90 Day Fiancé Star Debbie Addresses Oussama’s ‘Madness’ And More

90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way new cast member Debbie opened up to ET about her relationship with Oussama. Meanwhile, Oussama is 43 years younger than her which leads to comparisons with Angela Deem and her relationship with a younger man. She also got candid about what Oussama calls his “madness.”

90 Day Fiancé star Debbie and her relationship with Oussama

Debbie, 67, was recently interviewed by ET’s Melicia Johnson about her unconventional relationship with Oussama, 24, from Morocco. She explained that she is not being taken advantage of by the younger man.

Meanwhile, Debbie’s kids are concerned about their mom’s relationship. In fact, her son Julian has not been quiet about not supporting his mom’s decision to move from Georgia to Morocco. He feels his mother is being catfished.

Meanwhile, Debbie first connected with Oussama on social media relating to their mutual love for art. She insists that he isn’t being deceptive with her in any way, saying:

I didn’t even know what a real catfish was because it’s like to me, it’s hard to put on the mental thinking cap of using someone because I wouldn’t do that, so it was hard for me to relate to that concept, but yeah, I realized there’s stuff going on where people are doing mean things to other people but I said oh no, a man with this intelligence and knowledge of art and poetry, he couldn’t be, like, catfishing me.

Meanwhile, Debbie, who has had two failed marriages in the past, is being “careful” this time around with Oussama. Although she did admit to being a “very loyal person” and “very trusting.”

Debbie and Oussama have much in common

Debbie and Oussama have much in common and said she fell in love with him after he sent her music and love songs. In fact, she said that was what really pulled at her “heartstrings.” Debbie said that her love had come along and he was super special.

One thing they had in common was how Oussama spoke of his dark side with depression and possibly bullying. The TLC reality star said she can relate to that as she had gone through the same. She said that the Moroccan native offers her empathy and kindness and love she wasn’t finding in her community

She spoke about how fans are concerned that Oussama said in a recent episode that he has a “madness” inside of him. Debbie explained that this doesn’t worry her, adding:

They don’t have therapy over there and if they did, you’d probably be run out of town for trying to get therapy but I’m all about supporting artists and people that have been hurt and stepped on by society. … People can be very vicious and it’s like, I wanted to Oussama to bloom as a person because he had been down.

She also said that Oussama had tried to get intimate with her, as “he’s a red-blooded man.” However, when she said no, he respected her and was very romantic.

Comparison between Debbie and 90 Day Fiancé star Angela Deem

When Melicia told Debbie about her popularity with fans, she said he is still adjusting to the attention she is receiving, including negative comments. She admitted that this is sometimes hurtful but she forgives them. Debbie says she “just Miss Debbie” and that she is a kind person, not looking for any young man. Meanwhile, she also mentioned that she would like an old man, but they are all either dead or married. This means her pool for finding a nice man is very small. In fact, she said, “it’s a little mud puddle, it’s not even a pool.”

Meanwhile, the TLC reality star addressed being compared with fellow 90 Day Fiancé star Angela Deem and her younger husband, Michael. Debbie says she cannot see the comparisons. Their relationship is different from her relationship with Oussama.

Readers can watch the full interview with ET in the video included here:

90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way airs on TLC, Sundays at 8 pm ET/PT.