90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Daysstar Adnan Abdelfattahcemented his position as a top franchise villainwithin months of his debut in season 7.Adnan is a young model from Jordancurrently residing in Texas with his much older wife, Tigerlily Taylor. Adnan and Tigerlily met on Instagram in June 2023. They got married on camera in December 2023 on the first dayTigerlily and Adnan met in person. Adnan has been accused of forcing his faith on Tigerlily, who suffered in her previous marriage to a controlling ex-husband.
Marrying Adnan for Tigerlily was like jumping from the frying pan into the fire. However, instead of deciding to break up with Adnan after seeing his red flags, Tigerlily decided to defend him with all her might. As per Tigerlily, she knows what a controlling husband is like and Adnan definitely isn’t one. However, no one really believes Tigerlily, especially not fans or her cast members fromBefore the 90 Daysseason 7, who could see right through Adnan’s power play and Tigerily’s submission.
8Adnan Told Tigerlily To “Be Careful”
How Can Tigerlily Defend Something He Does In Full Public View?
Adnan seems to love ordering Tigerlily around in the marriage and this goes beyond him asking her what to wear or who to be friends with. When Tigerlily attended the Tell All with Adnan, she wasdressed head to toe in something that looked a lot like a burka, yet she said it was because she was conscious of her post-pregnancy body. Tigerlily’s co-stars felt that she looked scared and was seeking Adnan’s approval before answering any questions. Meanwhile, Adnan decided to prove a point by walking out of the Tell All set.
He wanted Tigerlily to speak for herself and confirm she wasn’t afraid of him. However, Adnan also asked Tigerlily to “be careful” about her choice of words as he left.Everyone was trying to wake Tigerlily up, but she just didn’t seem to want to leave the situation.
7Adnan Purposely Incited His Cast Mates
Adnan Took Advantage Of Niles' Condition
Adnan made the Tell All unwatchable for viewers. He tried to create a fight with Niles Valentine by provoking him and also picked on Sunny Mahdi and Veah Netherton. Adnan knew that Niles was autistic and deliberately pushed his buttons by pushing him to the edge,probably to see what Niles could do before getting interrupted by production. He spoiled Niles and Matilda’s segment when Matilda was asked about how she felt living away from her husband for 10 months. Veah, who has a brain tumor, was lying in between her takes and Adnan even tried to fight with her.
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Adnan was in no position to judge his co-stars just because he supposedly had the most successful storyline among them. Adnan seemed to think that hisbeing married with a child made him a better cast member who was allowed to judge his co-stars because he was somehow better than them.
6Adnan Tried To Steal Attention
Why Was Adnan Throwing His Weight Around?
After the Tell All, Tigerlily took to Instagram to make shocking claims about Niles. She claimed that Niles was faking having autism, and she knew about it since she was a professional with a background in working with people with disabilities. She went on to claim that Niles had declared he would do anything for attention when he came to film the show. However, it looks likethe claim was far more applicable to her own husband, since Adnan was trying to steal the spotlight from literally every cast member present at the filming, and even those who joined in via video call.
Adnan was pretending to be the host of the show, even though he was not able to express himself owing to his limited knowledge of the English language. Most of Adnan’s attention-grabbing techniquesincluded shouting and yelling, making sure his voice drowned out what the other person said.
5Adnan Mocked His Cast Mates
Adnan Thinks He’s The Only 90 Day Fiancé Success Story
Adnan is 23-year-old and all the Tell All did was prove how immature he was. Adnan should have been asked to leave the Tell All because he wasn’t mature enough to do it himself if he felt insulted by other cast members. To Adnan, being a bully makes him manlier, and he seemed to be trying to impress Tigerlilyby acting what he thought was macho.This included him making fun of helpless cast members who had enough manners to not engage in a verbal war with him. Sadly, Niles took the bait. He walked into Adnan’s trap.
Adnan wasmaking the Tell All into“The Adnan Abdelfattah Show.”However, he could have done it by offering kind words of advice or coming to reasonable conclusions about other storylines. Instead, Adnan came across as inflammatory. He seemed to be interested in going the Angela Deem way so he could get cast in more shows for being aggressive.
4Adnan Acted With Impunity
Adnan Thinks He’s Too Important To Be Fired
90 Day Fiancéstar Adnan was not thinking of the consequences of what his behavior on the set would result in. He didn’t want to make any friends at the Tell Alldespite being a newcomer to the countrywho could have done with some cast member support, since the audience had already seen him being controlling with Tigerlily. Adnan knew that he had the cameras on him and his attention-hogging would have everyone talking about him when the episode aired. He didn’t care about the unpleasant comments it would bring his way.
Adnan felt like he was free to do what he wanted because he was so entertaining that he would be exempt from punishment like being fired. Adnan openly called the cast idiots. He wasn’t affected by their opinions becausehe thought of himself as a star.Tigerlily also didn’t stop him and made her husband look like a fool. She sat in silence. She condoned his behavior, which gave Adnan the confidence to act worse.
3Adnan Tried To Gain Favor With His New Baby
Adnan Isn’t Setting A Good Example For His Son
Adnan briefly showed his softer side to viewers and the cast, but it only lasted for a few moments. He became a dad at 22 and wanted four more kids. To him, his son is like a prize. Recently, Adnan told a fan thathe married Tigerlily for a green card and a baby, and while he said it jokingly, there may have been some truth to his confession. Pictures of Adnan’s baby were made public for the first time during the Tell All. He liked showing off his life as a dad to his co-stars.
It gave him validation. As mentioned previously, he felt like it gave him leverage over the others, since he had not only managed to make his marriage work, he’dsuccessfully gotten his visa and welcomed a baby before the Tell Allwhere he was still together with Tigerlily.
2Adnan Hypocritically Called Niles A Sugar Daddy
Adnan Was Poking Fun At Niles' Financial Condition
Adnan said that Niles was a sugar daddy to Matilda. He didn’t realize that he was sitting right next to his wife, who was twenty years older than him and doing pretty much what a sugar mama would do. Adnan wasn’t thinking before he could speak. However, he could also have said it to mock Niles’ financial condition. Adnan was aware that Niles was unable to bring Matilda to America becausehe didn’t have enough money to apply for her visa. He also didn’t have the money to go and fly to Ghana to meet her.
Tigerlily took to Instagram after the episode to announce that Adnan was thinking of offering money to Niles to help him bring Matilda to the U.S.Adnan wanted to shame Nileswith his gesture after calling him Matilda’s sugar daddy. Adnan was probably projecting because he himself is with a sugar mommy. However, he wanted to make Niles feel less privileged than him.
1Adnan Disrespected Niles In Front Of His Dad
Adnan Doesn’t Respect His Elders
Niles’s parents basically disowned him for getting married to Matilda against their wishes because they believed she was a scammer. Niles had to ask the village elder, Mr. Arc to step in as his father to not only fulfill some rituals during his wedding, but Mr. Arc also ended up paying for the ceremony.Niles was forever grateful to Mr. Arc,who he even referred to as his dad. Niles was embarrassed that he lost his cool in front of his father when he should have been on his best behavior.
The sad part is that no one stood up for Niles when Adnan was bullying him. Niles was an easy target for Adnan. He must have wished that Mr. Arc was with him on set, so Adnan could have been taught a lesson. Adnan got away with most of his wrongdoings at the90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 DaysTell All. It has made Adnan even stronger and more confident, and it won’t be surprisingif he amplifies his bad-boy act athis next Tell All.
90 Day Fiancé: Before The 90 Daysairs Sundays at 8 p.m. EST on TLC.
