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Whitney Thore‘s friend Heather Sykes said goodbye to My Big Fat Fabulous Life. So, fans are now wondering if the two are still friends.

My Big Fat Fabulous Life: Whitney Thore Sets Goals for Relationships

Whitney Thore set some goals for herself for the new year. One of them focused on her personal life. She wants to nourish current relationships. She admits that she already cut out some weeds in her life. However, she didn’t explain who those weeds were. But it seems like they could be some familiar faces.

The My Big Fat Fabulous Life reality star has always had a good group of friends by her side. They have always been a part of the show and shared many moments with her on camera. Fans loved watching her and her friends have a good time. But it seems like over the years, many of those friends...

Fans of My Big Fat Fabulous Life have a new episode to look forward to on TLC.

Season 12, Episode 4, All I Want for Christmas Is You, will air tonight, July 30.

This season continues to chronicle the ups and downs of Whitney Way Thore’s life, offering viewers a mix of heartfelt moments and dramatic twists.

Whitney Way Thore, who weighed 380 pounds at the beginning of the series, has become a beacon of body positivity and resilience.

Her weight, partially attributed to polycystic ovary syndrome, has been a significant aspect of her journey, but it’s her spirit and determination that have genuinely captivated audiences.

Whitney first gained widespread attention through the viral 107.5 Kzl’s Fat Girl Dancing videos, produced by her former radio station’s morning show, Jared and Katie in the Morning, in Greensboro, North Carolina.

These videos, which have amassed over eight million views on YouTube, catapulted her...

My Big Fat Fabulous Life fans saw that since the TLC show debuted, Whitney Way Thore went through quite a lot of men. Avi Lang womanized, scammed, and cheated. But now, fans wonder if it was all fake. You might recall that his story played out on Mbffl in Season 5.

Mbffl Whitney Way Thore Had Many Men

In Season 12, the TLC star moans about being 40 and single. At the moment, people see she’s interested in a man called Kenny who owns a squirrel. Thus, he acquired the nickname of “Squirrel Guy.” At the same time, she still holds a flame for her anonymous French tutor who Mbffl fans believe was a fake storyline.

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Whitney Way Thore blasted her way through Lennie Alehat, Avi Lang, Chase Severino, French Tutor, and Buddy Bell. Lennie’s the one she claimed made her pregnant and that turned out fake.

My Big Fat Fabulous Life star Buddy Bell has revealed some terrible news that just happened to his “family.” The news came via a social media post by Buddy, who posted the sad news along with some photos of his family during this tough time in his life.

Here is what happened to Buddy Bell.

Buddy Bell’s “Little Brother” Wil Dies

Buddy Bell posted on Instagram that his “little brother” Wil died in a car accident on Saturday night. This has hit the My Big Fat Fabulous Life star hard, as he wrote, “I don’t remember a time when life felt so pointless.”

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It seems tough for the entire family. Buddy said that Courtney Marsh Bell told him it feels like “the party is over, and nothing has ever been more true.” He then went on to say that he doesn’t see anything ever...

While My Big Fat Fabulous Life star, Whitney Way Thore, is always on the prowl, turning forty has her deep in reflection. As she enters a new decade, she is looking at where life is taking her. Likewise, she reaches out to Mbffl fans for advice about finding a new man.

Whitney Way Thore Takes A Moment To Reflect

On April 14, My Big Fat Fabulous Life star, Whitney Way Thore, shared her birthday reflections with fans about entering a new decade of her life. But as she enters her fortieth year, she experiences deep reflection on how far she has come over the past forty years. Likewise, she also shares some of the areas she felt would be different in her life by now. Admittedly, she is making great strides in her weight loss goals. However, she takes note of so many things she has walking into her future. Although...

Whitney Way Thore has shared the good, bad, and everything in between on My Big Fat Fabulous Life, but fans are doubting her authenticity. Many memorable moments have been captured onscreen, prompting conversations about her career, love life, and friendships. The reality star gained notoriety thanks to her honest and relatable outlook on life, but there may be problems under the surface.

Whitney has inspired viewers throughout the My Big Fat Fabulous Life seasons, by overcoming obstacles and challenges with unbridled enthusiasm and tenacity. She has used her platform away from the show to raise awareness about bullying and body-shaming. She speaks out on important issues, such as the harm caused by negative stereotypes. While she spreads good energy onscreen, and on social media, fans don't think she is necessarily being truthful about everything in her life.

