A Different Type of Reality TV: First Look At The ‘Amateur Millionaire’s Club’

July 2nd, 2012 - By Brande Victorian

Source: amateurmillionairesclub.tv

For some of you, news of another reality TV show may be bad. But the good news here is the people on this show already have their own money so they don’t need to pimp themselves out to producers for cash—hopefully.

Centric TV is getting ready to debut a new reality TV show about self-made black millionaires known as the ‘Amateur Millionaires Club‘ that, according to a press release, “provides a behind-the-scenes look at the lives of 10 newly minted African American millionaires as they showcase their rise to wealth and the challenges that come along with their new found stature in society.”

Here are the members of the club:

Dorothy Cook (“The Godmother”) is the flashy and flamboyant 62 year-old matriarch of the group and is referred to as “The Godmother” for good cause; everyone respects her reign.  She was the first Platinum President in the English market and has more than 500,000 independent distributors in the U.S., the Bahamas, the Virgin Islands, Canada, Africa and England.  Dorothy is building an orphanage in Nairobi, Kenya, while spearheading the “Shoes for Kenya” initiative.

Helen Dela Houssaye is the boisterous, slick talking antagonist of the club.  The newly married mother of four has quickly risen to the top of the fold, thereby legitimizing her position as the arch nemesis to “The Godmother.” She’s earned over $2 million in network marketing.

Stormy Wellington is a young, hip, street-smart, high school dropout and former exotic dancer at a popular Miami club. The 31 year-old is the 1stmillionaire of the club. and her minimal experience is evidenced by her struggle in the transition from the street to the boardroom.

Robert and Nicola Jackson have their fair share of drama due to Robert’s history as a ladies’ man versus his present state as a devoted husband, while Nicola strives to take their fortune to the next level. Together they have four sons, one with special needs.  This couple is learning to balance the importance of family life with their new found fortune.

Chyna Bethley is a breast cancer survivor who lost everything in Hurricane Katrina, after which she moved to Atlanta with her husband and daughter in pursuit of a rap career. She is the youngest member of the club and as such is also the club’s underdog.

Kenny Lloyd is a charismatic, mogul- type who went from “broke as hell to living well.”  He’s a family man, and along with his wife Chante, puts his millions behind his adult children’s career ventures.  His father was the first African American in the NBA.

Jewel Tankard (“The First Lady”) This million-heiress is no stranger to the blessed life. Jewel and her husband award winning gospel jazz artist Ben Tankard co-pastor one of the fastest growing churches in middle Tennessee. Her empire includes a private aircraft, a multi-million dollar estate and multiple businesses. Jewel’s blended family of 5 awards her the title of super mom. She is the club’s voice of reason. Jewel juggles family, faith and fortune with ease while keeping her haters at bay and living her life unapologetically.

Erwin and Twiler Portis are the “Power Couple” of the club.  Together they teach the other members how to keep it professional at all times by choosing the high road in business while maintaining an empire “southern style” rooted in family values.

Lidia McKinney is the socialite and night club owner of the group. Lidia’s provocative list of VIP friends and fans tend to ruffle a few feathers within the AMC club. She closes most of her million dollar deals in the club and on private jets.

The good thing about this concept is that we’re finally seeing black people can be paid too, and not just because they’re a woman sleeping with a pro athlete. The potentially bad thing is the people starring in the show appear to have a hood rich, new money mentality, which leaves us a step above VH1, but not quite where we need to be yet, in my humble opinion.

Check out the trailer and preview of the first episode which debuts Saturday, July 7 at 9pm. Will you watch?



Amateur Millionaire’s Club (Ep. 1 Preview Clip) from Centric TV on Vimeo.

 

Brande Victorian is the news and operations editor for madamenoire.com. Follow her on twitter @Be_Vic.

