90 Day Fiance couple Elizabeth Potthast and Andrei Castravet got married for the second time on Season 5 of 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?, but did the couple's relationship last and are they still together -- or did Elizabeth and Andrei break up?
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[90 Day Fiance Spoiler Warning: This report contains spoilers revealing whether Elizabeth and Andrei are still together or if the 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After? couple has split.]
Elizabeth and Andrei met on a dating app in 2016 and starred on 90 Day Fiance's fifth season as well as 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?'s fourth season.RELATED LINK: '90 DAY FIANCE' COUPLES NOW: WHERE ARE THEY NOW? WHO IS STILL TOGETHER? WHO HAS SPLIT? (PHOTOS)
Elizabeth from Tampa, FL, and Andrei from Chisinau, Moldova met in-person for the first time in Dublin, Ireland, when Andrei was working as a bouncer and Elizabeth was vacationing.
Elizabeth was 27 years old and Andrei was 31 when he moved to America on a K-1 visa in September 2017. The couple only had 90 days to get to know each other before tying the knot, and Elizabeth's family didn't really approve of Andrei.
Elizabeth's relatives found Andrei to be rude and controlling, and they also worried he might be after a Green Card. However, Elizabeth and Andrei went through with a wedding in the United States in October 2017.
Elizabeth and Andrei announced they were pregnant with their first child in October 2018 and welcomed a baby girl into the world, Eleanor Louise, on January 3, 2019.
On a late April episode of 90 Day Fiance: Self-Quarantined on TLC, Andrei, a stay-at-home dad, complained about Elizabeth buying clothes online when they were struggling financially.
Elizabeth was the breadwinner, but she had lost about half her income given she works with her father in real estate.
On Season 5 of 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?, Eleanor was eight months old and Elizabeth and Andrei had been married for three years. Elizabeth was also back working with her father in real estate full-time.
The couple seemed happy until Andrei dropped a bomb on Elizabeth's family -- and on Chuck's birthday -- that they'd be having a second wedding in Moldova for his family and friends "in about a month."
Elizabeth told the cameras she was "dumbfounded" and mad that Andrei had brought the second wedding up prematurely, without talking to her first, especially because it left Elizabeth's family with no time to make travel and hotel arrangements.
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RELATED LINK: '90 DAY FIANCE' COUPLES NOWChuck was also disappointed to discover Andrei was expecting him to pay for the big Moldovan wedding.
Once Elizabeth and Andrei traveled to Moldova together, Elizabeth noticed a change in Andrei's attitude. She thought he was trying to act like a macho, alpha-male in front of his family.
Andrei, for example, suggested women in Moldova are superior to American women because they work and still take care of a household and children.
Elizabeth said she didn't like this "chauvinistic" side of Andrei, but it was only the beginning of the couple's problems.
Elizabeth and Andrei subsequently toured wedding venues in Moldova and it seemed to bring out the worst in the couple. At one point, Andrei snapped at his wife to "shut up" because she was being "OCD" and "annoying."
The couple, however, fell in love with a venue and so joy was restored to the process. Elizabeth then got baptized in Andrei's church to please his family.
Once Chuck and Elizabeth's brother Charlie arrived in Moldova, Andrei shared with the guys he previously worked as a detective in Moldova. Before he moved to Ireland, he was working as a policeman but apparently found the job "hard and stressful."
Andrei said the work conditions were not up to his standards and the police force apparently treated people poorly so he came a bouncer in Ireland.
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"Whatever happened in my past is my business," Andrei said in a confessional, "and Chuck and Charlie should leave it alone. I told Elizabeth that I left for Ireland to get a better job. That's what everyone should know, and that's the end of the conversation."
Later on, Andrei, Elizabeth and their families went out for a big dinner, and Charlie and Chuck probed more into shady Andrei's past, which Andrei found "offensive."
Charlie scolded his sister for not speaking up and defending her family, and Andrei told Charlie to "shut the f-ck up," which prompted Charlie to say, "You shut the f-ck up."
Andrei and Charlie then stood up at the table and Andrei asked to take their issues outside. Andrei then got into Charlie's face and the men got physical at the table.
Elizabeth told Andrei he had ruined the night and his actions were "outrageous and embarrassing," and Chuck called Andrei "classless."
"He's on another f-cking planet right now," Elizabeth cried. "[Andrei] is just ruining their trip."
Andrei in turn called Elizabeth an "idiot" and said, "This is not going to work." Andrei yelled at Elizabeth, saying, "You are not married to your father, okay?!"
