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Saturday 11 January 2020
Frequent visitor Joey Sasso new star on Netflix reality show

PALM BEACH — Joes Sas- Rick Grosser from Roches- has been coming for many in love with this island. Lit- Aruba proud, he has many,
so is the son of Dede and ter, New York. The family years to Aruba as they fell tle Joey was playing on many friends on the island,
the beach back then and his second home.”
grew up to the man he is They’re getting many Aru-
now. A man that is famous ba’s residents excited see-
because Joey is one of the ing one of their own ap-
contestants in the “The Cir- pearing on Netflix.
cle”, Netflix’ newest reality “Dede and I will have to
based show. watch the finales January
15 in Aruba, we’ll be at Bar-
His father informs us that celo.” In the pictures we
we can see Joey in the fi- can see Joey with Sandra
nals of the show on Janu- Steba when he received
ary 15. “The show is mak- his Goodwill Ambassador
ing its USA debut. New Award and also with the
York Times, Netflix, Oprah GM Samuel Johnson. The
Magazine and others have last picture is with longtime
been promoting the show. friend Ketty Lispier. Barcelo
"Big Brother" meets "Cat- and the staff have known
fish" on this reality series Joey since he was 3 years
on which not everything old.
is as it seems. Comic Mi- Dede and Rick fell in love
chelle Buteau hosts the with Aruba on their first
show that features its con- visit to the island in 1991.
testants moving into the For the last 28 years, they
same apartment building. have been staying at what
The twist is that the players is now Barcelo Aruba, the
never meet face-to-face resort has changed brands
during the competition, and names during the
as each one lives in his or years but they stayed loyal
her own apartment. The to the resort. For the past
contestants communicate 15 years they’ve spent their
exclusively through profiles vacations here four times a
created on a specially de- year. They bring their fam-
signed social media app. ily, about 50 people, in
This anonymity allows them June every year. We can
to hide their true identities - without a doubt - call
and portray themselves them VIP Ambassadors of
however they choose. Aruba. They are of course
Joey lives in Hollywood very proud of Joey’s ac-
California, Pursuing his Act- complishments. “He has
ing Career the mindset of never giving
“Hopefully Joey makes up.”q