<p id=”par-1_24″>Can these couples make their international love stories work? <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/michael-ilesanmi-90-day-fiance-divorce-angela-deem.html/”>TLC’s <em>90 Day Fiancé</em></a><em> </em>is back this May with an all-new season of border-crossing romance. </p>
<p id=”par-2_70″>Seven new pairs will share their K-1 visa journey, from the international partner’s arrival in the U.S. to their emotional, cultural, and logistic challenges they face on their way to the altar. Will these couples get their happily ever after, or will their dreams go up in smoke? We’ll have to watch to find out, but in the meantime, let’s get to know the <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/new-season-90-day-fiance-tlc-may-2026.html/”><em>90 Day Fiancé </em>Season 12</a> cast. </p>
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<p id=”par-3_44″>Catie, 26, is a free‑spirit from Portland, Oregon, whose blunt honesty and OCD keeps life unpredictable. Unfortunately, her habit of spontaneously making out with all her friends and even strangers begins to push her fiancé Josh, 30, to his limits as their wedding approaches. </p>
<p id=”par-4_51″>Josh – a calm, levelheaded Englishman – loves his wife-to-be’s bold spirit. But he’s not sure he can handle the chaos that often follows her. With their wedding just weeks away, she drops a bombshell: She wants an open marriage. Will Josh agree, or will he flee back to the U.K.?</p>
<p id=”par-5_23″>“I’m giving Catie a lot of slack,” he says in the teaser for the new season. “And that’s being thrown in my face. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-marissa-and-edward”>Marissa and Edward</h2>
<p id=”par-6_39″>Marissa, 45, is busy with her high-powered New York career and raising her two sons in Pennsylvania while also maintaining the expectations of her upper-crust, socialite family. Add a new romance into the mix, and things get really complicated. </p>
<p id=”par-7_72″>During a girls’ trip to the Dominican Republic Marissa fell for Edward, 32, a charming and easygoing hotel concierge. Now, he’s joining Marissa in the Big Apple. But Edward quickly learns that fitting into her world is harder than it looks. Dealing with judgment from Marissa’s tough ex-husband and her skeptical parents, the couple must figure out whether love can bridge the gap between their very different social classes and cultural worlds.</p>
<p id=”par-8_13″>“Since you got to the United States, everything has changed,” she tells him. </p>
<p id=”par-9_8″>“I don’t know what that means,” he replies. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-mallorie-and-rașit”>Mallorie and Rașit</h2>
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<p id=”par-10_45″>Mallorie, 29, a wild Southern force of nature, fell hard for Rasit, 29, a boat captain she met during a girls’ trip to Greece. But bringing Rasit – who is originally from Turkey – home to her small rural hometown of Athens, Alabama, proves challenging. </p>
<p id=”par-11_62″>He struggles to connect with Mallorie’s outspoken friends and navigate life as a foreigner. Meanwhile, tensions rise when Rasit asks Mallorie to help support his parents financially back home. Once they sit down to discuss their future, including a possible prenup and starting a family, they discover that their different points of view could stand in the way of their fairytale ending.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-shea-and-anabelle”>Shea and Anabelle</h2>
<p id=”par-12_41″>Shea, 54, is a local celebrity in his town of Paducah, Kentucky. He’s wealthy and a well-known realtor famous for his southern charm and rowdy lake parties. But he quickly fell for Anabelle, 54, a shy, attentive, and warm Filipino caretaker. </p>
<p id=”par-13_53″>The the yin to Shea’s yang. Anabelle loves to take care of her man. However, their relationship is tested when Shea’s daughter Allison and his ex-wife Nicole start stirring gossip, exposing his previous infidelities. The drama forces Shea and Anabelle to question whether their love can survive the weight of his complicated past.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-debby-and-mido”>Debby and Mido</h2>
<p id=”par-14_39″>Debby, 55, is a devoted mother and insurance agent from New Orleans. Her life took an unexpected turn when she got engaged to Mido, a 41-year-old virgin and charismatic Egyptian actor with big dreams of making it in Hollywood. </p>
<p id=”par-15_31″>From the moment Mido arrives in the U.S., the couple is pushed to their limits, and Debby finds herself questioning whether Mido is truly ready for marriage or simply chasing stardom. </p>
<p id=”par-16_15″>“At what point do you decide that something’s just not meant to be?” she wonders. </p>
<p id=”par-17_21″>With Debby’s friends and daughter openly doubting his intentions, her and Mido’s road to the altar becomes a true last‑minute cliffhanger.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-ashia-and-maxwell”>Ashia and Maxwell</h2>
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<p id=”par-18_29″>Ashia, 38, is a Pentecostal prophetess‑in‑training from Alabaster, Alabama. With big faith and an even bigger personality, she’s convinced that God brought her King, Maxwell, 28, into her life. </p>
<p id=”par-19_83″>Ashia and Maxwell’s journey hits major roadblocks when K-1 visa troubles stall their plans, pushing her to travel to Nigeria with her mother in hopes of finding a new way forward. There, the couple faces clashing families, differing expectations, and questions about their age gap and plans for children. As tensions rise and new obstacles emerge with Maxwell’s visa, he and Ashia consider marrying in Nigeria and pursuing a spousal visa, setting the stage for one of the season’s most unpredictable love stories.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-thomas-and-paula”>Thomas and Paula</h2>
<p id=”par-20_41″>Paula, 41, is a quirky and fun-loving Brazilian entrepreneur who “always wanted to get married with a gringo.” She firmly believes in manifestation and credits her vibrant life, thriving piercing business, and her fiancé Thomas to the power of the universe. </p>
<p id=”par-21_75″>Thomas, 31, is Paula’s polar opposite in many ways. He’s a frugal minimalist from Long Beach, California, who prefers a spartan lifestyle. While the pair consider themselves best friends, they discover just how different they are when Paula arrives in the U.S. and they clash on almost everything. Then, Paula’s family arrives and voices major red flags about Thomas’s stubborn childish ways, forcing her to question whether love can overcome their different approaches to life.</p>
<p id=”par-22_14″><em>90 Day Fiancé </em>Season 12<em> </em>premieres, Sunday, May 10 at 8pm ET/PT on TLC. </p>
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