90 Day Fiancé stars Michael Jessen, 46, and Juliana Custodio, 23,have confirmed that they are no longer together while marking a special milestone in their romance.
Michael Jessen and Juliana Custodio, who tied the knot following appearance on season 7 of 90 Day Fiancé, have split.It was revealed via Instagram on Tuesday, October 12.
Michael shared a photo from his wedding to Custodio adding a lengthy caption.Michael took to Instagram to share,
“A quick break from my social media break to say…. #HappyAnniversary @julianacustodiooo ♥️♥️🎂🎂🥂🥂 Today is only our second wedding anniversary and, sadly, our last. Our marriage is a Covid-19 casualty that will not be showing up in any statistics,” he began. “Thankfully, you are quickly emerging healthier and stronger than ever. Some of the rest of us will likely be staying in intensive care for quite some time.”
Juliana also confirmed the breakup sharing a post,she said,
“You pointed the COVID-19 as one of the reasons we are not longer together, but we all know that there are more than that,As well you pointed out, we went through a lot together, the COVID was a hard time, but the hardest part for me was to picture you as someone that would be by my side, and unfortunately you showed something completely different.”
She added, “I needed to leave because I wasn’t recognizing who I am anymore. I left my life in Europe and career to live with you, because I loved you. But I love myself more, to the point to recognize I am important and I want to be happy.”
During season 7 of 90 Day Fiancé in 2019,fans were first introduced to Michael and Juliana. After meeting at a yacht party in Croatia, they fell in love, and he proposed to the her.
Juliana become close to Michael’s ex-wife, Sarah, and their two children, Max and CeCe. In fact, Sarah was given the honor of officiating Michael and Juliana’s wedding.
In his breakup post, Michael expressed love for Juliana.
He wrote,
“I did not maintain the strength of mind and the fortitude to be the husband that you wanted me to be. The stress and the pressure of providing for everyone got the better of me and I did not take care of myself. All along, I failed to recognize that you were there for me,I do not blame you for wanting to leave and for desiring a new start. You are more suited for the life that you had before we met and I can understand why you would want to return. Your happiness is more important to me than me being a part of your unhappiness.”
Michael continued, “I am happy that you have moved on and have quickly found someone new. I hope that you will have lasting love and happiness and achieve every dream that you set out upon. If anyone can do it, it is you, and I will always be rooting for you.”
Juliana, also explained that she was putting her happiness first.
She said,
“You say I have found ‘someone new’ but the truth is, I found happiness within myself. I am happy with the new phase, and I ask you to let me go,Stop making me feel guilty to put myself as the most important person because this is how we supposed to do.”
Juliana added,
“I apologize for the way this happened, but we talked multiple times about it and you never seemed to listen or try to understand me. I wish you all the best MJ.”