Former 90 Day Fiancé star Karine Martins was dating Josh Seiter, a Bachelorette alum, after her split with husband Paul Staehle. Josh was previously engaged to 90DF's Yolanda Leak as well. Karine and Paul, who first featured in 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days season 1, got married in November 2017 and have welcomed two sons called Ethan and Pierre shortly thereafter. Their toxic relationship was all about Paul accusing Karine of cheating on him multiple times, with him even doubting whether he was the father of the kids.
Eventually, in December 2021, Karine was seen assaulting Paul in a surveillance video, and it happened in front of their child. Fans expected Paul and Karine to get back together like they always do after their arguments but this time around, they were done for good and ended their four-year marriage. However, Paul and Karine lost custody of their sons, Pierre and Ethan, due to the fight. The kids are now staying with a foster family, with Karine being allowed monitored visits that usually conclude with her crying on Instagram Stories, while she fights to get the kids back.
Paul Called Karine Out For Dating Josh
It Was Public
On Nov. 3, 2022, which was supposed to be Paul and Karine's five-year wedding anniversary, Paul posted, “Sorry CPS TOOK OUR KIDS.” On a post by Karine which showed her filming a long, winding road in a park from inside a car, Paul commented, “I hope you two had a good date today,” followed by, “I am very happy you found someone who makes you happy.”
Fans thought Paul was lying about Karine having a new boyfriend. However, it seems Paul was just jealous that Karine had someone new in her life because a little later, Karine posted a story showing two shadows of herself and a man. Karine played the mystery game before officially launching Josh as her boyfriend.
Josh Makes Relationship With 90 Day Fiancé’s Karine IG Official
Karine Followed Suit
After Karine's mystery post, Bachelor Nation’s Josh posted a video that showed Karine in the same park from her IG. The video started off with Josh saying, “looks like some kind of a movie” with his camera recording the sights and sounds of the park until it stops at 90 Day Fiancé celeb Karine who spins around playfully and blushes while hiding her face. Josh also added several selfies of himself and Karine to his Stories from the same park date and other occasions.
In the photos, Josh was lovingly kissing Paul’s ex-wife’s forehead as she coyly looked at the camera lens. In his more recent story from Thursday, Josh wrote, “I’m excited to finally use my law degree for a good purpose.” InTouch confirmed Josh wanted to help Karine through her custody battle as it’s painful for him to watch her go through this. “After losing his dad, he can’t imagine what it must be like to lose two children,” reports claimed.
Josh Was Engaged To 90 Day Fiancé Star Yolanda
Josh Is No Stranger To Hitting On 90 Day Fiancé Stars
Josh was a contestant on The Bacheloretteseason 11 featuring Kaitlyn Bristowe, but he was sent home in one week. Fans never saw the two worlds of The Bachelorette and 90 Day Fiancé colliding when Yolanda and Josh, with their 20-year age gap, started dating in August 2020 and got engaged a few weeks later in October 2020. The two had met in Las Vegas and began dating within a few weeks.
According to Josh, Yolanda was interested in getting a new season of 90 Day Fiancé, so she ghosted him when she didn’t get a chance to come back. He called Yolanda a scam artist and accused her of having a live-in boyfriend the entire time they were together. Josh famously got Yolanda's name tattooed on him when they were together.
How Did Josh Meet 90 Day Fiancé Star Karine?
The law school graduate Josh met Karine on Instagram after which they began messaging each other and then felt an instant connection. According to InTouch, they were physically attracted to each other at first but slowly bonded over personal and deeper matters such as Karine’s kids and the passing of Josh’s dad. Karine’s English seemed to have improved, and she was apparently good at texting, but she does speak with a heavy accent.
Josh and Karine's conversation moved from IG DMs to texts. Just like Yolanda, Josh had met Karine a week before taking their relationship to the next level with an Instagram announcement. Josh, who stays in Chicago, drove to Louisville, Kentucky, to meet reality TV star Karine in the flesh on November 3, 2022, and after that, went to Iroquois Park on two more dates. The third date ended with Josh going to the 90 Day Fiancé star’s house.
Josh Is A Known Reality TV Clout Chaser
He Was Part Of A Scandal With Natalie Mordovtseva
Josh has developed a bad reputation in the reality TV world. This is because he seems to act out and try and date different reality stars for clout. He most notably has made his rounds with several women in the 90 Day Fiancé franchise, but has also dated, or attempted to date, women from other reality shows. Before Karine and Yolanda, there was Love After Lockup's Lizzie Kommes. Also from Love After Lockup, Josh was linked to Glorietta Clark. After dating Karine, Josh hit on Amy 1000-Lb Sisters' Amy Slaton, and he leaked texts between the pair before she cut him off.
In the 90 Day Fiancé world, Josh has shooted his shot with Yve Arellano, Paola Mayfield, and Rosemarie Vega. Josh and Rosemarie seemed like they actually liked each other and were dating, as evidenced by video call screenshots Josh posted. Moreover, Josh also DMed Gypsy Rose in an attempt to get at her. Another scandal Josh was involved in was with Natalie Mordovtseva. He propositioned Natalie to join him in a reality show he was allegedly going to star in.
In Josh and Natalie's DM exchange, Natalie said she was in a relationship but would fake dating him for the exposure.
Natalie touted her actress abilities and when Josh posted their conversation, Natalie got called out as being fake and inauthentic in her 90 Day Fiancé appearances. The conversation and ousting was done before 90 Day: The Single Life season 4 came out.
Many reality fans criticize Josh for trying to slide in reality stars' DMs as a way of staying relevant and getting in the news for his actions. It has worked for him, because he is still talked about despite not being on any reality shows in a long time. It's become clear that Josh has an angle with his approach to female reality TV stars, and 90 Day Fiancé's Karine dodged a bullet.
