These90 Day Fiancéwomen started off as villains on the show but proved to fans thatthey were nothing like what they were shown on camera.The90 Day Fiancéfranchiseis all about love and where there is love, there is also hate, even the hate that comes from fans towards the cast members and their storylines. It’s easy to pick sides in90 Day Fiancécouples when they are going through a split or are in the middle of an argument.
Most of the time, once a cast member is declared a villain, it becomes a permanent tag. It takesa while for90 Day Fiancéstarsto change their perception in fans’ minds. Sometimes, it doesn’t even happen, with these cast members being immortalized as theevil people in the90 Day Fiancéuniverse. However, there have been some cast members who have been able to prove that the way they look on camera is not what they are like in real life.
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Anfisa left the90 Day Fiancéyears ago. She chose to exit the franchise after her then-husband, Jorge Nava, was arrested and found guilty of felony possession of almost 300 pounds of marijuana. Anfisa returned to reality TV after five long years through a different reality TV show,House of Villains,when fans would have rather preferred her to star in a90 Day Fiancéshow like90 Day: The Single Lifeinstead. Anfisa was quite the villainous cast member when she was in the franchise. The Russian beauty called a spade a spade and was labeled manipulative.
Anfisa was called a gold digger when she admitted she was marrying Jorge for money. However, the truth was that Jorge didn’t have any. Anfisa did not mind that she didn’t get a wedding of her dreams or a dress that made her look like a bride. Yet, Anfisa was the evil one for being someone who wished to be successful. Anfisa managed to do it on her own after her split with Jorge and earned the respect of millions of viewers.
Statler Riley
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Statler’s introduction on90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Dayswas cringey because of her claiming she had sex in a church while church was happening, and in an elevator with people looking in. Statler came across as a sex-starved person who was interested I Darcey Wilkinson only for her body. Statler was lonely in the U.S. looking for a life partner and a fresh start, but her not telling Dempsey she wanted to move to the UK was something that made her come across as selfish.
Statler was accused of being mean and using her ADHD and autism to manipulate Dempsey. She was not talking about sex all the time to look cool and relevant. She looked nervous and was blabbering. Statler got her redemption when fans watched Dempsey disregard her emotional needs when Statler was getting a full-blown panic attack. Dempsey also took advantage of Statler financially on their Euro trip. Statler won fans over after making them realize Dempsey had allegedly cheated on her too.
Jasmine Pineda
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Jasmine is one of the most talked about cast members on90 Day Fiancéright now. She’s even more famous than the likes of Angela Deem and Big Ed Brown. Jasmine came across as a walking red flag on the show as she demanded expensive gifts and fancy apartments from Gino. Jasmine was a single mom, but her kids were nowhere in her house when Gino visited. Jasmine used Gino to come to the U.S. and never loved him. However, Jasmine had revealed that she wanted to keep her children off camera, especially JC, who has special needs.
Jasmine did love Gino until he stopped giving her physical attention, which was her love language. Jasmine wanted gifts because that’s how Gino expressed his love towards her. Jasmine was earning 3000 American dollars a month in Peru as a teacher and in the U.S. needed to ask Gino for money to buy tampons. Jasmine was being ill-treated by Gino and those fans who support Jasmine despite seeing her “red flags” do know she’s nothing like the scream queen they see on TV.
Yara Zaya
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90 Day Fiancé viewers did not like Yara when she debuted in season 8. She was uptight and faced criticism for mocking the streets of New Orleans where her husband was from. She compared the place to her own country and was asked by viewers to go back. To some, it seemed that Yara was Anfisa 2.0. She wanted fame, designer clothing, and to look like a Barbie and Jovi was her ATM. She complained about Jovi going away for work for months when he was paying for her expensive lifestyle. Yara was called a gold digger too.
