90 Day Fiance couple Elizabeth Potthast and Andrei Castravet seemed madly in love after they had a second wedding in Moldova on Season 5 of 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?, but did the wedding bliss last? Have Elizabeth and Andrei split or are they still together?
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[90 Day Fiance Spoiler Warning: This report includes spoilers that reveal if Elizabeth and Andrei are still together or if the 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After? couple has broken up.]
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 beforegetting married, and Elizabeth's family didn't really approve of Andrei.
Elizabeth's family thought Andrei was 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 wished Andrei had talked to her about the wedding first and she felt it was rushed because her family would have very little time to make travel and hotel arrangements.
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Chuck was also disappointed to discover Andrei had been expecting him to pay for his big Moldovan wedding.
Elizabeth and Andrei's trip to Moldova didn't turn out to be a fairy tale in any sense.
Elizabeth noticed an immediate 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.
Andrei snapped at his wife to "shut up" because she was being "OCD" and "annoying" while they were touring wedding venues, and Elizabeth felt pressure to get baptized in Andrei's church to please her husband.
Once Chuck and Elizabeth's brother Charlie arrived in Moldova, Andrei shared with the guys he previously worked as a detective in Moldova.
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."
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Charlie and Chuck continued to probe into Andrei's past, and tension once escalated into Andrei and Charlie nearly fist-fighting at a restaurant, which Elizabeth called "outrageous and embarrassing."
Andrei also told Chuck and Charlie to pack their bags and return to America.
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.
Andrei later met with Chuck and Charlie and apologized, but family drama didn't stop there. Once Elizabeth's sister Jenn and mother Pamela arrived in Moldova, Elizabeth's family met up with Andrei's best friend Marcel for answers.
Marcel said Andrei was basically forced out of Moldova, but he insisted Andrei is a nice guy and made the right choice by leaving for Ireland or else he could've gotten into "the worst trouble" and be "set up" to go to jail.
When Elizabeth heard what Marcel had said, she confronted Andrei, who explained to his wife that the police force in Moldova is corrupt.
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."
"Somebody tried to frame you?" Chuck asked.
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Andrei explained he had essentially "escaped" from a "mob," and he said if he had stayed in the police force, he could've been riding around in a $100,000 car or 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.
Andrei apologized for hurting Elizabeth and insisted she had no reason to be afraid or fear him. Andrei thought he deserved Elizabeth's trust.
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?"
Elizabeth therefore 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.
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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.
"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.
Elizabeth had asked Andrei to be good so nothing could ruin their wedding, and so Andrei decided to keep his hands off Charlie and he called for a cease fire.
Andrei then pulled Chuck and apologized for his behavior in the past, saying he hoped they could have a better relationship in the future for the sake of Elizabeth and his daughter.
"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."
Although Chuck remained a little skeptical of his son-in-law, Elizabeth was thrilled to discover Andrei and Chuck had a good conversation and seemed to bury the hatchet.
"I just want to say that I love you and I care about you and our daughter and nothing else matters," Andrei told his wife.
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Elizabeth cried and said, "I love you too, baby. I don't want anybody to fight."
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Did Elizabeth and Andrei's wedding bliss last or did they break up? 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.On September 21, Elizabeth posted photos from her wedding in which she was wearing her American-style bridal gown.
"And they lived Happily Ever After," Elizabeth captioned the slideshow on Instagram.
And not long after the episode of Elizabeth and Andrei's wedding aired on TLC, Elizabeth posted other photos from her special Moldovan wedding on Instagram.
"I love you so much, I married you twice. #90dayfiancehappilyeverafter #elizabethandandrei #moldovanwedding #moldovanbrideandgroom #family," Elizabeth captioned the slideshow in dedication to her husband.
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.
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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.
"My wonderful husband and family arranged a 30th Birthday surprise party for me and I wouldn't have had it any other way," she captioned multiple videos and pictures from the celebration, which included a lot of balloons and Elizabeth's family.
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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.
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."
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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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"I don't know one couple that will never have a disagreement," Andrei said. "I bet everyone has disagreements and they are so much worse than ours."
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."
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."
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Elizabeth's Instagram is filled with family photos going back months and months, from Elizabeth and Andrei taking hikes together to just lounging on their couch with their daughter.
Elizabeth has also called Andrei her love and her best friend.
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