When LauraJallali told her son, Liam O’Toole, about her sudden marriage to herTunisian love, AladinJallali, their relationship fell apart. On TLC’s 90Day Fiancé: The Other Way, Liam revealed that he felt betrayed by hismother, who abruptly moved to Qatar without so much as a second thought.
After Aladin and Laura broke up on the 90 Day Fiancé Tell-All, Liam’s seemingly callous reaction left his mother feeling betrayed as well. But on a recent digital episode of 90 Day Fiancé: What Now on TLC GO, Liam and Laura discussed how they were trying to repair their broken relationship after Laura’s ill-fated marriage to Aladin got in the way.
Aladin’s unconventional relationship with Laura took a toll on her bond with her son
On 90 Day Fiancé: What Now, 51-year-old Laurareflected on how her sudden connection with 29-year-old Aladin had negatively affectedher relationship with her son. Liam had watched his mom’s relationships fallapart over the years, and he was upset that his mom hadn’t consulted him beforedeciding to move out of the U.S. permanently.
“When I first met Aladin, I was living in Florida with myson, Liam,” Laura explained. “When Liam heard about my relationship withAladin, he wasn’t very supportive at all. He was really upset when I told him Iwas moving to Qatar.”
In a 90 Day Fiancé throwback clip, Liam expressed hisconcerns to his mom about her safety with a man she barely knew in a country sodifferent from her own. “I am scared because you’re going over to a countrywhere women obviously don’t have as many rights as they do here,” Liam warned, “andyou have a short temper, and you’re stubborn.”
What’s more, Liam said he’d lost trust in his mom when sheacted impulsively, without a thought as to how her marriage would affect therest of her family. “How would you like it if I secretly got married and all ofa sudden had an instant wedding?” Liam asked his mom.
Laura lamented how her relationship with Liam had fallenapart, but she ultimately chose tofollow Aladin’s lead. “I felt torn between the two men who I loved the mostin this world,” she told TLC producers. “It was extremely hard for me to saygoodbye.”
Still, Liam decided to support his mom—even if he didn’t approve of her choices. “Despite our problems, Aladin and I decided to go through with our three-day wedding in Tunisia,” Laura said. “I was super excited when Liam said he would come to my wedding.”
Laura tried to make amends with her estranged son after Aladin filed for divorce
But Aladinand Laura’s marriage lasted only a few short weeks before he announced thathewanted a divorce on the 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way Tell-All. Laurahastily headed back to Florida, but Liam had already decided to move back toCanada (his original home country), where he planned to live with his fatherand other relatives.
What with Liam’s move and a broken marriage, Laura felt completelyalone in the world. Her financial situation was so precarious that she wasn’t evensure where she would live. “I’ve lost my husband, my son, and my home,” Lauracried.
Before Liam’s move, he and his mom held a garage sale to sellthe last of their shared belongings. Laura admitted that she was still resentfulof Liam for laughing at her during the Tell-All taping as she announced herimpending breakup with Aladin.
“My relationship with Liam has been tough since the Tell-All,”she confessed. “There still is some hurt there, and I want to fix things withLiam before Liam moves.”
For his part, Liam harbored resentments toward his mom aswell. Her willingness to leave him in the dust for a man she’d met online hadhurt him deeply.
Even so, Liam said he hoped to continue to work on his relationship with his mom and build trust over time. “Currently, you know, I’m no longer upset with my mother,” he insisted. “My mother and I are working very hard to fix the old relationship that we used to have. We’re taking it day by day. Hopefully, one day we’ll achieve what we want to have.”
Liam said he still had trust issues with his mom
During the garage sale, Laura confronted Liam about theirrocky relationship since the Tell-All taping.
“You really hurt me when we did the Tell-All show,” she toldher son. “I had no idea that Aladin was going to say he wanted to divorce me.My heart was totally broken, and you started laughing.”
But Liam defended himself, reminding his mom that he hadwarned her about Aladin’s motives before she married him. “You dropped the bombshellon me that you had married a man from Qatar and that you were moving there andyou wanted me to move there,” he pointed out. “You can’t blame me for having acouple of trust issues.”
As for his seemingly out-of-place laughter at the 90 DayFiancé reunion, Liam tried to explain. “The reason why I had the reaction Ihad was because I could not believe what I was hearing,” he said. “It just wasmind-blowing to me that all of this time and money was down the drain…In theend, I really just wish my mother had listened to, not only myself, but otherfamily members’ warnings.”
Despite their troubles, Liam still tried to advise his momon what to do next to protect herself. Because Aladin had already filed fordivorce, he suggested that Laura hire a lawyer with knowledge of Tunisian familylaw.
Laura agreed and apologized for how she’d hurt her son. “I’msorry for the mistakes I’ve made,” the 90Day Fiancé: What Now star said sheepishly.
“Nothing to hold a grudge against,” Liam reassured her. “I justhope for the best for you.”
