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Laura Dorwart

Laura Dorwart earned her MFA in Nonfiction Writing from Antioch University and her Ph.D. from UC San Diego. She’s been writing about the entertainment industry since 2013 and joined the Showbiz Cheat Sheet team in 2019. She focuses her coverage here on popular TV including Sister Wives and Married at First Sight, along with book coverage and the representation of mental health and disability in entertainment media.

Laura was a 2020 Sundance Institute Press Inclusion Inititiative scholarship recipient. In her spare time, she is an avid reader and keeps up with the works of Roxane Gay and Carmen Maria Machado in particular. See more of Laura’s bylines from The New York Times, VICE, Forbes, McSweeney’s, Muck Rack, and her online portfolio.

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’90 Day Fiancé’: David Toborowsky Opens Up About Falling In Love With Annie Suwan ‘Immediately’ And Proposing After Just 10 Days On ‘What Now?’

David Toborowsky and his much younger Thai wife, Annie Suwan, had a rocky start on TLC’s ‘90 Day Fiancé’ Season 5. Since then, they’ve become unexpected fan favorites. On a recent episode of ‘90 Day Fiancé: What Now,’ David and Annie looked back at the beginning of their relationship and their engagement after just 10 days together.
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’90 Day Fiancé’: Jesse Meester Reveals Darcey Silva’s Alleged Post-Breakup Texts and Claims She ‘Stalked’ Him On ‘What Now?’

Jesse Meester and Darcey Silva didn’t exactly have an amicable breakup on TLC’s ‘90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days.’ But after the couple broke things off, Jesse claimed on a recent episode of ‘90 Day Fiancé: What Now,’ their relationship only got worse. The Dutch personal trainer claimed that Darcey wouldn’t stop contacting him, to the point that he threatened legal action.
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’90 Day Fiancé’: Omar Albakour’s Mom and Sister Tell Avery Mills They Were ‘Worried’ About Their Relationship On ‘What Now?’

Omar Albakour and Avery Mills struggled with a Syrian travel ban to the U.S. and visa troubles on TLC’s ‘90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days’ Season 3. The couple updated viewers on their relationship on a recent episode of ‘90 Day Fiancé: What Now.’ And when Avery finally met with Omar’s family for the first time, Omar’s relatives were brutally honest about what they thought of the young pair at first.
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‘90 Day Fiancé’: Paul Staehle Gives Jorge Nava Some Odd Prison Advice

Paul Staehle from TLC’s ‘90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days’ famously spent some time behind bars on various charges. The new dad, who is still married to his Brazilian wife, Karine Martins Staehle, recently took to social media to share some eccentric advice about life after prison release with his ’90 Day Fiancé’ castmate, Jorge Nava.
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’90 Day Fiancé’: Ashley Martson Releases Lingerie Line, Gets Mixed Reactions From Fans

Ashley Martson and Jay Smith of TLC’s ‘90 Day Fiancé’ have had quite the rollercoaster ride over the past several years. The couple recently reconciled yet again and even announced that they are releasing their own lingerie line together. Fans couldn’t resist commenting on their most recent reconciliation, as well as Instagram photos of Ashley in the sexy sleepwear.
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‘90 Day Fiancé’: Anfisa Nava Announces An Impressive College Acceptance

Anfisa Arkhipchenko Nava and Jorge Nava, stars of TLC’s ‘90 Day Fiancé,’ broke off their marriage about halfway through Jorge’s prison sentence for marijuana-related charges. While Jorge claimed he felt betrayed when Anfisa left him, she seems to have moved on—with a new boyfriend, a new career, and a recent college acceptance.
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‘Married at First Sight’: Doug Hehner Reflects On Jamie Otis’ Lack of Initial Attraction To Him

Jamie Otis and Doug Hehner are now one of the best-known couples on Lifetime’s ‘Married at First Sight.’ But they didn’t start out with stars in their eyes—at least not both for them. Doug and Jamie sat down with host Kevin Frazier on the Apr. 29 special, ‘Married at First Sight: Where Are They Now,’ to discuss their lives and Jamie’s initial lack of physical attraction to her husband.
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‘Married at First Sight’: Molly Duff Opens Up About Jon Francetic’s Relationship With Their Former Onscreen Counselor

Molly Duff and Jonathan Francetic broke off their relationship at the end of Lifetime’s ‘Married at First Sight’ Season 6. But Jonathan went on to surprise viewers by getting together with none other than Dr. Jessica Griffin, one of the three experts who matched him with Molly. Molly appeared on the Apr. 29 ‘Married at First Sight: Where Are They Now’ special to open up about her ex-husband’s relationship with her former onscreen marriage counselor.