Big Brother couple Nicole Franzel and Victor Arroyo got engaged in Summer 2018, and now they're opening up about the early stages of their wedding planning and what they envision their future will look like together.
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Victor subsequently moved to Ubly, MI, to be with Nicole, and after getting engaged, they raced around the world on The Amazing Race's 31st season. The pair finished in fourth place.
After The Amazing Race's finale aired last week, Nicole and Victor opened up about their romance and what's to come in their relationship, and below is what they had to say. (Wedding bells will definitely be ringing!)
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Reality TV World: How have your lives changed as a couple since you got engaged last summer?
Victor Arroyo: You know, we live together and have a home together. We spend pretty much every waking moment together.
Nicole Franzel: Yeah.
Victor Arroyo: I mean, life is great! We really can't complain. We travel a lot. We play a lot of board games, and we're really close to Nicole's family. I think life hasn't necessarily changed a whole lot. We're still who we are; it's really just getting things together to get married and figuring that out.
Nicole Franzel: Yeah.
Victor Arroyo: We're basically married already though! (Laughs)
Nicole Franzel: Yeah, basically we are! (Laughs)
Reality TV World: Can you share any of your wedding plans? It sounds like you are currently in that process, so have you picked a date or at least a certain time of year to wed?
RELATED LINK: 'BIG BROTHER' SHOWMANCES NOWNicole Franzel: So we really haven't done much. I think we want to shoot for June 2020, if that's possible. We know it takes a long time to get stuff rolling and we haven't even really -- we started and we stopped because we just think we might do a destination and then throw a big party back home.
Once we decided that, you know, everything changed. So we are now looking into destinations and trying to figure out where it is we want to go. But besides that, we really don't have much.
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Reality TV World: So a destination wedding followed by a big party in Michigan, right?
Nicole Franzel: Yeah! So everybody [would be able to participate]. We don't want to leave anybody out. That was the hardest thing, like, the guest list, you know?
Reality TV World: So for the actual ceremony, I'm assuming you'd only invite your closest family and friends?
Nicole Franzel: Yeah.
Reality TV World: Will any former Big Brother houseguests or your fellow The Amazing Race teams be invited?
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So definitely. We got really close with some people on these reality shows, so they'll be there.
Reality TV World: Would any of those people in particular be members of your bridal party -- groomsmen or bridesmaids?
Nicole Franzel: I don't know! We honestly haven't even picked those out yet. I mean, there's a possibility for a couple, but I don't know. That's a good question.
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Reality TV World: Thinking about your future together, do you envision staying in Michigan long-term and putting down roots there? Maybe even starting a family there soon?
Nicole Franzel: For sure, we would love to stay here, and if we won a million dollars, we would have built a farmhouse. We would've like to build a little farmhouse. That's our dream and that's what we're saving for right now.
Right now, we have a cute, like, littler home in town, but eventually we want it on land and to build a house and have horses and chickens and all that!
Victor Arroyo: And yes, so the next step for us is to have a family. So we'll definitely be staying here and having our roots here.
Reality TV World: You two said you grew stronger as a couple on The Amazing Race, and you were the only remaining Big Brother or Survivor team in the Final 4. (Every other pair were Race veterans). So why do you think you made it so far? Did you simply just work that great together?
Victor Arroyo: I think it was just how well me and Nicole worked together and how we complemented each other and that trust that we had to get through things.
Like, yeah, I am a strong competitor and I'm really versatile in the things I do, but Nicole was also there to ground me and keep my butt moving or check the clue again. She was making me mind my P's and Q's.
And so, with that balance that we have, we get through each of the competitions and stay level-headed, never being overconfident. So I think that's what got us through and just our competitive spirit.
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And yeah, I think Victor is the best partner in the world and I would never race with anyone but him. He makes it so easy, but I think on TV, it makes it look like Victor does almost everything.
If I was a viewer at home, I would be like, "Oh my god, did Nicole even do anything?" But I did do five Roadblocks, you know?! And even with the taxi thing, it looked like Victor memorized all [of the directions], but I did the first half and he did the second half.
So I feel like I do put in work but Victor is just -- having that muscle and his competitiveness and his intelligent, I mean, he's a threat. Anybody with him would be good! I have to give him that full credit.
Victor Arroyo: Thank you.
Nicole Franzel: Yeah!
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Be sure to check back with Reality TV World soon for more from Nicole and Victor's interview about their time on The Amazing Race together. And check here for exclusive interviews with the season's Final 3 teams.
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