Elizabeth considered leaving and canceling her second wedding because she was far from happy.
"If that is the real him, then there is going to be a big problem going forward -- unless we get a sincere apology, with some explanation. I am not staying for this wedding. I am not walking down the aisle or paying for a single thing... and we're leaving," Chuck said.
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Andrei later met with Chuck and Charlie and apologized. Andrei admitted he felt embarrassed and wanted to make things better.
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Elizabeth and Andrei then picked up Elizabeth's sister Jenn, mother Pamela and stepfather Walter at the airport. And Elizabeth went shopping for a wedding dress with the ladies.
Andrei's close friend Marcel later gave Chuck and Charlie some interesting information.
In terms of Andrei's past, Marcel explained he and Andrei both weren't happy with their jobs in the police force and the force had wanted to replace Andrei.
Marcel couldn't say whether Andrei was a "corrupt" police officer, adding, "That's how we work here. Sometimes we just break laws and that's it."
Marcel insisted Andrei is a nice guy but the police force had been pushing him to leave or else he could get into "the worst trouble" and be "set up" to go to jail.
"Andrei was basically forced to leave the country. So something had to happen. He had to do something. Your country doesn't try to make you leave for no reason, so there is something he's not telling us," Charlie told the cameras.
When Elizabeth heard her family's news about Marcel, Elizabeth appeared shocked and confronted Andrei about his past and whether it's true he was forced out of Moldova.
Andrei said "yes" and explained, "The corruption here makes people do a lot of stuff, okay? So when you're in the police, you have to close [your] eyes sometimes and you have to go along, okay?"
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Andrei said a police officer must execute the orders of someone in a higher rank.
"If you say, 'No,' they will try to set you up," Andrei claimed. "So I got set up with some stuff, and afterward, I said, 'No, I'm not going to do that anymore. And I just f-cking left."
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"Exactly," Andrei confirmed.
Andrei explained to the cameras corruption in Moldova is very bad and a person going into the police force must decide to "play the game and break the rules -- or get out."
"And I chose to get out," Andrei confirmed.
Andrei said if he stayed in the police force, he could end up riding around in a $100,000 car or be locked away in jail.
Andrei suggested the police in Moldova make such a small amount of money -- "80 hours a week for $250, max," according to Elizabeth's husband -- they feel they have no choice but to be corrupt in order to make a decent living.
Chuck and Charlie weren't convinced Andrei was being entirely truthful with them, and Elizabeth questioned what else Andrei could have been dishonest about.
Elizabeth said she thought Andrei had moved to Ireland just to make more money, so she sought answers from her husband and wanted to know the 100 percent truth.
Andrei repeated his story about the corrupt police force and how it was like "a mob" that he "escaped" from.
Andrei apologized for hurting Elizabeth and insisted she had no reason to be afraid or fear him. Andrei thought he deserved Elizabeth's trust.
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Elizabeth asked Andrei to be honest with her at all times going forward, and he said, "I will. It's all good... There is nothing else [I need to tell you]. We are moving forward, okay?"
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On the latest episode of 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?, Elizabeth chose to trust Andrei and just move forward happily, but Andrei was shown telling his friends his "secrets" would always be his secrets.
Elizabeth and Andrei officially went through with their second wedding in a candelit Moldovan church, and Elizabeth -- who was dressed in traditional Moldovan attire, complete with a flower crown in her hair -- and her family thought the ceremony was absolutely beautiful.
The couple then celebrated and partied with family and friends at the reception for which Elizabeth changed into an American-style lace wedding gown with a long veil and all.
Jenn thought the reception was so over the top and that Andrei was trying to impress his friends in regards to what he had married into. Jenn was a little upset to see where her father's money had gone.
Charlie was apparently angry Chuck had never thrown such an elaborate and expensive wedding for his six children and so he didn't understand why Chuck would do all of this for Andrei.
Charlie appeared to get a little drunk at the reception, and when Elizabeth's father made a sweet speech about loving Andrei, Charlie stole the microphone and told Andrei to support his family in America and stop taking money from Chuck.
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"Don't come to America and try to live off my dad. Don't ask my dad for money, okay?... Come to America and earn your sh-t, okay?!" Charlie said.
An angry Andrei demanded the microphone be taken away from Charlie, and then Andrei dragged Chuck outside for a few words.
Did Elizabeth and Andrei break up after their second wedding or is the 90 Day Fiance couple still together now?
