For all those who've wondered when rapper-actor Ice-T and his callipygian bride, Nicole "Coco" Austin, would finally share their enchanted union with the world, today's your lucky day.
E! announced on Tuesday that a new reality series revolving around the couple, "Ice Loves Coco," will premiere on June 12 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT.
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The eight-episode series will take viewers "behind the hype and conjecture" surrounding the couple's 10-year marriage, as Austin seeks to make a name for herself, according to a release.
Among Coco's ventures? Turning the couple's English bulldog, Spartacus, into an actor. Yes, really.
Read on for the full release.
WHAT YOU SEE IS NOT NECESSARILY WHAT YOU GET WHEN E!'s NEW SERIES “ICE LOVES COCO” PREMIERES JUNE 12TH AT 10:30PM ET/PT ONLY ON E!
Superstar Performer Ice-T and Voluptuous Wife Coco Prove You Can't Judge a Book By Its Cover
Los Angeles, April 26, 2011 – Over the past six decades, TV couples like Desi/Lucy, Mork/Mindy and Ozzy/Sharon have demonstrated that sometimes the most unconventional pairings make for the most compelling viewing, and in their first-ever series about their marriage and family life, Ice-T and Coco follow that tradition. In this eight-episode, half-hour series, E! takes viewers behind the hype and conjecture and into the daily lives of rapper/actor/author/motivational speaker Ice and his fitness/swimsuit model/Internet-sensation buxom and bootylicious wife Coco. The two have been married ten years and remain inseparable, having spent only one day apart in all that time. From the start, Coco dedicated herself to becoming the woman behind her man, and is the heart and soul of the family brand. But, now that she has a series of projects of her own on the horizon, Coco has set her sights on establishing a solo career while maintaining balance in her relationship. With a loving and adventurous take on life, this over the top celebrity couple will blow expectations to smithereens when “Ice Loves Coco” premieres June 12th at 10:30pm ET/PT only on E!
“Their public personas are larger than life and completely unpredictable, yet what we find is their foundation is a very strong, traditional marriage. The two of them give us a great peek into a celebrity lifestyle with heart at the core,” said Lisa Berger, President, Entertainment Programming for E!
In addition to his acclaimed music career, for twelve seasons Ice has starred on NBC’s hit series “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” as Detective Odafin Tutuola, and also is an accomplished author who just recently released his autobiography, “Ice: A Memoir of Gangster Life and Redemption-from South Central to Hollywood,” through Random House Books. Coco began her modeling career competing in swimsuit competitions and posing for swimsuit and lingerie catalogues and calendars. After her marriage to Ice in 2001, Coco began managing her husband's daily affairs so that he could focus on his career.
