Narrator: ON "MY BIG FAT AMERICAN GYPSY WEDDING,"
THE ANNUAL GYPSY BALL
HAS COME TO LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.
EVERYTHING WAS JUST PERFECT LIKE IT WAS OUT OF A MOVIE.
Narrator: GYPSY GIRLS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY
HAVE TRAVELED IN SEARCH OF ONE THING ONLY...
FIND ME THE PERFECT GYPSY BOY.
Narrator: ...A SHOT AT TRUE GYPSY LOVE...
THE TALL ONE RIGHT THERE.
...AT WHATEVER COST.
I'M WILLING TO GO AGAINST MY GYPSY FAMILY
TO BE WITH THE MAN THAT I LOVE.
Narrator: HUNTER HOPES TO FIND A BOY
WHO WILL LIVE UP TO HER MOM'S HIGH EXPECTATIONS.
YOU KNOW, CAN HE HUNT? CAN HE SHOOT A GUN?
CAN HE HANDLE OUR LIFESTYLE?
THIS BALL COULD BE MY LAST CHANCE TO FIND TRUE LOVE.
Narrator: OUTCAST SINGLE MOM SOPHIA LONGS
TO BE ACCEPTED BACK BY HER FELLOW GYPSIES.
THE MOST IMPORTANTEST THING IN MY LIFE RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS MY LAST CHANCE
SO I COULD BE ACCEPTED BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY.
Narrator: CASEY LEAVES HER ADOPTIVE PARENTS
IN SEARCH OF A GYPSY ROMANCE.
REMEMBER WHERE YOUR HOME IS, OKAY?
AND LOVESTRUCK TEEN INARI IS HELL‐BENT ON BREAKING THE RULES.
GIVE ME THE [BLEEP] PHONE. THAT'S IT.
HE IS DONE. THE RELATIONSHIP IS OVER.
STARTLING SHOWDOWNS...
YOU CAN'T [BLEEP] BE WITH HIM.
I DON'T GIVE A [BLEEP].
...SHOCKING SURPRISES...
...IT'S THE GYPSY CUPID'S BALL.
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TOP OF THE GUEST LIST FOR THIS YEAR'S CUPID'S BALL
IS 18‐YEAR‐OLD GYPSY TOMBOY HUNTER.
I AM NOT LIKE OTHER ROMANICHAL GYPSIES.
I AM UNIQUE.
I HUNT. I FISH.
I CAN SHOVEL HORSE [BLEEP].
I CAN SPLIT WOOD.
I CAN GUT A DEER.
I CAN DO IT ALL.
AND I AIN'T AFRAID TO BREAK A NAIL WHILE DOING IT.
Narrator: HUNTER HAS BEEN RAISED TO BE SELF‐SUFFICIENT
AND LOOKS AFTER THE FAMILY'S LAND WITH HER GYPSY MOM, TINA.
ALL RIGHT, IT'S READY.
YOU KNOW WHAT WE DO.
Tina: I'VE RAISED HUNTER TO BE A WELL‐PRESERVED YOUNG LADY.
I MEAN, SHE'S A CLEAN VIRGIN.
SHE'S NEVER KISSED A BOY.
SHE KNOWS HOW TO TAKE A DEER DOWN, CLEAN IT,
AND PUT IT IN THE FREEZER.
AND THAT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD
'CAUSE I KNOW SHE'S NOT GOING TO STARVE.
A REALLY GOOD KILL IS LIKE GETTING A REALLY GOOD MAN.
IT'S HARD TO FIND.
ROMANICHAL GIRLS START RUNNING OFF WHEN THEY'RE 14, 15,
BUT THAT'S NOT ME.
MY MOM SHELTERED ME FROM THAT.
SHE WANTED ME TO MATURE SO I WOULD BE A GOOD GIRL.
Narrator: LIVING 27 MILES FROM THE NEAREST TOWN,
HUNTER'S HAD LIMITED CONTACT WITH ANY OTHER GYPSIES,
ESPECIALLY BOYS.
I'VE NEVER HAD A BOYFRIEND.
I'VE NEVER KISSED A BOY.
I HAVEN'T EVEN LET A BOY HOLD MY HAND.
WE GOT TO GET THIS WOOD CUT UP.
Narrator: HUNTER HAS DECIDED TO MAKE HER DEBUT
INTO THE GYPSY DATING WORLD BY ATTENDING CUPID'S BALL.
Hunter: THE GYPSY BALL IS COMING UP,
AND THIS IS, LIKE, THE BIGGEST EVENT OF THE YEAR.
THIS WOULD BE AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY
FOR ME TO FIND MR. RIGHT.
WHO KNOWS, I MIGHT GET MY FIRST KISS
AT THE GYPSY BALL.
I KNOW.
Narrator: BUT MOM TINA HAS LAID DOWN THE LAW
AND PLANS TO ALWAYS KEEP HUNTER WITHIN CLOSE PROXIMITY.
IF SHE DOES EVER GET MARRIED,
THEY'RE STAYING IN THIS HOUSE WITH ME
SO I CAN KEEP MY EYE ON EVERYTHING.
HE'S GOT TO BE WORTHY.
HE'S GOT TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THIS.
YOU KNOW, CAN HE HUNT? CAN HE SHOOT A GUN?
CAN HE HANDLE OUR LIFESTYLE?
OOH.
WHEN IT COMES TO FINDING A GYPSY BOY,
HE WILL LIVE HERE WITH US.
AND HE'S GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PLACE.
WE'RE GOING TO BE A TEAM.
IF WE FIND THIS PERFECT GYPSY BOY,
AND HE EVEN THINKS ABOUT DOING HER WRONG,
I AM GOING TO TIE HIM UP,
LOAD MY 12‐GAUGE,
AND TARGET PRACTICE ON HIS BALLS.
I'M A LITTLE WORRIED MY MOM IS GOING TO SCARE THE GYPSY BOYS
OFF BECAUSE SHE'S KIND OF INTIMIDATING.
BUT I'M 18,
AND THIS BALL COULD BE MY LAST CHANCE TO FIND TRUE LOVE.
WOO‐HOO!
ALL RIGHT. WHAT ABOUT ON THE BACK?
MY NAME IS CASEY.
I WAS BROUGHT UP GYPSY,
BUT I HAD GOT IN FOSTER CARE WHEN I WAS 13.
AND THEN, I GOT ADOPTED OUT TO A GORGER FAMILY.
Narrator: CASEY HAS BEEN LIVING
WITH HER ADOPTIVE, NON‐GYPSY FAMILY
FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS.
CASEY CAME TO OUR HOUSE AS A TEMPORARY PLACEMENT.
THEY NEEDED SOME PLACE FOR HER TO GO FOR ABOUT A WEEK.
AT THE END OF THE WEEK, THE FAMILY COULDN'T HAVE CASEY BACK,
SO WE KEPT HER.
SHE WAS HELL ON WHEELS, LET ME TELL YOU.
Casey: I DO KIND OF MISS THE FREEDOM OF BEING A GYPSY,
BUT BEING A GORGER, YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TIME TO BE A KID, I GUESS.
CASEY STILL HAS CONTACT WITH HER BIOLOGICAL FAMILY,
YET THEN SHE LIVES HERE WITH US.
AND OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE NOT GYPSY.
