The Miz and Maryse recently spoke with Justin Barrasso for Sports Illustrated about their new reality series Miz And Mrs; you can read a few highlights below:
The Miz calls his new show a ‘feel good’ story:
“This show is really a ‘feel good’ kind of story. I started off on the The Real World, and no one thought I would amount to anything. Then, all of a sudden, coming into this and pursuing my dream of becoming a WWE superstar, and also doing movies, hosting, and now my own show with my wife.”
Maryse talks about finally getting to play a babyface:
“I’ve been playing a villain for the past 12 years, but it’s really nice to work on a project and have everyone love it. That makes us want to do more.”
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Miz and Maryse talk about their parents being ‘characters’ on their show:
Miz: “My dad is a character. You’ll meet him on this week’s episode Miz & Mrs. His name is George Mizanin. Everyone else in the family pronounces the ‘Miz-anin,’ but my dad pronounces it ‘Mi-zanin.’ No one knows why.”
Maryse: “There is no one more ‘rock-n-roll’ than my mom. She’s another real life-character.”
Miz: We’re trying to figure out if Marjo or my dad will get the first spin-off. That’s what we’re spending time figuring out.”
The Miz talks about recent success surprising him, how he wanted their show to be different:
“I surprised the hell out of myself when I got MVP for the 2018 All Star Legends Celebrity game. I had no idea I was going to get that. I was also surprised by the reviews of our show. I know we put a lot into the show, but I didn’t know what people were going to think.
“Watching other shows, I compare everything, and I just can’t look at other reality shows like ours. This show is more like a sitcom, more like a comedy than just another show in the reality series realm. The goal was to look completely different and look different. Before we started, Maryse and I both said that we did not want to be sitting at a table for 20-minutes while people are watching us talk at a dinner table. That’s what all reality shows are now, with interviews in-between. We wanted to get rid of the drama and have more fun.”
