90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After? featured Kalani Faagata kicking Asuelu Pulaa out of their home and needing a break from their marriage, Elizabeth Potthast's brother Charlie nearly ruining her wedding, Colt Johnson confronting his mother Debbie about wanting to be treated like a man, Angela Deem's mother passing away, Syngin Colchester choosing to work things out with Tania Maduro in America, and Larissa Dos Santos Lima debuting her physical transformation during Sunday night's Season 5 finale on TLC.
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90 Day Fiance Happily Ever After? documents 90 Day Fiance couples -- engaged, married or divorced -- navigating life, hardships, family, children and unexpected obstacles.
The new season has already featured cultural differences, in-law arguments, scandals, confrontations and tears, and there is more to come on the season's Tell-All.
Below is an update on the 90 Day Fiance couple or cast members, according to the finale episode of 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?'s fifth season.
LARISSA AND ERIC
Eric was shown taking care of Larissa as she recovered from three-and-a-half hours of surgery -- a breast augmentation and nose job.Eric said that seeing Larissa in pain was difficult and he hadn't even thought about sex. Eric said sleeping with Larissa again was going to be "worth the wait" and her recovery time would give him time to prepare.
Eric drove Larissa to the plastic surgeon for a check-up appoint, and Eric acknowledged, "She's not recovering as quick as I thought." Eric, in fact, noted the previous night was challenging, stressful and devastating overall.
Once at the doctor's office, Eric started to cry because he appeared to be overwhelmed. Larissa could barely talk and put a sentence together because she was in pain.
Dr. Lane Smith told Larissa that her breasts hurt more than normal because she asked for very large implants and smaller implants would have hurt less. He noticed, however, Larissa had minimal bruising on her face and so Eric must have been taking good care of her.
Larissa thought her breasts looked really good when she got a peek, and Dr. Lane said everything "looked perfect" and she was healing nicely.
Eric realized he had bit off more than he could chew, but he said he wasn't going to give up on Larissa and leave her in her time of need. Eric planned to stick by Larissa's side until the end.
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"The stress level of everything, it made me realize, 'We really care about each other.' I know she cares about me enough to want me to take care of her, and I know I care about her enough to want to take care of her. So it tells me that this is a big bond," Eric told the cameras.
Two months after Larissa's surgery, Eric said Larissa seemed to appreciate him a lot more. He felt they had become closer and then Larissa debuted her new look and said she felt great about her body and new face.
Larissa showed off her transformation to friends Carmen and Hannah, and the girls said Larissa looked like a totally different person. They told Larissa that she looked great and almost like a porno actress.
Larissa said she wanted to do more work on her belly, but Eric admitted he wasn't going to take care of Larissa next time because it was more work than he had expected.
Larissa and Eric also confirmed they were having more sex after her surgeries, but Eric pointed out, "Not enough."
Eric added however, "Things are good -- better than they've been."
Carmen thought Eric had done a great job of taking care of Larissa, so she had come around to the idea of them dating. Larissa also revealed she and Eric were sleeping in the same room but in different beds.
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ANGELA AND MICHAEL
Angela was shown packing her suitcase to return to America in order to be there for her sick mother, Glenda, who was rushed to the ICU in the hospital.Angela was anxious and just wanted to get home, so she said she was going to go straight from the airport to the hospital once she landed in the United States.
Angela cried about how maybe Glenda's hospitalization was her fault because nobody could take care of Glenda the way she could. Angela was upset, exhausted and stressed out, and Michael said he was sad because he didn't know when he'd see his wife again.
When Michael dropped Angela off at the airport, she said she wasn't sure when she'd be able to come back to Nigeria. Michael promised to be there for Angela and insisted they would "work it out" no matter what.
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"This is the time you need your husband with you. I don't want to leave him because this is a bad situation and I don't know if I'm strong enough to go through this alone," Angela said.
"You're married one minute and then the next minute, you might be going to a funeral," she added.