SO CASEY IS REALLY TORN BETWEEN THOSE TWO LIFESTYLES.
Narrator: THE ANNUAL BALL IS A CHANCE
FOR CASEY TO RECONNECT WITH HER CULTURE
AND FIND A GYPSY ROMANCE.
Casey: I DO LIKE IT HERE,
BUT I DON'T GET TO SOCIALIZE WITH ROMANICHALS VERY OFTEN.
I WOULD LIKE TO RECONNECT WITH MY GYPSY ROOTS,
AND THIS BALL IS THE CHANCE TO MEET THE PERFECT ROMANICHAL BOY.
Narrator: HELPING HER PICK OUT A PERFECT ROMANY BOY
IS HER BEST FRIEND, GORGER GIRL MYSTICAL.
YOU LIKE? NO, HE'S NOT A GYPSY.
Mystical: SHE DOESN'T REALLY HANG OUT WITH A LOT OF BOYS HERE.
I BELIEVE THAT, IF SHE GOES BACK,
SHE'LL LEARN MORE OF WHO SHE IS AND WHERE SHE CAME FROM,
AND MAYBE SHE WOULD FIND A GUY FROM HER CULTURE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF HIM?
HE HAS BUSHY EYEBROWS.
Narrator: NO MATTER WHAT THEIR UPBRINGING, ALL GYPSIES
HAVE A BURNING DESIRE TO HOLD ON TO THEIR TRADITIONS.
Casey: I WANT TO FOLLOW THE GYPSY CODE.
I REALLY WANT TO MARRY INTO THE ROMANICHAL COMMUNITY.
WHAT ABOUT HIM?
IS HE A ROMANY?
I DON'T KNOW, BUT HE HAS A LOT OF MUSCLES.
IF I FOUND THE RIGHT ROMANY BOY,
I WOULD RUN OFF WITH HIM IF I WAS IN LOVE WITH HIM.
YEAH, HE'S CUTE.
Narrator: BUT GYPSY LOVE FOR CASEY
COULD MEAN GYPSY LOSS FOR HER PARENTS.
GYPSIES DON'T DATE SOMEBODY JUST TO DATE THEM.
YOU DATE THEM WITH THE INTENT
THAT THIS COULD BE THE PERSON THAT YOU MARRY.
HERE'S HER PROM.
THE FIRST TIME AT THE OCEAN ‐‐ SHE WAS SO EXCITED THAT DAY.
MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT WE WOULD GET A PHONE CALL
FROM CASEY SAYING THAT SHE'S NOT GOING TO COME HOME,
THAT CASEY'S DECIDED THAT SHE'S GOING TO STAY
AND LIVE THAT LIFESTYLE.
Narrator: AT JUST 14 YEARS OLD,
INARI IS THE YOUNGEST GYPSY GIRL GOING TO THE BALL.
MY NAME IS INARI ELAINE, AND I AM 14 YEARS OLD.
I LIVE IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA, AND I AM A ROMANY.
WHEN PEOPLE SEE MY REAL AGE, THEY'RE LIKE, "OH, MY GOD.
YOU'RE LYING TO ME. NUH‐UH."
I'M LIKE, "NO, I REALLY AM."
I'M ACTUALLY VERY EXCITED TO GO TO THE BALL.
MY FRIENDS ALL TOLD ME ABOUT IT,
AND THEY SAY IT'S ACTUALLY A REALLY GOOD PARTY.
Narrator: MOM ANGIE IS THRILLED BY THE OPPORTUNITY FOR INARI
TO ATTEND THE BALL AND MEET ANY POTENTIAL GYPSY SUITORS.
Angie: SHE'S GOING TO BE GOING TO THE BIGGEST PARTY THERE IS.
BUT IT'S THE GYPSY BALL AND ONLY FOR OUR PEOPLE, THE ROMANICHAL.
I CAN'T WAIT.
WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO, I'M JUST GOING TO GET YOU
AN AMAZING DRESS FROM SONDRA CELLI.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE A PRINCESS, WHICH YOU NEED TO BE,
WHICH YOU DESERVE TO BE.
THE GYPSY BALL IS THE PLACE FOR ALL THE YOUNG ROMANICHAL
GUYS AND RAKLIS TO GET TOGETHER,
MAYBE HOPEFULLY FALL IN LOVE AND HAVE A GREAT TIME.
I CAN FIND YOU A GOOD ROMANICHAL OR A COUPLE
TO TALK TO AT LEAST BECAUSE I CAN PICK OUT A GOOD ONE
JUST LIKE I GOT A GOOD ONE.
AND I'LL MAKE SURE YOU GET A GOOD ONE.
Inari: I THINK THEY DO WANT WHAT'S BEST FOR ME,
BUT IT'S MY LIFE.
AND I DON'T LIKE THE FACT THAT THEY'RE ALWAYS
TRYING TO CONTROL IT AND WHO I'M TRYING TO BE WITH.
I KNOW YOU'LL HAVE A GREAT TIME DOWN THERE.
THAT ROMANICHAL GUY IS WAITING FOR YOU.
Narrator: BUT WITH THE BALL JUST DAYS AWAY,
INARI ALREADY HAS A DATE IN MIND....
MY MOM IS SENDING ME TO THE BALL
BECAUSE SHE WANTS ME TO FIND A GYPSY BOY.
BUT I HAVE A GORGER BOYFRIEND.
HIS NAME IS JACOB.
JACOB: Hello?
HELLO.
Narrator: ...A 17‐YEAR‐OLD NON‐GYPSY.
I MISS YOU. I miss you too, baby.
I KIND OF FELL IN LOVE WITH HIM,
AND IT KIND OF BECAME SOMETHING MORE THAN I EVER
THOUGHT IT WOULD HAVE BECAME.
WELL, WHEN AM I GOING TO SEE YOU NEXT?
THE ONLY WAY I CAN SEE JAKE IS IF I DON'T TELL ANYONE
BECAUSE I'M NOT ALLOWED TO TALK TO HIM AT ALL.
WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO SNEAK OUT AGAIN?
Narrator: BUT BEFORE ANY PLANS CAN BE MADE,
INARI IS CAUGHT RED‐HANDED.
GIVE ME THE [BLEEP] PHONE.
MY MOM DOESN'T REALLY LIKE JAKE BECAUSE HE'S A GORGER.
I DON'T WANT YOU [BLEEP] TALKING TO HIM.
YOU KNOW THAT.
I WANT HER TO GO THERE AND FIND A PERFECT ROMANICHAL BOY
AND NOT BE MESSING WITH THESE GORGERS NO MORE.
THAT'S IT, INARI. YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN TROUBLE FOR IT.
I'M ANNOYED THAT MY MOM'S NOT GOING TO LET
JAKE TO COME TO THE BALL
BUT MORE ANNOYED THAT SHE WANTS ME TO BE WITH SOMEONE ELSE
WHEN THAT'S NOT WHAT'S GOING TO MAKE ME HAPPY.
THAT'S IT. HE IS DONE.
THE RELATIONSHIP IS OVER.
Narrator: THE NEXT DAY,
MOM ANGIE DECIDES TO CONFRONT THE GORGER
WHO HAS STOLEN INARI'S HEART.
HEY. HEY, I KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE.
JAKE.
HELLO?
ANGIE?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING, DUDE? HEY.
