‘I Am Shauna Rae’ Has ‘Broadened’ Shauna Rae’s Dating Prospects

The perks of fame! Shauna Rae revealed how her courting life has modified since season 1 of I Am Shauna Rae premiered earlier this yr.

“There’s more people interested [in me] because more people know I exist,” the TLC persona, 23, completely informed Us Weekly on Thursday, October 20, forward of I Am Shauna Rae‘s season 2 premiere. “It’s broadened the horizons of the amount of people that come toward me, because I’ve never been judgmental when it comes to romantic interest. I always go for the emotional, and I think it’s given me a lot of great people that — whether they’ve turned out romantic or not — I really cherish having them in my life.”

The actuality star went on to say that she’s spoken “romantically” to different individuals with pituitary dwarfism, which causes sufferers to cease rising earlier than they attain maturity. While it’s vital for Shauna to discover a accomplice who understands her well being wants, she’s additionally interested in one thing rather less critical: a humorousness.

“Romantically, I’m looking for someone who can make me laugh, who can make me happy when I’m upset,” she informed Us. “Who can make me feel safe. … I’m looking for very specific things, but I know when I meet that person and they have those qualities, I’m gonna know.”

The Pittsburgh native stated she’s not courting anybody significantly in the intervening time, however she’s hoping to search out somebody who can “go with the flow” of her “hectic” life.

“I think the biggest challenge I face when it comes to dating is if the guy can handle all the hurdles he’s gonna have to jump,” she defined. “A lot of the times people say they can handle it, and then when they’re faced with it, it’s a whole different experience. Especially now that there’s a TV show, there’s a whole different kinda experience going on.”

During season 1 of her TLC collection, Shauna admitted that she’s struggled with courting up to now due to her situation, which makes her look a lot youthful than she is.

“I attract creeps, a–holes and idiots,” she stated in a single episode. “It’s scary to put myself out there. But you have to put some risk in to get happiness.”

Shauna can be working towards gaining some independence from her mother and father in season 2, beginning driving classes and in search of a spot of her personal with sister Rylee.

“I think it’ll definitely be a big adjustment, not just because it’ll be physically a larger space than what I’m used to having or used to sharing with my family,” Shauna informed Us of transferring out. “But I think it’s going to be a big adjustment emotionally because I’ve never lived without them. … It’s definitely going to be a strange one, but it’s going to be an exciting one.”

I Am Shauna Rae premieres on TLC Tuesday, November 1, at 10 p.m. ET.

With reporting by Christina Garibaldi