90 Day Fiance: Before 90 Days Season 5 gave fans a wild ride. From Jasmine and Gino’s colossal argument to Ella giving Johnny a guilt trip for not traveling during a pandemic, this season was lacking in sympathetic stars. One of the couples fans find most problematic is Ben and Mahogany. Ben first introduced himself as a fitness model, but it turns out that’s not his real job. Here is what Before 90 days Season 5 star Ben earns a living.

The ‘Before the 90 Days’ star tells the cameras that he and Mahogany met because of his work in fitness modeling

Technically, yes, Ben worked as a fitness model at some point in his life. In fact, he and Mahogany met on social media after she started putting her model photos on her profile.

“I started getting a ton of friend requests and then I looked over and saw that one of my friends was this gorgeous girl. So I just gave a little wave and I got an answer. We started DMing back and forth and it hasn’t stopped in the last 115 days,” Ben explained in an early episode of Before 90 days Season 5.

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What does Ben do for a living?

While Before 90 days Season 5 may have focused on fitness modeling when he introduced himself to fans, he says it’s not his full-time job. According to ScreenRant, Ben rarely models for fitness commercials.

The 52-year-old said: “Fitness modeling is something I do on the side but very rarely these days. I could never make a living out of this. I get absolutely no modeling validation. It’s just a cash grab. »

He added: “My ears are too big, my nose is crooked, I have a droopy eye, my arms are too long.”

Ben previously mentioned that he worked as the executive director of the Michigan Lupus Foundation. On February 2, 2022, Ben posted a video to the organization’s Facebook page asking for members’ input regarding an upcoming event. However, after the police arrested Ben for driving under the influence, the foundation immediately fired him from his position.

Now, it looks like Ben is trying to start his own program called The Fountain of Youth Program, but once fans got wind of the news, they immediately started criticizing the organization. Many said they couldn’t tell if it was a multilevel marketing company, a diet and exercise program, or even a cult.

Fans slammed ‘Before the 90 Days’ Season 5 stars for their behavior with Mahogany

Ben’s behavior throughout Before 90 days Season 5 rubbed off on many fans. Of his decision to fly to Peru despite Mahogany asking him not to at their 30-year age gap and his insistence that their relationship was “God’s will,” Ben was no not a fan favorite this season.

Ben and Mahogany called it quits in the latest episode of Before 90 days Season 5. However, they surprised everyone at the reunion when they admitted to talking on the phone the night before TLC filmed the reveal.

Second part of the Before 90 days The reveal of Season 5 will air on April 10, 2022.

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