Ariela Weinberg: We Did 90 Day Fiance for Fame! Our Season is Fake!
Channel: The Famous Room
Date: 2020-12-04

90 Day Fiance: The Other Way viewers are divided over whether Ariela and Biniyam have a future together.

But the two are engaged ... and Ariela just revealed that they filmed their entire season just to make Biniyam famous.

Biniyam Shibre has an unreliable paycheck
Ariela Weinberg and Biniyam Shibre are one of this season's most eye-catching couples.

Towards the end of Season 2, they were one of the show's most talked-about couples, second only to Brittany Banks and Yazan Abo Horira.

But their litany of conflicts and problems with no obvious long-term solutions has left a lot of viewers with a lot of questions.

Ariela and Biniyam for 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way
Some of their baffling choices start to make much more sense if they did the show for fame.

That's exactly what happened, according to DMs leaked by 90 Day Fiance blogger extraordinaire John Yates.

According to the fandom's favorite oracle of behind-the-scenes tea, Ariela herself has admitted that they did the show for one reason only.

Biniyam Shibre sour proposal to Ariela Weinberg
“We did the show because Bini is an entertainer,” Ariela appears to confess in the screenshot shared by John Yates.

She lists his skills: "Artist, dancer, circus performer, martial artist, etc."

“And," Ariela explains, "I wanted the world to see his talent."

Biniyam Shibre and dance partner - Janice Weinberg says she is cute
Ariela wanted to get Biniyam seen and noticed "and get him opportunities."

"So he has some scene showcasing that,” she notes, referring to the scene of Biniyam's sexy nightclub performance.

“His song was in his intro package," Ariela adds.

Ariela spotted Biniyam
"So," Ariela continues, "I’m hoping that will get his music video will get a lot of views."

"And," she says of their endgame goals, "we can sell his song."

She goes on to note that Usman Umar has had "some success" after his 90 Day Fiance season.

Ariela Weinberg IG did show to make Biniyam famous (John Yates watermark)
At the risk of tooting our own horns, we have been saying more or less this for ... months.

Specifically, we speculated that Ariela and Biniyam were remaining in Ethiopia temporarily, and not actually planning to live there for the rest of their lives.

We said that based upon what appeared to be clues. This unsurprising revelation is yet another clue that points to plans to live in the US at some point.

Ariela Weinberg Plays with Baby Aviel
Becoming famous, even mildly so, can be an amazing recipe for success as a performer.

Larissa Lima is making bank these days through OnlyFans.

Plenty of 90 Day Fiance stars are raking in tens of thousands of dollars just by doing Cameos.

Baby Girl Lisa Hamme and Usman Umar on Instagram
But the comparison to Usman is interesting, because Usman was viewed very favorably by 90 Day Fiance fans.

Part of the reason for that was that "Baby Girl" Lisa Hamme took on an antagonistic role when she was exposed as a slur-spewing racist.

On top of that, however, suspicions that Usman might be a scammer were never enough for viewers to perceive him to be a villain.

Biniyam Shibre - Ariela is an annoying person
At the beginning of the season, Biniyam struck viewers as a very soft-spoken, kind, sweet, and respectful person.

Much of that is true. It also didn't hurt that he is cute, albeit not nearly as handsome as he was when he and Ariela first hooked up.

But as the season has progressed, it has become increasingly clear that Biniyam is not as sweet as he first appeared.

Biniyam Shibre - I think her evil spirit is afraid
Don't get us wrong, a lot of people have major issues with Ariela, enough that it was easy to see Biniyam as the "good guy" despite red flags.

Ariela appeared to make impulsive, reckless decisions with herself. She also complains a lot.

Some (garbage) fans even sex-shamed her for having sex, implying that birth control never fails when that is obviously not the case.

Biniyam Shibre - you want to ruin the day
But while whining and crying can grate on some viewers, others sympathized with her, and others were reminded that editing can make occassional tearful moments look like a daily occurrence.

We only got to see these two for a few hours of total footage. They were filmed for months. Editors can cherrypick whatever they want.

But the way that viewers changed their view of Biniyam was all about Biniyam.

Biniyam Shibre - but Ari can't stop nagging me
Ultimately, his gentle and calm tone of voice doesn't matter when you look at what he says and does.

Time and time again, he has disparaged the mother of his child, ignoring any problem that she has or concern that she expresses unless she whines at him nonstop.