{"id":2132872,"date":"2025-11-03T18:30:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T18:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2132872"},"modified":"2025-11-03T18:30:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T18:30:19","slug":"two-reality-tv-show-runs-come-to-an-end-for-a-former-packers-punter-and-a-fitness-instructor-from-little-chute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/two-reality-tv-show-runs-come-to-an-end-for-a-former-packers-punter-and-a-fitness-instructor-from-little-chute\/","title":{"rendered":"Two reality TV show runs come to an end for a former Packers punter and a fitness instructor from Little Chute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It was a tough end to October for two TV reality show contestants with northeastern Wisconsin ties who were both sent home from separate competitions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/ho-ho-ho-former-packers-205208059.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Former Green Bay Packers punter Jake\u00a0Schum;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Former Green Bay Packers punter Jake\u00a0Schum<\/a>\u00a0was the first of 10 men to exit <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hallmarkchannel.com\/finding-mr-christmas\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u201cFinding Mr. Christmas\u201d;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">\u201cFinding Mr. Christmas\u201d<\/a> on the Hallmark Channel, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.postcrescent.com\/story\/entertainment\/2025\/09\/23\/little-chute-native-among-23-women-competing-on-the-golden-bachelor\/86240866007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Little Chute native Debbie\u00a0Siebers\u00a0;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Little Chute native Debbie\u00a0Siebers\u00a0<\/a>made it all way to the final three on ABC\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/abc.com\/show\/2f373056-b668-40aa-b653-009d1c3cc055\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u201cThe Golden Bachelor\u201d;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">\u201cThe Golden Bachelor\u201d <\/a>but didn\u2019t receive a rose after the hometown dates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For\u00a0Schum, who played for the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/green-bay-packers\/335\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Packers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Packers<\/a> in 2016 and 2017, his time on \u201cFinding Mr. Christmas\u201d ended shortly after it got started. He was eliminated during the Oct. 27 premiere of the competition that puts 10 men through holiday-themed challenges with the mission of finding the next leading man for a Hallmark movie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Schum, who works as a personal trainer in New York, showed off his muscles for a challenge in which each guy created their own version of Santa Claus. He went as <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=1247049460562493\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u201cbuff, tough Santa.&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">\u201cbuff, tough Santa.&#8221;<\/a> &#8220;And even when it\u2019s winter and snowing, I bring the heat,&#8221; he said in the segment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Former Green Bay Packers punter Jake Schum was one of 10 contestants on &#8220;Finding Mr. Christmas&#8221; on the Hallmark Channel. He was the first one sent home.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It was the Star Quality Challenge, which required memorizing lines for an acting scene on a ski slope, that tripped him up and forced him to take his Christmas stocking down (the equivalent of not getting a rose).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a video message shared on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jake_schum\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:his Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">his Instagram <\/a>after the episode aired,\u00a0an upbeat Schum, who went into the show with no prior acting experience, said he was disappointed by his early departure but that just getting to be on the show felt like a win.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThis was so unexpected and out of my comfort zone, but that is how you grow as an individual. I&#8217;ve never done anything like this, was a completely new world for me, but I felt I had to give it a shot. You need to get out of your comfort zone and I am so happy I did,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He said he\u2019ll be back for the &#8220;Finding Mr. Christmas&#8221; reunion show later this season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong>More: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenbaypressgazette.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2025\/10\/23\/for-door-county-businesses-being-part-of-wi-christmas-pie-was-honor\/86710882007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:From cherries to cheese to iconic inns, Door County businesses loved playing a part in 'A Wisconsin Christmas Pie';elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">From cherries to cheese to iconic inns, Door County businesses loved playing a part in &#8216;A Wisconsin Christmas Pie&#8217;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Debbie Siebers, a fitness trainer who grew up in Little Chute and now lives in Denver, made it to the final three on &quot;The Golden Bachelor&quot; before being eliminated from the field of 23 women.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1439\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/dJEqCUumhzKQ_0aptRiM_A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTE0Mzk7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/green-bay-press-gazette\/4fc83acc42c69dd26ebe42e53cbf3c55\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Debbie Siebers, a fitness trainer who grew up in Little Chute and now lives in Denver, made it to the final three on &#8220;The Golden Bachelor&#8221; before being eliminated from the field of 23 women.