YOU KNOW, THIS SNEAKING AROUND, MAN, THIS [BLEEP] GOT TO STOP.
I LOVE HER. FORGET IT.
NO MORE. I LOVE HER SO MUCH.
WHY DON'T YOU GUYS UNDERSTAND THAT?
ANGIE'S STUCK IN THE SAME TRADITIONS OF HER CULTURE,
BUT I'M GOING TO PROVE TO HER
THAT A GYPSY AND A GORGER RELATIONSHIP
REALLY CAN WORK.
YOU'LL SEE. YOU'LL SEE.
OH? PROVE ME WRONG?
I DOUBT IT. I'LL PROVE YOU WRONG.
PROVE ME WRONG. I DON'T THINK SO.
I DOUBT IT.
Narrator: IN A FINAL BID TO PUT A STOP TO THE FORBIDDEN ROMANCE,
ANGIE RESORTS TO AN ANCIENT GYPSY SOLUTION.
YEAH, THAT'S IT. I'LL SHOW YOU.
I'LL SOUR UP THIS RELATIONSHIP.
THAT'S MY GRANDMOTHER'S TRADITION.
WHEN SHE DID HER DUKKERING, THAT'S WHAT SHE DONE.
SHE JUST PUT DOWN GOD'S BITTER FRUIT
TO SOUR UP THE RELATIONSHIPS.
THAT'S IT. NO MORE OF YOU, GORGER BOY.
YOU'RE GONE. YOU'RE OUT OF THIS FAMILY.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF HE TURNS UP AT THE BALL.
I HOPE NOT. I PRAY NOT.
ANYTHING LIABLE TO HAPPEN. I DON'T KNOW.
IF HE DOES, HE'S GOT MORE IN HIM THAN I THOUGHT.
Narrator: COMING UP... HELLO, SONDRA CELLI.
...THE QUEEN OF BLING GETS TO WORK.
I NEED YOUR HELP TRYING TO FIGURE OUT SOMETHING
TO BRING OUT MY INNER GIRLY‐GIRL.
THEN, YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE A GOOD ATTITUDE.
Narrator: AND ONE DEFIANT GYPSY TEENAGER BREAKS THE RULES.
I'M WILLING TO GO AGAINST MY GYPSY FAMILY
TO BE WITH THE MAN THAT I LOVE.
Narrator: ON THE WEST COAST LIVES A ROMANIAN LUDAR GYPSY.
Sophia: MY NAME IS SOPHIA STANLEY.
I'M 26 YEARS OLD.
I LIVE IN PARIS, CALIFORNIA,
AND I HAVE ROMANIAN GYPSY BLOOD RUNNING THROUGH MY VEINS.
Narrator: LUDAR GYPSIES ARRIVED FROM ROMANIA
AFTER THE SECOND WORLD WAR
AND ONLY EVER MARRY THEIR OWN KIND.
Sophia: LUDAR GYPSIES
ARE SO STRICT THAT I'M NOT EVEN ALLOWED TO DATE ROMANICHAL GUYS.
Narrator: FIVE YEARS AGO,
SOPHIA BROKE ONE OF THE ULTIMATE LUDAR RULES.
I DID GO OUT AND HAVE A BABY WITH AN AMERICAN GUY.
AND NOW I'M AN OUTCAST FROM THE LUDAR COMMUNITY.
I'M NO LONGER ACCEPTED.
DO YOU LOVE ME?
THINGS DIDN'T WORK OUT WITH THE AMERICAN GUY THAT I WAS WITH,
AND IT WASN'T EASY BEING A SINGLE MOTHER.
BUT YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF THE DAY, I CONQUERED IT,
AND I GOT THROUGH IT.
GOOD JOB.
TO MAKE MY FAMILY HAPPY
AND FOR ME TO BE ACCEPTED BACK IN OUR HERITAGE,
I WOULD HAVE TO DATE AND BE WITH A ROMANIAN GUY.
Narrator: BUT THIS YEAR'S GYPSY CUPID BALL
COULD BE HER TICKET TO HAPPINESS.
I'M HOPING THAT THIS BALL
PAYS OFF SO I CAN FIND ME A GOOD GYPSY GUY
BECAUSE I MISS BEING A PART OF THE ROMANIAN GYPSY COMMUNITY.
AND I WANT TO BE BACK IN IT.
Narrator: LUDAR GYPSIES CAN NEVER APPROACH A MAN,
SO SOPHIA HAS INVITED HER BEST FRIEND, AMANDA,
TO MAKE THE FIRST MOVE.
IT'S SO IMPORTANT, AMANDA. YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW.
IT'S THE MOST IMPORTANTEST THING IN MY LIFE RIGHT NOW.
I'M VERY EXCITED FOR HER BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT,
SOON, SHE'LL BE ACCEPTED BACK INTO HER COMMUNITY.
WHAT KIND OF MAN SHOULD I BE SPOTTING FOR YOU?
PAVER. I TOLD YOU HE'S GOT TO BE A BIG PAVER.
ASPHALT WORK IS A LOT OF MONEY.
BUT HE'S GOT ‐‐ HE HAS TO BE CUTE.
THIS IS MY LAST CHANCE
TO BE ACCEPTED BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY.
I'M REALLY NERVOUS.
IF SOMEONE ASKS ME ON A DATE,
THIS COULD POTENTIALLY TURN MY WHOLE LIFE AROUND.
Narrator: SPARKING UP A ROMANCE AT SUCH A BIG EVENT
WILL MEAN ORDERING A DRESS TO IMPRESS THOSE GYPSY BACHELORS.
HELLO, SONDRA CELLI.
HI, SONDRA. IT'S SOPHIA.
AND THE FORMER RULE‐BREAKER IS NOT TAKING ANY CHANCES.
SO, WHAT KIND OF DRESS DO YOU WANT?
I'M NOT ALLOWED TO SHOW ANY SKIN.
My arms have to be covered.
IT HAS TO HIT THE GROUND.
I HAVE TO COVER MY ANKLES.
And I have to have a head scarf.
What kind of gypsy are you?
I'M ROMANIAN.
OH, I KNOW. I KNOW YOUR CROWD.
THEY'RE MUCH MORE CONSERVATIVE.
I NEED, LIKE, A VERY PRETTY BLUE COLOR.
I'LL MAKE YOU SUCH A DRESS.
YOU'LL FEEL SO PRETTY.
Guys will just be falling over you.
Don't worry about it.
Sondra: SOPHIA'S A ROMANIAN GYPSY.
SHE HAS A LOT OF RESTRICTIONS ON WHAT SHE CAN WEAR.
THEY HAVE TO WEAR REALLY CONSERVATIVE CLOTHES.
BUT I'M GOING TO COVER IT IN BLING.
EVEN THOUGH IT'S CONSERVATIVE,
IT'S GOING TO BLING LIKE SHE'S NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
Narrator: AND THE DRESS DEMANDS DON'T STOP THERE,
AS SONDRA'S PHONE HAS BEEN RINGING OFF THE HOOK.
I NEED YOUR HELP TRYING TO FIGURE OUT SOMETHING
TO BRING OUT MY INNER GIRLY‐GIRL.
I WAS THINKING KIND OF LIKE A PRINCESS‐LOOKING ONE,
LIKE THE BIG BALL KIND OF GOWN.
