‘90 Day Fiancé’ Cast Update: Michael Isn’t ‘Bothered’ By Harsh ‘Judgement’ Against Juliana

“90 Day Fiancé” Season 7 hasn’t even premiered and one couple is already defending their relationship. When Michael Connecticut native Michael met Juliana on a yacht party, it was love at first sight.

Although the Brazilian model barely spoke English, the two were able to get drunk at a dinner party and form a deep connection. However, since Michael is 41 years old and Juliana is 23, many people believe she isn’t in the relationship for the right reasons.

During an interview with E! News, the couple acknowledged the suspicions that others have about their relationship and revealed they don’t care what people think.

“It’s never bothered me at all because living in it, I understand it. And if I could understand from an outsider’s perspective, there would be many judgments that people would leap to, and that doesn’t bother me one bit,” Michael told the outlet.

“People are welcome to think, feel what they want to. We’re together, we love each other, it’s very much real,” he added.

Juliana and Michael claimed their relationship has overcome too many obstacles to be destroyed by idle chatter. During the interview, Juliana revealed the K1 Visa process put a strain on their romance.

While the “90 Day Fiancé” couple thought Juliana’s application process would take between six to nine months to get approved, it ended up taking two years. Juliana revealed she began to run out of patience and lost hope that she and Michael would get the chance to be together.

However, Michael was grateful that the couple survived and are happy to be together in the US. “We’ve made a very big decision to spend the rest of our lives together. The only person I care about when it comes to how they feel about our relationship is Juliana,” he said,

“90 Day Fiancé” Season 7 premieres Sunday at 8 p.m. EST on TLC.