90 Day Fiance's Big Ed is unrecognizable in slimline viral throwbacks
- Big Ed, 54, is engaged to 23-year-old Rose from The Philippines
- The couple star on 90 Day Fiance
- Viral images show Big Ed looking slim and fit in the 80s
He's now known as 'Big Ed' - a nickname that surely refers to his bulky physique.
But there was a time when 90 Day Fiance star Ed Brown was muscled and in shape, as proved by a series of old photos which went viral this week.
The reality star's old images were posted along with his present day appearance on Twitter, with a fan commenting: 'Fam, this use to be big Ed... #90DaysFiance.'
As he is now: 90 Day Fiance's Big Ed is seen in season four of the hit TLC show; new photos show how different he once looked
As he was: A shirtless tweet shows how Ed Brown looked back in the 80s,
Engaged: At 54, Big Ed is 31 years older than 23-year-old fiance, Rose
The viral tweet contrasted a shot of Ed's current overweight appearance, with a throwback, which he told TMZ was taken in 1988, on his second date with his now ex-wife.
A second tweet showed two others throwback images, one of which showed a muscled, tanned, shirtless Ed, holding his young daughter - who today is a similar age to his 23-year-old fiance.
Fans of 90 Day Fiance, will have seen Ed at age 54, overweight and completely unrecognizable from his younger days.
Throwback: Ed is seen on a trip to the zoo with his ex-wife in 1988
Bulked up: Today Ed is 54 and engaged to a 31-year-old from The Philippines
Reality star: San Diego-based Ed was seen visiting the Philippines to meet the family of his pretty, 31-year-old wife to be, Rose
Memories: Big Ed shared a throwback on Instagram and wrote that he took part in Sam Walton's parade in 1984
San Diego-based Ed was seen visiting the Philippines to meet the family of his pretty, 23-year-old wife to be, Rose.
Her family were surprised by Ed, with Rose's sister Maria commenting on camera: 'Now that I saw Ed in person, he is much smaller than me. And he is a little bit fat.'
For his part, Ed said Maria had asked him for money, and was shocked at the open air home the family lived in.
90 Day Fiance follows couples who meet online and travel to one another's country for the first time. The 90 days refers to the time they have to marry under the terms of the U.S. fiance visa.
Big Ed and Rose are one of eight couples featured on season 4 of the hit show.
Set to wed: On the show, Ed visits Rose's family in The Philippines
Viral: A fan shared the images on Twitter and wrote 'Fam, this used to be big ed!'
What a change: Another wrote 'Big Ed's glo down is catastrophic'
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