Last month, Ryan Sutter worried fans when he started sharing cryptic posts about 'missing' his wife of 20 years - The Bachelorette #1 Trista Sutter - who was 'at a place in life where she is searching a bit.'
At the time, the 51-year-old physical therapist joked that her secret could be anything from a 'nervous breakdown, trial separation, midlife crisis, death, or divorce' but turns out she's been hard at work making her return to reality TV.
Trista has been out of town competing on the third season of Fox's Special Forces: World's Toughest Test, which is 'expected to air sometime in the fall' - according to TMZ.
The outlet also claimed that The Bachelorette #6 Ali Manno will also take part in the 10-day unscripted series featuring 16 household names attempting to complete a course based on a highly-classified special forces training program.
'An opportunity for perspective and personal growth presented itself and with the unconditional support of my family and friends, I chose myself and betterment, knowing that my stay-at-home-mom job and my kids end-of-the-school-year needs were in the best, most capable hands,' Sutter (born Rehn) explained on May 25.
Last month, Ryan Sutter worried fans when he started sharing cryptic posts about 'missing' his wife of 20 years - The Bachelorette #1 Trista Sutter - who was 'at a place in life where she is searching a bit' (pictured May 25)
'My stoic husband who usually chooses privacy over posting, decided to share his love for me in messages that would find me in my travels. We look at Instagram like a digital diary. Most of the time, the world doesn't pay too much attention.
'This time, he couldn't say anything right and just about every news outlet picked up his "cryptic/confusing/attention-seeking/dramatic" pictures and captions. To me, they gave me exactly what my words of affirmation love language needed to get me through some serious self doubt and fear… and that's all that matters.'
The bootcamp-style reality competition - lead by former US Recon Marine Rudy Reyes - is the American adaptation of the British reality series SAS: Who Dares Wins.
In season two, Olympic speed skater Erin Jackson as well as Bachelor alums Nick Viall and Tyler Cameron were the three finalists that successfully completed the course in New Zealand.
Cameron told Deadline last November that Special Forces was 'my favorite project I've ever done' even though it was the 'hardest physical thing' he'd done.
'I think it's like a psychological warfare. The biggest battle after The Bachelorette is watching it again and then reliving it with your partner, whoever it is, and then also the fan base. There's a lot of ups and downs with that fan base, and they don't hold back,' Tyler said.
'So I think that really prepares you mentally for a lot, and I think that was part of the reason why I could kind of take if with all the criticism from the DS.'
The Jordan-set first season was won by retired soccer player Carli Lloyd and The Bachelorette #15 Hannah Brown, who told TV Insider last year: 'They put you on a calorie deficit for a reason. You're not sleeping. It really wreaks havoc on your body. I felt bad for the bigger guys. We were all getting the same [amount of food], so it was really tough.'
At the time, the 51-year-old physical therapist (L) joked that her secret could be anything from a 'nervous breakdown, trial separation, midlife crisis, death, or divorce' but turns out she's been hard at work making her return to reality TV
Trista has reportedly been out of town competing on the third season of Fox's Special Forces: World's Toughest Test, which is 'expected to air sometime in the fall' (season two cast pictured)
The Bachelorette #6 Ali Manno will also reportedly take part in the 10-day unscripted series featuring 16 household names attempting to complete a course based on a highly-classified special forces training program (pictured November 16)
Sutter (born Rehn) explained on May 25:'An opportunity for perspective and personal growth presented itself and with the unconditional support of my family and friends, I chose myself and betterment, knowing that my stay-at-home-mom job and my kids end-of-the-school-year needs were in the best, most capable hands' (pictured March 9)
She continued: 'My stoic husband who usually chooses privacy over posting, decided to share his love for me in messages that would find me in my travels. We look at Instagram like a digital diary' (pictured January 17)
The bootcamp-style reality competition - lead by former US Recon Marine Rudy Reyes (M, pictured in season one) - is the American adaptation of the British reality series SAS: Who Dares Wins
In season two, (from L-R) Olympic speed skater Erin Jackson as well as Bachelor alums Nick Viall and Tyler Cameron were the three finalists that successfully completed the course in New Zealand
Cameron told Deadline last November that Special Forces was 'my favorite project I've ever done' even though it was the 'hardest physical thing' he'd done: 'I think [The Bachelorette] really prepares you mentally'
The Jordan-set first season was won by retired soccer player Carli Lloyd (L) and The Bachelorette #15 Hannah Brown (R), who told TV Insider last year: 'They put you on a calorie deficit for a reason. You're not sleeping. It really wreaks havoc on your body. I felt bad for the bigger guys. We were all getting the same [amount of food], so it was really tough'
Trista has a slight athletic advantage being a former Miami Heat Dancer, but that didn't help her when she was the first one eliminated off the first season of ABC's Dancing with the Stars in 2005
The Colorado-based brunette and the 49-year-old firefighter - who met in 2002 on the ABC dating competition - are proud parents of 16-year-old son Maxwell Alston Sutter and 15-year-old daughter Blakesley Grace Sutter
Trista has a slight athletic advantage being a former Miami Heat Dancer, but that didn't help her when she was the first one eliminated off the first season of ABC's Dancing with the Stars in 2005.
The Colorado-based brunette and the 49-year-old firefighter - who met in 2002 on the ABC dating competition - are proud parents of 16-year-old son Maxwell Alston Sutter and 15-year-old daughter Blakesley Grace Sutter.
Bachelor Nation fans are some of the most passionate and devoted, despite the horrible track record for couples remaining together on the various shows.
Out of the 20 prior seasons of The Bachelorette, only four couples remain together including Desiree Hartsock and Chris Siegfried from season nine.
Out of 28 prior seasons of The Bachelor, four couples are still together including Sean and Catherine Lowe from season 17.
Surprisingly, Bachelor in Paradise is the most successful franchise with 10 couples remaining together after nine seasons.
