Exclusive Interview
’90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way’ Stars Jenny & Sumit Tease Major Life Change in Season 7
Six years after they first stepped into the spotlight, fan-favorite couple Jenny Slatten and Sumit Singh have returned to 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way.
During Season 1 of 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way, viewers fell in love with Jenny and Sumit, an international couple who refused to let the barriers of distance and age get in the way of their budding relationship. While their romance started out rocky, to say the least, as the duo met when Sumit friended Jenny on Facebook through a fake account, Jenny quickly moved halfway across the globe to be with Sumit in India.
Today, Jenny and Sumit have been happily married for four years. Despite tensions over cultural differences and a lie about their joint living situation, Jenny has not only received their blessing but forged a positive relationship with Sumit’s family. However, this season, everything is about to change for Jenny and Sumit as they prepare to move in with Sumit’s family.
Leading up to the premiere of 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way Season 7, Jenny and Sumit caught up with Swooon, revealing what they have been up to since their last appearance in the franchise and teasing what is to come this season! Scroll to read our full conversation with the 90 Day Fiancé stars!
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What inspired you to return to the 90 Day Fiancé universe?
Sumit: Like, a lot of people were asking us to please come back, [saying] we want to watch something original and good. So, we come back.
Jenny: Yeah, all of our fans wanted us back, so what could we do but come back?
How does it feel to know you’re a fan-favorite couple within the 90 Day Fiancé universe?
Jenny: We don’t know how to accept that or take that. We don’t know. We’re just—I think it’s because we’re just us. We’re regular, everyday, genuine people. We don’t try to be anything that we’re not. And I think that has a lot to do with it.
What have you been up to since your last appearance on 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way?
Jenny: Well, we moved in with the parents and started a cafe together. So, we’re all together now. Everyone’s working together, living together, trying our best to accept it all.
What can you tell us about your new cafe? Is it owned by just the two of you or the whole family?
Jenny: It’s with the whole family.
Sumit: It is the whole family. That’s why the family is all together! It’s their idea, which we all love.
Jenny: Mom’s idea. And it’s called the Family Cafe.
What are both of your roles at the Family Cafe?
Jenny: Tell my role. [Laughs]
Sumit: Jenny’s role is roaming here, and roaming down here, and there.
Jenny: Like, giving people back their money.
Sumit: Extra money!
Jenny: And making coffee, that’s what I do.
Sumit: And I do most of the cooking, like management and, you know.
How has your relationship changed since you received the blessing from Sumit’s family?
Jenny: It’s gotten easier and harder. It depends on how you look at it. Like, living with the parents. For me, it’s not easy. I’m not used to this. I’m used to my own place, my own things, not being told anything by anyone. So for me, it’s a little challenging.
Sumit: Here, it’s the mom who’s the boss.
Jenny, what are some of the main challenges you’ve faced since you moved into Sumit’s family’s house?
Jenny: Well, first of all, everything is different here now. None of my things are here except in my bedroom, where I stay. Everything kind of got pushed back because, before we moved in there, we were in our own apartment. So I had a whole apartment full of stuff, furniture, everything. And now I don’t. Everything is his parents. So, I feel like it’s not my place, it’s their place. Not easy.
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During the Season 7 preview, viewers watched as you moved into Sumit’s family’s house, and everyone started going through Jenny’s clothes. Were you expecting that?
Jenny: No, I think they were just trying to be helpful. But yeah, it was kind of weird for me. I was just rolling my eyes, shaking my head.
Sumit: In my family, I would say everything belongs to everyone. So nothing is private, nothing is personal.
Jenny: It’s different, you know, it’s the culture difference, and they’re a lot different than we are as Americans. So, I guess I wasn’t really surprised, but a little shocked by it.
What do you think the biggest cultural difference you’ve experienced has been since moving in with the family?
Jenny: Well, the whole family wants to always be together, all the time, and I don’t. I tend to just want to be in my room by myself. Mom’s always cooking. So I eat whatever Mom cooks, whether I like it or not. So it’s just different. It’s weird just living with his parents.
Sumit: If I would explain this, it’s like Jenny is more personal… and Indian culture is, like, all together. So that is the biggest thing: Are you going to adjust to all together, [or do] you want to be just personal, to yourself?
Sumit, what does this transition mean to you?
Sumit: It was not easy, to be very honest. As I said, I never thought it [was] going to be difficult for me, but it looks like, when I get separated from my family, that time, the terms were not good. Now I’m trying to connect back, but it’s not the same way. It’s like we got [torn] apart. And now, it’s not going to stick the way it was before. So it was hard for me also. I’m trying to adjust. I’m trying to relearn the way I used to be.
How long do you intend to live with the family?
Sumit: My parents want to live there forever. They don’t want to just, now, go anywhere. They want to be with us.
Jenny: Every day, I’m like, let’s go find our own apartment, our own place. We can’t afford it right now, at this time, but when we can, we’re out. I’m ready to go.
Do you have any advice for other couples navigating cross-cultural relationships?
Jenny: Man, you better be ready for it all. You need to be strong. You have to be able to accept whatever comes. If you get your feelings hurt easily, it’ll be very difficult for you.
Sumit: Yeah, you maybe don’t understand their culture, but respect is very important.
90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way, Season 7, Mondays at 8/7c, TLC