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  • Tisanii

    Are you enjoying the show? Want to know what the amateurs did? Inbox me to hear from the stars. Allow them to show YOU how to claim to the top

  • Point of View

    I was so excited to see this show from the title “Amateur Millionaires”. They never really say what they do or what their business truly is, they all hint around to it. Their business is merely a ponzy scheme aka pyramid. If you watch the show none of them actually say what their business is and how they became a millionaire.

  • http://watchmedropsizes.com/ MsBodyMagic

    As a body Magic distributor, I was excited to see a show about platinum presidents who have made it big in my same business. When I watched the trailer though, I was shocked at single moms talking like mobsters. I sincerely hope they were put up to acting a fool and that that is not how they truly carry themselves. All in all, it is no worse than the other reality shows that are out there with shows about teen moms and “real” housewives, jersey shore and the like. Mind you, I don’t watch those shows but I will be watching this one even if it’s just to know what type of Hollywood garbage I will have to debunk for my potential customers and new business recruits. I had hoped to maybe use the show as a recruiting tool but I believe if it brings any new recruits at all they will be fair-weather and fall away as soon as they realize their million dollar check didn’t come instantly the first month or that they’d actually be required to DO SOMETHING to earn something. I tried the product as a customer and liked it so much I wanted to represent it. I had people asking me did you lose weight? what did you do? If somebody is interested in earning an extra couple hundred dollars a month without harassing their friends and family then I recommend Ardyss. Sometimes, that works out big and people can become millionaires but it takes time, commitment, and consistency to get there just like with anything else.

  • Me

    No thank you. Yet another stupid reality (or as I call them “fakeality”) shows that feature women acting childish and juvenile. The worst part of this one is that it features African-American women that are supposed to be millionaires acting like they just stepped into the food stamp line at the local DSS office. Grow up. If this is how millionaires act , I’m glad to be middle-class! At least I have some class. Ok, and the network marketing thing… what are these people selling or marketing? Do we ever find that out or is that a secret plot to the show? Are these women getting rich from selling Avon, Mary Kay, Arbonne, or what? Can someone please tell me how they made all this money, or is this all an act?

    • http://twitter.com/staciemwade Stacie Wade

      They are a part of Ardyss. You may be familiar with the Body Magic shapewear product with the claim to lose 3 sizes in 10 minutes

  • KamJos

    Ugh, did anyone watch the trailers? Disgusting. It would be nice if it could be uplifting but it seems like it’s going to be finger snapping and head rolling nonsense. Really? You’ve got how many millionaires and this is what you portray?

    • AMCRSTAR

      Stay tuned and Please DONT miss the message in the show! For the First time Ever, this reality show is TEL E VISION!! Join the Life Changing Movement

      • KamJos

        I don’t own a TV, but if I did I wouldn’t want to sit through however many minutes of neckrolling, flamboyancy and weave tossing to get a smidgen of “message”. Perhaps the show is not like that, and the trailer is just all the dumb behavior condensed. If that’s the case then I’d have to question the idea of promoting a “Life Changing Movement” with something so negative and the motivation in doing so.

  • Bella

    Judging from the shows on VH1, you’d think they hate women.

  • Wow

    since all the “wives” reality shows basically turned out to just be ex girlfriends or jump offs how many of these millionaires actually are millionaires or just your typically middle class black folks pretending to be rich for TV?

    • KamJos

      They made their money by network marketing. They may be rich but the behavior shown on the trailers is a total turn off.

  • SMHgurl24

    Honestly as happy as I am for them, why should this be a reality series?? Theres only so many things you can say about your upbringing and claim to millionaire status before you get into pointless drama that nobody cares about. I would love to see a special about how these people got to where they are but thats it. We already know the things money can buy (cars, mansions, planes, ect) so NEXT!

    • http://www.charcoal-ink.com Kagem

      Totally agree with you but as ratchet as it is, I will be watching lol

      • Tisanii

        Dont miss the REAL message!! This is Tel e Vision!!

  • Marco Panache.com

    Hellooooo, anyone home?? No comments, today? …its like arriving to the party a day early ’round here!! Okay, well, uhh, me and my opinion are out…

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