{"id":2425750,"date":"2026-05-21T01:27:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T01:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2425750"},"modified":"2026-05-21T01:27:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T01:27:00","slug":"90-day-fiances-nikki-exotika-undergoes-quadruple-bypass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/90-day-fiances-nikki-exotika-undergoes-quadruple-bypass\/","title":{"rendered":"90 Day Fiance&#8217;s Nikki Exotika Undergoes Quadruple Bypass"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/90-day-fiance\/\"><em>90 Day Fianc\u00e9<\/em><\/a> star <strong>Nikki Exotika<\/strong> is recovering after undergoing quadruple bypass surgery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe underwent a serious operation yesterday,\u201d Nikki\u2019s mom, Myrna, said in a Tuesday, May 19, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYhtlATRoEE\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram video<\/a> while sitting next to her daughter\u2019s hospital bed. \u201c It was seven hours and it was supposed to be a triple bypass and it ended up being a quadruple bypass.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Myrna shared that she and Nikki\u2019s loved ones were \u201cvery worried\u201d about her during the procedure. She revealed that 25 staff members worked on Nikki\u2019s operation. Myrna shared that Nikki, 50, was placed on a breathing machine post-operation.<\/p>\n<p>To help Nikki (real name Nicole Sanders) get back on her feet, Myrna created a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/help-nicole-heal-after-triple-bypass-surgery?attribution_id=8ed682d7-3f70-4596-8a5b-fcf2f1f125b4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GoFundMe<\/a> to help with her daughter\u2019s living expenses.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/influencer-faye-greenwood-reflects-on-heart-transplant-after-heart-attack-at-24\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/influencer-faye-greenwood-reflects-on-heart-transplant-after-heart-attack-at-24\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Influencer Reflects on Heart Transplant After Heart Attack at Age 24<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tInfluencer Faye Greenwood is sharing her side of the story after undergoing a heart transplant following a heart attack. \u201cI couldn\u2019t believe that something that serious would be happening,\u201d Greenwood told BBC on Monday, January 5. \u201c[You think:] \u2018That won\u2019t happen to me,\u2019 and then it did.\u201d Greenwood experienced a heart attack in July 2025 [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s gonna be out for a while and she needs help,\u201d Myrna said in the clip while fighting back tears.<\/p>\n<p>According to the fundraiser page\u2019s description, Nikki had been \u201cexperiencing chest pain, heartburn, shortness of breath and difficulty while walking and exercising.\u201d Nikki went to multiple doctors and underwent an \u201cEKG, echocardiogram and stress test\u201d and was allegedly told \u201cher heart was healthy and given a clean bill of health.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nikki, who is also a performer, was getting ready for the upcoming summer and felt the symptoms again. During one performance, she \u201cnearly collapsed on stage.\u201d Nikki decided to go back to her cardiologist but \u201csuffered a mild heart attack\u201d before making it to the doctor\u2019s office. She was immediately rushed to the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDoctors performed an angiogram and discovered that her arteries were severely calcified and blocked,\u201d the page read. \u201cUnfortunately, they were unable to perform an angioplasty or place stents because the blockages were too extensive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Myrna shared that she flew from her home in Florida to be by Nikki\u2019s side for the \u201clife-changing surgery\u201d and the recovery process.<\/p>\n<p>The fundraiser will not be going toward Nikki\u2019s medical bills because the reality star has \u201cgood health insurance.\u201d Instead, it is raising funds to help cover Nikki\u2019s rent, monthly bills, living expenses and recovery needs while she is unable to work at this time.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cNicole has received so much love and support from friends, fans, and followers all over the world, and our family is incredibly grateful,\u201d Myrna wrote in the post. \u201cAny contribution \u2014 big or small\u2014would mean the world to us during this difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The fundraiser has a goal of $22,000 and has raised more than $12,000 at the time of publication.<\/p>\n<p>Nikki was best known for appearing on 90 Day Fianc\u00e9 season 10, where she traveled to Moldova to meet now-ex <strong>Justin Shutencov<\/strong>. On the show, Nikki opened up about her experience as a trans woman. After filming the show, Justin broke up with Nikki via text message.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>90 Day Fianc\u00e9 star Nikki Exotika is recovering after undergoing quadruple bypass surgery. \u201cShe underwent a serious operation yesterday,\u201d Nikki\u2019s mom, Myrna, said in a Tuesday, May 19, Instagram video while sitting next to her daughter\u2019s hospital bed. \u201c It was seven hours and it was supposed to be a triple bypass and it ended [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2425751,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[30162,246958,24003,24122],"class_list":["post-2425750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-celebrity-health","tag-celebrity-health-scares","tag-celebrity-news","tag-reality-tv"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/90-Day-Fiances-Nikki-Exotika-Undergoes-Quadruple-Bypass.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425750","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2425750"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425750\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2425752,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425750\/revisions\/2425752"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2425751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2425750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2425750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2425750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}