90 Day Fiance star Shekinah Garner was a mother of one daughter when she first met her Turkish Boyfriend, Sarper Guwen. She left her Aesthetician business and her daughter, Sofie, in America to move in with her new partner. The TLC star frequently travels to Los Angeles to meet Sofie and manage her business. Shekinah and Sarper’s relationship has many red flags. The pair went through several highs and lows during their journey.
Guwen prefers to stay in Turkey and works as a personal trainer. Shekinah mostly travels to Istanbul to meet her partner and not the other way around. However, he makes sure to sponsor Shekinah’s flight tickets and cover all her expenses. TLC fans usually tag her as a “gold-digger” for dating men for their money. Recently, Shekinah revealed if she dated her previous boyfriend for his money.
90 Day Fiance: Shekinah Share The Truth Behind Dating Her Baby Daddy!
Shekinah Garner grabbed a lot of attention during her 90 Day Fiance debut. She turned many heads for her sizzling chemistry with Sarper Guwen. She never had any issues with her beau for controlling her weight or appearance. Several fans labeled the Aesthetician as a “gold digger” for letting her partner foot the bills for her expenses.
Shekinah dated a man who was 27 years older than her before dating Sarper. Several rumors swirled online that the American native dated her baby daddy for his money. Recently, Shekinah cleared the air about her controversial dating past. She found everything too upsetting just because she dated an older man. The TLC star continued, “But when I met her dad, he wasn’t an old man.”
As per Parade, Shekinah claimed that Sofie’s dad was a fit and attractive man when she dated him. Moreover, she noted that her ex-boyfriend wasn’t very financially secure and faced many problems while running his restaurant. The reality TV celeb was aware of his financial issues when she was working as a waitress in his restaurant.
Shekinah went ahead to share how much she struggled during her previous relationship and left him after Sofie’s birth. She expressed, “We were living in a really cheap hotel and it was just a nonstop struggle.” The American native admitted that living on food stamps and relying on him completely was the hardest part of her life. Further, Garner noted that her former partner got more financial freedom in recent years.
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90 Day Fiance: Shekinah Tells Sarper Again To Be “Respectful”
90 Day Fiance star Shekinah and Sarper have been dealing with their trust issues and insecurities in the latest season of The Other Way. The former has huge issues with her partner’s dating history. She was heartbroken to see him not respecting her feelings on her latest trip to Turkey.
Recently, she went to enjoy a meal with Sarper and her friend in a new teaser. In the clip, a belly dancer approached Sarper to show off her moves. Shekinah told the dancer not to touch her man. However, she left her cool when her beau put money in the dancer’s bra. Guwen knew that he had made the American star upset with his gesture.
Moreover, he tried to explain that it was a tradition in his country to show respect if someone was dancing for him. Shekinah turned the table quickly and reminded him that she also wanted him to be respectful.