In 2024, Yara is a star who has managed to save her marriage despite her husband having an affinity for alcohol and strip clubs. Yara convinced her followers that she makes her own money and gets along perfectly fine with Jovi and his mother, Gwen Eymard, who she treated like a nanny on the show. Yara’s Instagram is the true definition of her real personality, not the one on the show.
Rose Vega
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Before Big Ed became the biggest90 Day Fiancévillain, he was quite liked by viewers as the adorable old man with a puppy and a bike who put mayo in his hair to impress his girlfriend. Big Ed and Rose’s huge age difference was also ignored by those Big Ed fans, who were happy that he had found love after 30 years of being single. However, shortly before Ed left for the Philippines, he also received a message from Rose’s sister asking him for money, which left the reality star questioning whether Rose was behind the request.
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Rose was accused of scamming Big Ed for money. There was a possibility that Rose was using Big Ed to come to the U.S., especially after the show revealed the heartbreaking conditions Rose was living in. However, Rose didn’t have to prove her innocence. Big Ed ended up doing it himself. He’d lied to Rose about his height and his desire to get a vasectomy. He humiliated her by saying she had bad breath and asked her to take an STD test. Rose won in the end by dumping Big Ed herself and proving she was never in it for the green card or money.
Jenny Slatten
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90 Day Fiancéfans met Jenny in90 Day Fiancé’sThe Other Wayseason 1. She had been in love with a man from India who was 30 years younger than her. Jenny was going to marry Sumit Singh and didn’t know that he already had a wife. Jenny was slammed for lusting after Sumit and trying to ruin his relationship with his then-wife and also his parents. She was the ultimate villain for making sure Sumit broke all ties with his family. However, Jenny was just following her heart. Sumit loved her as much as she loved him.
The couple has still been together for almost 15 years since they met each other online. Sumit and Jenny are one of the happiest couples in the franchise. They’ve never sparked split rumors on social media. In fact, Jenny is one of the few American cast members who flew to a different country in search of love and ended up living there for good, adapting to all the traditions, eventually winning over both Sumit’s family and fans.
Kim Menzies
Kim was mocked because she’d chosen to fall for Usman Umar, who was labeled a scammer during his relationship with his first wife, Lisa Hamme. Kim was shamed because it was a question of one-sided attraction. Usman was showing no interest in her and Kim was trying to buy his love by gifting him expensive computers and gaming consoles. Kim and Usman also talked dirty with her wanting his “yammy.” She got him to sleep with her by threatening him using her son Jamal Menzies’ name for some reason. Still, in 2024, Kim is not considered a predator.
It cannot be said where exactly Kim became the lovable San Diego woman all fans like now, but perhaps it was when Usman accepted her as his girlfriend. The blame may have shifted on Usman, who then proved he agreed to be with Kim only because she was his ticket to America. Kim was the one being wronged now, being used. Eventually, Kim broke up with Usman because he didn’t appreciate her sacrifices.
Loren Brovarnik
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Loren has been around in the franchise longer than most other women on the list. Several opinions about Loren have changed since her90 Day Fiancéseason 3 debut. Loren has been called a mean girl, she’s also been mocked for being self-centered and narcissistic because she chose to undergo a full-body makeover after her third child. Loren’s social media posts also get hatred for several reasons. Her support of Israel amid the war while teasing a probable move there and posting pictures of her body on Instagram got her the most negative comments.
However,90 Day Fiancéfans also rushed to support Loren when Thais Ramone and Sophie Sierra confronted her at the recent Tell All. The show’s fans chose Loren over the newcomers and applauded her for standing up to their bullying because she had done nothing wrong in wanting to leave the set early so she could go and look after her kids in Florida.
90 Day Fiancé: Before The 90 Daysairs Sundays at 8 p.m. EST on TLC.
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90 Day Fiancé follows international couples navigating the challenges of cultural differences and family dynamics under the pressure of a 90-day fiancé visa in the pursuit of marriage and lasting love. Released in 2014, the series explores the complexities of cross-border relationships within the set timeframe.
