90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After? star Julia Trubkina has complained Brandon Gibbs is not supporting her dreams on Season 6 of the series, so did the couple break up or are they still together now? What do the latest 90 Day Fiance spoilers reveal about Brandon and Julia's relationship?
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[90 Day Fiance Spoiler Warning: This report features spoilers revealing whether Brandon and Julia are still together now or if the 90 Day Fiance couple has split up.]
Brandon, a 27-year-old pest-control technician who helps to run his parents' farm in Dinwiddie, VA, entered his first serious relationship with Julia, a 26-year-old go-go club dancer from Krasnodar City, Russia.RELATED LINK: '90 DAY FIANCE' COUPLES NOW: WHO IS STILL TOGETHER? WHO HAS SPLIT? WHERE ARE THEY NOW? (PHOTOS)
Brandon fell in love at first sight with Julia, and so he flew to Russia after just a few weeks of getting to know her on the phone and through videochat.
The couple dated for five months long-distance and then Brandon invited Julia to join him in Iceland, where he proposed marriage to her and the pair got engaged.
Brandon and Julia ultimately had a "perfect" reunion at the airport, but Julia was upset to learn she'd have to sleep in a separate bedroom from Brandon at his parents' house while Brandon attempted to save some money.
Brandon's mother Betty was also pushing for Julia to take contraception when Julia didn't want to.
"I can't control my mother. I can't control how they will interact. They both have really strong personalities, and I just feel like they're going to clash," Brandon lamented in a confessional.
Once at the farm in Virginia, it didn't take Julia long to realize she hated the chores -- such as feeding the pigs -- and waking up early every morning.
"I don't want this. This is not the life [of] my dreams. Brandon say we need to stay here before we marry, but I say to him, 'No, Brandon, this is not going to work.' I need to leave," Julia vented in a confessional.
Julia admitted she was ready to go back to Russia after only one day of working at his parents' farm, and Brandon wished Julia would give the farm a chance.
Although Brandon felt torn between pleasing Julia and making his parents happy with his work on the farm, he and Julia still set a wedding date for May 9.
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RELATED LINK: '90 DAY FIANCE' COUPLES NOWBrandon made Julia his top priority and promised her that he'd be the man she wanted him to be.
In order to not lose their son entirely, Betty and Brandon's father Ron agreed to let the couple sleep in the same bed.
In April 2020, Julia still had one month to go on her K-1 visa but coronavirus was rapidly spreading and posed a problem for her pending nuptials, which she complained Brandon didn't seem excited about.
Brandon worried about rushing into a marriage, especially because Julia already threatened him with divorce during a fight, but he said he wasn't ready to give up on his relationship with Julia.
The couple therefore moved up their wedding day just to be safe, and Brandon and Julia exchanged vows in each other's languages.
Brandon read his vows in Russian and said, "How did I get so lucky to meet you? How did I get so lucky to call you my love? I feel like the happiest man in the world. From this moment on, you are my priority. I love you and I need you forever."
Julia cried tears of joy as Brandon read his vows, and she responded by promising to love him always as well as appreciate and respect him. Julia vowed to always make protein cookies and love him forever as his "Russian angel."
On 90 Day Fiance's Season 8 Tell-All special, Julia revealed there were "more rules" in Brandon's parents' home than ever before even though she and Brandon were officially married.
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Julia said that she loved Betty but they butted heads when living together and there was always conflict. Julia explained she therefore yelled at Brandon all the time out of frustration.
Brandon insisted he had looked at property to buy or rent before Julia moved to America but she didn't like her options.
Julia wanted to leave the farm and be "the boss" in her own life. She also mentioned how she wouldn't mind having a child if she were to get pregnant by accident, but Brandon insisted she wasn't even ready to take care of a dog.
On the sixth-season premiere of 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?, Brandon and Julia were shown traveling to Las Vegas for a vacation by themselves.
Julia admitted living with Brandon's parents was crazy and the situation "pushed [her] for an explosion" at times, but Julia said marrying Brandon was the best choice of her life.
Brandon told the cameras he and Julia still had a lot to learn about each other but he felt so lucky to be married to her.
Brandon revealed he was in debt but had received a new job offer. Brandon planned to move to a new company, working less hours but making more money -- which thrilled Julia.
Brandon's father Rob said Brandon had become "submissive" to Julia's every "whim," such as visiting Las Vegas. Ron joked that his son was "whipped" by Julia.
Julia suggested to Brandon they should move to Vegas, but Brandon laughed and said that's not real life and it wouldn't be realistic for them to live in a big expensive city like that.
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Brandon explained to the cameras he and Julia weren't financially stable enough to make this jump overnight and he'd also have to obtain a license to work in Las Vegas, which would be a process.
Julia complained about not being able to control anything in Brandon's mother's home.
