I'm still a little overwhelmed by this doc. If any of you watched the first installment a couple of years ago about Rio and his kids dealing with their wife and mothers death, you'd be forgiven for thinking 'that's it, they're alone now'.
Then we're introduced to Kate, an obvious C lister just looking for a rich lay, fast marriage and quick robbery via a divorce settlement, as is so common.
How wrong we would be.
Despite Kate's body and makeup obsession, working class 'gotta make it' roots, hunger for fame. It's all put on hold for the man and kids she has found and definitely loves. I came into this thinking all of the above, she's an obvious wannabe, Rio's a mug, the kids will hate her.
So wrong, and I'm happy to admit it.
Rio's never been open, his masculine, Alpha male side has always been a barrier to him being a more understanding human, but after his wife's death he tried. It took outside professionals and an inner strength, but he tried and started to get it, his kids came first, finally.
Then Kate is thrown in there as 'daddy's friend'. Close family members weren't cool with this, they just saw an opportunistic gold digger. As did I, we've all seen those car wreck celebrity relationships in the tabloids, every single week.
By the end of this doc' I saw a woman taking on a huge deal and dealing with it, step by step, and spreading happiness. Such a kind and loving person would be a blessing in all of our lives, and hopefully Rio's family will realise this, his kids already have. They all deserve happiness, and fingers crossed they've found it.
