A 31-year-old widow whose husband died of stage 4 cancer has finally found happiness again – in the arms of a 26-year-old Romanian stripper she met online.
The tragic story of Amanda Wilhelm, a mother of two—and her quest to find love again—is covered in the Season 6 debut of 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days.
The season premiere details her dating 26-year-old Razvan Ciocoi, who also identifies as a model, singer, personal trainer, and entertainer.
The storyline follows her journey from a devastated widow – after the sudden loss of her husband to a rare, aggressive cancer in March 2022 – to a hopeful, newlywed couple on the eve of meeting her online beau in real life.
Amanda Wilhelm, 31, and Razvan Ciocoi, 26, are among the couples featured in the final season of 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days
Razvan, an avid TikToker, identifies as a model, singer and entertainer – stripping falls under the latter
Amanda explains that her boyfriend from Bucharest’s flirtatious behavior on social media has been a point of ongoing tension between the pair
“He’s super sweet, and he’s just one of those people who will do anything for someone he loves,” gushed Amanda, a Louisiana native from Razvan, who lives in Bucharest.
“He makes me laugh all the time,” she added.
As for their meet-cute, the pair connected virtually after Amanda’s boyfriend took on a mystery man in a livestream challenge — beating him on every round.
Amand noticed that ‘the guy who lost was acting so stupid’.
She found his shenanigans charming enough to send him a rose via TikTok, which cost less than $1.
It wasn’t long before Razvan replied, thanking her for the digital gift.
The sweet exchange set off an increasingly intense – albeit entirely online – back and forth between the two.
“I told Razvan very early on that I was a widow. And he’s really been someone I can lean on, and he’s talked me through some of my worst days,” Amanda said of the emotionally supportive bond the pair have developed.
Amanda lost her late husband, Jason Wilhelm, to a rare, aggressive cancer
Amanda shares Aleena, 7, and Jason Jr., 4, with her late husband
The two were married for eight years before Jason passed away
As Amanda prepares to fly to Bucharest to meet Razvan, she says their relationship has been going on for four months.
In that short time, however, the duo has already known some difficult moments, breaking up ‘a few times’.
At one point, Amanda tried to end things after catching him on a live stream asking a woman to shower with her clothes on – without a bra.
And yet. she continued, “Every time we just get back together.”
She later confesses to her sister, Amber, that she expects Razvan to propose in a personal meeting for the first time in Bucharest, before returning to the United States.
Amber, in turn, called the idea “crazy” and expressed concern that her sister’s judgment was still clouded by grief.
Amanda, for her part, did admit that she felt “a little guilty about getting to Razvan so quickly” after losing her husband, Jason, in March 2022.
She had initially made contact with the TikToker some four months after Jason’s death.
Amanda fought back tears as she described her late husband’s final days
Prior to his passing, according to Amanda, Jason went to the doctor to complain about lung problems. But nothing showed up in subsequent tests.
It was eight months before he was finally diagnosed – stage 4 terminal ampullary cancer.
The doctor gave him a “best case scenario” of three months to live.
Amanda fought back tears and said Jason died in the hospital 10 days later.
She shares Aleena, 7, and Jason Jr., 4, with her late husband.
“When Jason was sick, he told me he wanted me to find love again and move on,” Amanda stressed. “He was like, ‘It’s not fair for you to live your life alone.'”