Summary
Big Ed Brownbecame big on social media thanks to his controversial relationship with Rose Vega but the90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?star is failing as an influencer.Big Ed is a 59-year-old manfrom San Diego who first starred in Before the 90 Days season 4 with Rose. While most of the world got to know him through memes which were funny but also problematic. Peoplelaughed at Big Ed using mayonnaise on his hair,but theyslammed Big Ed for asking Rose to shaveher legs to get a kiss from him in return.
Interestingly, Big Ed became such a big name online that he kept getting more and more followers on platforms like Instagram. It gave Big Ed to launch a career as an influencer. He started selling merchandise like t-shirts and stickers and reportedlyearned over $100,000 on Cameo in 2021. However, over the years,Big Ed’s internet fame has been on the decline.More and more fans see him as a villain and his relationship withLiz Woodshas contributed to his infamy. Big Ed went from a funny personality to a toxic one within an instant.
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Big Ed Is A Hated Cast Member Since He Dated Rose
Big Ed Is His Own Worst Enemy
Big Ed lied to Rose about his height. He wanted fans to think that Rose was using him to come to the U.S. He had cheated on his wife, who then left him within a couple of years of being married. He made Rose feel like she was beneath him and was getting a vasectomy knowing she wanted more kids. He judged Rose’s house when her family was giving him a warm welcome. He asked Rose to take an STD test and said her breath was stinky. He ruined his reputation, but his followers did increase because he was on TV.
Big Ed Once Set Himself On Fire For Fame
Big Ed Was Labeled A Clout Chaser From The Start
Big Ed did a controversial Instagram Live in June 2020. He had with him a special notebook that mysteriously caught fire, but he didn’t even notice it until it was completely ablaze in his hands. His dog Teddy was sitting next to him when the incident took place. Fans deduced Big Ed couldn’t have noticed the fire and that he had gone a step too far with his attention-grabbing Instagram posts. He had not only put his dog in danger but had also acted like a clown for the sake of five more minutes of fame.
Big Ed’s Posts With Liz Were More Popular
Big Ed Used Liz To Gain Followers
Big Ed doesn’t post about Liz anymore, but when he did, the engagement on his Instagram updates used to skyrocket.Big Ed’s last video with Liz on Instagram is from October 2023. He may have shared an older video to show they were still together. It was a joke about him showing “something” he spent way too much money on. Liz has since denied that Big Ed showered any money on her. However, the Reel fetched Big Ed more than 10,733 likes. Meanwhile,Big Ed’s latest IG Reel showing him using a treadmill hardly has 86 likes in total.
Big Ed Resorts To Posting Photos With Younger Women For Attention
Big Ed Will Go To Any Lengths To Get People Talking About Him
Considering he can no longer post about Liz, Big Ed has been looking at other ways to stay relevant on social media. In June 2024, he tried to spark dating rumors witha mysterious blonde woman known as @bsbae on Instagram. He seemed to have met the woman in New York where he went to have dinner and drinks with her and later filmed videos of them enjoying a pedicab ride together. The woman joined Big Ed in teasing fans about their relationship status and suggested they were going to star together in a new90 Day Fiancéspin-off.
Big Ed continued to post multiple back-to-back videos with the woman.Big Edused romantic songs in the background, such as “Someone You Loved” by Lewis Capaldi, and captioned one of the videos “really like this one” before adding that the woman was going to follow him back to Arkansas. He tried to be cunning by turning off the comments on the videosto create an air of mystery around his supposedly new relationship. However, a month later, the woman did not feature in even one single video with the90 Day Fiancéstar.
Big Ed’s Comments Section Is Full Of Criticism
Big Ed Is Never Going To Redeem Himself
Another reason for Big Ed to keep his comments section turned off is to avoid negative messages from fans. Whenever Big Ed posts anything on IG, fans make sure they reach out to call him out about his behavior on the show. In May 2024,Big Edposted a screenshot of his interview withPage Sixtalking about his 19-pound weight loss. One of his followers,daryvisioncommented, “Did you stop abusing women? I bet that would take a LOT of weight off your shoulders.” Meanwhile, another90 Day Fiancéviewer,amparoaquinorogerswrote, “Who cares about this guy.”
Will Big Ed’s Split With Liz Affect His Social Media Growth?
Big Ed’s Downfall Started When He Dumped Liz
Big Ed not posting about Liz is already visibly affecting the engagement rate of his posts. Now that his split with Liz has been confirmed, fans aren’t really interested in his daily updates anymore. Big Ed mostly posts about himself at the gym, promotes his Cameo or shares brand collaborations. His content is dull and irrelevant. Big Ed has also been trying to promote his real estate business, but comments suggestfans do not trust Big Ed enough to make a house purchase from him. Big Ed needs to up his social media game ASAP.
Big Ed Is Badmouthing Liz To Get A Reaction
There Aren’t A Lot Of Fans Who Still Support Big Ed
Big Ed’s trying his best to rile up Liz because of how cool and composed she’s been on social media as she dealt with the heartbreak after he dumped her. Liz took her time to find love again andhasn’t thrown any shade at Big Ed or attacked him on Instagram.However, Big Ed recently did an interview where he claimed he was showering money on Liz. He said that giving money to her made Liz feel loved and secure. Liz took to the comments section of bloggerShabooty’s Instagram post about Big Ed’s interview to call out his lies.
“If Cameo were to die tomorrow, he would be broke,” Liz declared and asked Big Ed to get “serious help.”
Big Ed uses Instagram to push his Cameo sales. Most of his Cameo requests could come through Instagram. With his Instagram content falling flat, his Cameo income will also be affected, and he’s aware of it. He will keep trying his best to create controversy so that he gets more followers and becomes as popular on social media as he was four years ago during hisBefore the 90 Daysdebut. It remains to be seenif Big Ed will try to do something positive to redeem himselfafter how he acted on90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?
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