90 Day Fiancé: Before The 90 Dayscouple Niles Valentine and Matilda Nti have some exciting news to share about their relationship after the season 7 Tell All in which the Alabama residentfeuded with co-star Adnan Abdelfattah.Niles is man with autism from Mobile who met Matilda from Ghana on social media when she messaged himout of nowhere.Niles and Matilda were togetherfor two years before they got married on the show, despite Niles being reluctant, since he had been fired from his job, and his parentsbelieved Matilda was a scammer.
Niles took money from Mr. Arc to fund his wedding but eventually managed to pay him back. However, Niles needed $4,000 to bring Matilda to the U.S. on a spousal visa. Now Niles has a huge relationship update.
Nilesshocked his fans by sharing an Instagram post revealing he had set up aGoFundMetitled, “Help Matilda Reunite With Niles in the USA.” The fundraiser link revealed thatNiles now hasa goal of $8,000 to cover the cost of “visa processing, medical exams, travel expenses, legal fees, and her plane ticket to the U.S.” Niles’ fans wondered if it was a scam since, in January 2025, he shared a post where he asked his followers to disregard and report any GoFundMe they came across related to him and Matilda.
@90dayfiance_alexaconfirmed that this time,the GoFundMe was “100% legit”since the information was sent to the blogger by Niles himself. In the comments, Vanja Grbic claimed that “Božo already gave him $2,000” and that the Croatian man sent it to Niles directly. Interestingly, Niles didn’t have a job when Vanja went to meet him. Regardless, other fans in the comments asked what happened to the money Niles gets from his new job or the money he made from90 Day Fiance.@Cardigans5wrote, “Get a job…or two jobs…or three…be a man save up and make it happen.”
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Starting GoFundMe pages to make easy money has become a norm for cast members lately. While Michael Ilesanmi’s fundraiser was a success, and he raised more than $52,000 for his legal fees, Brandan and Mary Denuccio were caught faking her cancer diagnosis to cheat fans into giving them money. Niles revealed he had a new job as the Director of Self-Advocacy at the Alabama Department of Mental Health since September 2024.Fans questioning why he can’t save and use his income from work to bring his wife to America makes sensein this case.
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While Niles is being asked to stop begging for money from fans when he could have waited until he had enough funds to marry Matilda instead of rushing into marriage, some viewers think Niles and Matilda have a sweet storyline and deserve financial help. Fans wish to see Niles and Matilda on their screens again and want them to be together.Matilda has been living apart from Niles for over a yearnow, and more delays could lead to them giving up on their marriage entirely. A couple like Matilda and Niles shouldn’t have to end things over money.
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Niles was criticized during the90 Day Fiancé: Before The 90 DaysTell All for feuding with Adnan and wanting all the attention on him. Tigerlily Taylor even accused Niles of faking his autism. Niles might not have expected he’d face backlash for starting a fundraiser so he could see his wife in person after a year.It won’t be tough for Niles to raise the $8,000 because of how much viewers love him and Matilda, but it could come at the cost of his reputation in the franchise, especially if Niles and Matilda don’t work out as a couple in the future.
90 Day Fiancéseason 11 premieres February 16 at 8 p.m. EST on TLC.
