New 90 Day Fiancé cast member Nicole “Nikki Exotika” Sanders has confused fans with her age. The 47-year-old reality star recently joined season 10 of the popular reality TV show. She is pursuing a Moldovan man, Justin, whom she met 17 years ago. Nikki differs greatly from other cast members in 90 Day Fiancé season 10. She has had a transformative life and changed herself significantly over the years. The middle-aged woman was initially named Jason Torres but wasn’t comfortable with it. She always felt like she was a woman and embraced her true identity.
Nikki was barely 2 when she realized that she wasn’t a boy. Unfortunately, society and social bullying made it impossible for her to become her authentic self until she was in her teens. Nikki had her gender-affirming surgery at 20 and began transforming her physical attributes soon after. She was inspired to be a real-life Barbie doll and did everything she could to make that happen. In the American woman’s own words, she has “done every plastic surgery procedure from head to toe.” She has finally fully embraced her identity.
How Nikki Looked When She Was 19
When Nikki debuted on 90 Day Fiancé, she introduced herself as a 47-year-old woman. However, the American reality TV star’s mature appearance has recently made many viewers question if she’s that old. In 2016, Nikki shared a photo of herself from when she was 19. While she didn’t mention the year, the fact that her post was taken from a physical photograph hinted it was from the late 90s or early 2000s. Nikki looked drastically different in the snap and much younger. She did look 19 in the photo, which implies that she’s truthful about her age.
Nikki Looks Older Than 47
Recently, many viewers took to Reddit to discuss how Nikki could be older than 47. A Reddit user wrote (via Previous-Habit), “even with all the work she’s had done that ages her she looks excessively older than 47???” A reason people doubt Nikki’s words is her aged appearance and backstory. Many fans believe she is lying about her age to hide that she was significantly older than Justin when she first met him. Someone even speculated, “did the math and it would make Justin/Igor 17 when they got together.” It’s possible that Nikki doesn’t want to sound like someone who groomed a teenage boy.
Gender Affirmation Surgery May Have Affected Nikki’s Body & Hormones
There is also a possibility that Nikki from 90 Day Fiancé season 10 is telling the truth. It is hard to guess someone’s age based on their outer appearance, especially when they have undergone countless procedures and plastic surgeries. The New Jersey woman probably looks older because of the surgeries’ after-effects. Something similar also happened to Darcey and Stacey Silva. The twin sister duo looked the right age when they featured on 90 Day Fiancé, but numerous procedures and the addition of looking like a Barbie seem to have changed their appearance.
90 Day Fiancé airs Sundays at 8 p.m. EST on TLC.