LIKE, I WANT PEOPLE'S MOUTH TO DROP.
I THINK YOU SHOULD PROBABLY DO SOMETHING CAMO.
OH, THAT WOULD BE PERFECT.
I'M GOING TO MAKE HUNTER A CAMOUFLAGE DRESS,
BUT IT'S GOING TO BE IN SEQUIN CAMOUFLAGE.
AND THEN I'M GOING TO BLING IT ON TOP OF IT.
WHAT ABOUT COLORED STONES?
YES, REALLY BLINGED OUT.
IT'S GOING TO BE BLUES AND PURPLES AND GREENS,
AND I'M GOING TO COVER THIS DRESS IN THOSE COLORED STONES.
JUST PLEASE MAKE IT PERFECT FOR ME.
I'LL MAKE IT GORGEOUS.
DON'T YOU WORRY ABOUT IT.
THE PROBLEM IS, NO TIME.
I HAVE MY WORK CUT OUT FOR ME.
OH, MY GOD.
Narrator: AS CUPID'S BALL DRAWS CLOSER...
THERE ARE GOING TO BE LOTS OF ROMANICHAL GUYS THERE.
...SO DOES THE ANTICIPATION OF MEETING THEIR TRUE LOVE.
Amanda: YOU'RE GOING TO BE GETTING YOU A MAN.
I HOPE SO.
LET'S GO. OH, MY GOD.
BUT FOR CASEY, FINDING A GYPSY MAN AT THE BALL
COULD MEAN A NEW LIFE AWAY FROM HER ADOPTIVE PARENTS.
REMEMBER WHERE YOUR HOME IS, OKAY?
OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
I MEAN, LEAVING JIM AND SHERRY WAS KIND OF A STRUGGLE FOR ME
BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW IF I WAS GOING TO COME HOME OR NOT.
ALL RIGHT, I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU, TOO.
THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN IS THAT CASEY
DOESN'T COME HOME.
Casey: YOU KNOW, NO MATTER WHAT, THEY'RE MY FAMILY REGARDLESS,
BUT I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO EXPLORING MY GYPSY ROOTS.
I JUST HOPE SHE MAKES GOOD CHOICES
AND COMES HOME.
THAT'S THE IMPORTANT THING, THAT SHE COMES HOME.
Together: LOUISVILLE, HERE WE COME!
Narrator: COMING UP, FOUR GIRLS SET OFF
FOR THE BIGGEST NIGHT OF THEIR LIVES.
OH, MY GOSH!
AND REALITY HITS HOME.
Sondra: HERE SHE IS.
IT'S JUST REALLY HARD FOR ME TO LET HER GO.
SHE'S MY BABY.
Narrator: FOUR GYPSY GIRLS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY
ARE HEADING TO KENTUCKY FOR THE MOST ANTICIPATED EVENT
OF THE YEAR.
Together: LOUISVILLE, HERE WE COME!
YOU'LL BE AMAZING IN YOUR DRESS.
YOU'RE THE PRETTIEST.
Narrator: IT'S THE MORNING OF THE GYPSY CUPID'S BALL.
AFTER 14‐YEAR‐OLD INARI WAS CAUGHT TRYING
TO INVITE HER FORBIDDEN GORGER BOYFRIEND...
GIVE ME THE [BLEEP] PHONE.
Inari: I JUST WANT JAKE TO COME TO THE BALL.
I'M NOT INTERESTED IN THE OTHER GYPSY BOYS.
JAKE'S THE ONE FOR ME.
THAT'S IT. HE IS DONE.
THE RELATIONSHIP IS OVER.
Narrator: ...SHE'S NOW UNDER THE WATCHFUL EYE
OF HER PROTECTIVE GYPSY FAMILY.
MY MOM'S WANTING ME TO GO TO THE BALL TO CHAPERONE INARI,
MAKE SURE NOTHING HAPPENS
AND THAT THE GORGER BOY DON'T SHOW UP THERE.
Narrator: MOM ANGIE HOPES TONIGHT'S BALL
WILL BE AN EYE‐OPENER FOR HER LOVESTRUCK TEENAGER.
INARI? WHAT?
ARE YOU GOING TO DANCE IF THEY'RE HAVING DANCES TONIGHT?
I DON'T KNOW.
THE WHOLE PART OF THE BALL
IS GOING THERE AND HAVING FUN AT IT.
I CAN'T WAIT FOR HER TO GO TO THE BALL.
IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT LESSON FOR HER AND LET HER SEE
WHAT OTHER ROMANICHAL GUYS ARE LIKE THAT SHE CAN GET TO MEET.
AND IT WILL TEACH HER THE DIFFERENCE
OF OUR PEOPLE AND GORGERS.
BUT THEN, YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE A GOOD ATTITUDE.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE DRESSED UP. YOU'RE GOING TO BE PRETTY.
YOU'RE GOING TO LOOK LIKE A PRINCESS.
EVERYBODY LIKES PRETTINESS.
THAT'S WHAT ATTRACTS THE ROMANICHAL MAN, TOO.
Narrator: IGNORING HER FAMILY'S ORDERS,
SHE'S STILL HOLDING OUT FOR HER GORGER SWEETHEART.
Inari: I'VE BEEN TEXTING JAKE,
AND I'VE BEEN TRYING TO PERSUADE HIM TO COME TO THE BALL.
I WILL FIGHT FOR JAKE AND AGAINST MY FAMILY
IF I HAVE TO.
Narrator: HERE TO MAKE GYPSY DREAMS COME TRUE
IS DRESS DESIGNER SONDRA CELLI.
SHE'S FLOWN IN FROM BOSTON
TO DELIVER HER CREATIONS IN PERSON.
I HAVE JUST FINALLY FINISHED ALL THESE DRESSES FOR THE BALL.
IT'S BEEN EXHAUSTING. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
THESE DRESSES ARE SOME OF THE BEST DRESSES I'VE EVER MADE.
THIS IS GOING TO BE THE BEST GYPSY BALL EVER.
WHO IS IT? OH, MY GOSH!
Tina: OH, NO WAY!
OH, IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU! YOU TOO!
OH, SONDRA CELLI!
I GOT YOUR DRESS.
OH, MY GOSH.
Sondra: I REALLY HOPE THIS DRESS IS NOT TOO GIRLY FOR HUNTER.
I MEAN, I REALLY MADE IT HER PERSONALITY.
Tina: OH, MY GOD. I CAN ‐‐ OH!
Hunter: OH, MY GOD.
LOOK AT ‐‐ IT'S IN TWO PIECES.
ONE SEXY, SHORT DRESS...
THERE'S MORE!
OH, HUNTER!
IT'S BEAUTIFUL!
HOLY CRAP.
Hunter: THANK YOU! OH, MY GOSH!
YEAH, AND YOU CAN WEAR THOSE WITH ANYTHING.
I KNOW!
Hunter: IT'S LIKE SHE READ MY MIND.
SHE SEEMED TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED
AND HOW I WANTED IT.
DREAM DRESS NAILED ON THE HEAD.
HERE SHE IS.
Hunter: WHAT DO YOU THINK?
THAT'S BEAUTIFUL, HUNTER.
I THINK I'M GOING TO CRY.
Tina: I'VE SEEN MY LITTLE GIRL ALL GROWN UP,
AND IT'S JUST REALLY HARD FOR ME TO, YOU KNOW, LET HER GO.
