Big Ed’s behavior towards Rose was criticized. He insulted her appearance and mocked her poor living conditions. However, even bad publicity is good publicity.
Big Ed became a successful meme in 2020. Even though Rose dumped him, Big Ed came back with a new spin-off called new boyfriend named Jayson Zuniga within a few months of Big Ed leaving her. However, Big Ed is still looking for love, and it’s not a good thing for his future in 90 Day Fiancé. Big Ed seems to be looking for different ways to stay relevant.
Big Ed's Split With Liz Took Place In August 2023
Big Ed Wanted To Get Rid Of Liz
Big Ed and Liz had split a long time before their breakup was finally confirmed on HEA season 8. Big Ed called off their wedding right before the ceremony. There were reports Big Ed and Liz got married in August 2023, but Big Ed had not even informed Liz when he canceled the ceremony. It happened after Big Ed and Liz had a massive argument in front of his family over his taco pasta recipe. Liz’s daughter had found the pasta to be too spicy and Big Ed had asked the child to stop being a baby and eat it.
Big Ed's Contract With 90 Day Fiancé Was Ending
Big Ed Was About To Leave The Franchise In December 2024
With Liz even wanting a reconciliation, Big Ed was not interested in taking her back for the 16th time. Big Ed complained about Liz’s anger issues. Perhaps he was bored with her and wished to have a new partner on his 90 Day Fiancé journey. However, almost two years have ed since Big Ed and Liz’s split, and he has still not been able to find a girlfriend. In November 2024, Big Ed hinted at an exit from the franchise in an interview with InTouch. He revealed his contract was expiring in December 2024, and he was “up for grabs.”
Big Ed's Engagement With Porscha Did Not Work Out
Porscha Was His Last Chance To Return To 90 Day Fiancé
When Big Ed’s latest fiancé, Porscha Raemond, spoke about their whirlwind engagement on social media, it was to claim that Big Ed had gotten engaged to her for publicity.
She did not believe that the engagement was real or was a commitment in any way.
Porscha said that in no way would she have genuinely committed to someone within less than 24 hours of meeting them. She confirmed they were not together by any means. This confirmed rumors that Big Ed’s entire story about proposing to Porscha with a paperclip ring was fabricated.
“I wanna be single.”

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However, when he did address the engagement on social media, he said he had done something impulsive and later realized that asking Porscha to marry him was too soon and not something that he had really wanted. Big Ed announced that he was single and going to be single for a while. He had talked to his family and realized he didn’t want to get married. Still, Porscha could have been Big Ed’s entry ticket into the franchise. With a new woman he was engaged to, Big Ed could have returned to The Single Life or Happily Ever After? again.
Big Ed's Social Media Engagement Is Poor
Big Ed Hardly Gets Any Likes Or Comments
Unfortunately for Ed, his boring dating life has ensured that he doesn’t come back to the show anytime soon. Even his Instagram page proves that Big Ed, who once loved partying with young women and showed off his adventures on his Stories and posts, is not interested in doing it anymore – probably because his content isn’t working. Big Ed has over 606k followers on Instagram, but that isn’t reflected in his engagement. Big Ed had only double-digit likes on his latest post and single-digit comments. Big Ed needs to up his Instagram ante to earn as an influencer.
Big Ed Isn't As Popular On Cameo Anymore
Big Ed Used To Be The Cameo King
There was a time when 90 Day Fiancé star Big Ed used to be the biggest name in the franchise. Some viewers started watching the show after coming across memes featuring Rose and Big Ed. Big Ed used to call himself the “Cameo King” because he was the highest-earning 90 Day Fiancé cast member on the app. In March 2021, it was revealed that Big Ed had earned over $100,000 in 2020. However, with him not being on the show anymore, Big Ed’s Cameo requests will start dwindling and fans might go with a reality TV star who’s more popular.
Big Ed Could Be Struggling In The Real Estate Business
Is Big Ed Making Money As A Realtor?
Big Ed decided to start a career in real estate when he moved to Arkansas in early 2023. Big Ed also decided to rope in Liz even though he was always the extroverted one in the relationship. Big Ed is employed with Exit Taylor Real Estate. In October 2024, he announced that he had completed $1 million deals in his first year as a real estate agent. However, Big Ed’s desperation to be back on TV and his launching his own wine suggest that he’s not as successful a real estate agent as he wants fans to believe.
Big Ed Has Launched A Wine In The U.S.
He's Resorting To Desperate Measures To Make Money
Big Ed has bought a vineyard in Argentina and will be producing his own wine. Big Ed has launched Big Ed Malbec after taking a big risk. It is a dream come true for Big Ed, who has always wanted a winery of his own. However, when Big Ed posted about the wine on his Instagram, he got only 623 likes and most of the comments were from fans making fun of him by posting GIFS of people spitting out their drinks. Instagram lon_jewis even commented, “This guy is a con artist” which shows how much fans trust him.
Big Ed Has Announced His New Show & It’s Not 90 Day Fiancé
Big Ed Is Pitching To Other Networks
In January 2025, Big Ed shared that he's currently working on a home renovation show called Big Ed’s Home and Heart. The show is already in development, with four episodes ready to go. Big Ed has pitched the concept to a few networks, hoping they'll pick it up. "I’m really excited about it and still want to be on camera, having fun," he said, laughing about not wanting a regular 9-to-5 job. Big Ed, mentioning other networks in his video, suggests that 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? was his last ever show with this network.
90 Day Fiancé: Before The 90 Days airs Sundays at 8 p.m. EST on TLC.
Source: Big Ed Brown/Instagram, Big Ed Brown/Instagram, InTouch, 90 Day Fiancé/YouTube, lon_jewis/Instagram
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