Angela later visited her mother in the hospital and hoped she wasn't too late.
A reunion between Angela and Glenda wasn't filmed, and then footage suddenly flashed to two weeks later, with Angela back in her home fighting back the tears.
An on-screen graphic read, "Angela made it back in time to see her mother. Ten days later, Angela's mother passed away."
Angela said losing her mother was really hard but she had stayed strong for her. Angela was relieved her mother was no longer hurting, and she thanked her daughter Skyla for taking care of Glenda in her final weeks.
Angela's family grieved Glenda's death, and Angela said they just needed to take things one day at a time. Skyla said she was worried about Angela because Angela tended to hide and cover up her emotions.
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Angela didn't want her daughter and grandkids to see her upset so she tried to keep it together, and she vented in a confessional, "A wife needs her husband."
Angela then FaceTimed with Michael and asked how long it would take to receive a spousal visa because she had sent in all the paperwork and photos. Michael replied it could take anymore from nine to 18 months.
"We're gonna make it. We just have to be strong for one another," Michael said. "You are my wife now... I'm not leaving you for anything. I am not going anywhere."
Angela said she and Michael truly loved each other and had every right to be together. Angela said Michael's place was with her and her grandkids in America and she was not going to give up on that dream.
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"Michael, he's the love of my life, but this is not an easy journey," Angela shared.
"Only strong people can survive this, and there's a lot of times I've wanted to say, 'To hell with this, this is too much,' but true love, you can't just walk off and say, 'F it.' We love each other and we're going to be together one way or another."
ELIZABETH AND ANDREI
Andrei was shown pulling Elizabeth's brother Charlie outside after Charlie had made a rude and awkward speech at Andrei and Elizabeth's wedding about how Andrei needed to stop taking his father's money.Charlie demanded that Andrei support his family on his own in America and stop taking handouts.
Charlie thought Andrei wanted to fight him, and he said, "You are trying to play my dad, dude. You are trying to play my family. You are supposed to be family."
Andrei asked for a cease fire for the night and put his arm around Charlie because Elizabeth had asked him not to be "bad" on their wedding night. Andrei said while he and Charlie weren't friends for the night, they'd figure out their issues later.
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Andrei's friend Marcel asked Charlie to stop acting like a kid and being dramatic, and Charlie replied, "You're a f-cking punk! You stick up for him!"
Jenn asked Charlie to drop his problems with Andrei just for the night because it was Elizabeth's wedding day. Charlie stopped trying to fight Andrei but he was furious and scolded Chuck for paying for Elizabeth's rent, food and wedding when they were already married.
Charlie called Chuck "weak" and "a pushover," but Chuck told the cameras he had paid for the wedding for his daughter -- not for Andrei. Chuck disagreed with Charlie's accusations and told him to sit down and relax.
Elizabeth said she wished everyone could get along for just one day considering it was her wedding day, and then Andrei asked Chuck to handle his son and handle the situation.
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"I am on my best behavior," Andrei told Chuck. "Events in the past and our relationship was not the best relationship. I wanted to say that I'm sorry about this. I want you and me to be more cordial to each other. I want just a nice wedding."
Chuck told Andrei that he would do anything for his family and he just wanted Andrei to appreciate all that he did for them.
"I appreciate it. I appreciate you because, like, you're a strong man. You take care of your daughter and you take care of your family. You care about Elizabeth and you care about my daughter. Maybe I'm a d-ckhead sometimes, I know. But I've been wrong, okay?" Andrei said.
"I've been rude to you, but I want from now on, for all of this to work better... for the sake of my daughter and your daughter."
Chuck hoped for a better relationship in the future as well, but Chuck didn't know what to think about Andrei because he had tried to fight his son and had been forced out of Moldova. Chuck said Andrei tried to play Mr. Nice guy but then would turn on a dime.
Elizabeth begged Charlie not to ruin her night and worried there might always be tension, drama and negativity between Andrei and her family.