SHE'S MY BABY.
LOVE IT.
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
Sondra: WHEN THE BOYS SEE HUNTER TONIGHT IN THIS DRESS,
WE'RE JUST HOPING TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT THAT THE HUNT IS OVER.
Narrator: AND SONDRA'S DAZZLE DOESN'T STOP THERE.
HI! INARI, COME LOOK WHO IT IS!
HI, ANGIE.
Inari: SONDRA CELLI JUST SURPRISED ME WITH MY DRESS AT MY HOTEL ROOM.
I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE CAME, AND I LOVE HER SO MUCH.
SHE'S JUST PERFECT.
Sondra: WE NEED THE TOP FIRST
'CAUSE THAT'S THE PRETTIEST PART.
IT'S GOT ALL THE STONES ON IT.
[ GASPS ] OH, MY GOSH.
ALL RIGHT, READY?
YES. BIG DRESS.
Angie: YEAH, IT IS.
THAT'S GOING TO MAKE ‐‐ OH, MY GOD.
I'M ALMOST NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO WALK.
YES, YOU WILL. YOU'LL MAKE IT.
OH, I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU IN IT!
OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Sondra: ARE YOU GOING TO TRY IT ON?
SHE DIVES IN.
SEE, NOW, YOU HOLD THIS.
Inari: THE DRESS IS ACTUALLY EVERYTHING I HOPED FOR.
IT'S GIGANTIC.
IT'S AQUA, PURPLE.
IT'S ACTUALLY REALLY COOL AND AMAZING.
IT'S JUST BEAUTIFUL, AND I LOVE IT.
Angie: INARI LOOKED BEAUTIFUL. THE DRESS WAS EXQUISITE.
SHE LOOKED DYNAMIC. I LOVED IT.
YOU'RE A PRINCESS TO ME, AND YOU'RE DRESSED LIKE ONE.
Narrator: BUT LOVESTRUCK INARI'S FAIRY‐TALE FANTASY
IS NOT YET COMPLETE.
I LOVE THE DRESS, AND I JUST WISH JAKE WAS HERE TO SEE IT.
Angie: IF THERE'S ANY KIND OF WAY JAKE
WOULD SHOW UP THERE, I'M GOING TO PREVENT IT IN EVERY WAY
AND GET HER AROUND ALL THE GOOD ROMANICHAL.
Narrator: COMING UP...
Together: OH, YEAH!
Narrator: ...CUPID'S BALL KICKS OFF.
AH, IT'S CRAZY.
Narrator: ...AND THE PURSUIT BEGINS.
I WAS LIKE, "NO!"
Narrator: IT'S THE NIGHT
OF THE GYPSY CUPID'S BALL, THE GLITZIEST,
GYPSYEST EVENT OF THE YEAR.
GYPSIES FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE COME
TO LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY,
TO GET DOWN, GET NOTICED, AND GET LUCKY.
CASEY HAS SAID GOODBYE TO HER ADOPTIVE PARENTS
IN SEARCH OF A GYPSY ROMANCE WITH A ROMANICHAL.
I'M JUST IN LOVE WITH MYSELF TONIGHT,
AND I HOPE SOMEBODY ELSE FALLS IN LOVE WITH ME TOO.
Narrator: INARI IS HOPING HER GORGER BOYFRIEND
WILL WHISK HER OFF HER FEET
AGAINST HER TRADITIONAL MOM'S WISHES.
I'M WILLING TO GO AGAINST GYPSY TRADITION
TO BE WITH JAKE BECAUSE I LOVE HIM.
Narrator: MAKING A COMEBACK IS SOPHIA.
GORGEOUS!
AFTER BEING REJECTED BY HER COMMUNITY,
THE BALL IS A CHANCE FOR HER TO FIND HERSELF A MAN.
MY FAMILY WOULD BE SO PROUD.
I LOOK LIKE A ROMANIAN PRINCESS.
I HAVE TO LOOK GOOD FOR THIS BALL.
IF NOT, I'M NOT GOING TO FIND THE RIGHT GUY.
THIS IS SO AWESOME.
Narrator: AND FOR HUNTER,
MEETING A GYPSY MAN TONIGHT WILL MEAN ESCAPING THE CLUTCHES
OF HER OVERPROTECTIVE MOM, TINA.
I'M A LITTLE WORRIED MY MOM
IS GOING TO SCARE THE GYPSY BOYS OFF.
I'M 18, AND THIS BALL COULD BE MY LAST CHANCE
TO FIND TRUE LOVE.
Narrator: FOUR GYPSY GIRLS READY TO HAVE A BALL.
[ CHEERING ]
BUT FIRST, THEY HAVE TO GET THERE.
Casey: THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND IF THERE'S ONE WAY TO STAND OUT...
WHERE'S OUR CAR?
WELL, I'VE GOT A SURPRISE FOR YOU.
CLOSE YOUR EYES.
...IT'S TO ARRIVE IN STYLE.
ALL RIGHT, NO PEEKING.
[ SCREAMING ]
Together: OH, YEAH!
[ GASPING ]
Sophia: THIS IS REALLY HAPPENING!
Inari: IT FELT AMAZING TO RIDE IN THE HORSE AND CARRIAGE,
AND I FELT BEAUTIFUL IN MY DRESS,
AND EVERYTHING WAS JUST PERFECT LIKE IT WAS OUT OF A MOVIE.
Hunter: FORGET CINDERELLA AND HER CARRIAGE.
I LIKE SHOOTING BUCKS AND RIDING IN TRUCKS
'CAUSE THAT'S HOW I ROLL.
Together: GYPSY BALL! WOO!
Tina: WE PULLED UP THERE,
AND I WAS LIKE, "LOOK AT ALL THOSE PEOPLE, HUNTER."
I MEAN, WE FELT LIKE ROYALTY.
REDNECK ROYALTY!
Narrator: AFTER HUNTER MAKES HER GRAND ENTRANCE...
...SHE WASTES NO TIME BREAKING AWAY FROM MOM
AND GETTING INTO THE PARTY SPIRIT.
Hunter: AS SOON AS I GOT THROUGH THE DOOR,
I WENT STRAIGHT FOR THE DANCE FLOOR
SO I COULD TEST OUT MY NEW COWBOY BOOTS.
Tina: HUNTER LOOKED SO SEXY AND HOT.
AS SOON AS SHE HIT THAT DANCE FLOOR, IT WASN'T SECONDS
BEFORE THERE WAS A GUY OUT THERE TALKING TO HER.
Narrator: BUT ATTRACTING SO MUCH ATTENTION
PUTS MOM TINA ON EDGE.
I'VE NEVER SEEN HER ACT LIKE THAT.
THAT'S HARD FOR ANY MOTHER.
SEEING HUNTER AT THE BALL TONIGHT,
I REALLY REALIZED THAT I COULD LOSE HER,
AND I CAN'T BEAR THAT.
Narrator: NEXT, YOUNG GYPSY GIRL CASEY...
MY PLAN FOR NOW IS TO FIND ME THE PERFECT GYPSY BOY.
Narrator: ...IS INTENT ON MEETING HER ROMANICHAL ROMEO.
LUCKILY FOR HER, SHE'S NOT SHORT OF GYPSY ADMIRERS.
