90 Day Fiance star Fernanda Flores has unveiled her new boyfriend, Noel Mikaelian, to the world and they are Instagram official!
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Fernanda recently posted a photo of Noel and herself posing in workout attire in a Miami, Florida gym, making their romance official on social media.
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The Mexico native captioned the image in Spanish and wrote, "Mi campeon," which means "my champion" in English.
Noel is a 30-year-old professional boxer whom Fernanda, 22, met at the 5th Street Gym in Miami Beach, according to In Touch Weekly.
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Fernanda, who starred on Season 6 of 90 Day Fiance and Is currently appearing on 90 Day: The Single Life, a new 90 Day Fiance spinoff available on Discovery's new discovery+ service, revealed she and her Armenian beau have been dating for two months.
"I started training boxing there and one day, in the middle of my training, this tall handsome guy walks in and starts eating pizza in front of my hungry tired face LOL," Fernanda wrote to In Touch via email.
"We exchanged very strong looks [then] the rest [is] history."
Fernanda apparently believes Noel is "The One," especially after he helped her through the death of her maternal grandmother.
"He [showed] me so much moral support. It almost seems like my grandma sent him to my life," Fernanda explained.
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"I love many things about him, [his] determination and discipline are things that I find very attractive. He is very passionate about fitness and his professional career -- he's ambitious and hard-working, he motivates me to improve."
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Fernanda also told the magazine that Noel is "very caring and loving, even [though] he doesn't like to admit it and always wants to come across as this serious rude guy."
"He's super funny," she added. "He enjoys making me laugh! He's very humble and [enjoys] the little things in life."
Fernanda also suggested Noel isn't wrapped up in her fame, nor does he judge her on her 90 Day Fiance past and failed marriage to Jonathan Rivera.
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"He does not really engage with the shows. He doesn't really care much about my past but [is] very focused on our relationship and what the future holds," Fernanda wrote.
"He said, 'Why would I want to watch you on TV when I have you here next to me?'"
As shown on a previous episode of 90 Day: The Single Life, Fernanda reportedly sought the help of a therapist to prepare for dating and potentially entering another serious relationship.
"It has helped me so much. I am really happy to be in a such [a] better emotional place where I can have a healthy relationship without any of the toxic patterns of my past," Fernanda told In Touch.
"However, I am still working on myself [and my] growth. Always trying to be better not only for myself but for the people around me."
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Fernanda also insisted she's not trying to rush into another engagement or marriage right now.
"As this is my first serious relationship after my separation and divorce, I am trying to be present and enjoy the moment day to day," Fernanda shared.
"[Noel and I] are still getting to know each other and there's [no] rush for anything, all I know is that he makes me happy and I deserve to be loved. I am not looking to get married anytime soon but I do still believe in marriage."
90 Day: The Single Life has recently shown Fernanda dating a different guy named Robby.
In a sneak peek of the next episode streaming on Sunday night obtained by People, Fernanda gently accused Robby of not calling or texting her enough while they were on "the most amazing date" she's ever had sailing on a yacht.
"I know you're a really hard worker and you're ambitious -- I'm an ambitious person, so that's why I feel like we match a lot in that way," Fernanda says in the clip. "But it's important for me to know where I'm standing at, you know?"
Robby explained a relationship doesn't happen overnight for him and he likes to take his time before jumping into something serious. He pointed out that his gestures and communication didn't seem to be enough for Fernanda.
Fernanda asked for more "action" from Robby and admitted she was "used to something a little bit different."
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Fernanda married her sixth-season 90 Day Fiance co-star Jonathan in May 2018.
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Jonathan confirmed in a 90 Day Fiance: What Now? Season 3 episode that was released online in April 2019 that he had filed for divorce from Fernanda after the couple suddenly split before Christmas 2018.
Fernanda and Jonathan's divorce was finalized in March 2020, which was just three months before Jonathan announced his engagement to Janelle Miller.
Jonathan and Janelle are currently expecting their first child together, a baby boy.
During a January episode of 90 Day Diaries on discovery+, Fernanda admitted to her friend Edwin she had heard about Jonathan and Janelle's engagement.
When asked how she felt about it, Fernanda explained, "A lot of things that he did, it hurt me more because it's like he didn't want to move [from Lumberton, NC] to Chicago for the sake of our relationship and our marriage, for the sake of his wife."
Fernanda elaborated, "It did hurt me when I knew that he was moving to Chicago for another girl and he was putting it all [in] my face, you know, social media and everywhere, just being like, 'Oh I would never imagine doing this with anyone else than you.'"
"It's like, okay bro, like why do you do that?"
Fernanda added, "I feel like I got to a point where I'm just like good for him, do you, and I'm doing me."
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Fernanda, at the time, said she had been unlucky when it comes to dating.
"Guys in the States though, they're so stupid! So f-cking dumb!" Fernanda lamented to Edwin in their 90 Day Diaries conversation.
"Guys suck, like, I don't get it. They don't want to work for it, they don't want to, like, be gentlemen. They're not gentlemen and they're not nice... I don't get guys in the United States. They just want to, like, hang out, get it fast, just have sex."
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She concluded, "So I feel like I'm going to be single for a long time."
Last year, Fernanda appeared on an episode of 90 Day Fiance: Self-Quarantined and disclosed she was virtually dating The Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise alum Clay Harbor, a former professional football player, at the time.
However, Fernanda and Clay had yet to go out on a real date and were just starting to get to know each other. That romance clearly fizzled out.
And back in October 2019, Fernanda announced she had a new boyfriend -- without revealing his identity in order to maintain privacy -- and told AfterBuzz TV she was "very happy" with how the romance was evolving; however, she hinted two months later she was single again.
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