Jovi Dufren's toothy grin and interesting job are already winning in 90 Day Fiancé fans. Get to know the globetrotting Nola resident better.
Although Yara Zaya thought that 90 Day Fiancé’s Jovi Dufren’s bouquet was small, his big smile has captured the hearts of many. One of season 8’s six Americans out to find a happily ever after with their international lovers, Jovi intrigued TLC viewers with his bad-boy behavior and of course, his unique job. But is there more to know about Yara’s boyfriend who can’t wait to show her his Southern backgroun from Louisiana? Here’s a look at 90 Day Fiancé’s newest star Jovi.
While Jovi’s mother remains concerned about Yara fitting into his hunting and fishing and outdoorsy stuff, he seems to do his best to impress his Ukrainian fiancé in the first episode. However, as the trailer for 90 Day Fiancé season 8 has already given away, Jovi, 30, and Yara, 25, are going to have a bumpy ride ahead. It could be Jovi not letting go of his party-boy image that could land him in hot water, or perhaps him drinking whiskey at 8:50 a.m., but this New Orleans man is predicted to give Yara plenty of tears. However, in spite of him clearly not being ready for marriage, 90 Day Fiancé viewers saw Jovi being the perfect fiancé, getting her flowers, and setting up an apartment. Still, would the two weeks that Jovi has left to spend with Yara before he turns into Tania Maduro 2.0 be enough for the 90 Day Fiancé couple to get entangled in holy matrimony? Or will Jovi prefer choosing his love for underwater animals and adventure over settling down?
Jovi, born on January 21, 1990, narrated the story of how he met Yara on the premiere episode of 90 Day Fiancé season 8. The camo-loving Jovi revealed how even though he loves the vibe of New Orleans, he grew up in the Bayou, in a small town called Larose, Louisiana. “It’s a basic swamp and marshland,” Jovi shared, and added that for him culture and family are very important. Being on boats is in Jovi’s blood, having spent his summers on shrimp boats, so taking up a career in underwater robotics after growing up came easy. As per StarsOffline, since graduating from South Lafourche High School in 2008, Jovi currently works as an ROV supervisor at C-innovation. The job allows him to travel all over the world with him having ticked 60 countries off his bucket list so far.
It was on one such trip that after feeling a pang of boredom, 90 Day Fiancé’s Jovi met Ukraine’s Yara on a travel app. After talking for a bit, Jovi, who loves beaches, scuba diving, and travel, found plenty of common interests with Yara, who he eventually met and hooked up with (thanks to some wine) in Budapest. Over the next six months, whenever Jovi got some free time, the young 90 Day Fiancé couple vacationed in Dominican Republic, Bali, and also Yara’s Ukraine until they realized they were pregnant and he thought he was getting duped. But leaving his fears of Yara using him for a Green Card behind, Jovi did propose to 90 Day Fiancé’s Yara underwater and applied for her K-1 visa, after which, she sadly went through a miscarriage. And while Jovi was slightly deterred about starting a new life in the States, he still decided to go ahead with his original plan for Yara.
“I’m a very simple person like that. A little bit of fishing here and there. Have a few beers and that’s it,” confessed Jovi on 90 Day Fiancé whose Instagram echoes his “parties too much” attitude. So far, the TLC star has gained 1741 plus followers, on his profile that features him, beer, beaches, cocktails, friends, and football in almost every post.
Surprisingly, Yara too shows up on the 90 Day Fiancé star’s IG feed, possibly hinting at them still being together. Perhaps in spite of the turbulence, Jovi and Yara’s reality TV journey has reached its destination.
90 Day Fiancé season 8 airs Mondays at 8pm EST on TLC.
Source: Jovi Dufren/Instagram, StarsOffline
