90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days: Photos Of Season 5

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’90 Day Fiance: Before The 90 Days’ Season 5

’90 Day Fiance: Before The 90 Days’ Season 5 — TLC’s blockbuster hit, ’90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days’, is back with an all-new slate of couples ready to meet the loves of their life abroad. The series will follow long-distance relationships before the K-1 Visa process begins, chronicling how they found each other, their first in-person meetings in a foreign country, and the countless surprises, drama and culture clashes along the way. Despite the challenges of interfering families, former flames and shady pasts, these lovestruck hopefuls will travel across the world to meet the person they believe is their soulmate. Before the 90 Days premieres on Sunday, December 12 at 8pm ET/PT and will stream concurrently on discovery+, the definitive non-fiction, real life subscription streaming service.

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Ben, 52 (Fraser, Mich.), and Mahogany, 24 (San Bartolo, Peru)

Ben, 52 (Fraser, Mich.), and Mahogany, 24 (San Bartolo, Peru) — When Ben, a former pastor in a strict, conservative religious sect, broke free from confinement and his marriage, he struggled to find his way forward. After a bout of homelessness, he eventually found work as a model and caught Mahogany’s eye after being featured in a fitness magazine. Her fateful DM led to an intense texting relationship. Bonded by their similar religious views, they fell in love and began making plans to meet in person, despite a 28-year age difference.

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Caleb, 28 (Chandler, AZ) and Alina, 27 (Saint Petersburg, Russia)

Caleb, 28 (Chandler, AZ) and Alina, 27 (Saint Petersburg, Russia) — Caleb and Alina connected and developed a friendship on social media as teens, but they lost touch for 13 years until they serendipitously matched on a dating app when Caleb was planning a trip to Alina’s home country Russia. Those plans fell through, but their newly rekindled virtual friendship blossomed into something much deeper.

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Ella, 29 (Idaho Falls, Idaho), and Johnny, 34 (Jinan, China)

Ella, 29 (Idaho Falls, Idaho), and Johnny, 34 (Jinan, China) — Ella, a country girl from Idaho with a self-proclaimed obsession with Asian culture, met Johnny, her “Asian prince” on a social media platform exclusively for Asian men and white women. Once they started video chatting, they realized they’d found their soulmates in one another. The pandemic has made it difficult for them to meet in person, and China’s borders remain closed, but after a year and a half and a number of false starts, they’re finally preparing for Johnny to visit Ella in her hometown and get engaged.

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Gino, 51 (Canton, Mich.), and Jasmine, 34 (Panama City, Panama)

Gino, 51 (Canton, Mich.), and Jasmine, 34 (Panama City, Panama) — Gino, an automotive engineer, is leaving for Panama to meet the love of his life, Jasmine, an American literature teacher. After divorcing his Brazilian wife of seven years, Gino began to lose hope of ever starting his own family, until he met Jasmine on an international dating site and fell in love with her personality, brains and beauty. He is hoping to propose and get Jasmine pregnant by the end of his trip so that he can have the family he’s always wanted.

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Kim, 50 (San Diego, CA) and Usman ‘Sojaboy,’ 32 (Sokoto, Nigeria)

Kim, 50 (San Diego, CA) and Usman ‘Sojaboy,’ 32 (Sokoto, Nigeria) — A year ago, divorcee Kim reached out to Nigerian musician Usman, aka Soja Boy, on social media as a fan of his music. But after months of calls, texts and video chats the two formed a connection, and Kim found herself head over heels in love, graduating from ‘fan’ to ‘potential girlfriend.’

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Memphis, 34 (Muskegon, Mich.), and Hamza, 28 (Kairouan, Tunisia)

Memphis, 34 (Muskegon, Mich.), and Hamza, 28 (Kairouan, Tunisia) — Memphis met Hamza, from Tunisia, online eight months ago. After a few months of daily texts and video chats, Hamza proposed and Memphis said yes! Despite a significant language barrier and the skepticism of her friends and family, she is packing her bags and travelling to Tunisia with plans to get married on this trip.

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Mike, 34 (Thiells, N.Y.), and Ximena, 24 (Pereira, Colombia)

Mike, 34 (Thiells, N.Y.), and Ximena, 24 (Pereira, Colombia) — Despite his best efforts at finding love, Mike had been single for most of his life—until he matched with Ximena, a Colombian single mother of two, a year ago on an international dating app. Ximena speaks no English and Mike speaks only a tiny bit of Spanish, but that hasn’t kept them from falling in love with the help of a translator app.

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