'90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way' 's Tiffany Franco and Ronald Smith Welcome Daughter Carley Rose

Mar. 16, 2025

Tiffany Franco and Ronald Smith, of90 Day Fiancé: The Other Wayfame, have welcomed a daughter named Carley Rose Smith, a rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.

“Carley’s arrival into this world was a mother’s biggest sacrifice,the giving-birth part,” says Franco, 27, who’s also mom to 9-year-old sonDaniel. “But she was worth every contraction, every cry, all of it!”

“We struggled every day trying to find a name we were in love with. From early on until three months before her arrival, her name was almost Camila! But then I would talk to my belly and it didn’t feel right,” she adds.

“One day I called Ronald and told him I founda name I fell in love with andit made my heart so warm. He agreed he loved it. It just came to me out of nowhere, but it felt so right.”

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Tiffany and Ronald baby announcement ( 90 day fiancé )

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Tiffany and Ronald baby announcement ( 90 day fiancé )

Tiffany Franco with son Daniel (L) and daughter Carley, plus sister Emily.William Udy

Tiffany and Ronald baby announcement ( 90 day fiancé )

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“And Ronald’s mom Ria, who was able to be on a video call as well, to see the birth of her first grandchild,” she explains. “I feel so much love and joy inside. Everything was perfect.”

Tiffany Franco and daughter Carley FaceTime with Ronald Smith and his mother, Ria.Courtesy of Tiffany Franco

Tiffany and Ronald baby announcement ( 90 day fiancé )

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The explosivenew spin-off series, which premiered June 3, follows six Americans who are uprooting their lives and moving abroad to live with their significant others. Facing extreme culture shock, angry families, shocked friends and more, the couples have plenty to overcome before they can even think of tying the knot.

While on a trip to South Africa with a friend, Franco — who is from Frederick, Maryland — met and fell in love with Smith, 29, who quickly proposed. Franco said yes, but Smith neglected to tell her about his gambling addiction and criminal record.

Since Smith came clean andentered a rehab program, Franco needs to decide if she will uproot Daniel to move across the world for him, in spite of her hunch that she still doesn’t know everything about his dark past.

“As part of our ever-growing,ever-popular90 Day Fiancéfranchise, this new series ups the ante with all the drama, emotions and fish-out-of-water feelings our passionate90 Dayfans crave,” Howard Lee, president and general manager of TLC, said in a statement.

“90 Day Fiancé: The Other Wayis an exciting moment for TLC; strengthening and expanding the franchise that has captured the fascination of viewers across America into its second night of premieres each week and in a whole new way!” Lee added.

90 Day Fiancé: The Other Wayairs Mondays at 9 p.m. EST/8 p.m. CST on TLC.

source: people.com