Before 90 Day Season 5?

90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days Star Ella Johnson and her Chinese boyfriend Johnny Zhao’s romance has kept fans confused for a long time. Ella is a 30-year-old woman from Idaho who was seen in season 5 dating her online boyfriend Johnny from Jinan, China. Ella works as a cattle rancher in Idaho Falls. And Johnny is a divorced father who worked for an electric vehicle manufacturing company. Ella and Johnny’s relationship was controversial from the start due to her “obsession” with “Asian culture.”

The timing of Ella and Johnny’s long-distance relationship created complications for them. Their story dragged on because of Johnny’s inability to meet Ella in person. Fans kept asking if he would finally make it to the United States, although there were reasons why Johnny would definitely abandon the idea. Both Ella and Johnny ended up being the villains of their relationship due to cheating, body shaming and lies.

How did Ella and Johnny meet?

Ella’s controversial reason for dating Johnny

Ella stated that she was obsessed with “Asian culture”And got it right“jackpot”When she met Johnny. Ella referred to Johnny as her Asian prince and declared him the ideal man. She had a anime crush with red hair, green eyes and a fox demon inside him. She wished her boyfriend was an exact model of this anime character. However, in real life, Ella was fine with the fact that her boyfriend was “Asian.”She was looking for an Asian boyfriend online and that’s how she discovered a social media page for women like her.

“When I started talking to Johnny, I thought, ‘Oh my God, I’ve just hit the jackpot.’”

Ella became part of the “Asian Men, White Women” group. She met Johnny in the group a year and a half before filming 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days. Johnny wasn’t the exact model of the fox demon man she was looking for. He didn’t have green eyes or red hair, but Ella thought Johnny had the “perfect” eyes. Johnny told Ella that she was “so beautiful” and “perfect.” Ella tried justify his relationship with Johnny by saying that Johnny had a “Western culture“obsessionin the same way she was obsessed with “Asian“culture.

Why did Johnny refuse to travel to the US?

Johnny had a list of excuses to avoid meeting Ella

Ella and Johnny had known each other for almost two years, but they became “boyfriend and girlfriend” six months ago. Ella believed that Johnny would be “that one”For her. Johnny was supposed to spend a few months in the US with Ella to meet her in person. However, Johnny’s plans failed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He became increasingly worried about flying during the pandemic and was sure I would get infected. Johnny was worried about his health as he was a single father with a son and elderly parents at home.

Johnny was his family’s breadwinner. He didn’t want to end up getting sick and being admitted to a foreign hospital. He started making excuses to Ella about why he couldn’t come see her and Ella became more and more frustrated each time Johnny refused. Ella even suggested they could meet halfway in Dubai if the US were not an option. However, Johnny would have to quarantine for five weeks in Dubai before returning home to China. He wasn’t sure he would have that many days off and didn’t want to end up losing his job.

Ella cheated on Johnny

Ella cried because she wanted physical attention

Ella told Johnny that she would find a new one if Johnny didn’t agree to her plan for Dubai. Ella was being selfish without trying to understand her dilemma or respect her culture. She further insulted Johnny by telling Johnny about the sexual encounter she had with another man. Ella was tired of being single at 37 and told Johnny about “how difficult” was with her. “I need attention. I need physical attention,“She cried when she revealed that she had called a friend to talk and hug and ended up having sex with him.

Ella and Johnny split after filming 90 Day Fiancé

Ella was fed up with Johnny’s excuses

In September 2022, She took to Instagram to share a major relationship update. The couple was still together during the Tell All and Johnny had even promised to visit Ella in February 2022. However, the pandemic delayed their plans again. However, Ella has now decided to clear up any confusion fans had about her online relationship. She insisted her relationship was “real“but it was overd. Ella ended things with Johnny because she could no longer wait for Johnny to arrive. Ella would focus on herself now. She had already lost 25 pounds.

Ella has lost over 80 pounds so far

Ella looks like a different person after weight loss

Ella’s weight loss journey is remarkable. Johnny made Ella feel insecure about her weight under the guise of wanting her to be “healthy.” He was shown buying Chinese medicine for Ella and complaining about his weight to the doctor. Johnny’s friends were also aware of Ella’s weight struggle and laughed at her appearance. Johnny told Ella that he would prepare healthy meals for her when he went to live with her in America. Ella was moved by Johnny’s words and joined a gym to lose a few pounds.

With Johnny gone, Ella made losing weight her priority. She likes to share before and after photos on Instagram that show your progress. Ella is particularly proud of how slender her face looks now. Ella has been away from TV screens for a few years now. Her weight loss journey goes largely unnoticed amid the sea of ​​cast members currently addressing her transformations on social media. In 2024 alone, Ella lost more than 22 kilos. Ella is almost unrecognizable now.

Johnny arrived in the USA

Johnny shockingly kept his promise to Ella

Although Ella and Johnny split in mid-2022, Johnny didn’t give up on his American dream. In July 2023, Johnny arrived in the US after spending 12 hours on flights. Johnny’s fans didn’t like that he came to meet Ella, considering that she had cheated on him. However, Ella seemed interested in getting back together with Johnny. They weren’t officially back together, but Johnny had been living with Ella for a few months. What was revealed after Johnny left for China was unexpected.

Are Ella and Johnny still together?

Ella is teasing a comeback

In October 2023, InTouch revealed that Ella and Johnny’s relationship faced another case of cheating. Johnny supposedly visited another woman during his trip while living with Ella. Johnny had a backup ready in case things didn’t work out with Ella. They were “in limbo” when Ella found out that Johnny had been to Arizona to see this other woman. Ella begged Johnny not to go, but he went and later regretted his decision.

The woman met Johnny through Instagram. She was a TV viewer 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days and approached Johnny as a fan. They video chatted and Johnny used to send her money. Johnny allegedly also slept with the woman and was apparently also talking to her while he was with Ella. However, Ella planned to go to China in February 2024 to make things work. In August 2024, She told a fan that they would have to stay tuned and watch the next season of 90 day diaries for details.

90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days airs Sundays at 8pm EST on TLC.

Source: InTouch, Ela Johnson/Instagram, Johnny Chao/Instagram, Ela Johnson/Instagram, 90 Day Fiance/YouTube