90 Day Fiance: Karine's New Look Is Turning Heads

90 Day Fiancé's married alums Karine Staehle and Paul Staehle have had a well-documented tumultuous relationship. As per Us Weekly, they met each other online while Paul was living in Kentucky and Karine was in her native Brazil. There was a major language barrier when the two first started communicating, which forced them to use a translation app while texting. Eventually, Paul moved to Brazil to be closer to Karine and the two married in November 2017, but it has been far from smooth sailing since.

In July 2020, the couple's issues boiled over and they were involved in an altercation where the police were called, as per In Touch. The two split up briefly and filed restraining orders against each other and set a court date for the custody of their son Pierre. Eventually they both dropped the restraining orders and reconciled.

Later, Paul went back to Brazil to be with Karine as she prepared to give birth to their second child. On Feb. 5, 2021, the father posted a video on Instagram with the caption, "Ethan. Born healthy and very fast." This was a relief for the couple as they had previously been told by a doctor that there were no open beds for delivery due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as covered by ScreenRant.

Shortly after the birth of her second son, Karine decided to make a bold change to her look.

Shortly after Karine Staehle reconnected with her husband Paul Staehle in October 2020, she opted for an eye-catching new look. As covered by In Touch, Paul shared footage on his Instagram of his Brazilian wife getting blue ombre streaks on the bottom of her long dark hair.

In February 2021, Karine opted for an even bolder makeover only weeks after giving birth to the couple's second child. Similar to the last dramatic hair reveal, it was Paul who showed off Karine's hair color change on his Instagram page — which was re-shared by the 90 Day Fiancé Now account. The two-slide post started with a shot of the reality star sitting in a salon chair and staring into the camera with her long wavy hair parted in the middle and dyed platinum blonde. This was only stage one of the transformation. 

The second slide was a video that started with a shot of bright blue curly hair from the side, and ended with Karine looking into the camera while wearing a smock and smiling as her bright blue locks cascaded down her shoulders. Many fans were disappointed with the vibrant hairstyle, and several voiced their displeasure in the comments. "Her natural color hair was so much nicer. But if Karine is happy how she looks, then that's all that matters," one Instagram user wrote. "It doesn't go with her. She should have done like a wine red color," another added.