Related: Mbffl: 5 Signs Whitney Is Exaggerating Her Relationship With The Frenchman

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Buddy Bell has been a staple on My Big Fat Fabulous Life mainly because he is Whitney Way Thore's best friend and sidekick, and he's been up to a lot in 2023. Buddy allowed viewers to gravitate toward his easygoing personality, as it seemed he truly cared about Whitney. Even though the two friends seemed destined for one another, Buddy is making some big moves in the New Year.

My Big Fat Fabulous Life's Buddy Bell and Whitney have been friends for years, since their days of being teenagers. Throughout life the two have remained close, even though at times they've navigated some choppy waters. When Chase Severino broke Whitney's engagement, Buddy was the first friend by her side and subsequently moved into her Charlotte condo during the pandemic, so she wouldn't have to be alone. In turn, Whitney stood by Buddy's side when he revealed he was living with...

Whitney Way Thore has an eclectic circle of friends on My Big Fat Fabulous Life, but fans are skeptical of her ride-or-die friendships. Throughout the seasons, the reality star has had a solid support system. They cheer her on and encourage her, as she tackles new challenges and delves into new relationships.

My Big Fat Fabulous Life's Whitney Way Thore credits her close friends and family for sticking by her side and helping her get through some of life's toughest moments. Since the start of My Big Fat Fabulous Life, she has spoken about the important role her friends have played in her life through high school and beyond. However, fans have reason to believe that everything may not be as fabulous as it seems when the cameras aren't rolling.

Related: Why Mbffl Fans Think Whitney's Too Possessive Of Lennie

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Buddy Bell recently revealed his engagement pictures, and My Big Fat Fabulous Life fans are thrilled. It took a while for him to find his match, but it's clear he couldn't be happier. The love he has for his fiancé, Courtney Marsh, is heartwarming to see.

My Big Fat Fabulous Life's Buddy Bell has been close friends with Whitney Way Thore since high school. The two have remained good friends, and Buddy has been a great source of support for Whitney as she tries to find her happily ever after. At one point, it was speculated their platonic relationship was eventually going to lead to something more, but there was never a spark. Now he is in the process of planning his nuptials to Courtney as the special day draws nearer.

Related: Mbffl: Why Fans Can't Wait For Buddy Bell To Get Married

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In the midst of a revelation about her fiancé, Whitney Way Thore is contemplating whether she will ever find a man "who can just feel lucky to have me." In an exclusive clip from this week's episode of My Big Fat Fabulous Life, airing on Tuesday, Dec. 8, fans see the 36-year-old reality star in the midst of a tearful, candid chat with her best friend, Buddy Bell, about the harsh realities of her dating experiences. "When people judge me for being who I am, if you're a man who also is with me, you're being judged as well," she tells Buddy. "I just want to be a normal person where some man who likes me feels lucky to have me and happy to be with me and doesn't...

Buddy Bell has been a lot to handle this season on My Big Fat Fabulous Life. From his new sobriety to his relationship with Chelsea Roark, there has been plenty of ups and downs. Whitney Thore asked Buddy and Chelsea to watch her house while she went to Alaska with her parents and friends. He wasn’t invited because Heather Sykes would be there and following their split, things were awkward. The relationship implodes During a phone call between Whitney Thore and Buddy Bell, it is revealed that his relationship with Chelsea Roark was over. This wasn’t terribly shocking as there […]

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Buddy Bell has been talking about Chelsea Roark all season long on My Big Fat Fabulous Life. He met her when he was newly sober and had been fixating on their relationship as he worked through his demons. Chelsea lives outside of Chicago, one of the stops Whitney and Todd Beasley visited on the Big Girl Dance Class tour last summer. Buddy Bell tagged along for the ride, and while they were in town she and Whitney finally got to meet. Who is Chelsea Roark? Chelsea was Buddy’s girlfriend. It looks like the two may have split, as he is […]

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Join our newsletter to get more stories like this My Big Fat Fabulous Life is currently airing the Bgdc (Big Girl Dance Class) tour. Whitney Thore and Todd Beasley tested out the waters to see if people away from Greensboro, North Carolina, would be interested in what they are offering. They got an Rv to travel in and began their journey. Whitney Thore wasn’t a super planner when it came to itinerary, leaving Todd Beasley frazzled on more than one occasion. Because of everything going on with Buddy Bell, he took the trip along with them, seemingly adding to their […]

