90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days' fifth season featured Memphis Smith and Hamza Moknii getting married, so did the couple's marriage survive or have Memphis and Hamza broken up? What do 90 Day Fiance spoilers reveal about Hamza and Memphis' current relationship now?
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[90 Day Fiance Spoiler Warning: This report contains spoilers on Memphis and Hamza's relationship and if the 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days couple is still together now.]
Memphis is a 34-year-old from Muskegon, MI, and Hamza is a 28-year-old from Kairouan, Tunisia.
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After being single for four years and dating around quite a bit, Memphis -- who called herself spontaneous and fun -- met a "special" guy named Hamza eight months prior to filming 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days.
Memphis is a single mom to a 13-year-old daughter named Kennedi, whom she welcomed from a relationship that took place 14 years ago, as well as a six-year-old son, whom she shares custody of with her ex-husband.
Memphis said she works hard to support her children and put herself through school for over eight years to obtain her Master's degree and become a nurse practitioner.
Memphis was so proud of her life but wanted to share it with a man, and dating American men online apparently wasn't working out for her.
Memphis said Hamza gave her "butterflies" that she never felt before and she found him to be "very considerate," loving and caring.
The only problem was the couple's language barrier since Hamza only speaks a little English and she doesn't speak any Arabic. She joked about how the only words they both knew was "sexy time."
Memphis planned to fly to Tunisia and take "sexy time" to a whole new level. She said she was truly in love with Hamza and wanted to skip getting engaged and go straight to getting married.
Memphis intended to spend one week with Hamza in person, get married during Week 2, and then spend the third week honeymooning and enjoying being newlyweds.
Memphis also claimed she had told Hamza he must get a job in the United States in heating and cooling, so she didn't plan on supporting him financially for very long.
Memphis, who had been in 12 different foster homes until the age of 19 because her mother had struggled with a crack addiction and her father was in prison, felt her childhood played a part in her desire to feel secure with a man.
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Memphis craved emotional and physical intimacy, but Hamza still lived at home with his mother, his "everything." And his mother Hayet didn't approve of Hamza and Memphis having pre-marital sex.
Things were going well for the couple, however, until Memphis discovered Hamza had lied about his age and he's only 26 years old. He had told Memphis he was 28 at the time so she'd think he's more mature. Memphis lamented about feeling fooled and "betrayed."
The lie made Memphis question whether she even wanted to go through with marriage, and she wondered what else her fiance could be lying about.
But after Hamza promised Memphis he hadn't lied about anything else, the couple headed to an embassy two hours away to get the ball rolling on their marriage.
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Memphis didn't think Hamza was prepared for their meeting and she accused him of not "being a man," and Hamza complained, "Memphis nags me a lot. I do not like her attitude at all."
Hamza began having second thoughts about marriage, but Memphis gave him the ultimatum that they needed to wed or else she'd be done with him.
The couple then made love in a hotel room, and Memphis revealed "it was very fast and furious."
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On the right track, Memphis then broached the topic of getting a prenuptial agreement so that if she and Hamza ever got a divorce, he wouldn't be able to take any of her money.
Memphis felt the need to protect herself going into this marriage, and she told Hamza, "If you do not sign the contract, I do not want to marry you."
Hamza said he's never heard of a prenup before and they don't exist in Tunisia. He apparently felt "insulted" since a marriage should be built on trust and respect, but he agreed to sign anyway.
Once Memphis received the paperwork -- an affidavit of eligibility to marry -- Memphis told Hamza that she wanted their finances to be 50/50 in America and to work as a team.
But Hamza said he felt humiliated and Memphis was making him feel "weak."
Hamza began wondering if he could spend the rest of his life with a woman who was able to hurt him so badly. He didn't like how Memphis allegedly made a big deal out of "petty problems" and exaggerated their issues.
Hamza's mother Hayet asked him while he was picking out his tuxedo for the wedding, "Are you sure about [the wedding]? Why are you in a hurry?"
Hamza seemed unsure, and Memphis still had yet to tell him about how she had slept at her ex-husband's house for four nights in the summer when she and Hamza first got involved.
Memphis claimed she and her ex hadn't engaged in any sexual relations since their divorce, but she feared Hamza would get very jealous over the situation.
When Hamza learned the truth, he admitted they may be rushing into marriage, which Memphis disagreed with. Memphis appeared furious, in fact.
