The OG 90 Day Fiance is back and Shea McGuire is larger than life in the small town of Paducah, Kentucky but so are his many secrets. Catie Norboe tries to settle down with Josh Atkins but can’t stop drunkenly making out with randoms.
Marissa Rubinetti fears Edward Miguel Gomez won’t be able to keep up in her fast paced world. And Ashia speaks in tongues when her fiance hits a glitch with his k-1 visa. Grab a beer, fire up the barbecue and let’s dive right in to this recap of Season 12, Episode 1 In My Getting Married Era.
90 Day Fiance: Shea McGuire Can’t Hide from His Reputation
On 90 Day Fiance, Shea McGuire enjoys his hard partying life in Paducah, Kentucky. He’s a realtor, an auctioneer and the life of the party. He loves his boat, some cold beers and the ladies. The ladies love him too and swarm around him at the local barbecue. One even admits she’d date the flirty 54 year old if he was single. But he’s not. Enter Annabelle Chua, his fiance in the Philippines. They met through Shea’s pal Greg who has a wife in the Philippines.
Shea McGuire has three kids and two ex wives. He’s super close to daughter Allison. He consults Allison to check out some of the clothes he bought for Annabelle’s arrival. Allison approves his selections. And he admits she was his style inspo. But Allison fears their relationship will suffer when Annabelle Chua arrives. Since her dad is her neighbor and best friend. A knock on the door interrupts them. And it’s Shea’s most recent ex wife Nicole.
It’s clear on 90 Day Fiance that Nicole isn’t there for a friendly chat. She pulls Shea McGuire out on the porch for some private talk. She threatens to tell Annabelle that Shea isn’t innocent. He two-timed Nicole with Annabelle during their 4 week marriage. And she wants Annabelle to know that he’s still hanging out with her as well as flirting with certain locals a little too much. So Shea McGuire will have a lot of explaining to do when Annabelle arrives.
90 Day Fiance: Catie Can’t Control Herself
Catie Norboe brings a lot to this new season of 90 Day Fiance. She’s downing Jack Daniels on a plane when we first meet her. She lives in Portland, Oregon. But has been living the life of a crazy nomad while pet sitting for free rent around the globe. Along the journey she met Josh Atkins, a reserved Brit from London. She made out with his friends first and ghosted him while he went to the bathroom. But nevertheless they are engaged. Catie comes home to her things in storage. And fails to secure an apartment for her and Josh.
Catie Norboe blames her OCD for her many struggles. Among them being an inability to keep her lips to herself when drunk. She admits to a friend in her run club that she still makes out with randoms since getting engaged to Josh Atkins. She makes patriotic cake pops and buys America themed gifts to greet him at the airport. Including some red lingerie that she teases him with in baggage claim. Josh is a little uncomfortable. But she did secure an apartment although site unseen.
TLC Crossover Marissa Rubinetti Says Yes to Love
New to 90 Day Fiance, Marissa Rubinetti is familiar with reality tv. The Pennsylvania native is the COO and Executive Vice President of Kleinfeld Bridal. Which is of course the TLC wedding dress show where brides famously say “yes to the dress”. Marissa has an apartment in New York City and is a single mom to two sons. She’s divorced from their father Michael. But they have a good co-parenting relationship.
In between her high powered career and motherhood she found time for a much needed girl’s trip to the Dominican Republic. And this time Marissa said yes to a fling with hotel entertainer Edward Miguel Gomez. Back home she went back to her life but texted Edward 3 years later on a return trip to Punta Cana. Edward admits losing her number. They reconnected and he proposed and it was Marissa’s turn to say yes.
Edward Miguel Gomez is arriving soon on the k-1 visa. But Marissa isn’t without concerns on 90 Day Fiance. She fears lifestyle differences may take their toll. And how her ex husband might react to another male presence in their son’s lives. But Edward was willing to shed some skin to help adapt to life in America. He underwent an adult circumcision. And although there was a slight complication during the healing process he’s doing just fine.
90 Day Fiance: Ashia Gets a Gift from Above
Ashia is spirited and definitely brings a different energy to 90 Day Fiance. At the tender age of 12 Ashia was minding her own business at a store when a voice from within told her the next song to be played would be an NSYNC song. And sure enough it was! Ashia considered it pure divine intervention even if Joey Fatone was involved. Her pastor says she has a prophetic gift. And she’s embracing it in her Pentecostal church in Alabaster, Alabama.
Ashia whirls, twirls and speaks in tongues. She tearfully reveals that God himself not only served up a boy band but now is sending her a husband. She even took her best friend along to Nigeria to meet him. And his best friend proposed to her best friend. Ashia says her and her fiance Maxwell both love business and the Lord. But there’s a glitch at the visa interview leading her to speak in tongues about blood and Justin Timberlake. It works to a point and their story continues this season.
Mallory Is a Redneck Woman
On 90 Day Fiance, Mallory hails from Athens, Alabama and calls herself a basic white b*tch. She loves her southern lifestyle of drinking and hanging out with her pals who she refers to as rednecks. Mallory ventured to Greece on a girl’s trip. And a dashing boat captain from Turkey named Rasit saw her on an app and was captivated. The feeling was mutual and now they are engaged.
Mallory heads to Turkey to bring him back on the k-1 visa. She worries how Rasit who she fondly refers to as “Rash” since she can’t pronounce his name will fare in her conservative town. Rasit adores Mallory. He likes everything about her. And it shows when he sees her arrive at the boat dock in her cowboy hat. We’ll see how they figure it all out once he arrives in Alabama. Til next time!
