Emem Obothad a turbulent time during her marriage inMarried at First Sightseason 18, and there is a lot to know about her life after the show. Emem marriedIkechi Ojoréas a stranger in season 18. They were joined by four other couples; Madison Myers and Allen Slovick, Karla Juarez and Juan Franco, Camille Parsons and Thomas McDonald, and Michelle Tomblin and David Trimble.MAFSseason 18 endured a historic cheating scandal and couples swap, which fans recently found out was between David and Michelle. The’ve dumped their original spouses in favor of starting a relationship together.
Emem’s storyline and troubled narrative with Ikechi has had big entertainment value this season, as have theMAFSexperts reactions to it. WhileMarried at First Sightseason 18isn’t over yet, Emem’s marriage journey is over with Ikechi is over. However, Emem has been onMAFS' After Party, where more information about her personal life after the show has been revealed. There has also been a major spoiler about Emem’s post-show life.
Emem & Ikechi’s MAFS Season 18 Journey
WhenLifetime’s Emem and Ikechi met at the altar, they seemed interested and smitten with one another. Emem was impressed by Ikechi’s wedding ode to her and his background as an author who wrote published letters to his future wife. During the honeymoon, Emem and Ikechi seemed like the closest couple, but all of that changed once they got back to Chicago and began the living together portion of the experiment.
Ikechi called Emem out as"aggressive,“a term Emem took offense to. Ikechi thought Emem was too direct and not taking the time to get to know him in the more relaxed and organic way he wanted. Ikechi then made the accusations that Emem was sexually aggressive towards him, made unwanted advances, and then got mad when he didn’t reciprocate. Ikechi was standoffish and unresponsive to Emem consistently, and then called her an"a*****e"on their one-month anniversary.
Ikechi took things a step further during the group one-month anniversary dinner.
“I have no peace in my home.” Ikechi further stated,“My wife makes me feel like s**t.”
Emem called Ikechi a"clown,“and blasted him for not holding himself accountable and calling her out of her name. They tried to reconcile with the help of the experts, but encountered more of the same marriage hostility. Ikechi showed up at the couples group retreat to deliver Emem divorce papers, but he only showed up with page 1, which Emem didn’t sign.Emem and Ikechi will have another showdown before the season is over, but there are signs Emem has moved on completely from herMAFSexperience.
Emem Says She’s Married
Is Her Instagram Profile Outdated?
Emem’s Instagram profile denotes that she is a"Wife.“It is certain that she is no longer Ikechi’s wife.
@mafsfanspilled the tea that Emem is currently married to a Firefighter, who puts"husband"on his Instagram profile bio.
The timeline and genesis of Emem and her now-husband meeting remains unclear, but Emem is officially off the market once again. Her new husband is allegedly a father of two. To further the notion that she is married,Emem has been wearing a wedding ring onMarried at First Sight’s After Party, which has further fueled post-show speculation about Emem.
Is Emem Friends With Her MAFS Season 18 Costars?
Emem’s Instagram profile is private, so it’s hard to know if she has been sharing any posts with herMAFSseason 18 cast mates. However, a recent picture of a season 18 girl outing did not include Emem, Madison, or Michelle in it.Emem and Michelle seem to have forged the closest friendshipinMAFSseason 18, having bonded from of their marriage trauma. Come the reunion, more will be revealed about the group dynamics currently at play among the cast.
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Has Emem Become An Influencer?
Like Many MAFS Alums Have Tried To Do
Emem does seem to have gone the influencer route like many reality TV stars tend to do. Nurse Practitioner Emem came intoMarried at First Sightwith a successful medspa business, and she hasn’t been doing a lot of self-promotion, although she will likely get more business as a result of the show.She only has 782 followers currently,and her Instagram account remains unverified. Emem appears to have joined the show with a genuine interest in being a wife, and in a roundabout way, she has come out of the experience a wife, just not Ikechi’s.
Married At First Sightairs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. EST on Lifetime.
