The following is a cast guide for the OWN program “Ready To Love” and its spin-offs.
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Overview
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Network(s) |
OWN |
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Created By |
Will Packer |
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Based On |
N/A |
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First Aired |
10/23/2018 |
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Executive Produced By |
Will Packer, Kelly Smith, Rob LaPlante, Jeff Spangler, Anthony Sylvester, Angela Fitts |
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Showrunner(s) |
TBD |
The goal of “Ready To Love” is to help those in their 30s, 40s, 50s, and sometimes beyond, find true love. The idea is, the hopeful singles are tired of lust and unfavorable prospects and instead want authentic relationships.
For this series, the focus is on Black singles looking to have Black love, and the show extracts people from different industries, walks of life, and ages, in hopes of ending each season with three couples.
Tommy Miles As The Host
Tommy is a small part who plays a big role. He’s the one who facilitates the decision of who is and won’t be continuing on the show. Plus, he offers a little bit of commentary on what’s going on.
Other Noteworthy Information
- Please note we previously treated Ready To Love: Last Resort as a season, not a spin-off, hence seasons on Wherever I Look being off.
- From what it appears, most seasons have “The Journey” or “The Process” take place over ten weeks.
- Date Start (7.1): The season started in April
Ready To Love: Season 9 (2024)
| Location | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Median Age (Women) | 36 |
| Median Age (Men) | 36 (Glen is included) |
Elimination Order
| Episode (Who Was Up For Elimination) | Bottom 2 | Eliminated |
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| William and Damonte |
Damonte Self-Eliminated: Glen |
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| Patricia and Vanessa | Patricia | |
| Koshiea and April | April | |
| Will and Lamar | Lamar | |
| Koshiea and Meiko | Cliffhanger | |
| William, Will, Jonathan | Koshiea, Will, Jonathan | |
| Alexis and Mieka | Alexis | |
| Alonzo and Domonique | Domonique | |
| Alonzo, William, Lamar | Cliffhanger | |
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10 (Women) – The Getaway Part 2 |
Rasheena |
William Self Eliminated: Rasheena |
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11 (N/A) – Meet The Family |
N/A |
N/A |
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12 (Final Couples) – Meet The Family Part 2 |
Patrice and Alonzo & Mieka and Justin |
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Justin
Justin is a 34-year-old PE teacher from Mississippi.
- Introduced In: Ready To Love: Season 9/ Episode 4
Additional Information
- Grade He Teaches (9.6): 8th Grade
Quotes
Vanessa
Description: Vanessa is a 35-year-old flight attendant who is 5’9, has no kids, and has only been married previously once.
- Introduced In: Season 9/ Episode 2 “The Good, Bad and Freaky”
Additional Information
- Correction – Kids (9.3): Vanessa has two sons, one who is 16 and another who is 5
Quotes
Alonzo
Description: Alonzo is a 35-year-old insurance adjuster who is 6’3.
- Introduced In: Season 9/ Episode 2 “The Good, Bad and Freaky”
Additional Information
Quotes
Patricia
Description: Patricia is a 35-year-old tech recruiter who recently relocated to Fort Worth, Texas, for her job.
- Introduced In: Season 9/ Episode 2 “The Good, Bad and Freaky”
Additional Information
Quotes
Chaz
Description: Chaz is a 37-year-old senior data analytics manager who has struggled with dating or the potential of having kids due to losing his first child.
- Introduced In: Season 9/ Episode 2 “The Good, Bad and Freaky”
Additional Information
Quotes
Mya
Description: Mya is a 30-year-old healthcare IT Consultant.
- Introduced In: Season 9/ Episode 2 “The Good, Bad and Freaky”
Additional Information
- Origins (9.6): She is from Mississippi
Quotes
Layllen
Description: Layllen is a 40-year-old cyber security consultant from Sierra Leone.
- Introduced In: Season 9/ Episode 2 “The Good, Bad and Freaky”
Additional Information
Quotes
Jonathan
Description: Jonathan is a 36-year-old recycling center owner, who is Nigerian, but born in the United States, who works with his family and is divorced with one child.
- Introduced In: Season 9/ Episode 2 “The Good, Bad and Freaky”
Additional Information
Quotes
Lamar
Description: Lamar is a 42-year-old DJ and former coach with a notable sexual appetite and one divorce behind him.
