What We Know About Larissa From 90 Day Fiance
"90 Day Fiance" has been a huge hit for TLC since its debut in 2014. In August 2021, Forbes reported that the show was still "scoring higher ratings than almost any other cable TV program" and it's all thanks to its many viral storylines (even if some are totally fake), a memorable cast, and plenty of drama and scandal.
Among the biggest stars to have emerged from the franchise is Larissa Dos Santos Lima who made her debut on Season 6 of "90 Day Fiance" and, even after leaving the series in 2020, continues to make headlines — and major money. She didn't waste any time landing a surprising new job after leaving TLC and has kept fans and critics talking with a drastic new look and risque career choices. These days, she's devoted herself to being a full-time content creator and her crazy antics have kept us guessing. Whether it's her love life, her immigration status, her relationship with OnlyFans — you name it — Larissa never fails to get "90 Day" fans talking. Here's everything we know about Larissa Dos Santos Lima.
Larissa was happy to be fired by TLC
Larissa Dos Santos Lima was no stranger to showing off her curves on TLC, but she went a step too far for the network when she put on a lingerie webcam show on adult live streaming platform CamSoda. As TMZ reported in September 2020, her hour-long presentation ranked in CamSoda's Top 5 live streams of all time and earned her over $100,000, but it cost her her other job. Confirming she was "no longer a cast member" on "90 Day Fiance," Larissa said on Instagram (via Us Weekly) that "because of my show with CamSoda, I was released from my contract with TLC by phone."
Speaking with John Yates that October, she alleged that she and TLC "had problems since the last season" when she was on anxiety medication and felt "so down, my body was hurting" and yet, the network reportedly forced her to keep filming. Adding that it was tough to "create a character that was not me" and that being called "all sorts of bad things, made me feel panic," she accused fellow cast members of attacking her and revealed she turned down "90 Day Fiancé: B90 Strikes Back!" before she was fired. "I was tired of everything," she said, noting, "It was affecting my mental health [and] the way that I see my body."
That December, she slammed TLC (via InTouch) for still airing her storyline, saying "the hypocrisy is mind-blowing" and proclaiming, "Thank you for the emancipation from your network. Shame on you, TLC and Sharp Entertainment."
Will we see Larissa back on TV?
She may have been happy to leave TLC behind for a new beginning, but Larissa Dos Santos Lima may not be quite done with reality TV. First, she took fans by surprise in January 2021 when she and boyfriend Eric Nichols were confirmed as contestants on Discovery+'s "90 Day" spinoff, "Love Games," per TheWrap.
Then, she confirmed in September that she's still technically under contract with TLC's production company, Sharp Entertainment, which means she could be given more air time. However, it seems she may not have wanted it — at least not with them. As she shared on her Instagram Story (via InTouch), she was waiting for Sharp Entertainment to "answer my email to get out of contract and make another network big!" She also teased that she'd like to come back to the small screen to show fans her "true story never seen on television."
It's a similar sentiment to the one she shared during an August 2021 Reddit AMA when she admitted, per Screen Rant, that if "90 Day Fiance" had invited her back on the series "seven months ago," she would have likely agreed, but now "too many things happened with the network and I" and she wouldn't want to continue working with them. That could explain why, when a fan asked if Larissa would ever have her own reality show, she replied (via Screen Rant), "I believe it's not going to happen."
Is Larissa being deported?
In September 2020, Larissa Dos Santos Lima was arrested and detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) "just as she was getting into a U-Haul truck" with boyfriend Eric Nichols. As Larissa's rep, Lindsay Feldman, told People, the couple was just about to take off from Las Vegas to their new home in Colorado when a "misunderstanding" resulted in her arrest. She was soon released, however, and told fans on Instagram that the agents were "very nice" and confirmed, "I'm good to go."
