Too Hot to Handle’s Sharron Townsend reveals he never saw Rhonda Paul after the show finished

The pair had red-hot chemistry while in the Netflix retreat – but things cooled immediately in the real world
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Kimberley Bond12 May 2020

Netflix’s Too Hot to Handle saw a series of sexy singletons try and abstain from sexual contact for a cash prize but several contestants saw themselves give in to temptation after the chemistry proved just too much.

Sharron Townsend and Rhonda Paul faced the wrath of the other contestants (and of Lana) after they realised very early on in the luxury retreat that there could be something between them.

But while they looked to be by far the strongest couple at the end of the series, Sharron has now revealed the pair never saw each other after filming wrapped.

Speaking exclusively to the Evening Standard, the 25-year-old said life got in the way when he returned to New Jersey.

Sharron and Rhonda found life got in the way after Too Hot to Handle finished filming
Netflix

“When we left the retreat…we were in contact for a while, then just…things were happening in my life,” he explained. “I ended up losing my grandmother to breast cancer, and then I was working three jobs to help take care of my family as I’m the breadwinner of my family. My priorities changed, I just fell back into a normal routine.”

He continued: “Not that Rhonda wasn’t a priority. She was understanding about everything. There was some distance between us.

"She was living in Georgia, I’m in New Jersey – that’s quite a distance. Me working all the time, her being a mum – we lost contact for a little bit, we didn’t speak as much.

The pair were one of the strongest couples in the retreat
Netflix

“Unfortunately, we never visited each other. I had to prioritise differently. I had to take care of the responsibilities I had at home.”

The personal trainer added it was “tough” watching the show back, as it did reignite some of his feelings for Rhonda, 27.

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“Seeing the atmosphere play out again…was moving,” he said. “It was hard to separate those emotions again.

“Rhonda was so nurturing and understanding and caring. She’s a wonderful person.”

While Sharron is still single, Rhonda has rekindled a relationship with a former flame.

But it’s not all doom and gloom for the Too Hot to Handle cast, with Harry Jowsey proposing to Francesca Farago over webcam during the reunion show.

Too Hot to Handle is available to stream on Netflix

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