Casey: I WAS BEING REALLY SOCIAL,
AND I WAS GETTING A LOT OF ATTENTION.
IT'S AMAZING. IT'S THE BEST GYPSY BALL EVER.
Narrator: BUT THERE'S ONE GYPSY BOY IN PARTICULAR
THAT'S CAUGHT HER EYE.
MY EYES JUST LIT UP WHEN I SEEN HIM 'CAUSE
HOW CUTE HE WAS.
I THOUGHT HE WAS THE ROMANY MAN FOR ME.
HE WAS JUST PERFECT.
[ CHEERING ]
Narrator: WITH THE NIGHT JUST GETTING STARTED,
INARI IS MAKING HER SHOW‐STOPPING ENTRANCE.
Inari: WHEN I PULLED UP TO THE GYPSY BALL,
I FELT LIKE A PRINCESS.
AH, IT'S CRAZY!
OH, MY GOSH.
Narrator: ONCE INSIDE, MOM ANGIE IS INSTANTLY ON THE LOOKOUT
FOR SOME ELIGIBLE GYPSIES.
MY DAUGHTER'S A PRINCESS.
AND SHE'S GOING TO BE TREATED LIKE A PRINCESS,
AND THERE WILL BE ONE OUT THERE THAT WILL JUST
SWOON HER OFF OF HER FEET.
AND I KNOW A ROMANICHAL WILL DO IT.
WHAT'S YOUR AGE RANGE? I'M 23.
OH, YOU'RE 23. OH.
YOU'RE PROBABLY A BIT TOO OLD FOR HER.
SHE'S ONLY 14.
BYE, VICTOR.
THIS IS MY BEAUTIFUL INARI.
NICE TO MEET YOU. GOOD TO MEET YOU.
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT OF YOUR WOMAN?
HOW DO YOU TREAT YOUR WOMEN?
WELL, WHAT I DO, I TREAT HER NICE,
YOU KNOW, AS LONG AS SHE CLEANS,
COOKS, YOU KNOW?
THEN SHE'S BEING PUT ON A PEDESTAL.
Angie: I COULDN'T GET HER ATTENTION, ALWAYS JUST TURNING HER HEAD.
AND I WISH SHE WOULD HAVE GIVEN IT MORE OF A CHANCE.
SO, YOU KNOW, I'M STILL LOOKING.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO MARRY NO GORGER.
NO, AT ALL. SHE DON'T BELIEVE THAT.
WE DON'T MARRY OUT OF OUR RACE. I TRIED TO TELL HER THAT.
I'M GOING TO GO. ALL RIGHT.
BYE. BYE.
MY MOM WAS VERY KEEN ON TRYING TO FIND ME A GYPSY BOY
AND INTRODUCING THEM TO ME, AND IT ACTUALLY EMBARRASSED ME.
ALL I COULD DO WAS THINK ABOUT JACOB.
Narrator: SOMEONE WHO IS HERE LOOKING
FOR THE ULTIMATE ROMANCE IS LUDAR GYPSY SOPHIA.
IT FELT LIKE I WAS PULLING UP TO THE OSCARS.
IT WAS OUT OF THIS WORLD.
I FELT LIKE THE ROMANIAN QUEEN WALKING DOWN THE CARPET.
OH, MY GOODNESS. LOOK AT ALL THESE PEOPLE HERE.
Narrator: LEFT SINGLE AND SHUNNED BY HER OWN COMMUNITY,
TONIGHT, SOPHIA'S HOPING FOR A FRESH START.
I WAS SO ANXIOUS AND NERVOUS.
Narrator: IN GYPSY CULTURE, IT'S FROWNED UPON FOR GIRLS
TO MAKE THE FIRST MOVE.
WAIT. LOOK, LOOK, LOOK. THE TALL ONE RIGHT THERE.
HIM RIGHT THERE. HIM RIGHT THERE.
GO TALK TO HIM. GO TALK TO HIM.
CAN I TALK TO YOU REAL QUICK? YEAH.
AFTER SPOTTING A ROMANIAN GYPSY,
BEST FRIEND AMANDA ACTS AS THE ICEBREAKER.
WILL YOU TALK TO HER? YEAH.
OKAY.
Sophia: HI.
I WAS SO EXCITED AND HAPPY THAT HE ACTUALLY CAME UP TO ME.
Narrator: BUT SOPHIA'S REPUTATION
HAS SPREAD OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA.
HUH?
NO.
HE WOULDN'T ACCEPT ME
BECAUSE IT'S NOT RIGHT IN THE LUDAR CULTURE
TO BE WITH A GIRL THAT'S BEEN WITH AN AMERICAN GUY.
AND I WAS VERY SAD.
I WAS LIKE, "NO!"
Narrator: COMING UP...
EMOTIONS RUN HIGH...
YOU CAN'T [BLEEP] BE WITH HIM.
...AS GYPSY GIRLS FIGHT FOR LOVE.
Narrator: GYPSIES HAVE FLOCKED TO THE CUPID'S BALL
IN SEARCH FOR A RESPECTABLE SUITOR.
Angie: THIS IS MY BEAUTIFUL INARI.
Narrator: BUT WITH MOM ANGIE'S FAILED ATTEMPTS
TO SET UP HER DAUGHTER...
I'M STILL LOOKING.
Narrator: ...AND SOPHIA BEING REJECTED FOR HER PAST...
...THERE'S STILL PLENTY OF FREE AND SINGLE
MALE GYPSIES AVAILABLE.
CASEY, WHO CAME TO RECONNECT WITH HER GYPSY ROOTS
AND FIND A ROMANICHAL, HAS GOT LUCKY.
I SAW HER, AND I HAD TO HAVE HER.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, SHE'S A BEAUTIFUL GIRL.
NICK'S INVITED CASEY TO STAY AND START A GYPSY ROMANCE.
HE WAS CUTE. HE HAD A GOOD PERSONALITY.
HE DID, AND HE WAS REALLY SWEET.
I THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO BE MY ROMANY HUSBAND.
Narrator: BUT IN GYPSY CULTURE, RELATIONSHIPS MOVE FAST.
IF A BOY LIKES A GIRL, THE NEXT STAGE IS MARRIAGE.
NICK WAS SAYING I COULD SETTLE DOWN AND BE
A ROMANY WIFE FOR HIM.
I FELT LIKE I HAD TO THINK
REALLY HARD ABOUT WHAT I ACTUALLY WANTED TO DO.
Narrator: WHILE CASEY IS LEFT SWEPT OFF HER FEET,
CUPID'S ARROW HAS LANDED ON HUNTER, TOO.
Hunter: SO I WAS DANCING WITH THIS BOY,
AND IT WAS LIKE A DREAM COME TRUE.
IT WAS MY ‐‐ I WAS LIVING MY FAIRY TALE.
Narrator: SHE'S BEEN GETTING UP CLOSE WITH A BOY FOR THE FIRST TIME.
Hunter: HE COULD BE THE ONE.
Narrator: AND HER MOM, TINA, NOW FEARS THE WORST.
THAT'S MY BABY, AND SHE LOOKED LIKE SHE WAS IN LOVE
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
I REALIZED THAT SHE COULD TAKE OFF AND LEAVE ME.
THAT'S BAD.
Narrator: SHE HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO INTERVENE.
