90 Day Fiancé: Why Fans Think TLC Hires Cast Members With Health Issues

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TLC's 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days seems to be casting more people with health conditions these days than when the series first aired in 2017. Longtime viewers of the franchise have noticed a shift in who the network is choosing to tell their K-1 visa stories. Whether it is the American or the cast member who lives overseas, fans are noticing an increase in the number of people who have health conditions, which are usually worked into the storylines. In some cases, medical issues are so prominent that they override the original intent of 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days. That intent is to show what couples encounter when Americans go overseas to meet their beloveds. with the goal of bringing those people to the U.S. on K-1 visas.

The popularity of 90 Day Fiancé has led the franchise to produce a whopping 18 spinoffs, including 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days.Clearly, fans are engaged in the lives of the people who populate these shows. It's curious, however, why TLC seems to be tweaking its focus a bit in terms of whom they cast and why they are cast. Early seasons of 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days did not showcase anyone with health conditions, at least. that viewers were made aware of. It wasn't until season 4 that fans were introduced to three cast members with medical issues. In Before the 90 Days season 5, three people with health conditions are currently starring on the show.

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In 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days season 4, viewers met Ed Brown, or «Big Ed,» who was ready to meet his girlfriend from Philippines, Rose, 31 years his junior. Ed is 4' 11" and has Klippel-Feil syndrome, a rare congenital bone condition that stunted