90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Daysstar Božo Vrdoljak, who is dating Vanja Grbic,is more than just a former basketball player.Vanja is from Florida and proudly spoke about her job as a belly dancer. The41-year-old Vanja loved dressing upin beautiful costumes and pushing herself to learn new things. That was why Vanja also had three other jobs. She also worked as a professional permanent makeup artist, a vegan baker, and a medical sales rep.Vanja is originally from Bosnia.

Vanja grew up in Bosnia until she was 10 years old, when the country separated, and the war started.The devastating effect the war had on her childhoodalso led to Vanja connecting with Božo, whose family was also affected by it. While Božo knew about the scars Vanja carried in her heart, he was going tobreak Vanja’s heart very soon.The previews suggested Božo was going to be a no-show at the airport. It had been a day since she heard from him. Vanja wondered if Božo changed his mind about them.

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Jill of all trades Vanja wished to find the man she was going to spend the rest of her life with. Vanja was engaged to a man 11 years ago when she caught him making out with a mystery woman on the couch. The man was living a double life, and it was hard for Vanja to bounce back. Vanjatook a trip to Europe all by herself eight months before filming. She assumed a solo trip would help her reconnect with herself and get her groove back. Vanja went to Serbia, Bosnia, Slovenia and Croatia.

Vanja had never been to Split before, so she spent one night there. One night, Vanja was bored and was swiping through a dating app, and it was an achievement of some sort. Shedescribed Božo’s look as “absolute perfection”and described himself as someone who he could recognize. It was an immediate swipe right, but Božo didn’t respond to Vanja until the next morning when she had left for the U.S. Still, Vanja and Božo started talking, and it continued over time.

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Božo Told Vanja He Is A Basketball Player

Vanja told the cameras that Božo is a very successful basketball player. She gushed about how she had never dated an athlete better before and that Božo was “before” and to Vanja, Božo was “very hot, freaky hot.” She joked about how Božo had a six-pack, and he wanted to wash some laundry on it. In episode 8, Božo told the cameras that he wasn’t even six feet tall, buthe played 3-3 basketball and 5-on-5 basketball semi-pro.

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90 Day Fiancé Star Božo Confirmed He Did Not Work Anywhere

However, during a conversation with his mother about Vanja, who was soon going to arrive. Božo was worried that he had to tell his mother about his girlfriend. He didn’t want his mother to get her hopes up, but he was also under a lot of pressure since his mother would tell Božo to inform Vanja about“somethings” that he was “not ready to deal with.” After Božo told his mother about Vanja coming to meet him for three weeks, his mom asked, “Does she know you don’t have a job?”

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Božo’s mother was direct in her approach when she wanted to know if her son had told Vanja that he didn’t work anywhere. Vanja revealed he had told Vanja that he played basketball. Božo’s mother explained thathe couldn’t make money off basketball because it was more of a recreational thing. Božo admitted he didn’t think he needed to tell Vanja that, “Those are basic things in a relationship,” Božo’s mother continued. Božo confirmed that while he made some money playing basketball in his life, he was later replaced by other better, stronger players.

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Božo confessed he was feeling anxious and feared Vanja’s arrival since she was a successful woman. He was not even close to her “qualities and hard working,” Božo was worried that he wouldn’t be good enough for Vanja and that he would disappoint her. However, RedditorPaetojarecently revealed there is a YouTube channel named Hrvatsko Nadzemlje,loosely translated as Croatian Overground, where Božo is frequently featured.Božo plays a character with the same name and is a mixture of a hooligan, lowlife, wannabe gangster or bum, sometimes gym obsessed, sometimes dumb as a rock, and never funny.

It appears Božo’s sense of humor is terrible in the show, and they are often “judging stereotypes” about college students, rich people, etc. The fan deduced that Božo and his family are 100% orthodox Catholics, due to which, Vanja’s belly dancing might not be accepted by his family. Itremains to be seen what Božo has hidden from Vanjaand if he will even go and receive her at the airport onBefore the 90 Days.

90 Day Fiancé: Before The 90 Daysairs Sundays at 8 p.m. EDT on TLC.

90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days

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A deeper look into the lives of couples established in 90 Day Fiancé, 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days is a reality tv/documentary series that follows the potential spouse from a foreign country and their lead-up to their journey to America. The show documents the early days of the relationship across the ocean and the K-1 visa process required for the spouse to live in the new country. Couples battle with culture shock, language barriers, and the opinions of friends and families alike as they prepare themselves to take the ultimate leap.