But that wasn't quite the case, as TMZ obtained Homeland Security documents that listed Larissa as being "placed in removal proceedings" in accordance with the Immigration and Nationality Act. A hearing was scheduled and, in January 2021, she gave fans an update on Instagram (via Us Weekly), saying "the plan to provoke me and have me deported failed. Thank God for the mercy of the American people and my amazing lawyer Adam," she gushed, confirming, "Because of their encouragement, kindness and hard work, I'm staying."
Her legal battle doesn't seem to be over, however. In April 2021 she revealed (via InTouch) that she had received a letter asking her to check in with ICE and another from immigration court. "I'm still debating if I should self-deport or wait and see if the judge tells me if I have to leave," she said, hinting that she spoke with Eric and "we really want to spend time with my family, my kids in Brazil."
Larissa's struggled with mental health
In April 2021, Larissa Dos Santos Lima left followers worrying about her wellbeing when she took to Instagram to reflect on the aftereffects of her September 2020 arrest by ICE. Telling followers (via InTouch) that she was "dying every day" because they confiscated her passport, she shared, "I am stuck in Colorado Springs [with] cold, gray [skies]. I don't step out of the bed or outside." Saying she just wants to have "my life back!!," she continued, "[I'm] never gonna wake up and see the sun again. [I'm] utterly disappointed. [I] utterly regret."
She returned the following day to assure everyone she was alright and explained, "Mental health awareness is necessary and I hope in the future, I can open up clearly about my struggle." She also encouraged anyone struggling to "scream for help, talk to someone but don't give up." As she later told InTouch, she herself had decided to focus on work to get through the tough times, saying, "Loving what I do makes being busy a blessing." Meanwhile, an insider told the outlet that Larissa had "been sad and depressed because she's not having a good time in Colorado," but assured she's "hopeful things will turn around soon."
It's important to note that Larissa has been the target of major online hate with some critics even accusing her of faking her ICE arrest. As she told fans (via InTouch), "Daily, I receive threats of all kinds [...] written in words that would make any sane person go insane."
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Larissa's relationship with OnlyFans is complex
Larissa Dos Santos Lima didn't waste any time finding a new lucrative gig following her dismissal from TLC. On September 15, 2020, she debuted on OnlyFans and told Life & Style that she wanted her account to "be sexy but more high-end, like 'Maxim.'" Explaining the platform's appeal, she noted it was a nice "addition to Cameo" because "I don't have time to always film for all the requests I have." By November, she was earning "40K" a month from OnlyFans, per popculture, which far outshone her earnings from "90 Day Fiance," which reportedly pays cast members $1,000 to $1,500 per episode, according to Screen Rant.
Despite being so lucrative, Larissa shared in February 2021 that OnlyFans also has a dark side. Speaking out on YouTube (via InTouch), she said people asking for refunds "happens a lot of times" and slammed, "Don't watch a video that took hours to make, editing, you invested and now the person wants a refund? No, okay?"
She also noted how you need to be fully committed and "very creative" and "self-motivated" to make a career on OnlyFans "because outside of the platform has a lot of free content and you need to be above [...] for people to really pay attention to you and feel motivated [to] buy your content." Larissa then claimed that "one dark side that is very dark is that porn websites [...] steal your content and they want to sell your content" and accused haters of sabotaging her by leaking her uploads.
Larissa has spent thousands on plastic surgery
In September 2020, Larissa Dos Santos Lima dropped $72,000 so that Las Vegas plastic surgeon Dr. Lane Smith could transform her into Kylie Jenner, per TMZ. In addition to a breast augmentation, which increased her cup size from a 34A to a 34DD, and nose job in February, she got liposuction on her abs and waist, and fat transfers into her behind in August. She also went for "botox" and "laser facials" at Center For Aesthetic Medicine and told Life & Style she later had more work on her butt, including Sculptra injections. "It's kind of like fat transfer," she explained, assuring, "It's very safe, it's not illegal, it's hydrochloric acid."
That wasn't the end of Larissa's transformation, however, and she went under the knife again just a year later, teasing bigger breasts on Instagram in September 2021. This time, Dr. Smith gave her 1500 cc's, which took her past an E cup.