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Could Little Chute native Debbie Siebers be next &#8216;Golden Bachelorette&#8217;?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Siebers, the 65-year-old fitness instructor who created the popular\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beachbodyondemand.com\/programs\/slim-in-6\/workouts?locale=en_US\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u201cSlim in 6\u201d;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">\u201cSlim in 6\u201d<\/a>\u00a0at-home workout routine, brought bachelor and former NFL linebacker Mel Owens to Denver, where she now lives, to meet members of her family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Siebers, who has never married, grew up with seven siblings in Little Chute. Four of them were part of the Oct. 22 episode, in which she opened up to Owens, 66, about how it had been 14 years since she brought someone home to meet her family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Whether it was her final rose ceremony remains to be seen. Show host <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/who-jesse-palmer-thinks-should-be-in-running-for-next-golden-bachelorette-11839719\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jesse Palmer told Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jesse Palmer told Entertainment Weekly<\/a> he thinks she could be a candidate to be the next star of \u201cThe Golden\u00a0Bachelorette.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/tv\/golden-bachelor-star-debbie-siebers-golden-bachelorette-nicolle\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:an interview with Parade;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">an interview with Parade<\/a>,\u00a0Siebers\u00a0said she would be open to the opportunity if it arose.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIf (producers) asked me to do it, I would definitely do it,\u201d she told the magazine. \u201cHow could I pass up that opportunity? I mean, I am ready for love. I have put myself out there, and I\u2019m gonna keep going. I don\u2019t want to sit back now and hope, what? Somebody\u2019s gonna slide into my\u00a0DMs\u00a0or something? I would definitely do (the senior \u2018Bachelorette\u2019). I know how challenging it would be. But as I always (have) said, no risk, no reward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Siebers\u00a0came back to Wisconsin to watch the September premiere of \u201cThe Golden Bachelor\u201d with her family. In an interview with Us Weekly on Oct. 23, she talked about how much fun her brothers were having with it all.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI\u2019m just so happy that America can get an idea of where I\u2019m from and my big family and, you know, that I have never lost that small-town girl,&#8221; she said. &#8220;&#8230; I\u2019m from Little Chute, Wisconsin, and my brothers all said you know the thing that we\u2019re most proud of is that you never lost that small-town essence, and that means a lot to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Kendra Meinert\u00a0is an entertainment and feature writer at the Green Bay Press-Gazette. Contact her at 920-431-8347 or <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/mailto:kmeinert@greenbay.gannett.com\" data-ylk=\"slk:kmeinert@greenbay.gannett.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">kmeinert@greenbay.gannett.com<\/a>. Follow her on <\/em><em>X <\/em><em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FKendraMeinert%3Fref_src%3Dtwsrc%255Egoogle%257Ctwcamp%255Eserp%257Ctwgr%255Eauthor&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ckmeinert%40greenbay.gannett.com%7Ce132c4e94a2544a6420a08ddeef0ab92%7Cbc924c8d3e164e88bf26d7fcfb14f2d5%7C0%7C0%7C638929439616441048%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=d2FRD6ZzgjSCGIt%2Fq%2Fe1rsbViu7c7h0q4g%2FisvTeOe4%3D&amp;reserved=0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@KendraMeinert;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">@KendraMeinert<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>This article originally appeared on Green Bay Press-Gazette: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenbaypressgazette.com\/story\/entertainment\/television\/2025\/11\/03\/ex-packers-punter-little-chute-native-sent-home-from-reality-tv-shows\/87015068007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ex-Packers punter, Little Chute native sent home from reality TV shows;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Ex-Packers punter, Little Chute native sent home from reality TV shows<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a tough end to October for two TV reality show contestants with northeastern Wisconsin ties who were both sent home from separate competitions. Former Green Bay Packers punter Jake\u00a0Schum\u00a0was the first of 10 men to exit \u201cFinding Mr. Christmas\u201d on the Hallmark Channel, and Little Chute native Debbie\u00a0Siebers\u00a0made it all way to the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2132873,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[399483,322628,323324,405967,405968,22217],"class_list":["post-2132872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-debbie-siebers","tag-green-bay-packers","tag-hallmark-channel","tag-little-chute","tag-tv-reality-show","tag-wisconsin"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Two-reality-TV-show-runs-come-to-an-end-for.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2132872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2132872"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2132872\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2132874,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2132872\/revisions\/2132874"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2132873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2132872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2132872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2132872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}