There is no doubt Elizabeth and Andrei are still together and married, and their relationship is apparently strong.Shortly after the episode of Elizabeth and Andrei's wedding aired on TLC, Elizabeth posted numerous photos of the special day in Moldova on Instagram.
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Andrei also shared photos from the wedding day and gushed on Instagram, "What a beautiful day it was #wedding #inlove #tlc #90dayfiancehappilyeverafter #90dayfiancepillowtalk #catedralachisinau #chisinau #moldova #beautiful."
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On September 8, Andrei posted photos of Andrei, Eleanor and herself going on a "family outing" at what appeared to be a campground.
"We don't get out as much as we'd like to but we love these moments. What's your fav type of family outing?? #familytime #thecastravets @andrei19861," Elizabeth wrote alongside the photos.
In early September, Elizabeth posted a video to her Instagram Stories in which she and Andrei were watching Season 5 of 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After? in bed.
And in late August, Elizabeth posted a video with her daughter and Andrei at the mall on Instagram Stories, and she also shared photos of the trio at the beach.
Elizabeth captioned the slideshow, "My loves," along with a red heart emoji and #thecastravets.
A couple of weeks earlier, Elizabeth shared a few selfies with Andrei in which he was showing off some skin, and she captioned the images, "A beautiful evening with my shirtless husband. #90dayfiancehappilyeverafter #thecastravets #love #sexyhusband."
And Andrei posted a video of the couple running on the beach in matching red swimsuits.
Around that same time, Elizabeth wrote Andrei is her "soul mate" on Instagram, and the couple also posted a new video on their YouTube channel in which they show what they do on a rainy day.
In early August, Elizabeth gushed on Instagram about how her husband had thrown her a surprise 30th birthday party.
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Andrei also posted about the event on his own account, sharing numerous photos of the couple from her family celebration that eventually turned into a romantic date night out.
"Happy 30th birthday wife! celebrated for a week, it felt amazing for the soul, not so good for the liver...#birthdaygirl #wife #familytime #tlc #90dayfiancehappilyeverafter #fun #90dayfiancepillowtalk @elizabethpotthast," he wrote alongside the images.
On July 23, Andrei posted a video on his Instagram Stories in which he and Elizabeth were in the car and he wished his wife a happy birthday. The video proceeded to show Andrei taking Elizabeth out for a fancy dinner to celebrate.
And several days earlier, Elizabeth shared two photos in which she and Andrei were playfully posing with each other.
In a July 23 joint interview with Entertainment Tonight, Elizabeth and Andrei said it's been a lot to watch back 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?'s fifth season so far with all of their fights but there are also moments that remind them of their love for each other.
"I don't think I am rude. We are loving each other," Andrei said, before Elizabeth backed her husband by saying men in his culture are very "blunt" and "cutthroat."
Elizabeth said she knew where Andrei was coming from most of the time and understood him.
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"I know that it's not a jab at me or intentionally being rude to me. I think that's just his voice and his accent, and him being a man. When you throw that in together, it comes off as him being rude, but I don't take it that way," Elizabeth explained, although she subsequently admitted Andrei can be very rude sometimes.
Elizabeth also acknowledged she and Andrei shouldn't tell each other to "shut up" because talking to each other that way is disrespectful.
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Elizabeth agreed no relationship is perfect and people can't be lovey-dovey with each other at all times.
"I know my husband and I know he wouldn't purposely try to put me down. I think he's just such a strong person and he comes off really mean to me at times, but I understand what he's saying," Elizabeth explained.
Andrei said the editing puts him "in a bad light" because 90 Day Fiance doesn't really show it when Elizabeth treats him poorly.
"She does it too," Andrei said. "She's very stubborn."
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When asked to reveal some things about Elizabeth viewers don't already know from watching the show, Andrei replied, "I think she's a sweetheart, I think she's loving. But she can [lose her temper]. I am handling it. I think I have trained her, I guess."
"No, you mean I trained you," Elizabeth argued with a laugh.
"Andrei is such an amazing father and he's super, super sweet and he's actually a really goofy person at heart, and he has such a soft spot for people in his heart that he loves dearly... I feel like you don't see enough of that side."
Elizabeth then pointed out Andrei truly is "a sweet guy" and she called her "baby" romantic as well.
On July 23, Elizabeth posted a video of herself kissing, dancing and flirting with Andrei in their bathing suits on Instagram.
Elizabeth set out to prove to her haters that she doesn't photoshop her photos and they are both fit and look great. She also added the hashtag "#sexyhusband."
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Elizabeth has also called Andrei her love and her best friend.
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