How Much Do 90 Day Fiance Couples Make Per Episode?
90 Day Fiance serves us relationship drama, the prospect of love, and long-distance engagements, which is honestly why there's so much drama. An international relationship can't be easy!
The series was so successful that it spawned several spin-offs, including 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After, 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days, and 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way. Interestingly, when TLC casts the shows, they don't do any matchmaking. All of the couples find each other organically first. While this ideally leads to more intentional relationships, 90 Day Fiance has still weathered some major scandals. Also, as any devoted viewer will know, the show boasts some super uncomfortable moments.
But the exposure on 90 Day Fiance can make cast members more recognizable than maybe they even wanted. In terms of their financial situations, does being on the show help or hurt cast members' businesses? We have more money questions. How much do 90 Day Fiance couples make per episode? Keep reading for the surprising details.
Many '90 Day Fiance' stars have to get creative with money-making ventures
Despite global recognition, the 90 Day Fiance cast doesn't make as much as you'd think. It's not a set rate either. As Radar Online revealed in January 2019, those who join Before the 90 Days make $500 to $1,000 per episode. Meanwhile, those on 90 Day Fiance make $1,000 to $1,500 per episode. The rate goes up slightly for 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?, but it's not much more, Radar Online noted.
It gets even worse for the foreign fiancés of U.S. citizens. For those on the K-1 visa, Radar Online explained, "They can't even get paid because they have to wait for a work permit. It's of course different if filming takes place in their county." So it's not uncommon for cast members to create GoFundMe pages, according to In Touch Weekly, to help cover extra costs. For example, in December 2020, a fan created a GoFundMe page for Jihoon Lee in his custody battle with Deavan Clegg over their son, Taeyang.
In this same spirit, many 90 Day Fiance stars have OnlyFans accounts, as Screen Rant noted. Larissa Lima claims to make $40,000 per month from her account. Colt Johnson is also on the site and charges $25 per month for subscriptions. Deavan also has an account as does Anfisa Arkhipchenko and many others. So in terms of money, it seems like the TLC show gives people exposure, but they have to take their finances into their own hands.