- Introduced In: Season 9/ Episode 2 “The Good, Bad and Freaky”
Additional Information
Quotes
Patrice
Description: Patrice is a 42-year-old transportation company owner whose company primarily focuses on celebrities. But, alongside her main business, she also invented a $30,000 machine that can help someone do 200 kegels in a minute. Lastly, she is a divorcee.
- Introduced In: Season 9/ Episode 2 “The Good, Bad and Freaky”
Additional Information
Quotes
Rasheena
Description: Rasheena is a 38-year-old salon owner who is high femme, divorced, and has two sons.
- Introduced In: Season 9/ Episode 2 “The Good, Bad and Freaky”
Additional Information
Quotes
Glen
Description: Glen is a 41-year-old teacher.
- Introduced In: Season 9/ Episode 1
Additional Information
Quotes
Damonte
Description: Damonte is a 42-year-old fashion stylist and photographer with at least 35 tattoos and seven fashion shows.
- Introduced In: Season 9/ Episode 1
Additional Information
Quotes
Will
Description: Will is a 31-year-old real estate developer.
- Introduced In: Season 9/ Episode 1
Additional Information
Quotes
William
Description: William is a 37-year-old comedian who has done standup for eight years, is divorced twice, has three children, and is part of the National Guard.
- Introduced In: Season 9/ Episode 1
Additional Information
- Kids (9.3): William has 3 sons
- Background (9.3): William was adopted
- Further (9.6): His sons are his first known biological relatives
Quotes
April Michelle Butler
Description: April is a 41-year-old pharmaceutical director with no children.
- Introduced In: Season 9/ Episode 1
Additional Information
- Education (9.3): Has a doctorate from Texas University
Quotes
Mieka
Description: Mieka is a 36-year-old esthetician with two children and no interest in having more.
- Introduced In: Season 9/ Episode 1
Additional Information
Quotes
Alexis
Description: Alexis is a 32-year-old operations director and a basketball referee on the side. She also has an autoimmune disorder, specifically hidradenitis suppurativa, aka HS, that deals with her ability to sweat and makes it so she has to be very careful with her diet.
- Introduced In: Season 9/ Episode 1
Additional Information
Quotes
Kosheia
Description: Kosheia is a 35-year-old realtor, once divorced, with two children.
- Introduced In: Season 9/ Episode 1
Additional Information
Quotes
Domonique
Description: Dominique is a 35-year-old accountant and art curator who has never been married and has no kids but would want 2 to 10 kids.
- Introduced In: Season 9/ Episode 1
Additional Information
Quotes
Laron
Description: Laron is a 31-year-old systems operations manager who moved to Texas two years ago due to COVID, Texas not collecting taxes, and to find a wife.
- Introduced In: Season 9/ Episode 1
Additional Information
- Party Boy (9.5): While Laron is assumed to be a party boy, the truth is that he works from home so going out is his only means to socialize.
Quotes
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Why?
Does everyone on ready to love wear veneers? They all have perfectly straight white teeth.
Does everyone on ready to love have veneers? Every last one of them seem to have perfect teeth.
I’m mad you said that lol
Can “Ready to love” consider a BBW (big and beautiful), version? I know you have to have a variety of ladies in your pool. However, I felt it was unfair for full figured sisters like Tessa, who almost got eliminated early, because she just wasn’t the majority of the men’s “type”. You’re either attracted to plus size or you’re not. In the end, they may reconsider their position, but those types usually end up not lasting or having a brother wanting to change a sister. BTW, thanks for changing your format from what you had in season 1. Having 12 women competing for just 4 men, had me livid. WTF?!
I totally agree with Crystal about Arron, he should not have even been on the show Period!
Just wondering if OWN TV and Will Packer Productions conducted background checks (criminal, civil) on the cast of Ready to Love. An internet search revealed one of the females has a criminal record and the occupation of one the males is questionable. Both were in the Cabin episode. Were these people properly vetted?
Hello, I’d like to say I really liked the Series Ready to love watching the show really represents the reality of what it’s like to get to know someone on a different level which was real for me, I can’t wait until the next season. One more thing Arron was full of mess from the beginning I don’t know how he made it to the end.