HE AIN'T TAKING MY BABY NOWHERE.
Hunter: MY MAMA SWOOPED IN.
SHE WAS PISSED.
YOU CAN'T [BLEEP] BE WITH HIM.
I DON'T GIVE A [BLEEP]. I GOT ALL DRESSED UP.
I'M NOT STANDING FOR THIS [BLEEP].
I WAS FEELING REALLY REBELLIOUS.
[BLEEP] IT.
I'M 18 NOW. I CAN MAKE MY OWN DECISIONS.
I WAS NOT LEAVING THAT DANCE.
Tina: SHE DIDN'T CARE WHAT ANYBODY THOUGHT,
DIDN'T CARE WHAT I THOUGHT.
SHE WANTED TO BE WITH HIM.
IT WAS SO HARD TO LET HER GO.
Narrator: WHILE HUNTER ENJOYS HER FIRST TASTE OF FREEDOM...
Sophia: PETER DAVIS!
...SOPHIA IS STILL HOLDING OUT FOR AN OPPORTUNITY.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M SEEING YOU ALL THAT TIME FROM YEARS AGO.
SHE'S BUMPED INTO A LUDAR GYPSY
SHE HASN'T SEEN SINCE HER CHILDHOOD.
SALLY, YOUR ‐‐ I GUESS THAT'S YOUR AUNT OR SOMETHING?
YEAH. THE OLDER SALLY?
MY GRANDMOTHER KEEPS IN TOUCH WITH HER.
PETE IS RECENTLY DIVORCED
AND LOOKING FOR HIS NEXT ROMANCE.
THEY SHOULD LOVE FOR US TO GET TOGETHER.
RIGHT?
I MEAN, WE LOOK SO GOOD, YOU KNOW?
NOT WANTING ANOTHER REJECTION, SOPHIA REVEALS HER PAST.
YOU KNOW MY STORY, RIGHT?
I WENT WITH AN AMERICAN, AND I GOT PREGNANT.
I HAVE A BABY.
MY MOTHER AND FATHER DIDN'T WANT ME HOME AFTER THAT.
IT'S THE TRUTH.
LUDAR ‐‐ WHO'S GOING TO WANT TO MARRY A LUDAR GIRL
AFTER BEING WITH AN AMERICAN?
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IF HE'S GOING TO ACCEPT ME
FOR WHO I REALLY AM.
Pete: IT DON'T MATTER ABOUT YOUR PAST.
WE MESSED UP, YOU AND I, LIKE WHEN I GOT MARRIED BEFORE.
THAT DIDN'T WORK THOROUGHLY, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
I WAS LIKE, "OH, MY GOD.
THAT'S THE GUY THAT I WANT."
I GOT TO HAVE HIM.
I LIKE YOU.
AND I LIKE YOU TOO.
WE MET FOR A REASON.
LET ME TAKE YOU ON A DATE. HERE I AM.
WE'RE GOING TO DO IT. OKAY.
YOU WANT TO GO ON A DATE TOMORROW?
AND I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT I'M WORTH.
OKAY, BUT I HAVE A BABY, TOO.
SHE'S FIVE YEARS OLD.
I'LL LOVE HER LIKE MY OWN.
WE'LL MAKE THIS WORK.
LET'S MAKE IT WORK. I'M HERE.
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO HER, YOU KNOW, HER PAST,
I LOOK PAST THAT.
IT'S WHAT'S INSIDE, NOT WHAT'S OUTSIDE.
IT'S WHAT WE ARE.
I'M A REAL LUDAR GIRL, AND I'M A STANLEY.
AND I WANT TO FRY PORK CHOPS AND COOK YOU BREAD AND MACARONI.
I'M SO GLAD THAT PETER REALLY ACCEPTED ME
AND ACCEPTED EVERYTHING ABOUT WHO I AM.
AND WE'RE REALLY GOING TO GO ON A DATE.
AND I'M SO HAPPY THAT I CAN'T EVEN CONTAIN MYSELF.
Narrator: AFTER YEARS OF BEING AN OUTCAST,
SOPHIA MAY HAVE FINALLY FOUND HER GYPSY MATCH.
WHILE LOVE BLOOMS FOR SOME AT THE BALL, FOR OTHERS,
IT'S BEEN A WASTED TRIP.
IGNORING HER MOTHER'S ATTEMPTS AT MATCHMAKING,
INARI HASN'T SPOKEN TO A GYPSY BOY ALL NIGHT.
MY MOM WAS REALLY KEEN ON TRYING TO FIND ME A GYPSY BOY,
AND I WASN'T INTERESTED IN ANY OF THEM.
ALL I COULD DO WAS THINK ABOUT JACOB.
Narrator: BUT INARI'S DREAM WISH IS CLOSER THAN SHE THINKS.
INARI IS GOING TO FIND A MAN AT THE BALL.
THAT MAN'S GOING TO BE ME.
I KNOW THAT I'M THE BEST FOR HER.
I DON'T THINK ANYONE ELSE WOULD PUT THEIR LIFE ON THE LINE
THE WAY I WOULD FOR THAT GIRL.
Angie: OUT OF THE BLUE, IT JUST TOTALLY FLOORED ME.
THERE WAS JAKE.
Inari: IT'S JUST AMAZING TO SEE HIM. HE LOOKED SO HAPPY.
AND JUST TO SEE A SMILE ON HIS FACE
MADE ME HAPPY MORE THAN ANYTHING.
I NEED TO DO SOMETHING
TO PROVE IT TO THEM THAT INARI IS THE ONE.
[ CROWD CHANTING ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THE [BLEEP] PROPOSED TO MY DAUGHTER.
NO GORGER'S COMING INTO THE FAMILY TO GET WITH HER.
I'M NOT HAVING IT.
Inari: SHE'S ACTUALLY PISSED OFF AND FURIOUS THAT HE SHOWED UP
AND PROPOSED TO ME AND THAT I SAID YES.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO MARRY HIM.
YOU'VE GOT YEARS TO GO. LEAVE IT AT THAT.
YEAH, UH‐HUH. EXACTLY.
YOU'RE NOT. I CAN'T SAY IT ANYMORE.
YOU'RE NOT.
Angie: SHE'S 14 YEARS OLD.
I MEAN, SHE MAY THINK SHE'S ENGAGED,
BUT THAT'S A BUNCH OF BALONEY BECAUSE, TILL SHE'S 18,
SHE AIN'T DOING NOTHING.
IT'S NOT HAPPENING.
SHE JUST THINKS SHE'S ENGAGED AND GETTING MARRIED.
I'D DO ANYTHING IN MY WORLD TO SUPPORT YOU.
Narrator: COMING UP, IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE BALL...
HEY, MOM, WE NEED TO TALK.
WHEN YOU'RE 18, RUN OFF. DON'T COME BACK.
WE DON'T CARE ABOUT LOOKING AT YOUR FACE NO MORE.
Narrator: ...IT'S MAKE OR BREAK FOR GYPSY LOVE.
YOU'RE CONSIDERING POSSIBLY STAYING?
I DON'T KNOW. IT'S HARD TO SAY.
Narrator: THE GYPSY CUPID BALL
WAS A NIGHT OF GLAMOUR, SWEET ROMANCE...
WHY DON'T WE MAKE THIS WORK?
LET'S MAKE IT WORK. I'M HERE.
