'90 Day Fiance' Stephanie's Tell-All: Most Shocking Moments

90 Day Fiancé star Stephanie Davison didn’t hold back during her own season 8 tell-all, claiming her story line with ex Ryan Carr was “fake” and so much more.

Following the airing of TLC’s reunion special, which the TV personality, 52, skipped, she shared never-before-heard details about her own experience on the reality show via an Instagram video titled “Sofa Talk With Steph.”

Not only did Stephanie shut down speculation she was under the influence of drugs and alcohol while filming, but the Skin Envy medspa owner also revealed what really happened with her and Ryan as well as where she stands with his cousin, Harris Flowers, who became her man in the later season 8 episodes.

Stephanie previously told fans that she wouldn’t be attending the televised tell-all with her costars because she wanted to tell viewers the “REAL truth.”

The Michigan resident was not pleased with much of her portrayal on the TLC series, having opened up about the skewed perceptions of her during a candid interview with YouTuber The Celeb Talk Guy in February 2021. Stephanie said she didn’t shower Ryan, 27, with gifts in the beginning of their romance, nor was she opposed to dating men that are closer to her age. She and Ryan have a 25-year age gap.

“They chose to run with, ‘Oh, she’s a cougar. She owns it.’ They left out the rest of it,” Stephanie claimed. “I wanted to be clear. I’m not the first you’ve heard that from, that this is a highly edited show. This is a highly edited show.”

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Ryan and Stephanie first met during a vacation in his native country of Belize. After getting seriously involved with each other, the pair got cast for the show in May 2020 and started filming in June of last year.

In her new tell-all, Stephanie doubled down on claims the story line about her being a “cougar” was just for the show, and she claimed that Harris’ appearance was part of their plan to continue to film additional footage.

Scroll through the gallery to see the most shocking moments from her tell-all.

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Sobriety Speculation

After making her debut on the flagship series, Stephanie saw comments questioning if she was sober while filming. “I have never seen her on any kind of drug, I’ve never seen her drunk. That just is not her,” her friend and personal trainer, Frank, said in the tell-all video. “I think these inaccurate portrayals are just very unfair.” He also noted she had very long hours and was bitten by “hundreds” of sandflies during her travel scenes, which made her uncomfortable.

The Ryan Story Line

Although it looked like they were going strong on the show, Stephanie said she and Ryan actually split in mid-August 2020. “So much of it was contrived and one of the very first things I want to tell you is during production, Ryan and I did break up,” the reality star said, claiming she immediately called producers to notify them only to be persuaded to continue filming as if she and Ryan were still together.

Motive for Joining

Despite her reservations about reality TV, Stephanie said one of her biggest motivations to join the show was to promote her business. “I said, ‘If you show me at my office, show the name of my business, show what Pam and I do on a daily basis, I’ll do the show,” she told listeners in her Instagram video. “That was one contingency I did have for the show because that was the only reason I was doing this show was because the exposure for my business.”

Not Being in Love With Harris

Recent episodes made it appear as though Harris and Stephanie were potentially headed for the altar and getting serious romantically, but she said that’s not the case. “I thought well, if Harris will fill in, I’ll try and stick it out,” she explained. “So, as you saw on the show, I did call Harris and Harris came. He stayed with me, and they totally turned that around.”

She Was Told There Would Only Be Slight Changes

Stephanie said the show is pretty much a “fiction” at this point and pointed out other cast members have claimed the same in the past. She said producers told her it would only be “10 to 12” percent of “fluff” post-editing, but she claimed the drama was a lot more manufactured than that.