomas Bridegroom was an American film and commercial actor, television host and photographer, who hosted MTV's The X Effect in 2006-2007. On 7 May 2011, he apparently fell to his death while photographing a model, falling four stories after accidentally stepping off a balcony of a building in...
and Natalia Castellanos. The show began airing on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
in June 2007 and ended in February 2009.
Show concept
The X Effect takes a look at current and former relationships to determine whether or not individuals wish to recapture a former love or continue nurturing a new relationship. During the show, two exesEx (relationship)
In social relationships, an ex is someone with whom a person was once associated. As a prefix, ex- can refer to a variety of different relationships; for example, one might refer to a music group's ex-guitarist, or someone's ex-friend...
spend a weekend at a resort hotel. Each couple is presented with opportunities to rekindle their former relationship, through participation in romantic activities. While they are on their "date", they are covertly watched by their current partners, referred to as "the others", or "O's". At the end of the weekend, the exes must choose between their old and new partners.