Get to Know Jonathan Pearce, the New ’90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way’ Star
90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way Season 8 star Jonathan Pearce is expecting a baby with his long-distance girlfriend, Alimna, a.k.a. Ally. Ahead of the new season, Swooon‘s taking a deep dive into his relationship, family back home, and more.
October 4 marks the Season 8 premiere of 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way, which will feature seven couples, including returning favorites Niles and Matilda as well as Kenny and Armando. Among the new couples is Jonathan and Ally, who TLC teases are “running out of time to build a life together and tell her family the truth” about her pregnancy.
Scroll to find out everything we know about 90 Day Fiancé newbie Jonathan Pearce so far.
Who is 90 Day Fiancé‘s Jonathan Pearce?
Jonathan is a 49-year-old divorced father who lives in Groton, Connecticut. During Season 8 of The Other Way, Jonathan is moving to Singapore to live with his pregnant girlfriend. According to TLC, heading to Singapore, “Jonathan has little money saved [and] no job lined up.”
What is Jonathan’s job?
Jonathan designs and manufactures sonar equipment, which led Ally to refer to him as a “nerdy scientist.” That said, he is giving up his job to live with Ally in Singapore.
Who is Jonathan’s girlfriend?
Jonathan is dating Ally, a 28-year-old from Woodlands, Singapore. In a pre-season introduction video, Ally revealed that she is excited to give birth so that she can officially be a MILF. TLC teases that while she is thrilled to finally live with Jonathan, “Ally’s devout Muslim parents don’t even know she’s pregnant.” At the start of the season, she’s already six months into her pregnancy.
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How did Jonathan and Ally meet?
According to Ally, she met Jonathan a couple of years back while she was in her single, party girl era. Looking back, she revealed, “One night I met this really hot guy from America, and he was the best sex I’ve ever had in my entire life.”
From Jonathan’s perspective, he revealed that Ally asked him out for their first date. He explained, “I obviously accepted.” As she put it, “I wanted a free meal. Girl’s gotta eat.”
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Who is Jonathan’s ex-wife?
According to TLC, at the start of the season, Jonathan still lives with his ex-wife and the mother of his older child, Felicia.
90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way, Season 8, Sundays, 8/7c, TLC
