’90 Day Fiancé’: Are Elise Benson & Joshua Lawson Still Together Today?
What To Know
- Elise Benson and Joshua Lawson are featured on Season 8 of 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days.
- Elise made her 90 Day Fiancé debut on Hunt for Love Season 1.
- The couple currently lives with Josh’s friend Chris in Australia.
Halfway through Season 8 of 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days, franchise alum Elise Benson debuted her new relationship with Joshua Lawson. Now that Elise is finally in Australia with Josh (and their roommate/third wheel, Chris), the relationship is off to anything but a steady start.
Elise made her first 90 Day Fiancé appearance on the franchise’s newest spinoff, 90 Day: Hunt for Love. While she formed strong connections with both Carlo Nowlan and Tim Malcolm, she ultimately left the resort single. Lucky for us, nearly a year after Hunt for Love, Elise is ready to share her newest connection with 90 Day fans.
Ahead of the season, Elise’s 90 Day bestie, Cortney Reardanz, who is currently on this season of 90 Day: The Single Life, told Swooon that she warned Elise, “You’re probably gonna fall in love because you’re going to another country, you’re fully dependent on this person,” before the season. Did her prediction become a reality?
Scroll to find out all about Elise and Joshua’s relationship, including whether they’re still together today, how they met, why they’re living with Chris, and more. (Warning: Potential spoilers below!)
Are Elise Benson and Joshua Lawson still together today?
As of Episode 14 of Before the 90 Days, Elise and Josh are still together. At this time, Elise and Josh have not confirmed their post-show relationship status. However, the couple frequently posts photos from their time in Sydney together on their Instagram Stories, indicating that they’re at least on good terms. Elise also posted a photo on her Story that seemed to hint that Josh got an “Elise” tattoo on his hand. Only time will tell if that permanent gesture is real or not.
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Why do Elise and Joshua live with his friend Chris?
Now, here’s the question we’ve all been asking: Why did Josh rent an apartment with his friend, Chris, to welcome his girlfriend to Australia? While Josh previously told Elise he was living with his parents prior to her arrival, he later confessed that he was actually living with his female friend, Nat, instead. While it seems like Josh’s friend Chris may have just wanted to be on TV, Josh explained that their roommate situation is strictly financial.
During Episode 12 of Before the 90 Days Season 8, Josh explained, “I’m sort of between places at the moment. But my girlfriend Elise is coming, and I want a nice place for her, so my friend and I, Chris, have a rental that we have organized for when she gets here.” Naturally, Elise wondered why Josh didn’t just ask her to split the rent for her visit instead of welcoming a third wheel into their relationship.
How did Elise and Joshua meet?
According to TLC, Elise and Joshua met through Instagram after her time on Hunt for Love. She revealed that he DM’d her first, writing, “Hey, how are you? I saw you on an IG page and had to follow you!” For Elise, it’s become clear that she’s “exhausted” every romantic option in Miami, so an international match is a perfect option. She told her parents, “It might be silly of me, but, like, I really like him, and I want to go.”
Do you think Elise and Joshua will make it to the end of the season together? Comment below!
90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days, Season 8, Sundays at 8/7c, TLC
