Jenny Slatten is an American reality television personality known for her role in TLC’s 90 Day Fiancé franchise, particularly 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way. She gained public attention for her controversial relationship with Sumit Singh, an Indian man 30 years her junior, and for her shocking December 2025 diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) the same disease that killed her father more than a decade earlier.
Quick Facts
Full Name: Jenny Slatten
Age: 68 (born 1957)
Nationality: American
Occupation: Reality Television Personality
Known For: 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way; ALS diagnosis after fans spotted her slurred speech
Marital Status: Married to Sumit Singh (since 2021)
Children: Three daughters, four grandchildren
Early Life and Background
Jenny Slatten was born in 1957 in Palm Springs, California, and later lived in Palm Desert. She worked various jobs over the years, including housekeeping at the Shadow Ridge Marriott resort, quality assurance for TE Connectivity, and as a sales associate at RadioShack. She was a single mother of three daughters before entering a relationship with Sumit Singh. Prior to her relationship with Sumit, she had been married for 15 years to Michael Jones, with whom she shares her three children.
Career and Achievements
Slatten is best known for her appearances in the 90 Day Fiancé franchise. She debuted on TLC’s 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way in 2019, which follows Americans who move to their partner’s home country. Her storyline centered on moving to India to be with Sumit Singh, despite his parents’ disapproval due to their 30-year age gap and Sumit’s existing arranged marriage.
The couple’s journey spanned multiple seasons, documenting Sumit’s divorce proceedings, their eventual marriage in 2021 (shown in the season 3 finale), and their ongoing life in India. They have continued to appear in 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? and will appear in the upcoming season 3 of 90 Day: The Last Resort, premiering June 1, 2026.
Major Event or Controversy
Slatten’s relationship with Sumit Singh has been a source of public controversy due to their age gap she is 30 years older than her husband and the fact that Sumit initially catfished her using a fake Facebook profile while also being in an arranged marriage. Sumit’s parents disapproved of the relationship and temporarily disowned him after the secret wedding, though his father eventually gave his blessing in 2023 and his mother followed in 2024.
In December 2025, Slatten received the devastating diagnosis of ALS, the same disease that killed her father. Doctors have told the couple that the progression of her ALS is slow. She is exploring genetic testing to determine whether she carries the ALS gene, which could qualify her for medication that may slow the disease’s course.
Why She Is In the News
In December 2025, Slatten traveled to New York City for a 90 Day Fiancé holiday party and filmed an interview with the romance publication Swooon. Fans immediately noticed her noticeably slurred speech and began speculating in YouTube comments and Reddit threads that she had suffered a stroke. One commenter suggested her symptoms looked like ALS. Sumit read the comments, researched the disease, and realized her symptoms matched eventually leading to her official diagnosis. She and Sumit went public with the diagnosis on May 19, 2026, in an exclusive interview with People magazine.
Conclusion
Jenny Slatten is a reality TV star whose love story with Sumit Singh has captivated 90 Day Fiancé fans for years. Her ALS diagnosis discovered partly because of observant fans who noticed her slurred speech has added a heartbreaking new chapter to her public journey, one defined by courage, love, and a determination to live life fully while she can.