Memphis complained, "Why would you ask me to get married to you and then have me do all this stuff and all of this preparing for nothing? That is ridiculous. Why would you ask me to come to Tunisia and marry you if you did not want to get married? I do not understand!"
Hamza admitted he was afraid of Memphis changing her mind about him and then divorcing him, but Memphis asked Hamza to not focus on her past -- which was an even more challenging feat once he discovered Memphis had slept at her ex-husband's place while they were together.
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Memphis explained how she desperately needed some moral support at the time she had slept at her ex-husband's place and it was a very dark time in her life. At the time, she didn't pass her state boards for the first time and she was very depressed.
Hamza told Memphis that he understood her reasoning and still loved her and wanted to marry her, but he hoped she would rely on him for support going forward.
The couple later hashed out their issues and insecurities with the help of a human language translator, and then Hamza officially proposed marriage to Memphis in Zriba Olia, a historical place and beautiful city surrounded by mountains.
"Baby, you are my happiness. Do you want to marry me?" Hamza asked.
Memphis giggled and answered, "Do I?... Do you trust me? Do you trust me with everything?"
"Yes," Hamza replied. "Yes."
"Okay," Memphis said. "I will marry you."
Although the couple had gotten engaged online, he wanted to propose to her in person and show that he was serious about their relationship and his doubts had been resolved.
Hamza gushed about Memphis' "great soul" and "strong personality," and he added, "That's why I love her."
Memphis also looked forward to becoming a member of a close-knit family, especially since Hamza's mother Hayet and sister Rawia accepted her and embraced her. Memphis even went shopping for a traditional wedding dress with the women.
But Memphis' world came crashing down when she FaceTimed with a Michigan lawyer and learned how Memphis hadn't given herself enough time to secure a prenuptial agreement. The lawyer warned Memphis she couldn't protect herself so quickly before the wedding, especially because Hamza would also have to consult with an attorney.
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"I feel so conflicted. I do want to marry Hamza and have a family with him, and I trust him, but my children come first. It is really important to me to give my children the life that I didn't have, so putting my savings at risk scares me," Memphis explained.
"And I hope that Hamza understands where I'm coming from."
Memphis went on to celebrate her bachelorette party with Hamza's family members, and she determined that while an iron-clad prenup wasn't a possibility, she'd just ask Hamza to sign a postnuptial agreement, which apparently came with a little bit more risk for Memphis.
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"I despise the notion of divorce. I was a victim of my parents' divorce," Hamza said in a confessional. "I don't want to go through that awful experience."
Memphis insisted that she trusted Hamza but had to protect her kids, adding, "If he won't sign the paper, then I don't want to get married."
Hamza called the whole situation "bad," and Rawia told Hamza not to let her force any paperwork on him in order to marry.
Although Rawia felt Memphis loved a piece of paper more than her brother, Hamza reluctantly agreed to sign the paper and said he never wanted to hear about it again.
Memphis concluded that she trusted Hamza, but she's not sure she could ever trust a person enough.
"In my heart, I do feel like I'm making the right decision. Hamza gives me a sense of family that I don't think I've ever really felt, and I deserve it," Memphis said. "But ultimately, I don't know what to expect in the future. I just hope and pray I'm not making the wrong decision."
Walking into the wedding venue, Memphis felt nothing but excitement. She said she felt like a foster kid again getting picked up by her new family, and she cried tears of joy.
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"We are married!" Memphis shouted after the ceremony, which was extremely quick.
Hamza called Memphis the light of his life and looked forward to their future together, despite all of their problems. Hamza said he'd be responsible for taking care of his wife going forward, and his mother was thrilled to see her son so happy.
Memphis said it was going to be heartbreaking to leave Hamza behind and go back to America, so she prayed the spousal-visa process wouldn't take long and she could move him to the United States as fast as possible.
Until then, Memphis and Hamza were excited to enjoy their honeymoon, drink and have sex without his mother around.
A few days after the wedding, Memphis said it felt "beyond amazing" to wake up next to Hamza as her husband in the morning and travel the coast of Tunisia with him for their honeymoon.
But she had something to tell her husband, and Memphis worried about how he was going to react.
Suddenly, Memphis revealed to Hamza that she was pregnant. Memphis had been waking up feeling nauseous and not quite like herself, and so she snuck out to the pharmacy to buy and take a pregnancy test.
