🚩 Awkward or Adorable? I Love a Mama’s Boy Returns With Matt, Kelly, and… Third-Wheeling at Speed Dating?
What’s a bigger red flag: a guy who’s not close to his mom — or a guy so close that she literally crashes his speed date?
TLC’s I Love a Mama’s Boy is back, and so are fan favorites Matt and his mother/roommate/boundary-ignoring bestie, Kelly McAdams. If you thought last season was wild, buckle up — because the smothering is hitting new heights.
In an exclusive clip shared ahead of the Sept. 30 episode titled “The Prince Has Arrived,” fans watched what may be the most cringeworthy speed dating moment in TLC history.
Matt, still single and looking for love (with Mom’s full supervision), is seen chatting with a woman named Shanel. Things seem to be going well… until Kelly struts onto the scene with a drink in hand, greets them both like she’s the hostess of the night, and compliments Shanel’s manicure. 🤦♂️
Cue Matt’s face going straight into his palm.
When Shanel — rightfully confused — asks if the two came to the event together, Kelly responds with a now-iconic line:
👉 “We have a close relationship.”
That’s one way to put it.
Though she walked away (kind of), Kelly parked herself just a few feet away, watching the rest of the date like a rom-com director… or an overinvolved chaperone. Eventually, a host stepped in and whisked Shanel off to her next mini-date.
Shanel later admitted in a confessional, “It’s a little weird.” (Understatement of the century.)
She added, “Matt’s a cool guy, but his mom popping up like that changed the direction — it messed with his energy.” Still, she seemed intrigued: “I’m curious how it would be if his mom didn’t pop up like that… we had chemistry.”
So — will Matt ever get a shot at real romance? Or will Kelly continue to screen every potential daughter-in-law like she’s casting for The Bachelor: Mom’s Edition?
One thing’s for sure: this season, Kelly isn’t just along for the ride. She’s in the driver’s seat — and possibly holding the emergency brake.