 CMT’s Sweet Home
Alabama (a country bachelor/bachelorette)
reality show has become one of the most
raved about shows on television. Each
season, fans form favorites, and on
season 3, Minnesota farmer, Jeremiah
James Korfe was undoubtedly one of
viewer’s top choices vying for the
heart of Paige Duke. Obviously, Paige
agreed with those fans, because she chose
Jeremiah in the March 23rd finale. In a
world that is skeptical of finding love
on reality tv, Paige and Jeremiah have
proven their connection and chemistry to
be real, as their relationship continued
during the airing of the previously taped
show, and is still going strong!
The pair believes their relationship to
be orchestrated by God, and has been
enjoying the fact that they can now be
public. During our interview, I did not
know Jeremiah was the final suitor, but I
had a strong feeling that he might be.
Either way, I was lucky enough to get to
talk with him about not only his
experience on the show, but also his
rising music career.
 So
how did he end up on the show?
Ironically, when he got the call to be on
season 3, he was in his combine! He was
unsure at first, but his sister helped in
convincing him that he should take the
opportunity. Needless to say, this true
country boy representative did end up
accepting the offer, and finding love in
the process!
What was it like being in the house with
21 other guys? “Everything about the
experience was awesome, strange, and
wonderful all at the same time. We were
all in a unique situation in which we had
to expose the deepest things in any
man’s heart,” recalls Jeremiah.
When I asked him about the best part of
being on Sweet Home Alabama (other than
walking away with Paige Duke of course),
he replied with: “Making lifelong
friends. Now here I am in Nashville, even
staying with Donny right now.” Along
those same lines, I asked him who his
best friends in the house were. Obviously
Nashville Singer/Songwriter Donny
Fallgatter was one of them, in addition
to cowboy Bubba Thompson and cowboy Shaun
Smith. However, he says he chats with all
of the guys. When he is in LA he still
gets the opportunity to meet up with
Todd, Marcello and Dustin.
What did he find most surprising about
being on the show? “The real
emotions that become involved. You
wouldn’t expect it from the outside
looking in. We truly developed real
feelings for Paige and developed true
friendships. It’s so real in such an
unrealistic setting. Things happen that
wouldn’t normally happen because you
have 22 guys in a 3 bedroom house, and
this girl you’re developing feelings
for, is also dating your friends who
happen to be your roommates!”
What was a typical day like for Jeremiah
with having all of those cameras around?
“We would get up and grab our audio.
We just kind of hung around the house. I
played guitar all the time. We cooked our
own food. We had no TV, internet or
phone, so I was kind of forced to get to
know all of the guys.”
How were Jeremiah’s dates with
Paige? He said they were always awesome
and that the combine date was especially
great because they couldn’t have a
camera in there, so it was comfortable
and laid back like a normal, traditional
date would be.
Does he think he would ever do another
reality show? “I would do another
reality show, but not one like that where
you deal with specific, hidden emotions
of the heart. It wouldn’t be such a
big deal, if you didn’t
care…but you do! I would do
something more like a documentary,
something with farming, hunting or
hosting music possibly.”
On a different note, I got to talk with
Jeremiah about his rising music career
and his band “From Joyce.” I
was glad to receive a copy of his album,
and I must say that I am massively
impressed with his material. He is
currently finding himself going the
direction he wants to go and looking to
sign to a label again.
www.FromJoyce.com
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