{"id":284035,"date":"2019-11-22T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b1096158"},"modified":"2019-11-22T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T19:00:00","slug":"unpolisheds-bria-reveals-the-struggle-she-had-accepting-her-fiances-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/music-news\/unpolisheds-bria-reveals-the-struggle-she-had-accepting-her-fiances-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Unpolished&#8217;s Bria Reveals the Struggle She Had Accepting Her Fianc\u00e9&#8217;s Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/20191022\/rs_600x600-191122080120-600-unpolished-ch-112219.jpg?fit=around|600:467&amp;crop=600:467;center,top&amp;output-quality=90\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"video-int-txt-0\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"41.874396135266\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-video-text\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"26.647342995169\">\n<p>TLC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1093444\/unpolished-introduces-viewers-to-the-martone-clan-foxy-grandma-included\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">introduced viewers to the Martone family<\/a> in <em>Unpolished<\/em>, and in just one episode they were exposed to the family&#8217;s big personalities, glittery clothes, Foxy Grandma and incredibly complicated dynamics.<\/p>\n<p>In the premiere episode, <strong>Bria Martone<\/strong> aka Bria the Diva, got engaged to her on-and-off boyfriend <strong>Matt<\/strong>. You see, Matt has battled substance abuse, gone to rehab, cheated on Bria, and hasn&#8217;t exactly been welcomed by Bria&#8217;s sister <strong>Lexi Martone<\/strong>. But now at 22 and eight years into their complicated relationship, Matt put a ring on Bria&#8217;s finger. However, Matt comes with an instant family. He&#8217;s got two young sons.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the eight years that we&#8217;ve been dating and on-and-off, a lot has happened,&#8221; Bria says in the exclusive sneak peek. About two years ago, the two broke up, Matt started seeing another woman and she got pregnant.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-2\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"61\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"12\">\n<p>&#8220;When I first found out that Matthew was having children, it was\u2026tough,&#8221; Bria says. &#8220;It was something that I had to think about and swallow\u2026but at that point when I did find out, we weren&#8217;t even speaking, me and him. So, it really didn&#8217;t affect me as much as it affected me later. Then it really hit me, when we got back together and I was like, \u2018Now I am going to be part of his life and part of these children&#8217;s lives.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-3\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"59.5\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"9\">\n<p>Bria says coming to terms that her boyfriend has kids with another woman was &#8220;hard&#8221; and definitely took time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At the end of the day, this is something I couldn&#8217;t change,&#8221; Bria says. And as soon as she met Matt&#8217;s kids, she says it was an instant connection.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-4\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"57.5\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"5\">\n<p>See her with them in the exclusive sneak peek above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Unpolished<\/em> airs Sundays, 10 p.m. on TLC.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1096158\/unpolished-s-bria-reveals-the-struggle-she-had-accepting-her-fiance-s-kids?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&#038;utm_source=eonline&#038;utm_medium=rssfeeds&#038;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: E! Online<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TLC introduced viewers to the Martone family in Unpolished, and in just one episode they were exposed to the family&#8217;s big personalities, glittery clothes, Foxy Grandma and incredibly complicated dynamics. In the premiere episode, Bria Martone aka Bria the Diva, got engaged to her on-and-off boyfriend Matt. 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