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Young. Famous. In Love? Amber & Rob in 'People'
Forget Trista & Ryan. Meredith and Ian? Yesterday! The hottest romance in reality TV, PEOPLE reports in its latest issue, is the one percolating between Rob Mariano & Amber Brkich on "Survivor: All-Stars."
Beaver County Times
Tuesday, April 13, 2004
By: Scott Tady
Brighton Township's cover girl is at it again.
Amber Brkich graces the top right cover of the People magazine that hit newsstands Friday. The "Survivor: All-Stars" contestant is shown in a pink and orange bikini alongside "Survivor" co-star and boyfriend Rob Mariano.
Editors of People gave the couple higher billing than Prince William and "The Apprentice's" Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth.
The magazine's "Scoop" section spreads the already well-known gossip that Brkich and Mariano have maintained a committed relationship, visiting each other's hometowns often since returning from Panama's Pearl Islands in December.
"They're so much in love," says former "Survivor" contestant Mitchell Olson, a friend of both Brkich and Mariano.
People also reports Brkich previously had a fling with "Survivor" star Ethan Zohn, who is now dating the other local "Survivor" contestant, South Fayette's Jenna Morasca.
The People article includes a photo of Brkich and Mariano taken in July when the two attended a Cincinnati fund-raiser. Harmony Township resident Alan Freed, web master for Brkich's official Internet site, snapped the photo, for which People paid him 0.
"If you use an electron microscope, you can even see my photo credit," Freed said.
Brkich and Mariano appeared a few weeks ago on the cover of TV Guide.
The 25-year-old Brkich also graced the July 2001 issue of Stuff, shortly after her first "Survivor" stint.
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Article in People's Magazine...
April 8, 2004
Rob, Amber Heat Up 'Survivor: All-Stars'
By: Stephen M. Silverman, People Magazine
Forget Trista and Ryan. Meredith and Ian? Yesterday. The hottest romance in reality TV, PEOPLE reports in its latest issue, is the one percolating in the Pearl Islands between Rob Mariano -- better known as Boston Rob -- and Amber Brkich on "Survivor: All-Stars."
What started out as a strategic alliance has turned into what host Jeff Probst calls "Survivor"'s first "full-on relationship."
After sharing a passionate kiss on the March 17 episode (the first onscreen clinch in series history), Mariano, 28, showed the depth of his feeling for Brkich, 25, by tearing up when she was reassigned to another tribe on April 1. He also flexed his political muscle to save her from elimination, the ultimate sign of devotion in the backstabbing world of "Survivor."
But has the romance cooled away from the steamy tropical setting? According to "Survivor: The Australian Outback" star Mitchell Olson, a close friend of both Mariano's and Brkich's, the duo have remained committed since returning from taping the show in December. "They're so much in love," says Olson. "They're perfect for each other."
Olson says Mariano flies to Brkich's home near Pittsburgh every few weekends, and she visits him in Canton, Mass., as much as she can.
Olson also says marriage talks have even come up -- and denies reports that sparks flew between Brkich (who previously been involved in a brief fling with another "Survivor" star, Ethan Zohn) and Mariano even before the show began.
"They knew each other, but there was never any interest," he says. "The funny thing is, I had a feeling they would come back as either complete enemies or as an item."
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