...AND SHOCKING SURPRISES.
AND AS A NEW DAY DAWNS UPON LOUISVILLE,
18‐YEAR‐OLD HUNTER HAS DECIDED TO CONFRONT HER MOM, TINA.
HEY, MOM, WE NEED TO TALK.
YEAH, WE DO NEED TO TALK.
THE POSSESSIVE MOM FREAKED OUT WHEN SHE SAW HER DAUGHTER
FALLING FOR A BOY.
YOU CAN'T [BLEEP] BE WITH HIM.
I DON'T GIVE A [BLEEP].
I JUST DON'T WANT TO LOSE MY LITTLE GIRL.
AND I FEEL LIKE THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO LOSE YOUR LITTLE GIRL.
IT'S HARD FOR ME.
Tina: I THINK THE REASON I'VE BEEN SO HARD ON HUNTER ALL THIS TIME
AND BEEN SO PICKY WITH BOYS
IS BECAUSE THE THOUGHT OF LOSING HER REALLY MAKES ME SAD.
I NEED TO QUIT ACTING LIKE THIS.
I KNOW I'M JUST TAKING IT TOO FAR.
I WAS LIKE, "MOM, I DON'T WANT TO DISRESPECT YOU.
I DON'T WANT YOU MAD AT ME BECAUSE I LOVE YOU.
BUT I'M 18 YEARS OLD NOW,
AND I NEED TO START THINKING FOR MYSELF."
WE'RE GOING TO WORK THROUGH THIS TOGETHER,
AND WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT WORK.
OKAY. I'M SORRY.
I LOVE YOU. I LOVE YOU, MOM.
I KNOW I'M GOING TO HAVE TO CUT HER SOME SLACK
AND LET HER GROW HER WINGS AND FLY, JUST NOT TOO FAR.
YOU THINK YOU MIGHT STAY HERE?
Narrator: 17‐YEAR‐OLD CASEY HAS A TOUGH DECISION TO MAKE.
Casey: YEAH, I'M TORN.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.
LAST NIGHT, SHE MET A ROMANY BOY
WHO WANTS HER TO STAY AND START A ROMANCE.
BUT YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU MARRY, HE'S GOING TO EXPECT YOU,
LIKE, TO HAVE EVERYTHING DONE WHEN HE COMES HOME.
HE MAKES THE MONEY. YOU DO ALL THAT.
THAT'S HOW THE GYPSY CULTURE IS.
I HAD A BIG CHOICE TO MAKE.
DID I WANT TO STAY WITH NICK
OR GO BACK AND LIVE WITH MY GORGER FAMILY?
SO BASICALLY, YOU'RE CONSIDERING ‐‐
YOU'RE CONSIDERING POSSIBLY STAYING?
I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S HARD TO SAY.
Narrator: ACROSS TOWN, A FAMILY IN CRISIS...
I TOOK YOU THERE TO SEE, YOU KNOW, TO MEET A ROMANY.
YOU KNOW, I DID NOT KNOW THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN.
IT WAS A SHOCKER.
...AFTER LAST NIGHT'S SHOCKING PROPOSAL...
Angie: THE [BLEEP] PROPOSED TO MY DAUGHTER.
I'M NOT HAVING IT.
Narrator: ...THEY'VE SENT HER BOYFRIEND PACKING,
AND NOW 14‐YEAR‐OLD INARI IS BEING READ THE RIOT ACT.
I REALLY DON'T LIKE YOU WEARING THE RING.
I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO SEE THAT. OKAY, I DON'T CARE.
THAT THING IS COMING OFF. I DON'T CARE, THOUGH.
I KNOW YOU'RE GETTING ENGAGED TO THIS GORGER AND STUFF.
I KNOW YOU THINK YOUSE LOVE EACH OTHER.
BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ONLY 14.
IS THIS DILINO FOR REAL,
GETTING DOWN ON ONE KNEE PROPOSING TO MY SISTER?
DOES HE REALLY THINK THAT'S EVER GOING TO [BLEEP] HAPPEN
IN THIS LIFETIME?
YOU CAN STOP TALKING TO HIM UNTIL YOU'RE 18.
THEN, WHEN YOU TURN 18,
CALL HIM UP AND TELL HIM HE CAN COME GET YOU.
YOU'VE GOT FOUR YEARS.
WHEN YOU'RE 18, RUN OFF. DON'T COME BACK.
WE DON'T CARE ABOUT LOOKING AT YOUR FACE NO MORE.
WHEN WE GET BACK HOME, IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER BECAUSE,
WHEN I'M 18, I CAN DO WHATEVER I WANT.
SO THEN, IF IT'S THEN, THEN IT'S GOING TO BE THEN.
Narrator: AS ONE ROMANCE IS PUT ON HOLD,
ANOTHER ONE IS STEAMING AHEAD.
YOU EVER HEAR THE STORY ABOUT THE BIRDS AND THE BEES?
SOPHIA'S NIGHT WAS FIRST MET WITH REJECTION...
...UNTIL SHE FOUND PETE,
WHO DIDN'T JUDGE HER FOR BREAKING THE LUDAR CODE.
IT DON'T MATTER ABOUT YOUR PAST.
LET ME TAKE YOU ON A DATE TOMORROW.
THANK YOU.
I WAS SO EXCITED AND HAPPY TO GO OUT ON A DATE WITH HIM.
THE BALL WAS PRETTY FUN. I HAD A GOOD TIME.
ME TOO.
IT DOESN'T MATTER. SHE MADE MISTAKES.
YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY MAKES MISTAKES.
HOW'S YOUR FAMILY GOING TO LIKE ME?
THEY'LL BE SO HAPPY THAT I FOUND A LUDAR BOY.
I'LL DO ANYTHING IN MY WILL TO SUPPORT YOU.
Sophia: YOU KNOW, I THINK MY MOM
AND MY DAD'S GOING TO BE SO EXCITED
THAT I FOUND A LUDAR BOY, AND, WHO KNOWS?
SONDRA CELLI MIGHT BE GETTING A PHONE CALL FROM ME SOON.
Narrator: CASEY IS ABOUT TO BREAK THE NEWS OF HER FUTURE PLANS
TO HER ADOPTIVE MOM.
Sherry: I'M NERVOUS.
I'M WAITING TO FIND OUT WHAT HER DECISION'S GOING TO BE.
HERE SHE COMES.
HI!
COME SEE ME.
GLAD TO SEE YOU.
DID YOU HAVE FUN? I DID HAVE FUN.
DID YOU MEET ANY BOYS?
I MET ONE IN PARTICULAR.
MM‐HMM.
BUT I JUST WASN'T READY FOR IT.
I WAS JUST READY TO COME HOME BECAUSE I MISSED Y'ALL.
WELL, WE MISSED YOU TOO.
I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE HOME.
CASEY COMING BACK FEELS GREAT.
WE STILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARENT HER
AND KEEP HER HOME WITH US FOR A LITTLE WHILE LONGER ANYWAY.
I LOVE YOU. I LOVE YOU TOO.
I WASN'T READY TO SETTLE DOWN AND STAY AT HOME
AND BE A GYPSY WIFE.
LATER ON, DOWN THE ROAD,
I WILL FIND A ROMANY MAN THAT'S PERFECT FOR ME.