Spoiling the show is Steve Carbone's full-time job now. The fact cannot be denied because he has accurately predicted most of the Bachelor and Bachelorette winner since the start. Not only a prediction, but Steve has done business by spoiling the show over the years through which he derives a "comfortable" six-figure net worth.
Steve does not call himself a journalist but always looks forward to coming with the story that happens behind the scenes of the reality shows. He mentioned that the show does not take itself seriously, and the romance that the contestants relish during the show will probably end in three to six months. It means that the prize that the winner of the show gets is not an honor but a failed relationship.
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Who Is Steve Carbone, Aka, Reality Steve?
Steve Carbone is a blogger who is mostly known as Reality Steve. He has been spoiling The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, and Bachelor in Paradise for over the years and has also been emerged as a successful podcaster.
Steve was born in 1976 in Orange County, California, moved to Frisco, Texas, at the age of 30. Soon after that, he worked at his father's bedding industry.
While he found his father's job not entirely fulfilling, he determined to make a decent living spoiling the reality series. But it hasn't been without some controversies.
Steve Battled Two Lawsuits For His Spoilers
Steve's spoiling the ABC's The Bachelor franchise has not been an easy job. While he reflects the storylines and behind the scenes of the show, he also has struggled with the rocky relationship with the franchise.
To this date, Steve has battled a couple of lawsuits from the ABC's The Bachelor franchise. Back in 2012, he settled his first lawsuit, where he agreed not to pursue the information about the show from any cast and crew members for five years. Apart from that, the second lawsuit settlement is kept confidential.
As per the reports, Steve was found offering the contestants $2,500 to reveal the information. Later, he admitted that he learned a great lesson from the settlement and won't cross the legal bound even his settlement expires.
However, Steve has not stayed behind to surfacing his prediction of the show. It might be the lawsuits that have changed his spoiling strategies.
As of 2020, the sixteenth season of The Bachelorette has aired, and the prediction on the American real estate developer and media personality, JoJo Fletcher, has been posted via Reality Steve.
How Much Net Worth Has He Accumulated?
Steve Carbone spoiled the information of The Bachelor franchise show for earnings, which he terms as a "comfortable" six-figure net worth, i.e., 100,000 and 999,999 pounds/dollars. Back in a few years, he worked as a mortgage broker for the income and also served in a home bedding industry with his father.
Besides that, he worked part-time in radio sports, which became RealitySteve.com in 2003. However, sources revealed that he made no earnings from the website. But it was until the thirteenth season of The Bachelor when Jason Mesnick dumped Melissa Rycroft and reunited with Molly Malaney. During the time, he shared the information and became the authority of the spoilers.
Nonetheless, he started receiving tips, and he left his other jobs in 2011, giving full-time on spoiling the franchise shows, The Bachelor and The Bachelorette.
Is Steve Carbone Married?
To this date, Steve Carbone, the owner of Reality Steve, is not married but is currently in a relationship with Big Brother 21 alum, Kathryn Dunn.
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He spends his time with his puppy named Luka, which he adopted back in August 2018 after losing his previous dog, Maddie.
Steve Carbone with his dog, Luka (©: Instagram/Steve Carbone)
Texas Monthly cites:
"Steve works from eight until noon, he checks the #bachelorette or #bachelor hashtag on Twitter, browses email, and posts the previous day’s ‘daily links,’ a collection of TV gossip bits he’s gathered. After lunch, he works out at the gym, returning by three o’clock, and then hangs out by himself the rest of the day"
To this date, Steve has been giving his time in spoiling the contents of The Bachelor and its franchise.