“They don’t pay enough.” Four words, posted in an Instagram comment by Andrei Castravet, ended years of speculation — and split the 90 Day Fiancé fandom in two. Libby and Andrei Castravet, franchise fixtures since Before the 90 Days, are walking away. They were nowhere on the 2026 TV schedule, and now they have said it out loud, according to reports.
Libby hinted first, on Instagram. Andrei was blunter. In a comment shared by fan account John Yates, he told his critics to “suck it” and delivered the line that now defines the exit: “I’m not doing trash TV anymore. They don’t pay enough.” He called it “the best decision ever” and teased a new project, unnamed.
“Trash TV” Splits the Fandom in Two
For one camp of fans, those two words are a mic drop. Andrei has never hidden his bluntness, and walking away from a show he now calls trash reads as the rare reality star actually valuing himself. In this telling, they are not quitting — they are cashing out first.
For the other camp, the same two words are a dare. “Watch what happens next” is a promise, not a plan — and until the new project has a name, a network and a start date, the doubters say this is a gamble. If the pay was the problem, the next job has to pay better, and reality TV does not hand out raises to people who just called it trash.
A Goodbye a Year in the Making
The exit lands a year after her father’s sudden death a year ago, when Chuck Potthast — himself a 90 Day star — died unexpectedly. The show, for this family, is no longer just a job. It is the room where the family broke apart on camera.
Libby has grown distant from her brother Charlie and her sisters, who never warmed to Andrei’s bluntness or to his place in the family. Walking away looks less like a career move and more like a family finally closing a door it has been trying to shut for years.
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Shekinah Walked First. Angela Is the Warning.
Libby and Andrei are not the first to slam the door this year. Just a few months ago, Shekinah Güven’s own farewell made headlines when she said she would never work with 90 Day again. One exit is a story; two starts to look like a pattern.
Because the cautionary tale has a name: Angela Deem. Plenty of stars have announced they were leaving for bigger things, then struggled to find another show — Angela is the report’s example. Her own on-again, off-again dance with TLC is the warning: the franchise has a way of pulling people back.
HGTV Dreams or a Last Resort Detour?
So what comes next? The author of the original report speculates — and this is speculation, not fact — that the couple could aim for a show that fits Andrei’s real estate career, pointing to HGTV as a possible home. Nothing has been announced.
Then there is the theory fans keep whispering: The Last Resort. Some fans suspect the couple could turn up in a future season after all. The report’s author is sceptical — but adds that Libby’s family has a talent for keeping its real plans quiet until the very last minute.
So: the end of an era, or the pause before the next spin-off? If the next season of The Last Resort comes calling, do you think Libby and Andrei answer — or is this goodbye really for good?