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Brandon recalled saying they'd save money before moving and Las Vegas was never an option. Brandon asked Julia to be patient because everything would work out in the long run.
"He make me angry and sad! I moved here from Russia and Brandon won't move to a different city for me," Julia lamented, adding that she could move somewhere alone once she received her work permit.
Julia was concerned Brandon may want "the farm life" forever, and she also found herself getting jealous of other women paying attention to Brandon at the pool.
Julia said she trusted Brandon but didn't trust other women around him.
While on vacation, however, Brandon and Julia agreed on living in Richmond, VA, for at least a period of time. Julia was happy to compromise, and then she learned her first interview for her Green Card had been scheduled.
Brandon said he had done a lot of work to get Julia to live in America permanently, and the couple just hoped the process would go smoothly and quickly. Julia said she wanted to start working and making money by maybe doing a designer job.
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But Brandon worried her broken English might hold her back from many job positions.
Julia yelled at Brandon for not supporting her and for trying to break her dreams, but Brandon said he was just trying to be realistic and reasonable.
"I'm trying to suggest things that would help her and I think she takes that as I'm not being supportive, and that hurts," Brandon said in a confessional.
"Julia views my realistic view on things as pessimistic, but sometimes I think she's also just too much of a dreamer and she may want to bump down her expectations."
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So did Brandon and Julia's relationship last? Did the 90 Day Fiance couple break up or are they still together?
Brandon and Julia definitely appear to still be a very happy couple, and there is photo evidence the couple hasn't broken up since the Tell-All special on social media.In late April, Julia posted two photos of the couple and shared, "Today is our first anniversary! in Russia, each anniversary has a name. 1 year - chintz (calico) wedding."
On April 21, Brandon posted a photo of himself giving Julia a piggyback ride and captioned it, "Happy wife - Happy life."
And Julia shared similar photos on her own Instagram account on the same day. She wrote alongside them, "Everyone asks, did I have friends in America? here is my best friend. #90dayfiance #brandonandjulia #90dayfiancehappilyeverafter."
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And Brandon and Julia recently took a trip to Miami, FL, together! Julia revealed on Instagram this vacation served as their honeymoon. Coronavirus probably delayed the pair's honeymoon.
On March 8, Brandon uploaded an image of Julia and himself with their arms around each other and wrote alongside it, "Happy International Women's Day," along with multiple flower emojis.
Earlier in the month, Brandon posted a photo standing next to someone in a grey sweatshirt and captioned it, "Hey Julia... The bus is coming."
And Julia posted two photos of herself in a wedding gown around the same time to defend Brandon in light of the fact he had been unenthusiastic and seemingly bored while wedding dress shopping with his fiancee.
"Bad omens of a wedding. I do not believe in these signs. do you know how many of them? lots of. the whole world must be divorced, since all superstitions cannot be observed. Brandon didn't want to go to the store, but I insisted," Julia wrote.
Brandon also posted two selfies with Julia, one of which featured Julia kissing him on the cheek, in late February.
Brandon captioned one picture of Julia and himself posing in a hotel room, "I'm just waiting on Sunday. #90dayfiance #brandonandjulia #beautiful."
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"Love who loves you back. Happy Valentine's day guys. #90dayfiance #Brandonandjulia," Brandon captioned the video.
Around the same time, Julia posted a picture of Brandon hugging her on the beach.
"I want to congratulate everyone on the upcoming Valentine's day and wish to find a person next to whom you will not need anyone else. #90dayfiance #Brandonandjulia," Julia wrote alongside the image.
Pictures of the couple go back for months, and Julia also conducted a Q&A with her followers on Instagram Stories earlier this year and confirmed she enjoys living in the United States.
"Everything is pretty nice," Julia said of her current life. "It's pretty in my life. I've never had, like, an easy life," Julia said. "I all the time chose a hard life."
Julia said her English "is much better than before," probably because she's around English-speaking people all the time.
"I try to learn everything but it's so hard for me," Julia added.
Julia also revealed she currently has a great relationship with Brandon's parents, although there was sometimes tension between them on 90 Day Fiance's eighth season.
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A fan asked how Julia essentially puts up with her "parents-in-law," and Julia responded, "I love my parents a lot because my parents want what is best for me."
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In addition, Julia said she hopes she can "start working" soon and put her degree in design to good use in either apartments or homes.
As far as her favorite experience in the United States goes, Julia revealed, "I like people in America because everyone smiles and everyone tries to help. You never ask for help but people try. This is so cool."
When asked whether she likes Russia or America better, Julia said there are some things she likes better in Russia and other things she likes better in the United States.
She noted the countries are just "different." For example, Julia said she cannot drive yet in America while she has her license back in Russia.
Julia shared excitement, however, when someone mentioned all the states she can travel to in the United States. Julia said she'd love to visit New York especially.
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