Teen Bride Courtney Stodden and Her Much Older Hubby Are Headed for Reality TV

Couple get a production company for their upcoming project about families and their problems

By Marcus Mulick, Marianne Garvey Sep 21, 2011 6:16 PMTags
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Courtney Stodden and her 51-year-old husband Doug Hutchison are coming to the small screen.

The 17-year-old bride and her Green Mile man will be working with Merv Griffin Entertainment and Roy Bank on an upcoming reality project that has yet to find a network.

But what's the show all about?

According to Courtney's mom, Krista Keller, who also manages the couple, the show will mainly be about families and the issues they face.

"It's going to show people what they can teach each other from different generations," she told E! News. "They're going to touch on family issues. There was a lot of judgment about their marriage from Doug's side of the family, so it will touch on bringing families back together and why it's important to support family members even if you don't agree."

The show will also cover the cyber bullying Courtney claims has been happening to her, along with rumors of her getting plastic surgery.

"Courtney having to prove to people she was real, that she's never been under a plastic surgeon's knife," Keller said.

The show has not started filming yet, but does have a name already, though they haven't released it, and the couple tells E! News they are excited to have chosen a production company.

"We are so thrilled that we are in business with Merv Griffin Entertainment and Roy Bank," they said in a statement. "[Bank] is a delightful man, and we know the show is going to be successful. "

Bank is the President of Television at Merv Griffin Entertainment and is the executive producer behind Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? Keller tells E! the process of finding Bank was grueling.

"We had so many people from amazing production companies with big shows out there, but we had to think about what we wanted to do," she said. "We chose him after a long consideration, because we felt he'll be placing us in the correct network that will be airing the show."

Keller added that all the major networks have been watching the couple closely and that she believes the new show will have a great following.

"Courtney is No. 1 in ratings for whatever she does," she said.