Olivia has been frustrated with Ethan since they uprooted their lives, saying, on the show (via Distractify), “Ethan hasn’t picked up another full-time job since he quit his last when we moved down here, and he gets bored a lot.” As shared in a new TLC teaser, this boredom has led to the reality TV husband “sneaking around” with his second love — cars.
It turns out that Ethan has been sneaking back to his hometown of Cairo, GA to keep working on cars in his profession as a mechanic — and he hasn’t been telling Olivia, which has led to her accusing him of having a “double life.” Says Ethan in the teaser to producers, “I honestly think being sneaky is a plus because some people try it and suck. Growing up there were so many rules, you figure out after a while if you’re sneaky enough you can get around them.” But Ethan adds, “I think part of Olivia’s whole not wanting me to work on cars is just her wanting me to spend more time and pay attention to her, and you know I understand that.”
In fact, Ethan even teases his sister on the phone with some brotherly “advice.” Says Ethan, “Advice from a big brother to his little sister, always best to lie, if you get caught and then deal with it.” And dealing with it is something that just might happen. Knowing wife Olivia’s existing frustration with his out-of-town work, Ethan says to his sister, “If I don’t come back to Tampa you’ll know why.”
