The new season of Gene Simmons Family Jewels premiers on the 5th of December and Mamarazzi was lucky enough to get an early peak...
Now, Mamarazzi is new to the show and, to be honest, was expecting a lot of Rock God/Playmate antics, but instead got a tear inducing loving look at a real family.
Quelle Suprise!
Gene and longtime love and wife, former centerfold, Shannon Tweed and their 2 children, son Nick (21) and daughter Sophie (18) give us a most uncensored and loving reality show...
In an episode focusing on, "facing demons", Simmons and his band, KISS, travel to Amsterdam where he is forced to confront the brutal reality of his mother's young life imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp.
I know!
While he obviously knows of his mother's past, she has done much to spare him the brutal details of her personal experience during the Holocaust. A visit to the Anne Frank House brings home, like a sucker punch, the tragedy and insanity of that time in the world's history.
We can't really say more than it's a beautiful episode and worth watching.
And we'll be tuning in all season... after all, we don't mind a little Rock God/Playmate antics. ;)
I've caught quite a few episodes in the past, although I didn't watch it religiously. I first watched thinking it would be another train wreck of a reality show, but like you, I was pleasantly surprised at what a functional, loving family they are. The parents actually parent, and the kids are well-mannered and respectful. Yes, they do some funky things, but hell...it is Gene Simmons and Shannon Tweed after all. But it's definitely a sweet little show to watch.