Farmer Wants A Wifeseason 3 star Samantha Riehl is a classic reality TV villain who really doesn’t seem like she belongs on a farm, so it’s easy to assume that she didn’t go on the show for the right reasons. Sure, she’s a fan ofYellowstone, but that’s not really enough to make me envision her feeding chickens, mucking out stables and the like.
In fact, it seems like this lifestyle would bore the glamorous influencer to tears.
What did Paris and Nicole really enjoy?Well, they seemed to like putting on bronzer and making fun of people.I had fun watching them, as Paris gets the joke, and Nicole’s a witty person. With Samantha, it was more awkward - she veered into rude territory, coming off like a woman whose sense of entitlement was at the “royal” level. Admittedly,Farmer John Sansone seemed to dig the diva vibes(who doesn’t love a bad girl?). Alas, he wasn’t tough enough to tame the wild stallion in his midst…
Did Samantha Cruelly Diss Farmer John?
Or Was She Doing The Right Thing?
Samanthais a free agent now, and enjoying life in her version of “the wild.” She’s an urban cowgirl who likes Aperol spritzes, sushi and cowboy boots. Yes, she can add some country girl style to her outfits, but that doesn’t mean that she wants to live farm girl life, even if she doesn’t actually have to do the toughest, grossest chores. Above, she hit a rodeo in Arlington, Texas, playing up the Western vibes, but really, this woman is a classic glamour girl, and living the rural way doesn’t seem totally right for her.
Was she too mean toFarmer Wants A Wife’s John Sansoneon the show? Or was she “cruel to be kind”? I think she was too mean. When she wouldn’t kiss him and seemed to act like she was too good for him, even though he was trying, it was a bit much. I mean, they’re being filmed and she must have realized how humiliating that would be for him. There might have been kinder and softer ways to communicate the message - “I don’t like you like that.”
Passion isn’t guaranteed in the reality realm. Chemistry’s a magical thing, and sometimes, one “half” thinks it’s there when it really isn’t.No one really understands the romantic algorithm, and that’s fueled centuries of poetry, song, and cinema.However, when it came to Samantha, ultimately, she was doing him a favor. Now that he really knows where he stands, he can regroup, rather than worrying about a woman who just doesn’t care.
It’s quite possible thatSamantha never planned to care much. She got major publicity for doing this show, which is like hitting the clout chasing lottery. All she had to do was pose in some “farmer’s wife” outfits and act up on the show to gain tons of exposure that she can leverage into cold, hard cash online.
Samantha’s Pushed It To The Edge
Society often rewards reality villains, as long as they don’t really cross the line. Did Samantha do that? Her narcissist act isn’t anything new. FromSurvivor’s Russell Hantz, who paraded around naked even though his costars asked him not to, to Spencer Pratt, whose obnoxious antics made him so fun to loathe onLaguna BeachandThe Hills, there’sa lot of incentive to be bad while the cameras roll.
If a villain doesn’t go beyond the pale, they can rock their villain label for fun and profit. I think that’s just what Samantha will do.
On Instagram, while her followers wait to learn her fate onFarmer Wants A Wife, she played up the bad girl stuff, sometimes hilariously. For example,Samanthaposed in yet another glam mirror selfie while letting the world know she was"three sheets to the wind"i.e. inebriated. She didn’t really seem that drunk, but whatever. She was just adding “in your face” content, and showing the world that she just doesn’t care what they think or how they feel.
Samantha’s On Another Plateau
What’s Next For The Bold Reality Alum?
Just like she didn’t care how Farmer John thought or felt, right? Or wrong? Maybe there is a heart beating in this lithe blonde - a glimmer of compassion. Nonetheless, she probably felt like she should stop stringing along a man that she had zero interest in.
Of course, her stringing along was a masterclass in cruelty, but no one forced him to keep trying.He wanted to. Such is the allure of this “sorta” Western femme fatale. TheFarmer Wants A Wifealum knows that there’ll always be another cowboy waiting in the wings. Meanwhile,John’s just fine, and enjoyed Easter with his family, as per his Instagram.
