Summary
- Manuel Vélez has a secret family in Ecuador, leading fans to speculate about the background of his ex and potential wife.
- Ashley met Manuel in Ecuador ten years ago, quickly got engaged, and returned years later to relocate Manuel to the United States on a K-1 visa.
- Manuel’s secretive nature about his past and family, combined with old Facebook photos, raises doubts about his true intentions.
90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? star Manuel Vélez has a secret family back home in Ecuador and Ashley Michelle knows nothing about it. Ashley and Manuel got married in 90 day fiance season 10 amidst many arguments and communication problems. Not only did Manuel not accept his career as a witch, Ashley never understood why Manuel didn’t tell her about his life at home. The construction worker moved to New York, leaving behind his 12-year-old and 14-year-old sons.
However, Manuel has not told the cameras or Ashley anything about the boys’ mother. There is speculation that Manuel’s ex is not really his ex and that he is still with her. Manuel may have had a wife or girlfriend that he had been waiting for until he got his green card to welcome him to the United States with his children. Although there is no evidence in these fan theories, Manuel’s suspicious nature leads viewers to draw the worst possible conclusions about Manuel when they look at Ashley.
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How did Ashley meet Manuel on 90 Day Fiancé?
Ashley has known Manuel for over a decade, but does she really “know” him?
Ashley was a rebel as a young girl when she started dabbling in the occult. He dreamed of workingwith the country” when she was in elementary school. It got her talking to her biology teacher, who took Ashley on a trip to Ecuador later that year. Ashley met Manuel in Ecuador while at a club on New Year’s Eve ten years ago. Manuel had gone up to Ashley and asked her to dance, after which they were inseparable got engaged within a week of meetingbut their long distance relationship didn’t last.
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How many children does Manuel have?
Manuel and Ashley met again ten years later, got engaged again, and Ashley planned to bring him to the United States on a K-1 visa. Manuel did not tell his family, including his children and mother, about his move abroad.
“He’s still guarded with me about certain things. Family dynamics and everything else.”
Ashley wondered if playboy Manuel hid his relationship with her from his family. He had never met her children, but Manuel claimed that he believed that Ashley could lose patience with her children because “how children speak”, suggesting that their language barrier could lead to problems.
Manuel’s children are still in Ecuador. It is not known if Ashley happened to fly to Ecuador to meet them. However, Manuel is shared pictures with her children on Instagram in a video from January 2024. Manuel wrote that he was “Always carry them (in your heart)” in her caption before telling her kids she loves them.
Manuel’s ex is interested in his life
Is Manuel secretly in touch with her?
During a conversation with Manuel’s friend Jonathan, Ashley complained that her husband did not allow her to have a relationship with her family. He said Manuel was on the phone the whole time and asked Jonathan if Manuel was still talking to his baby mama. Jonathan said no, but later told the cameras that it was Manuel’s ex, who asked Johnathan about Manuel’s life. Ashley didn’t know that Manuel’s ex was asking her questions.
“After Manuel’s wedding, he asked me questions.”
However, Jonathan didn’t want to get Manuel in trouble or complicate the situation. Meanwhile, Manuel called Ashleysick”, while going through his phone in his sleep.
Manuel said he had a lot of friends and family he talked to, and he needed his own space to talk freely with them. Since Manuel didn’t have a social life with friends, he wanted to at least have a social life on the phone. He said it was “Annoyancethat Ashley was jealous of Manuel’s phone.
Is Manuel bragging about his baby mama on Facebook?
Manuel is shirtless in his cuddly photo with his ex
Monsters and critics found Manueln’s Facebook page, which has a selfie of him and a mystery woman from 2016. Manuel is shirtless in the picture. It shows him lying in bed with an unknown woman next to him, posing for a romantic selfie. Although Manuel did not add a caption to his photo that could have revealed the woman’s identity, comments on the publication suggest that the woman was in a relationship with him eight years ago. Is comments from his Facebook friends referring to Manuel as their “brother-in-law.“
Could Manuel be hiding his wife in Ecuador?
Did Manuel trick Ashley into marrying him?
Manuel is secretive and hasn’t shared any details about his dating history before Ashley. However, his secrecy could mean that Manuel has a tough time with his ex behind Ashley’s back. Redditor Ali_Cat222 theorizing that Manuel came to the US after not speaking to Ashley for years and being careful not to mention his family and surrounding his ex Ashley is a huge red flag.
“I truly believe that he is here for his family and that he will leave her as soon as that temporary/permanent green card comes through.”
The fan also chided Ashley for not seeing the warning signs in a man who had just up and left his kids and family and lied to them about coming to America.
90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? star Ashley is blind to Manuel’s red flags and like the Reddit user hidden thinks, “Manuel has a wife at home to whom he sends money.“That would be interesting to see if Manuel ends up taking Ashley to Ecuador to see his family or even give Ashley a video call to talk to her kids. He might never tell them that Ashley is a witch, but Manuel could at least have Ashley introduced to them, so even the audience knows he doesn’t have a secret wife at home living off Ashley’s money.
90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After
airs Sundays at 8pm EDT on TLC.
Source: Manuel Vélez/Instagram, Manuel Vélez/Facebook, Monsters & Critics, u/Ali_Cat222/Reddit, u/hiddenlizz/Reddit
90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After
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