Did ya’ll know that Sylvester Stallone and his family have a reality TV series on Paramount+? I just learned about this and went down the rabbit hole watching clips. The Family Stallone follows the daily life of Stallone, his wife Jennifer Flavin, and three of his five children, daughters Sophia, 27, Sistine, 25, and Scarlet, 21. (His eldest son, Sage, passed away unexpectedly back in 2012 and his second son, Seargeoh, stays out of the spotlight.) Season two, which drops this week, features the parents Stallone moving to Florida and their two older daughters living in New York City. Daddy S (I hate myself for typing that) is worried about Sophia and Sistine living so far away on their own. So, what’s an overprotective dad with a lot of money to do when he’s worried about his daughters’ safety? Why hire Navy SEALs to train them in self-defense, of course! And – you guessed it – their training will appear on the show.
Sylvester Stallone was so nervous about his daughters Sophia and Sistine living in NYC that he hired Navy SEALs to train them in self-defense — and even had them chase chickens Rocky-style.
“It was the hardest. It was about six hours we were in those woods,” Sistine, 25, told The Post ahead of Season 2 of “The Family Stallone,” which premieres on Feb. 21.
“Sophia and I got our asses whooped by these guys. They were the real deal,” she said. “And I’m not surprised my dad put us through something like this because our entire life we grew up with him doing these sort of military-esque, self-defense trainings.”
The girls even had a morning regime with dad as kids.
“It was a rigorous routine. Every day at 6 a.m., he would make us eat eggs with ketchup. For some reason, that combination … to bulk up,” said Sophia, 27. “But then it was a lot of sit ups, push ups, pull ups, clean and jerks.”
“He made the perfect boys,” quipped Sistine.
Their recent training — which was filmed for the Paramount+ reality series — included chasing a chicken, reminiscent of the scene in “Rocky II” where Sly’s character does the same.
“That is deceivingly hard. I went in there a little cocky, no pun intended,” said Sistine. “I got beat by the chicken.”
The youngest, Scarlet, 21, a junior in college, did not have to partake in the boot camp, since she lives in Miami. “I was so happy I was not involved,” she said.
Although they’ve now been living in the city for a year, the girls said their East Coast residence is still nerve-racking for their dad, a native of Hell’s Kitchen.
“I don’t think he’ll ever be less nervous,” said Sistine. “He’s like a classic, overprotective dad. Three daughters at an age where, you know, we’re kind of all over the place and we’re out and about.”
Sly, 77, can rest a little easier knowing his wife, former model Jennifer Flavin, 55, can see their locations at all times.
“It helps that my mom tracks us on Find My Friends [app] so they know where we are,” said Sophia. His youngest, however, does not want to be located. “I turned mine off,” said Scarlet.
While I think hiring Navy SEALs to train your adult daughters Rocky-style is a bit over-the-top, I would honestly be disappointed if Sly hadn’t done it that way. The storyline writes itself, ya know? But in all seriousness, I do think that all women should take a self-defense course at least once in their lives. I took one in college and 20 years later, still think about some of the things they taught me. I also share my location with Mr. Rosie, my parents, and sisters because I do a lot of walking and hiking on my own and used to listen to too many true crime podcasts. I get parents being worried about their kids no matter how old they are. I used to roll my eyes at my parents for that stuff when I was younger but now that I have kids, it really is like living in a constant state of worry.
Season two of The Family Stallone premieres on Wednesday, February 21 on Paramount Plus+. You can watch the trailer for it below.
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I rarely feel nervous on my daily 8mile runs but sometimes when I get to this very quiet park area and it’s a dark December morning I use NoonLight. I actually heard about the app from a true crime pod where a woman was assaulted and she said the app saved her ass.
I’m sure a lot of the Navy Seal stuff was for the TV show but I don’t blame any father who wants to teach his daughter(s) self-defense. Being armed with basic techniques to defend yourself is pretty empowering and as women, every small advantage increases our confidence and security.
Eight-mile runs?? Color me impressed!
Talk to me in 10 years when my knees are shot lol…but thank you, that’s really sweet of you to say.
Goodness! Look at you Eliud Kipchoge!
LMAOOOOOOO
There is absolutely no way I would let my mom track my movements as an adult. I think that’s really weird.
My mother still wants my interary when I travel ( as I do it alone) as a safety precautions and I am well over 40.
Trackers are one thing, but I don’t think there is a age cut off letting your family know where you are sometimes.
I still let my mum know when I get home at night, especially if it’s past 10 pm.
It gives her peace of mind that I’m safe.
Self-defense course is smart. Give your kids the tools to take care of themselves and be independent.
But tracker apps only track the phone. Do we really think this tech-savvy generation doesn’t know how to get a burner phone and leave the parent phone in the apartment?
So Daddy S is 1-1, lol.
I think it’s VERY smart for women to know self-defense. It’s too bad he wasn’t interested in the sons he had with his first wife.
It’s bonkers that, out of all the things Stallone has done to his face, he’s never straightened his nose.