When we met Ellie Rose on Season 3 of "The Other Way," she was one week away from moving to the island of Providencia to live with her sweetheart, Victor McLean. The pair met while Rose was vacationing on the Caribbean island, and there were instant fireworks between them. As we learned on the show, this was a major event for Rose because she hadn't been in love with anyone since her first husband, Matt. Sadly, the reality star revealed that Matt died in 2004 from an accidental prescription drug overdose.
"Eleven months after we got married, we went to Atlanta, which is where he was from," Rose told producers on the show. "I went to bed early that night. And when I woke up, I discovered him and he was dead." Understandably, Rose was traumatized by the experience. "After losing my husband in that manner, it's been hard to open up my heart completely to someone because of that fear of losing them and going through that process again," the reality star confessed.
Despite thinking she'd never find love again, a chance encounter brought Rose and McLean together. The duo faced numerous challenges during their season — including trust issues and a category-five hurricane that ravaged Providencia. Still, they've been committed to making the romance work. In 2022, the pair tied the knot and moved back to the United States.