Memphis said she wasn't trying to get pregnant on this trip, but at the same time, she and Hamza weren't taking a lot of precautions and so they knew this was something that could happen.
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"The idea of having more kids is really stressful," Memphis admitted. "I have children already and I'm pretty settled, but because I love Hamza so much and I know that he wants to be a father, that makes me want to give him one."
Hamza seemed very excited, but he was upset he wouldn't be able to help Memphis through her pregnancy in the U.S.
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The couple then revealed their pregnancy news to Hamza's mother and sister, and they said, "Congratulations. You're bringing a little Hamza!"
So are Memphis and Hamza still together now? Are they still married or has the 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days couple split up?
According to online records obtained by In Touch Weekly, Memphis registered to vote in Ottawa County, Michigan, in October 2021 under the name Memphis Chardell-Arden Mokni, showing that she has taken Hamza's last name since their wedding day.
Memphis and Hamza have allegedly been spotted filming in America with their new baby, sparking speculation they will appear on a future 90 Day Fiance spinoff.
Before the episode aired that featured Memphis revealing her pregnancy, podcaster Sarah Fraser took to TikTok and guessed that Memphis and Hamza have had a baby together. (She was addressing rumors that began circulating in January).
A fan then reportedly wrote in the TikTok comments about Memphis and Hamza, "Yes! She lives in my town. Seen with him and the baby! They are shooting in Muskegon right now with 90 Day camera crew."
If Hamza made it to the U.S. on a spousal visa, it would appear he and Memphis are still together and they are raising their baby together in Michigan.
It's possible Memphis and Hamza could be filming for a future season of 90 Day Fiance or one of its many spinoffs including 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After or 90 Day Diaries.
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Rumors that Memphis had already welcomed her baby with Hamza began circulating in early January, just one month after the pair made their TLC debut.
90 Day Fiance Instagrammer John Yates posted screenshots of a man named Travis' alleged tweets from January 8 through January 9.
Travis claimed to be Memphis' ex-boyfriend and said the true love of Memphis' life is her ex-husband and not Hamza.
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Travis was referring to Hamza and pointed out to Twitter users that Season 5 of 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days, although it's just airing now, filmed about a year ago.
Travis therefore suggested Memphis had plenty of time to get pregnant and deliver a child before the premiere of 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days' fifth season.
In a heated exchange between John and Memphis after Travis made his allegations, John apparently told Memphis, "I was just reporting on things that [were] said. Everyone else is saying you already had a kid and are married."
Memphis seemed to confirm her relationship status at the time by responding to John, "I don't care about the married and kid thing!"
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Memphis said she was upset by other "rude" things Travis had said about her on the Internet that she found "saddening."
Travis, for instance, said he'd never want a child with Memphis and her behavior on 90 Day Fiance indicates why he had decided to end their relationship.
John concluded -- referencing her alleged marriage and the baby again -- "All I did was repost [your] own mother calling Hamza her son in law... It's clear that [Travis is] legit as you just confirmed his existence, but at no point did I ever say you were married and had a baby."
"Everyone else has -- I haven't," he noted. "People are looking up your baby registries right now."
Hamza also allowed fans to believe he and Memphis are still together when he posted two smiling selfies of the couple in late March and captioned it with three hearts.
And in late February, Hamza posted a cute photo with Memphis and captioned it with five red heart emojis.
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On March 13, she posted an image that read, "Never love a man so much that you ignore the truth about him."
One followers told Memphis to "hang in there," to which she replied, "Thank God that I have the support! I don't know where I would be right now!"
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She also told another fan, "It will be a great day soon enough!"
And the pair had also unfollowed each other on Instagram.
Back in February, Memphis uploaded a cryptic quote about grieving.
"Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength," Memphis wrote. "So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."
Memphis also advised her fans on February 1 to not let anyone "destroy and break [their] spirit."
Memphis previously shared in her Instagram Story about how she prays to God her son and daughter will learn from her mistakes, and she suggested karma will get back to a person who puts another through "sh-t."
In late January, Memphis said the "stress" in her life had her hair falling out.
But around that same time, John Yates posted a screenshot of a photo from Hamza's Instagram account.
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Their exchange would seem to suggest Memphis and Hamza were still together and Memphis had developed a close relationship with his mother-in-law.
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