90 Day Fiancé fans are currently experiencing the Mandela effect over a past spat between Trish Youngquist and Natalie Mordovtseva. Ukrainian native Natalie first appeared back on 90 Day Fiancé season 7 with her partner Mike Youngquist. Mike’s mother Trish constantly caused trouble for the couple, even as they continued to appear in 90 Day: The Single Life and 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? The situation between Mike and Natalie has become complicated, but neither has yet to file for divorce.
Presently, 90 Day Fiancé’s Natalie Mordovtseva is back in the fans’ sights, thanks to a case of the Mandela effect. The Mandela effect is a phenomenon where an individual or group believes their false memory is reality. Common instances of the phenomenon occur in misremembering spellings of brand names or features of fictional characters.
Trish & Natalie Rile Up 90 Day Fiancé Fans Once More
The examples of misremembering on 90 Day Fiancé that has fans stirring is whether Trish called Natalie a h**ker. Reddit user u/zooooteddej23 posted a thread explaining that they “swear [they] remember watching and hearing her say it” but on rewatch, the scene was no longer there. The dispute that followed in the comments spurred another thread from user u/albyagolfer, challenging, “At least half the people on this sub are suffering from the Mandela Effect about saying they saw Trish call Natalie a hooker." They believe that it never happened on camera because there wasn't proof. Commenters pointed out that Trish was prone to gaslighting, which may have skewed the events in their minds.
Why 90 Day Fiancé Fans Are Adamant About Trish’s Bullying
There was indeed a great deal of confusion around Trish and Natalie's argument back when it happened. It’s correct that, if this ever happened, then it was off-screen. Perhaps the memory of Trish being rude to Natalie on-screen comes from the fact that Natalie endured a lot of bullying from Trish. It would be easy to falsify a memory of her calling Natalie a h**ker, since it fits right in line with how she presented herself on the show. Moreover, there was a bit of drama around the incident once it happened, putting Trish on the defensive, and giving her the opportunity to skew the events.
Even when it first came to light, there were signs that Trish’s name-calling was scripted. It would make sense, since TLC certainly got its money’s worth from the experience. The fact that fans still discuss the moment shows the effect it had on viewers. This is exactly why the 90 Day Fiancé franchise focuses on controversial family members like Trish, because they provide free exposure for the show. If anything, the whole experience is a lesson in how reality TV stars present themselves. If a cast member as unlikable as Trish comes out as the more believable one in a tiff, that ought to be a cause for introspection.
Source: u/zooooteddej23/Reddit, u/albyagolfer/Reddit