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Andrei told Elizabeth that he had apologized to Chuck and made big steps in their relationship.
"Me and your dad, we buried the hatchet. On the other hand, I will not be able to have a smooth future with your sister and brother [when they're] acting like this," Andrei told Elizabeth.
"I just want to say that I love you and I care about you and our daughter and nothing else matters."
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Elizabeth cried and said, "I love you too, baby. I don't want anybody to fight."
Elizabeth gushed it was a beautiful and extravagant wedding, and then Andrei laughed and called Charlie "a bum," saying he'd deal with him later in America.
KALANI AND ASUELU
Kalani and Asuelu saw Asuelu's mom and sister off at the airport. Kalani thought everyone could get along for the sake of Asuelu, and she could tell that her husband was happier."Maybe this is the start of something good for us," Kalani noted.
Kalani admitted to Asuelu that she didn't like Tammy and Tammy certainly didn't like her, but Asuelu noted, "I still love her and want to give her space to think about things that happened."
Asuelu promised Kalani there would be no war that day, and he hoped saying goodbye to his loved ones would go smoothly.
When the group reunited, Lesina told Kalani and Asuelu that her heart was fixed and everything was okay, but Tammy had left earlier that morning alone. Lesina told Asuelu that Tammy still loved him, but Tammy was apparently angry.
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Kalani appeared shocked and awkwardly smiled, but then Lesina said, "I'm just kidding!" Asuelu admitted he was about to have a heart attack.
Things were looking up, and Asuelu noted his marriage to Kalani was in a better place.
Once the couple got back home, they went out to eat at a restaurant, and Asuelu said his marriage was getting "better and better" and he was "happy."
While at the restaurant, Kalani wanted to do their homework from the therapist because they didn't have the kids to take care of. Each spouse was required to write down what his or her household duties should be.
Asuelu basically wrote down that he'd take care of his own dishes and laundry while Kalani should take care of her things and everything for the babies. Kalani therefore asked Asuelu to watch the kids among other tasks around the house.
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Kalani just wanted to split all the chores in the house and divide things evenly. Asuelu argued he also moved the lawn and raked fallen apples from their tree, but Kalani said she wouldn't care if Asuelu stopped apple raking in order to help her more.
Asuelu told Kalani that he wanted to be with her forever and she was the "pineapple" of his heart. Kalani didn't think the pair made progress, however, in the chores department because Asuelu still expected her to do all the same things.
Three months later, COVID-19 reached the United States and the state of Utah. The pandemic apparently put additional stress on Kalani and Asuelu's relationship.
Kalani said she and Asuelu were fighting all the time and it seemed like Asuelu almost wanted to be exposed to coronavirus because he was going out with his friends a lot and allegedly lying about his whereabouts.
"I need to protect my kids. I can't keep letting him do whatever the hell he wants," Kalani said. "I'm not just going to let him back in the house with the babies."
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Kalani said she needed a break from Asuelu and wasn't even sure whether they'd work as a couple again. She also said Asuelu hadn't been helping her with the kids or around the house.
Kalani told her mother Lisa that she caught Asuelu lying because she had put a tracker on his phone. Asuelu told Kalani he was out for a drive one day when he was really playing volleyball with his friends amid the coronavirus pandemic.
"I'm with someone who just gives me nothing. At this point, I don't really see the point of being married anymore. I really am just done... I don't see the point of it all. I've just been fighting and trying my hardest, and it's just me trying," Kalani cried.
"There's, like, 20 percent of me that's waiting to see if he'll change or do something different, but I'm not going to hold my breath."
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Lisa said she just wanted to see her daughter happy and no longer cared if Asuelu and Kalani stayed together. Kalani and Lisa wanted what would be best for her boys, and Asuelu told the cameras he didn't want to go or be away from his family.
Kalani acknowledged love just wasn't enough and their relationship was not working.
TANIA AND SYNGIN
Syngin and Tania were ready to fly back to America from South Africa, but Syngin acknowledged things weren't going well in his relationship and so he wasn't exactly thrilled about leaving his friends and family.
