Reality TV bringing together instead of tearing a family history, but the amount Shayne lamas E, New Hope! Series, "Leave the lamas," for his brothers and parents will have already divorced."The No. 1 deciding factor in doing this show was that we'd get to spend quality time with each other," Lamas told The News. "The second factor was my trying to get my brother and father to finally sit down and have a chat. We knew if we were all on board and there were photo shoots that they had to be at together, no matter what. They were going to be in the same room at some point." "Leave It to Lamas," which premieres Oct. 11 at 11 p.m. before moving to its regular 10:30 time slot the following Sunday, is a half-hour reality series that follows Shayne and her Hollywood family - younger sister Dakota, older brother A.J., mom Michelle and dad (actor Lorenzo of "Falcon Crest") - as they juggle busy showbiz schedules aswellasreconnectwith
"There's no more ripping apart that a reality show can do to us," Lamas said. "It can only bring us closer.In the first episode, viewers learn A.J. and Lorenzo haven't spoken for nearly five years, a conflict that resurfaces during filming when a tabloid story claims A.J. had an affair with Lorenzo's fourth wife, Shauna Sand."We were just filming the first week and that magazine came out. Nothing was set up or faked," Lamas said. "They've had a strained relationship for many years, for other reasons, and you'll learn more about that on the series. Viewers may remember Lamas from the 12th season of ABC's "The Bachelor: London Calling." She won and accepted a proposal from "Bachelor" Matt Grant. They called off the engagement two months later.
Lamas denied that appearing on the dating competition show was only to further her acting career"I've seen what reality has done to my father's career. Once you hop on that reality train, it's hard to hop back off and into series acting," said Lamas. "But I have a lot of confidence in myself and, at that time, the writer's strike was going on. I was approached, they offered me the chance to meet a fabulous bachelor - I took the opportunity. It was 100% to find love. Lamas said the first season of "Leave It to Lamas" is really all about family, and she's thrilled with the way it turned out. We are one family, which ultimately, at the end of the day, like everyone, are lamas said. "What there really threatened, what is happening behind the doors, instead of painting a false picture. We come from broken families, and in 2009, if not many other people. Sad thing is, this reality , and we only relate to the audience
