New season 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?It is the most powerful and on the horizon Cast of Returnees we’ve seen in a while. There were also some fun couples, like Julia Trubkina with her husband Brandon Gibbs. Julia shared an alleged reason why she wasn’t included in the spinoff, and the reason was so spicy that Yara Dufren evidently had to respond.
A recent episode of ‘The Bachelor’ featured Brandon and Julia. 90 Day DiariesThey are not part of the next season. 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?. A fan recently asked Julia why that is on a since-deleted Instagram Stories Q&A, and Julia shared the reason she believed they weren’t featured (via Kiki and Kibbitz Productions):
Because I’m Russian I guess…..so……
Julia’s implication, based on her response, seems to be that 90 Day Fiancé didn’t want to feature her in an upcoming spinoff because of Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The comment was received with a reply by Yara, a Ukrainian-born actress. She will be featured on Happily Ever AfterSeason 7 features a storyline that directly refers to the conflict and its aftermath Impact on her family members and friends. Yara posted a video that didn’t directly reference Julia, but had something to say about Russians who feel discriminated against:
It’s unclear whether or not Yara’s video was directly made in reference to Julia’s comment about not appearing in 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?But it appears Julia, who will sometimes challenge her family members if she feels wronged, certainly did it that way. Julia later added: Since-deleted Story of her making an exaggerated face similar to Yara’s, and added text that said the following:
My face when people do lots of plastic surgery to improve their beauty, but still use a lot makeup and many filters to create a video.
Hours later, YaraDufren made the mention in an Instagram Stories update that she deleted posts she made and encouraged people to stay positive and not write mean messages on her or Julia’s pages. She ultimately chalked the whole thing up to a misunderstanding and hasn’t said anything about it since. After having to deal with online dramas, Yara is now used to them. Defend herself against fans during the season, so it wouldn’t be surprising if she shut this down to prevent more criticism.
This isn’t the first time that 90 Day Fiancé’s Yara and Julia butted heads, as they’ve had a few mean-spirited online exchanges since they Married their husbandsIn Season 6 of the flagship series. It’s possible that those previous quibbles contributed to one of their nastiest exchanges yet. Both seem content to get back to their lives, and they don’t want to add drama.
90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever AfterPremieres on TLC, Sunday August 28th at 8:08 p.m. ET. It’s one of many new shows arriving in the coming weeks, so be sure to keep an eye out for what’s coming as the summer months continue.