90 Day Fiancé alum Angela Deem has publicly shared her support for her crush Billy as he battles cancer, but her efforts may be self-serving as she tries to change her image. The TLC personality's 90 Day Fiancé franchise run began in 2018, and she has largely been labeled a villain for her conduct since then.

Angela's volatile, manipulating, emasculating, and vulgar behavior towards her Nigerian husband, Michael Ilesanmi, has earned her a controversial standing among 90 Day Fiancé viewers. Angela is poised to appear on a new couples therapy spinoff, 90 Day: The Last Resort, and her displays toward Billy, along with other efforts, may be ploys to gain a favorable view from her audience as she enters the spotlight again.

Angela Could Have Contacted Billy Privately To Wish Him Well

Angela recently gushed about her love for Billy in a post with lyrics insinuating Billy was her "sweetest addiction." This wasn't Angela's first public support message for her Canadian crush, and she may have ulterior motives regarding these posts and made them as a PR stunt. The 57-year-old meemaw is entering her debut on 90 Day: The Last Resort, and she is doing so with a history of widespread criticism behind her that she may be trying to shed. Angela did not have to shower Billy with her support on social; she could have contacted him privately to wish him well.

This rings especially true because Angela's continued friendship with Billy has earned Michael's disapproval, so her exclamations toward Billy could be an overture to overshadow her wrongdoings. Outside of Angela's social media displays of love and championing of Billy, Angela has been attempting to shed her villain label with a redemption arc in other ways. Hot-tempered Angela has been known to taunt her critics, an action she has not done since her appearance on 90 Day: The Last Resort was announced. Furthermore, Angela recently gave tribute to her relationship with Michael in several Instagram posts, which may have been an attempt to detract from any negative speculation surrounding their relationship.

Angela's Reputation Is At Rock Bottom

Ahead of the August 14 premiere of 90 Day: The Last Resort, Angela's reputation is at rock bottom. She's built on her image as a hypocritical and controlling bully each season and spinoff she's starred in alongside Michael. Her crass, abrasive, and cruel behavior toward Michael has led to severe blowups on screen and have been staple characteristics viewers can expect from Angela, but she seems to be trying to walk that back. Angela's fandom is built on her relationship with Michael, so she might have felt compelled to do damage control on her social media in preparation for her 90 Day: The Last Resort feature.

Angela Wants Everyone To Know She's Popular

Since Angela's outrageous behavior has caused hits to her reputation over the years, she could be trying to highlight the softhearted part of herself in her addresses to Billy. While it's clear that Angela does have some 90 Day Fiancé fans, there are others who are vocally opposed to her. This has likely pushed Angela to portray herself positively whenever she's able in an effort to maintain the loyalty of her existing fans. In any case, Angela's social media measures, including those involving Billy, to put her best image forward could conceivably have been done in a self-serving approach for her next 90 Day Fiancé appearance.

90 Day: The Last Resort premieres Monday, August 14 at 9 p.m. EST on TLC.

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