Angela Deem and Michael Ilesanmi’s epic journey into 90 Day Fiance and beyond continues to shock fans, but Angela’s allegedly filthy home isn’t the main reason Michael fled earlier this year. Michael, who finally moved to the US in early 2024, disappeared shortly after his arrival and later reappeared to announce that he would not be returning to Angela’s house, leaving her alone to respond to accusations that she mistreated him. Unfortunately for Angela, even when 90 Day Fiance: The Other Side As Season 6 unfolds, all anyone seems to be able to think about is their cleaning habits.
Angela, a self-proclaimed “meow“from Georgia, met Michael, a Nigerian man, online. The franchise’s iconic stars first appeared in 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Dayswhen Angela traveled to Nigeria to meet Michael. From the start, their relationship was an absolute mess, with Angela mistreating Michael and suspecting something was wrong. After Michael’s K-1 visa application was denied, Angela and Michael married in Nigeria in 2020. Upon Michael’s arrival in the United States, he couldn’t get away from Angela fast enough. Although a filthy house is disgusting, that’s just an excuse. See why he left.
Angela’s house has been filthy for years
She was always dirty
While Angela’s filthy house certainly could have alienated Michael, this was not a new development in the Georgian woman’s life. His shockingly unkempt house has been a landmark of 90 Day Fiance franchise for years. Angela’s very dirty house has been attracting attention since 2021. The franchise star had just undergone weight loss surgery in Los Angeles and returned to her home in Hazlehurst, Georgia, where she began to recover. Despite signing a “no smoking” agreement with her surgeon, Angela was smoking, reportedly due to stress in her relationship with Michael.
During the episode, Angela’s filthy floors were on full displayand there were cigarettes scattered all over the sofa. Angela’s weight loss transformation over the past three years is certainly commendable, but some habits are harder to change. She reportedly still smokes and her house is still a mess. Angela is living proof that changing the outside rarely, if ever, actually changes the person on the inside.
People make sacrifices for the people they love all the time, and it’s possible that Angela’s dirty house bothered Michael. In a recent Instagram post, Miguel shared a video of himself dancing in a remarkably clean kitchen. Fans quickly noticed the simplicity and cleanliness of her space. “Michael has a much nicer and cleaner house than Angela!!” wrote a fan, followed by several clapping and complimenting emojis. “Go Michael, you can live and breathe in a clean space“, congratulated another follower.
“New month, new blessings, new opportunities. May this month be better than the last.”
Living in a cleaner house was certainly an advantage of leaving Angela, but it wasn’t everything. Michael and Angela were fundamentally incompatible, and Michael starting literally from scratch could be another metaphorical new beginning after leaving Angela. He will have the power to keep his house as dirty or clean as he wants.
Angela mistreated Michael from the start
Her behavior can be borderline abusive
Angela’s mistreatment of Michael in 90 Day Fiance the franchise often bordered on abuse and made viewing extraordinarily uncomfortable. As the most obvious example, Angela frequently berated Michael in public and private settings, including moments on the show where she yelled at him. She accused him of infidelity and expressed doubts about his intentions.
Angela often accused Michael of only being with her to get a visa to enter the United States. She called him a scammer and suggested he was only interested in living in America. While this may not have been true at first, she made Michael hate her.
Angela’s controlling and manipulative behavior drove Michael away.
Angela’s controlling behavior towards Michael also inspired him to seek an escape from the problematic situation. 90 Day Fiance star of the franchise. Because she didn’t trust him, Angela monitored Michael’s online activity and demanded access to his social media accounts, deactivating his Instagram without his consent. Her controlling behavior even made her attack his car and confront Michael, leaving him visibly upset. Angela has always been unbalanced.
Angela’s behavior has led to accusations of racism over the years. Her dominance over Michael may reflect underlying racial prejudices, as she appears to berate and dehumanize. Angela literally treated Michael like a subordinatewhich certainly led to his shocking exit. That mattered more than whether her house was clean. She has also been more directly racist, such as when she used an offensive slur against the Asian community on social media.
Michael used Angela to get a Green Card
He wasn’t completely innocent
Angela is trying to clear her name by claiming she was scammed by a scammer, and there’s a case to be made about Michael’s intentions. It’s likely that Michael used Angela as a green card, but it’s hard to sympathize with such a vile person. Michael had a history of communicating with other womena detail that Angela discovered in her WhatsApp messages. There was no way anyone could tolerate the way Angela treated Michael unless he was determined to get a green card.
Michael denied these accusations, stating that he genuinely cared for Angela and that his intentions were not based on greed or a desire to immigrate. Their goal could have been to establish a stable life and see if their relationship worked a little better once they were no longer trying to have a long-distance marriage. After moving to the US, Michael quickly left.
Michael is loving the single life
He is thriving in the USA
Miguel is thriving in the US without Angela. In a recent Instagram post, Michael shared a video of himself bowling in a recreational net called Pinstripes. “Appreciate the little things in life, because one day you might look back and realize they were the big things.” he captioned it, celebrating a strike. “Ppeople don’t understand the things we didn’t have in the countries we were born in. Sometimes I feel like many Americans take things for granted…like bowling!“wrote one fan, while another said:”Put it in Single Life.“
Angela and Michael were incompatible for a number of reasons, largely due to Angela’s controlling nature and blatant mistreatment. While Angela’s filthy house is a cry for help, Michael laughs and dances in his clean kitchen and bowling alley. The juxtaposition of their homes serves as a metaphor for Michael’s escape from what could have been a miserable life. Now, the 90 Day Fiance star has a tidy house. Michael probably didn’t leave Angela because of her home, but because she was generally a nightmare.
Sources: Michael Ilesanmi/Instagram, Michael Ilesanmi/Instagram