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Celebrity Wife Swap - Mick Mankind Foley and Antonio Sabato Jr

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The "Celebrity Wife Swap" season finale, featuring Mick "Mankind" Foley and Antonio Sabato Jr., debuts on Tuesday, January 31, 2012, according to a January 17 press release from ABC. When Foley and Sabato switch lifestyles, the separation proves to be too much for one of the couples. 

 Superstar pro-wrestler and author Mick Foley and his wife, former model Colette, have been married for 21 years. The couple lives in a luxury condo in Florida with their wrestle-maniac children -- Dewey (19), Noelle (17) Mickey (10) and Hughie (8). Randall, a yet-to-be-trained pupper, also lives with the family.  Although she feels loves, Colette feelsunsupported and underappreciated since she has the burden of household chores and cooking family meals. Meanwhile,  Mick travels and immerses himself in projects and the kids are playing.  Colette just doesn't have time to keep a tidy house. Mick and Colette admit their family lifestyle lacks structure; however they make up for it with love. 

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Colette leaves balmy Florida for arid Los Angeles to swap lives with heartthrob actor/model Antonio Sabato, Jr. Antonio and his conservative Christian fiance, Cheryl. The two self-admitted clean freaks, keep a spotless home. The cars are kept clean and shiny and neither one will be able to sleep at night if the tea kettle is on the wrong burner. Cheryl keeps a six-page, 65-item checklist of daily duties that must be done to ensure the household is properly maintained. Colette quickly realizes the Sabatos drive their daughter, Mina (9), in a pursuit of perfection with gymnastics classes she must attend several times a week, as well as daily piano practice. While changing diapers and feeding the Sabatos' 3-month-old son, baby Antonio, Colette is brought back to her long-gone days (and nights) of caring for a newborn. Colette is impressed with Antonio and Cheryl's home, but shocked to see how overworked the whole family is.
 
 Back at the Foley house, a post-partum Cheryl is brought to tears when she realizes all that Colette does for her family. As she tries to live by Colette's rules the first part of the week, she becomes a nervous wreck cleaning up after the puppy, cooking six individualized meals a night, breaking up the boys' wrestling matches and contending with Mick's laissez-faire parenting style.
 
At the end of the week, the two couples will meet for the first time in a deeply honest and highly-charged exchange of views. Both couples will make a frank assessment of each other and talk about what they've learned from the experience. 
 
"Celebrity Wife Swap" is produced by Zodiak USA. Executive producers are Grant Mansfield, Natalka Znak, Claire O'Donohoe and Bruce Toms. It is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), AB
 
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Actor Antonio Sabato Jr. and guest arrive at the premiere Of Warner Bros. 'The Edge Of Darkness' held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on January 26, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.
Actor Antonio Sabato Jr. and guest arrive at the premiere Of Warner Bros. 'The Edge Of Darkness' held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on January 26, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.
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