Syngin's sister Charys was worried she wouldn't see Syngin for a long time and told her brother that he was going to miss out on a lot. Charys was starting to question whether Tania was as good and nice as she had originally thought.
Syngin said he's probably fall back into his old habits again once in the United States, and Syngin's mother Charmain asked him to make up his mind about Tania as to not waste her time or his own time.
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"I want to stay as long as I can, but this whole commitment thing has got me," Syngin said in a confessional.
"But am I committing to something that's not going to work in the end or am I committing to something I shouldn't be right now? I'm a little confused, to be honest."
Before flying back to America, Syngin told Tania that he didn't regret marrying her but they had so many things to work on and he wasn't happy in their relationship. He thought they were running out of time and patience for each other.
"It's going to be tough for me to get on a plane and fly back to Connecticut," Syngin admitted. "It's the way I feel."
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Syngin said he jumped into things too quickly with Tania given the K-1 visa, but Tania said their plan was always to live in the United States and make money.
Tania heard that Syngin didn't want to commit to her long-term, and she didn't know what to think, but Syngin promised his wife that he loved her and wanted to make things work.
Tania said it broke her heart to hear Syngin might want to stay in South Africa and she cried to the cameras about her husband's confusion.
"But I want to go there and work on these problems together," Syngin noted.
"I know I can't sit there and wait forever for change from someone who says they love me. I can't and I won't wait," Tania said.
Syngin confessed that he needed to change and wanted to carry on their marriage, and Tania replied, "I believe in us. I want to create a plan with you and a life with you, and that's all that matters."
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Syngin then said goodbye to his family, and he and Tania took off for America.
"I'm happy he's choosing to come home with me and get to real work," Tania told the cameras, adding that she was going to work on her patience and anxiety.
"I'm going to do whatever I need to do, get a job and make money, just to keep our relationship happy," Syngin said.
COLT AND JESS
Debbie noticed Colt had been depressed after his relationship with Jess failed, but she said he didn't seem as bad as when he divorced Larissa. Debbie called Colt's breakup with Larissa "a stab to the heart," but she said Colt wasn't his happy, normal self.Debbie asked Colt to be more honest about his feelings because he seemed withdrawn and upset, but Colt admitted he had a hard time sharing things with his mom as he aged.
Colt said he felt like he had zero privacy in their home and then brought up how Debbie had behaved with Jess in Brazil.
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"She went after you hook, line and sinker. She used you from the beginning," Debbie told her son, suggesting that Jess was a threat and just wanted American citizenship.
Colt wanted to be treated by his mother differently and also said he didn't want to keep going from one toxic relationship to the next. Debbie said she'd always look out for Colt unless he asked her to back off.
"I just don't want you to interfere so brazenly. I feel like it's not a good way for me to live as a healthy adult. I'm your son, but the way you treat me as an adult is the same way women treat me," Colt shared with Debbie.
"Even just doing things like cooking and cleaning, I feel like these women look at that like, 'Oh, he's just dependent.' And then that's why these girls go after you, because they see you as direct competition. I think you treating me like a man would be the best thing to ever happen to me in terms of relationships."
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Colt said he wanted to get to know Debbie as an individual and friend, but she told her son to get to know himself first. Colt apologized to Debbie and insisted he loved her and she had done nothing wrong.
Colt acknowledged Debbie had the best of intentions for him, and then she walked away from the table.
"I think he blames me for everything... so it's very frustrating as a parent to know when to keep your mouth shut and when not to, but you don't want to see your child hurt or go through worse agony than he's already gone through," Debbie said.
Debbie claimed she had no problem letting Colt be a man and so she would stop cooking and cleaning for him as well as doing his laundry. Colt realized if he wanted other women to treat him like a man, Debbie needed to treat him like a man as well.
With that being said, Colt felt a weight had been lifted off his shoulders and he just hoped for a successful and happy relationship in the future.
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