90 Day Fianc: Faith Tulod Just Shared A Major Secret (She's Hurting Because Of Loren Allen)

90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days star Faith Gatoc Tulod’s past before meeting Loren Allen is shocking. Loren is a 33-year-old man from Las Vegas who went to meet the 30-year-old Faith in the Philippines on the show. Loren revealed how he was working for drag queens in Nevada. Meanwhile, Faith is in the housekeeping department at Bay Area Suites Manila, along with working as a magician, puppeteer, and makeup artist. Despite her being successful at work, ladyboy Faith wishes to move to the U.S.

Faith revealed the challenges she faced as a trans woman in Manila. She had been single for 30 years and Loren was her first boyfriend. Faith wanted to live the rest of her life as a ladyboy but also couldn’t afford to get hormone treatment or gender reassignment surgery. Faith expected to start a new life together with Loren in America, but she was counting her chickens before they could hatch. Loren had kept Faith in the dark about several things. He seemed to want to use Faith for her money when he moved to the Philippines.

Faith's Father Passed Away When She Was 13

Faith’s Father Had A Heart Attack

Faith was supposed to take Loren to meet her family in BayBay. He wanted to know what he should have been expecting while meeting Faith’s folks. Loren also asked what her life was like when she was growing up. Faith revealed that she left her family when she was 13 years old. It happened after her father passed away. Faith’s father had a heart attack. Faith was about to break into tears as she recalled living in poverty with her family as a teenager.

“It's very hard to be poor”

Faith Went To Manila By Herself

Faith’s Mother Couldn’t Afford To Work

Faith recalled how no one came to their help to help them gather themselves up after her father died. Faith decided she was going to be the one to help her family. Her mother was not able to work when her father died because Faith’s twin siblings were only two years old. They were very poor with no source of income and five children for her mother to support. Faith and her two older siblings all decided that they would work.

Faith Graduated High School On Her Own

Faith Was A Working Student

Faith was the only one among the siblings who went to Manila. It was very hard for her a 13 year old to move to Manila all on her own. However, Faith did not give up. She finished high school with her own money. Faith was working while she was at high school. Faith hoped her family was proud of her what she had done. Life had been very hard, but she made it her purpose to look after her family. Loren assured Faith that the fact that she worked so hard and her love for her family was amazing.

Faith Began Working At A Hotel

Faith Likes Her Stable Job Which Gives Her Financial Freedom

Faith is employed with the housekeeping department at Bay Area Suites Manila. According to Booking, it’s located in a prime location in the Malate district and is a 3-star hotel. Faith is the officer in charge of the housekeeping department in the hotel. Her job involves checking all the rooms. Faith also works as an event coordinator and kitchen staff at the hotel, apart from looking after the maintenance. Faith loves working at the hotel since it allows her to have a stable job.

Faith Struggled To Be Accepted As A Ladyboy

Loren Will Take Advantage Of Faith's Tragic Past

Faith thinks that she is lucky because the people at the hotel accept her for who she is. She is male by birth and she was named Rodnie. However, Faith always wanted to be a little girl when she was young. The laws in the Philippines are very conservative due to which Faith hasn’t been able to change her gender. However, there are a lot of beautiful ladyboys and trans women in the Philippines. The city also has a prestigious trans beauty pageant. Faith was 15 years old when she participated in her first-ever pageant. She won “Miss Shining Hair.”

Faith now knew that she wanted to live her life as a ladyboy. She explained that ladyboys look like girls, but they haven’t undergone gender reassignment surgery. Faith is not taking any hormones either because the treatment is very expensive. She doesn’t have any plans to get male-to-female bottom surgery as well. However, Faith wants to get breast augmentation in the future. The 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days star is comfortable with who she is, but she's been single for 30 years as it's difficult to date as a ladyboy in the Philippines.

90 Day Fiancé: Before The 90 Days airs Sundays at 8 p.m. EDT on TLC.

A deeper look into the lives of couples established in 90 Day Fiancé, 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days is a reality tv/documentary series that follows the potential spouse from a foreign country and their lead-up to their journey to America. The show documents the early days of the relationship across the ocean and the K-1 visa process required for the spouse to live in the new country. Couples battle with culture shock, language barriers, and the opinions of friends and families alike as they prepare themselves to take the ultimate leap.

Release Date August 6, 2017

Seasons 6

Network TLC