Salon.com > edwin edwards http://www.salon.com Thu, 23 May 2013 16:30:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Former Louisiana governor and ex-con stars in new reality TV show with trophy wife http://www.salon.com/2013/01/04/former_louisiana_governor_and_ex_con_stars_in_new_reality_show_with_trophy_wife/ http://www.salon.com/2013/01/04/former_louisiana_governor_and_ex_con_stars_in_new_reality_show_with_trophy_wife/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 20:00:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13162066 Edwin Edwards, the flamboyant, womanizing, four-decades-long Louisiana governor who spent much of the last 10 years in prison, is getting his own reality TV show on A&E -- and it's about time. EW reports that "The Governor's Wife" will follow Edwards, 85, his wife Trina, 34, and their respective children: Edwards' daughters -- a 62-year-old four-time divorcee and a 60-year-old ex-showgirl -- and Trina's two teenage boys.

According to A&E's description, the show follows "Trina as she attempts to fit into the former governor’s upscale world and busy social life while trying to get along with daughters twice her age and corral her teenage sons." Much of her time is spent "Between school projects, running for president of the Homeowner’s Association, fending off skeptics who think she’s a gold digger, and thoughts of adding a baby of their own to the mix."

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