Criticism was swift, but Larissa wasn't fazed. Firing back at critics (via InTouch), she explained, "For me, the ideal beauty is Aletta Ocean and the Anastasia doll or the other beautiful busty women I follow on my Instagram." She then slammed, "This is something I [have] wanted for my own body since I was 18 years old. Do not tell me what to do." Speaking with Life & Style, Larissa also added that the surgeries are an investment for her career because she wants to "make money to send to Brazil and to make a living here."
Why doesn't Larissa have custody of her kids?
While on "90 Day Fiance," Larissa Dos Santos Lima mentioned she was a mom – but she didn't share many details until November 2018 when she gave InTouch the inside scoop. Turns out, Larissa is a mom of two!
First, she had son Arry with then-boyfriend Marcos Hack but shared on Instagram (via InTouch) that they had a "very bad" breakup after living together for two years. She claimed her ex "was not paying child support" and that her family had disowned her because she had dropped out of nursing school to be with Marcos. "I found myself, financially and emotionally unable to take care of my son," she shared, revealing, "I decided to let his aunt adopt him" because "she was always there for me and she loved him very much." Saying that "this decision still breaks my heart today," she added, "I really hope I can reconnect with him one day when he is old enough to understand that I made the best decision I could."
A few years later, she welcomed daughter Luana with another boyfriend but said on Instagram that raising her on a minimum-wage job was difficult. Having reconciled with her dad, she left Luana with him, so she could "try my life here with Colt first." Explaining that "my father is a retired military man and he and his wife are great-grandparents," she added, "I talk to them every day on WhatsApp and I plan to bring her to live with us very soon."
Larissa is back in Las Vegas
In September 2020, Larissa Dos Santos Lima and boyfriend Eric Nichols confirmed they had bought a home together in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and would be leaving Las Vegas behind. "House closed today! We are moving and ready," she announced on Instagram (via InTouch), but just two months after their move, the on-again-off-again couple had split. Larissa confirmed (via InTouch), "I'm no longer in a relationship" and explained, "We are different people who have grown apart seeking development and happiness."
After making her negative feelings about Colorado known and blaming the move for her mental health struggles, Larissa bought a home back in Las Vegas in January 2021. In addition to giving fans a tour, she explained her reason for moving, saying (via Monsters & Critics) that while she "met amazing people in Colorado Springs," Las Vegas "is my place!" She continued, "Just God knows how many tears I was crying lately in Colorado, completely isolated. But I finally [looked] in the mirror and said, 'Bish, who's against the queen will die, go and do you," she quipped.
Larissa also responded to a fan's DM about her decision to return to Sin City, saying she felt "isolated" in Colorado and missed "the lights." While it's unclear how much she spent on her new home, Larissa could certainly afford the best, given that she's one of the highest-earning "90 Day" cast members with an estimated net worth of $500,000, per Screen Rant.
Larissa's relationship with Eric still has us guessing
Larissa Dos Santos Lima and Eric Nichols sure know how to keep us guessing! They first met on Tinder and went IG official in February 2019, just a month after Colt Johnson filed for divorce. Eight months after that, they split, but reconciled in March 2020 with Larissa saying they were "happy and [that's] what matters," per InTouch.
In fact, her real estate agent beau was the one who helped her recover from her multiple plastic surgeries later that year. "I felt very cared for," she told Life & Style, adding that her family "told Eric they are very happy and that he did a great job. I felt like he is kind of [a] husband for me because he's been doing things for me like we are married," she gushed. That September, they moved in together and Larissa told Life & Style that she wanted a "traditional American wedding" with Eric. She also shared that they had talked about having kids and that he was "learning Portuguese," but they called things off again in November 2020 "to follow separate paths for now."
Jump to March 2021 and Larissa sparked engagement rumors when she posted snaps of herself trying on wedding dresses and tagged Eric, per InTouch. "Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending," she said, keeping us totally guessing.