90 Day FiancéstarMichael Ilesanmi is revealing the painful reasonbehind his sudden weight loss after his split with Angela Deem. Michael came to the U.S. in December 2023. It was a moment he had been waiting for all his life.Michael started living with Angelain her Georgia home. Fans got to watch Michael start his new life with Angela on HEA season 8. However, Michael’s Georgia chapter didn’t last for long. Michael left for Houston in two months and found a new apartment to live in.Michael never made it back home to Angela– he was gone for good.
Michael never posted about his new location out of fear of Angela. Angela had, anyway, made Michael delete his social media when they were in their long-distance relationship.Angela feared Michael could cheaton her with someone he’d met online. Angela wasn’t wrong, Michael did have Instagram girlfriends from America who he was planning to meet once he reached the country. Angela has now been trying to get Michael deported. She claims their marriage was fraudulent and wants it annulled. Angela took Michael to court.

How Michael Looked Before 90 Day Fiancé
Michael Looked Like A Different Person Before He Became Famous
Not a lot is known about Michael’s life before he met Angela. Michael used to work as a bus admin but never revealed who he was dating before Angela and only a couple of his photos from the time have been shared by the Nigerian man. However, Michael looks so drastically different in the photos that he is almost unrecognizable. Michael used to be much slimmer than how he looked on90 Day Fiancé.He dressed differently and looked less confident. Somehow, being on camera changed Michael and transformed him into a bolder personality.
Michael Gained Weight During His Time On 90 Day Fiancé
Michael Was Living A Happy Life Thanks To Reality TV Fame
Michael started wearing button-down shirts in various colors and patterns on90 Day Fiancé. It became Michael’s go-to outfit for his talking heads. Michael represented his motherland with traditional prints. Michael started looking healthier with each season. It was obvious that Michael was living a much happier life after his reality TV debut. Even though he never worked, Michael was being sent money by Angela for him to live a life of comfort. It’s not known if Michael worked out when he was in Lagos, since he never had any social media to share his routine with fans.
Michael Admits He’s Losing Weight Due To Stress
Michael Is Happy With How He Looks Now
Michael started looking skinnier than ever in his new social media posts once he returned to Instagram. Michael’s fans love this new version of him. Michael started wearing t-shirts with jeans and different colors of baseball hats. He accessorized with jewelry and loved to take selfies and his new physique was not something that could be ignored. However, according to Michael’s latest YouTube video, the weight loss was not mostly intentional. Michael mentioned that his fans had seen his “stature”and commented, “Michael you’ve lost weight, you’re looking good and all that.”
“I don’t want to look like Yokozuna.”

Michael laughed that he didn’t want to look like the late WWF World Heavyweight Champion. He added that he didn’t want to get fat and liked the way he looks now. Michael has been working out. However, Michael also added that “every day is stressing. You know, it’s always something.” Previously, it was Angela who mentioned that she lost weight from losing interest in food due to Michael’s betrayal, but it looks like the former90 Day Fiancécouple has both been affected physically by what happened between them.
90 Day Fiancéseason 11 premieres February 16 at 8 p.m. EST on TLC.
