90 Day Fiance alum Nicole Nafziger has shared a life update amid Azan Tefou split rumors.
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Nicole opened up about why she's been absent from social media in recent weeks via Instagram Stories and hinted her relationship with her fiance in Morocco may be over.
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"Y'all wanted to know how I'm doing since I don't post much. Well, maybe this gives you an idea? I'm working on bettering my life," Nicole, 27, explained to her Instagram followers on Friday, according to In Touch Weekly.
"Figuring out who I am and knowing what I want in life," Nicole added. "I have good days and bad. But I continue to work for the life I deserve."
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Nicole reportedly said she's "grown so much" but feels there is still more work to do following her time on the 90 Day Fiance franchise.
"Wish they had a crash course on knowing yourself," Nicole continued in her post, according to In Touch.
"And can someone tell me how motivation works? Because I seem to be lacking some lately. Bettering your life is more than a job or situation. Mental state is so important."
Nicole concluded her post by saying she plans to be "more active" on Instagram going forward.
Other than promoting her mother's homemade face masks for spring, Nicole last posted on Instagram on March 15.
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Nicole captioned a car selfie at the time and wrote, "Just taking life one day at a time."
Nicole fueled breakup rumors -- which have been circulating for many months -- when she deleted all photos of Azan, also known as Hassan M'Raouni, from her Instagram account and wrote some cryptic messages in February.
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She also previously had written "engaged to H" in her Instagram bio along with a diamond-ring emoji, but now her description just reads, "Mom. Twitch Streamer."
For Azan's part, there are no photos of Nicole on his page, although he chose to keep a June 20 photo with Nicole's young daughter May in which the pair were riding an elephant together.
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Nicole and Azan spent four months together last year in Morocco, and Nicole's trip ended in August 2020 when she returned home to Florida to be with her then five-year-old daughter.
Nicole gushed about having "baby fever" once she settled back into her life in the United States.
"I'm so happy I got to see you baby. Hopefully next time I won't have to leave and we'll be a family with May," Nicole captioned a photo of the pair on Instagram on August 9.
Nicole claims she was stuck in Morocco with Azan beginning in mid-March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic and the country shutting down international flights.
Nicole's mother, Robbalee Nafziger, had told In Touch at the time she was spending quality time with May while Nicole "hunkered down" and quarantined with Azan in Morocco safely.
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Given there were several flights allowing Americans stuck abroad in Morocco to return home, 90 Day Fiance fans criticized Nicole for being a "bad mom" and not caring about her daughter.
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When one of Nicole's followers asked her on Instagram why she decided against hopping on one of those flights in June 2020, Nicole clapped back, "Every time I've looked into it, it's [twice or thrice] the price of a normal flight that the passenger has to pay."
Nicole continued in her June 26 comment, "Y'all think you've got it all figured out because of whatever you [hear], but [were] you one of the people who had to actually email the government to see? Nope."
"Stop judging my [life] and decisions. Just an idea. I know you won't listen because it's easier to pin me as a bad mom and gossip about the drama. Soon enough, y'all can take a [peek] into my real life. Maybe," she concluded.
An insider told the magazine last summer Nicole's family wasn't "thrilled" about her trip to Morocco in the first place but "they understand that [Nicole is] an adult and can make her own decisions."
"She knows how her family feels about Azan but chooses to follow her feelings over theirs," the insider said, adding that Nicole was thoroughly "enjoying" every moment she got to spend with Azan.
Nicole and Azan have been dating for about five years, but prior to Nicole's 2020 trip to Morocco, RadarOnline reported in November 2019 it had been two years since the couple last saw each other.
"They still talk occasionally, but there have been a lot of fights between them on the phone," a source had said.
"The family is surprised they're still together... He can't get a visa. She's talked about going back to Morocco, but she doesn't have money. She has to save."
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Nicole and Azan met on a mobile dating app years ago when she was 21 years old and living in Bradenton, FL. Azan was 23 years old and from Agadir, Morocco, at the time.
Nicole and Azan got their start on reality TV by starring on Season 4 of the original 90 Day Fiance series, followed by Season 5 of the series.
That later led into an appearance on Season 3 of 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After? and then Season 4. Many fans were led to believe based on the footage that Azan was using Nicole for money.
Nicole and Azan's initial wedding plans in Morocco in 2018 fell through due to alleged time and financial constraints.
Nicole then planned to meet Azan for a fun vacation in Grenada, but Azan chose to cancel their reunion due to an alleged "family emergency."
Nicole therefore booked a trip back to Morocco in 2019, when she thought a wedding would be "highly likely." But the trip got canceled just two weeks later.
Nicole never disclosed the reasons behind canceling that trip to Morocco, but the frustration and disappointment all over her face on Season 4 of 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After? pointed to Azan being the decision-maker.
During the Tell-All special for the spinoff's fourth season, Nicole announced her trip to Morocco didn't happen "because sometimes, things are just personal."
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