90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days star Lisa Hamme has remarried an old flame prior to finalizing her divorce from Usman "SojaBoy" Umar.
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While Lisa is still technically married to Usman because they had tied the knot in Nigeria, their marriage allegedly isn't legal in the United States, so Lisa decided to take advantage of that.
Lisa revealed on Instagram, "I married my best friend," in an April 27 posting.
Lisa wed an American man named Tracey whom she met all the way back in the fifth grade.
"We were a little bit nervous, [but my 16-year-old daughter] was cracking jokes and laughing, and we're having a good time," Lisa recalled of her wedding day in a video interview with In Touch.
"We're sitting in the magistrate's office just cracking up waiting for the judge to call us."
Lisa shared there was no reception due to the coronavirus pandemic but they intend on planning a big celebration for a later date.
"After we got married, we went home, changed clothes, grabbed our bags and we were out of here," Lisa revealed.
Lisa and Tracey then took off to the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania for their honeymoon, and Lisa called the location -- where she disconnected from social media -- "absolutely stunning."
"I was never so glad that my mistakes turned me to a life with Tracey," Lisa concluded.
Lisa said she lost contact with Tracey after elementary school but reconnected through his mother at church in 2014.
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Once Tracey found out Lisa was romantically involved with Usman, Tracey admitted, "I was furious. I did a lot of really bad things, and I thought I pretty much pushed [Lisa]" to travel to Nigeria and marry another man.
"It was very traumatic. There was a lot of friction between Tracey and I through the years, and what he said is half true," Lisa confirmed.
"He had pushed me to the point where [I wanted to leave]. He voiced his opinion to me prior to leaving for Nigeria."
The pair, however, apparently picked up where they had left off once Lisa returned home from Nigeria and was having problems with Usman. She and Tracey began dating again in September 2020.
"Tracey has proposed twice to me and with COVID, things got pushed back," Lisa explained.
"The contract kept pushing things back and I talked with my manager and Tracey, and we decided that on April 27 we were going to the altar straight to get married because we could not wait anymore."
Lisa insisted in June 2020 she was "done physically, mentally and emotionally" with Usman.
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"I'm going to apologize to everyone here. I did not know my husband, Sojaboy, was that desperate to become a singer that he would use me, his family and friends, and TLC and the show," Lisa said.
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She elaborated, "He used me! He married me just to be on a TV show so people would recognize his name and he could sell his music."
Usman later confirmed in December 2020 that he and Lisa were "no longer together."
"Now, I'm free and if you look at me very well you will see that I'm happy and getting better without drama," Usman gushed to In Touch.
Usman had contacted Lisa on Facebook two years before filming 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days' fourth season, and they videochatted immediately so Usman could prove he wasn't a catfish.
Based on posts Lisa has made on Facebook, she and Usman reportedly began dating in June 2018.
Lisa didn't understand why a supposed Nigerian celebrity would be interested in her, but a love song he had allegedly written for Lisa confirmed his feelings for her, at least in Lisa's mind. Lisa then flew to Nigeria -- her first trip out of the United States -- to meet him face to face.
As shown on 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days, Usman struggled with Lisa's trust issues and jealousy of his female fans and social-media followers as well as her controlling ways and tendency to boss him around.
Usman, as a Muslim man, wanted to be respected and honored in the relationship, and he essentially demanded Lisa to be more passive and let him be in charge of her and their relationship.
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"If there are two kings in a kingdom, there will definitely be war," Usman said in a confessional.
Despite subsequent arguments, Usman proposed marriage to Lisa in their hotel room while they were waiting for Usman's relatives to arrive for the wedding.
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"If we can blend our cultures together, then yes," Lisa replied, before gushing to the cameras, "It was everything I ever wanted... It touched me. It's something I'll remember until the day I die. He's my everything and I am ready to marry this man tomorrow."
The pair went through with a wedding at a marriage registry in Nigeria, and Lisa was convinced Usman was her "destiny" and they were going to spend the rest of their lives together.
"When I get back to the States, I will apply for a spousal visa. I'm hoping that he will be in the United States within six months, but not being together, it will be very difficult," she said on the show.
During the season's two-part Tell-All event that aired in June 2020, Lisa and Usman were still together but struggling to deal with several ongoing issues -- including Usman's concern that Lisa frequently didn't treat him respectfully, Usman's desire for a biological child, and Lisa's belief that Usman wasn't respecting his wife in his social-media interactions with other women.
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