While the 90 Day Fiancé season 9 couples were supposed to focus on their international marriages, many viewers have accused the cast members of clout chasing to build their social followings. Season 9 saw just one returning couple featured, and six sets of fresh faces, and all seven duos got married. The fourteen featured 90 Day Fiancé season 9 cast members each gained Instagram followers, but some attracted new followers faster than others.
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The recent 90 Day Fiancé franchise seasons have been called out for focusing more on scripted drama, and less on real marital and relationship issues. This has led to viewers slamming some newer couples for seeming fake, as their primary goal appears to be building influencer careers after appearing on the show. Indeed, many influencer careers have taken off thanks to the TLC spotlight.
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While numerous 90 Day Fiancé season 9 cast members have been branded franchise villains, that hasn’t stopped them from gaining followers. Many viewers tend to follow 90 Day Fiancé cast members, either because they’re fans, or because they want to keep up with the drama. The cast members who have tried the hardest to promote themselves and lean into influencer lifestyles have also received more followers than the more grounded cast members, despite viewers voicing that they want to see authentic people in the franchise. Here the the amounts of followers that they gained, as of eight days ago:
14. Patrick Mendes (Gained +27K)
Patrick Mendes gained the least followers out of the 90 Day Fiancé season 9 cast members, which puts him as the twelfth most followed season cast member overall. He started the season with 20K followers and now has 47K. While Patrick had one of the more popular accounts out of the season 9 newcomers before the season aired, his drama failed to captivate many fans.
13. Mohamed Abdelhamed (+22K)
Mohamed Abdelhamed now has 23K Instagram followers, as of this writing, for a gain of roughly 22K followers, after becoming a 90 Day Fiancé season 9 villain. While Mohamed has the least amount of followers out of all cast members, some people are curious about whether or not the young Egyptian man cheated on his wife.
12. Guillermo Rojer (+29K)
Unlike Mohamed, Guillermo Rojer was beloved by 90 Day Fiancé season 9 viewers. He saw a modest social media gain of around 29K Instagram followers after he went from under 2K to over 31K. Despite being a fan favorite season 9 newcomer due to his heart of gold, Mohamed is the thirteenth most followed season 9 cast member overall.
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11. Yvette Arellano (+49K)
Mohamed’s wife Yvette Arellano currently has 50K Instagram followers, for a gain of about 49K followers since the season aired. Yvette first came across as more sympathetic than Mohamed, although many viewers are frustrated that she married the season villain. Overall, newcomer Yvette is the eleventh most followed season 9 cast member.
10. Emily Bieberly (+50K)
Like Mohamed, Emily Bieberly is one of the top three 90 Day Fiancé season 9 franchise villains. This places her as the tenth most followed season 9 cast member, after she went from under 1K followers to over 50K, for a gain of roughly 50K new followers. Many viewers voiced their strong dislike of Emily, though some fans think that she might continue on 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? season 7 with her husband.
9. Ariela Weinberg (+51K)
Ariela Weinberg has the most overall followers out of the 90 Day Fiancé season 9 cast members, as she has already appeared on two seasons of 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way. However, she is on the lower end of cast members when it comes to gaining new followers, as many viewers were likely already following her. 90 Day Fiancé star Ariela gained 51K followers during season 9, and has 401K followers as of this writing.
8. Kobe Blaise (+55K)
Kobe is in the middle of the pack when it comes to gaining followers. He picked up around 55K followers on Instagram, to rise from having only around 200 followers. This makes him the ninth most followed season 9 cast member. Many viewers found Kobe to be more likable than his now-wife, Emily.
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7. Biniyam Shibre (+58K)
Like Ariela, Biniyam Shibre already had plenty of followers after The Other Way. He currently has the second-highest Instagram follower count, with 318K followers. This means that Biniyam picked up roughly 58K followers after 90 Day Fiancé season 9. Most viewers prefer Biniyam to his wife Ariela, though both halves of the couple are polarizing.
6. Thaís Ramone (+61K)
90 Day Fiancé newcomer Thaís Ramone picked up around 61K followers, to rise from 4K to 65K during 90 Day Fiancé season 9. This places the Brazilian woman as the eighth most popular cast member. However, many viewers panned Thaís and Patrick’s storyline for being boring.
5. Bilal Hazziez (+61K)
Like Thaís, Bilal Hazziez picked up about 61K followers, despite being hailed as a season villain. This leaves his follower count at 74K, after he started the season with about 13K followers. Bilal is the sixth most followed 90 Day Fiancé season 9 cast member, even though he is considered one of the worst behaved.
4. Kara Bass (+67K)
Kara Bass gained 67K followers, to bring her from under 2K followers to around 69K. However, her follower count is expected to rise as she leans heavily into creating social media content. Currently, Kara is the seventh most followed cast member from her season, although she is working hard to boost her popularity online.
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3. Jibri Bell (+92K)
Jibri might be the fifth most followed 90 Day Fiancé season 5 cast member, but he picked up an impressive amount of followers. Musician Jibri went from 13K followers to 105K followers for an impressive gain of 92K followers, after airing his relationship and colorful sense of style.
2. Miona Bell (+99K)
Like Jibri, his wife Miona Bell is doing the most to grow her social media following. Miona went from 34K followers to 133K followers, for a gain of 99K followers. This makes her the third most followed 90 Day Fiancé season 9 cast member after Ariela and Biniyam, and the most popular newcomer, despite her controversies.
1. Shaeeda Sween (+112K)
Shaeeda Sween is one of the most popular and well-liked 90 Day Fiancéseason 9 cast members. She gained the most followers, and rose from 11K to 123K Instagram followers for a massive triple-digit gain of 112K followers. Many 90 Day Fiancé fans are voicing their support for the incredibly flexible yoga enthusiast, which makes Shaeeda the fourth most popular season 9 cast member.
