Kim Menzies and Are Usman “SojaBoy” are a couple who featured in the TLC reality TV show, “90-Day Fiance”. Kim is an American Restaurant Service Manager, while Usman is a Nigerian Musician. The relationship started as a celebrity-fan relationship and later metamorphosed into a romantic relationship.
The couple seems to agree on a lot of things and has accepted their differences which include their wide age difference. However, they do not seem to agree on the fact that Usman wants to have up to four wives.
10 Interesting Facts about the “90-Day Fiance” Couple
1. The Relationship Started as a Celebrity-Fan Relationship
Kim reached out to Usman after she had already watched him on the fourth season of the show, “Before The 90 Days” where he featured alongside his ex-wife, Lisa.
When Kim first connected to Usman, it was as a fan of his music. However, the relationship metamorphosed into friendship, and eventually, it became romantic. Kim regularly reps her boyfriend’s music and thinks he is one of the best there is.
2. Kim Menzies and Are Usman “SojaBoy” are from Different Backgrounds
Kimberly Menzies and her boyfriend, Usman “SojaBoy” Umar are a celebrity couple who featured in the reality tv series, The 90-day Fiancee.
Kim was born is a retired Army officer, born and raised in San Diego, California. She attended Kearny High School, Komets San Diego. After retiring from the Army, Kim took up a job as a service manager at Mimi’s cafe in San Diego, in 2012.
Umar on the other hand is a Nigerian rapper and singer. Born in Sokoto state, He is from one of the largest ethnic groups in Nigeria, Hausa. Are has a tribal mark on his face which symbolizes the rich culture of the Hausa people and a means of identification.
While Are is a Muslim, Kim is not but she respects their individual differences and their backgrounds.
3. The Couple has an 18-year Age Gap
Are and Kim have an 18-year age gap. However, this is not the first for Are, as his ex-wife was 23 years older than him. Even though the musician said he also likes younger women, he would not choose a younger woman with a bad attitude.
The Nigerian singer, who was accused of dating older white women for the green card, defended himself by saying he was comfortable in his country but would love to visit America someday.
4. Kim Menzies and Are Usman ‘SojaBoy’ had an Epic First Date
For their first date, Kim traveled to Tanzania, where Are was shooting a music video. They spent some alone time in Zanzibar, an island off the coast of mainland Zanzibar with beach resorts and full of tourism.
Even though Umar claimed that at the time they planned the trip, they were just friends, Kim felt they were already dating at that point.
Before the end of the trip, Kim had given Umar an ultimatum to either get intimate with her during the trip or risk losing her after she left, as she would be open to dating other men back in America.
Scared of losing her, Umar gave in to her request and they consummated their relationship. The morning after, he asked her to be his girlfriend, and he gave her the nickname “Queen Kimberly”.
5. Kim Menzies and Are Usman ‘SojaBoy’ seem to be Hopelessly in Love
The 90-day couple has been outspoken about their feelings for each other. The Nigerian singer professed his love for Kim before their season of “Before the 90 Days” aired on TV.
In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Usman said was deeply in love with the mother of one, with all his bones and his heart, and is not ashamed to say it anywhere.
6. They are Open To Polygamy
Umar being a Muslim is entitled to up to 4 wives. He has always said he would love to have more than one wife. The topic of polygamy has caused a lot of heated arguments and fights between him and his ex-wife, Lisa Hamme.
Fortunately, Kim seems to be ok with that as she has been vocal about not wanting to have any more children, or having to go through a stressful fertility process at her age. She said if Usman wants to have more wives, it’s okay because she loves him and respects his culture and religion.
However, there is a condition attached to it. Kim is only open to polygamy if she is the first wife and never has to meet the second wife.
7. Both Kim Menzies and Are Usman ‘SojaBoy’ Have Both been Married Before
Kim Menzies and Are Usman ‘SojaBoy’ have both been married before. Kim was previously married however, things did not work out between her and her ex, which led to their divorce. Their union produced a son, Jamal who is her closest ally and best friend.
She and her son were featured on an episode of pillow talks, where she bragged to her son that her first date with Usman was the best ever.
Usman, on the other hand, was married to reality tv star, Lisa Hamme, but the couple split in 2020. Lisa claimed Umar married her because he wanted to be famous in order to sell his music.
8. Usman is Passionate about Charity
In 2020, Usman started a non-profit organization to help the less privileged in society. It is called the USB Charity foundation, USB is an acronym for Usman Soja Boy.
USB Charity foundation fed about 100 people every day during the holy month of Ramadan in Sokoto State, where Usman is from. The foundation has also helped to get clean water for communities that are suffering from a lack of clean and drinkable water.
9. There Might be an Engagement Soon
Kim Menzies and Are Usman ‘SojaBoy’ have been talking about marriage. The mother of one flew to Nigeria after her boyfriend invited her to meet his family for the first time.
Kim said the purpose of her trip was to know what the future holds for her and the Nigerian singer. She said she would be devastated if his mother did not give her blessings, and would not want to be his friend, as she would be heartbroken.
The Veteran Army officer claimed that she has never had the kind of connection she has with Usman with anybody, and would fly halfway across the world to pursue it. She talked about her proposal plan to her friend who did not really buy the idea.
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10. The Couple had a Fight which led Kim to Start Searching for Flights back to the US
Kim Menzies and Are Usman ‘SojaBoy’ had a fight about polygamy which she seemed to have agreed to before. The fight started after Usman spoke about having 3 more wives (as his religion permits) after Kimberly to enable him to have more children, and faster.
That suggestion did not sit well with Kim as she flared up and told him she was barely comfortable with one more, and he was talking about 3 more. Kim told Usman to go and look for 5,000 wives, as she looked for flight tickets back home.
The fight between the reality Tv Stars about polygamy has left fans wondering if this is the end of the road for the couple. This would not be the first time a “90-Day Fiance” relationship ended. Relationships that ended after the show included Juliana Custodio and Micheal. However, there are others that have been successful including Aziza and Mike.
