90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days star Rosemarie AKA Rose Vega has changed her life entirely since she was seen in season 4 with Big Ed Brown. Rose was a 23-year-old from the Philippines who San Diego man Big Ed had met on social media. Rose was much younger than the 54-year-old Big Ed’s 29-year-old daughter. His creepiness started to show when Big Ed applied mayonnaise to his hair to look younger for Rose and bought lingerie for her to wear. Meanwhile, Big Ed had lied to Rose about his height and the fact that he didn’t want kids.
Big Ed was accused of mistreating Rose when he asked her to shave her legs in exchange for a kiss. He presented her with a toothbrush and toothpaste as a gift because he thought her breath was awful when, in reality, Rose was suffering from an ulcer. Big Ed also asked Rose to take an STD test. He humiliated her in multiple ways. Big Ed has since been deemed a villain and there’s been no redemption for him even after he dated Liz Woods. Meanwhile, Rose is a 90 Day Fiancé icon and is celebrated for dumping Big Ed.
Rose Dumped Big Ed & Built A New Career
Rose told Big Ed she was disappointed in him because he always embarrassed her. She kept giving him chances but realized he did not deserve them. Rose had enough when she heard Big Ed sarcastically telling her, “OK, so I’m the bad guy.” She packed her bags and left the resort they were staying at as she admitted that she regretted leaving her little son behind to spend time with Big Ed. Big Ed was in for a surprise when he returned to their hotel room, and she was gone.
The split with Big Ed was an exhilarating experience for Rose.
It changed her life in more ways than one.
Rose did start spending more time with her son, Prince. She even took her first foreign trip with him as they flew off to Thailand in December 2021. Rose had already started building her influencer career by then. Appearing in the franchise and the subsequent exposure she got from the viral memes helped her gain thousands of followers. Rose opened an online store where she sells unique merchandise such as t-shirts, hoodies, tote bags, and mugs. In October 2021, Rose opened a grocery store named after her son called “Prince’s Store” in her hometown.
Rose has also been taking risks when it comes to investing her income. In July 2024, Rose revealed she was launching “Rose Vape Shop” and began promoting her vape business on social media. Rose’s followers thought she was tarnishing her good reputation by selling products that have adverse health effects. Rose was not doing anything illegal. She was, after all, just trying to make a living for herself and her son. Rose didn’t let the criticism affect her. She continues to promote her thriving vape shop on Instagram.
Rose Vega Started Modeling
Rose revealed her supermodel makeover on Instagram in February 2021. She’s since pursued a professional modeling career in the Philippines. When Rose first shared pictures of her new look, she looked so unrecognizable that fans were awestruck. Rose had brand-new hair with waves and highlights. She never used to wear makeup on 90 Day Fiancé, but now, the mom of one looked glamorous with her bronzed look and contact lenses. Rose was unstoppable and has since posted several pictures from her photoshoots on social media and continues to amaze 90 Day Fiancé fans.
Rose Bought A House
Rose’s success can’t be measured just through her brand-new career and business. The 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days star also became a homeowner after leaving the show. Big Ed was troubled after seeing Rose’s living conditions when he first went to the Philippines. He became suspicious of whether Rose was using him for money. Rose’s house was located at the back of a store and was completely open to the outside. There were no windows and no front door, but only a curtain of paper CD covers. The house was just concrete walls with sheets hanging everywhere.
“I expected it to be pretty bad, but this is really bad,” Big Ed had exclaimed.
Fans will surely not forget him bathing with a mouse while he was living with Rose. However, Rose not only renovated the same house that was featured in 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days, but she also built a whole new home for herself and her son in 2020. Rose had given her fans a tour of the two-story house as it was being constructed and couldn’t hide the joy from her face. Big Ed had doubted Rose’s intentions by looking at her house. The days full of poverty are behind Rose now and so is Big Ed.
