‘90 Day Fiancé’ Star Armando Says His Past Marriage Is Still “Misinterpreted” (EXCLUSIVE)

Armando and Kenny, 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way’s first gay male couple, met through a gay fathers support group. The TLC fan-favorite couple quickly formed a bond, their 26-year age gap notwithstanding, and have since married on the show.

Many The Other Way fans recall Armando was previously married, and his wife died in a tragic accident, as he revealed on air and on Instagram. What happened to Armando's wife? In an exclusive interview with Distractify, Armando shared how the unfortunate demise of the mother of his child affects his and his family's life today.

Armando revealed in the Season 2 premiere of 90 Day Fiancé’: The Other Way that he was previously married to a woman, and his wife died in a car crash. “After I came out to my wife [eight years into our marriage], we decided to separate,” he said on the show.

Armando also shared on The Other Way that his wife died in a car accident “about two or three months” into their separation. In June 2020, he elaborated on Instagram Stories (via InTouch Weekly) that his estranged wife was arguing over finances when Armando fled her home. Then, moments later, he noticed an accident on the highway and soon realized his wife was behind the wheel.

Armando, who already had a daughter, Hannah, with his wife, also revealed on Instagram that his wife was pregnant with another baby at the time of her death. He referred to losing the mother of his child as a “very difficult moment for everyone involved, myself, our family, our friends and has been a long grieving process out of respect for my daughter’s mother and her memory, I ask for your empathy and understanding on this personal tragedy.”

Years after sharing his grief with the world, Armando admits that much of his history with his wife is “misinterpreted” by those who follow his story. While he and Kenny have discussed many topics on 90 Day Fiancé’, including their 2021 marriage, debates over having another child, and family woes, Armando said the rumblings surrounding why he married his wife still haunt him in the present day.

“The main thing that people talk about is Hannah's mother and if I played [sic] if I, you know, faked being gay and played with someone,” Armando explained to Distractify. “I would like to clarify that, at this time, I didn't know who I was. I didn't think I was gay. I believed I had to marry a woman and fell in love with this woman.”

“I wasn't out there to play with anyone,” he continued. “I love this person. And that's sometimes it's very misinterpreted. It's been sad, you know, [to think] that I was just faking something or to play with someone when that was never the case.”

Although Armando has discussed his previous marriage several times on 90 Day Fiancé’: The Other Way, he’s well aware that some fans have made up their minds regarding how they feel about his past.

Fortunately, the husband and father of one has made peace that he has done everything in his power to prove that he didn’t intentionally deceive his wife during their marriage.

“I do think I've done everything I need to do,” Armando tells us of being consistent in his truth. “And that's just life, you know, not everyone will love you or like you for whatever reason. And that's something I have learned, and I don't mind. That's life. And that's how it is, no matter in what circumstances you are.”

Armando chooses to focus on the fans who have adored him and Kenny since day one. The TLC star tells us that, in sharing his authentic self, he’s been “accepted as I was” by viewers who relate and celebrate his and Kenny’s love.

90 Day Fiancé’: The Other Way airs Sundays at 8 p.m. EST on TLC.