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Join our newsletter to get more stories like this Buddy Bell is a familiar face for fans of My Big Fat Fabulous Life. He has been a part of the show since the start, and even though he has dipped in and out, viewers have a lot of affection for him. Buddy Bell has been in Mbffl star Whitney Thore’s life for years and his connection isn’t only to her, but also to her family. In fact, Whitney’s brother Hunter has spoken about how he thinks the two should date. Who is Buddy Bell? Simply put, Buddy Bell is Whitney […]

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Join our newsletter to get more stories like this Buddy Bell has had a rough year. Last season on My Big Fat Fabulous Life, viewers learned that he had a cocaine addiction. Now there are fears that he may have relapsed and fans of the show want to know what’s going on. It came as a shock to everyone but it explained the behaviors that Buddy had been exhibiting. Not only did it change everything for him, but it also changed everything for Heather Sykes as well. On the new season of My Big Fat Fabulous Life, Whitney Thore visited […]

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Join our newsletter to get more stories like this Whitney Thore is back on TLC for My Big Fat Fabulous Season 6 and already there has been plenty to talk about. With everything going on with Buddy Bell and some of the Bgdc (Big Girl Dance Class) there have been other cities featured on the show. Typically, though, much of what viewers see happens at Whitney Thore’s house or her parents’ house. Where is My Big Fat Fabulous Life filmed? The majority of filming for My Big Fat Fabulous Life happens in Greensboro, North Carolina. This is where the Thore […]

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Join our newsletter to get more stories like this Tal Fish is Whitney Thore’s “gay best friend” on My Big Fat Fabulous Life. He is currently living with her, essentially filling the role Buddy Bell held before he spiraled downhill. Viewers have seen Tal plenty of times on the show, but there’s more to him besides living with his bestie Whitney? First, it is important to mention that Tal Fish and Whitney Thore have an incredibly different dynamic than she had with Buddy Bell. There aren’t any awkward feelings floating around and there won’t be any nights where their relationship […]

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Join our newsletter to get more stories like this My Big Fat Fabulous Life is back for a brand new season and the premiere is going to give fans some insight into what has been happening with Whitney Thore. Not only has she been working on adoption plans, but she has also been caught between Buddy Bell and Heather Sykes. Buddy Bell’s cocaine addiction played a role in the breakup between him and Heather Sykes. It was a messy situation between them and viewers of My Big Fat Fabulous Life were confused when it all happened. Now, he has moved […]

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Whitney and Buddy, together again! In the above sneak peek from My Big Fat Fabulous Life season five premiere, Whitney Thore reconnects with her pal Buddy Bell, who was in rehab battling his addiction to cocaine. And things between the two pals gets…awkward. "It's been so great to see Buddy and catch up with him. It just hasn't been long enough. It's kind of bittersweet leaving because I don't know when I'm going to be here next, I don't know when he's going to be in Greensboro or if he's going to be in Greensboro," Whitney says in a confessional. While saying goodbye, the two friends kiss on the lips for an extended period. A bit longer than platonic pals normally do. And...

Join our newsletter to get more stories like this Whitney Thore and Buddy Bell are a hot topic of conversation. Earlier today, the super-trailer for My Big Fat Fabulous Life dropped and since then, everyone is wondering if the two have changed their status from friends to something more. Generally speaking, Whitney and Buddy spend a lot of time together. They have been friends for years and roommates too. My Big Fat Fabulous Life viewers have always wondered if the two have become more than just friends and there have been several instances where they really seemed to have some […]

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Join our newsletter to get more stories like this Whitney Thore kisses Buddy Bell in the new trailer for My Big Fat Fabulous Life Season 5 — and fans are freaking out about it. The reality star already has four seasons under her belt, but this one may be the most dramatic and surprising yet. This is what viewers can expect to see when Season 5 debuts in the new year: Whitney and Buddy kiss At the end of the super-trailer, Whitney Thore and Buddy Bell kiss. This is a huge deal because he just returned from rehab and it’s not […]

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Let it burn! Whitney Thore's best friend Heather Sykes is still reeling from her very harsh split after Buddy Bell broke up with her for good in a text message. But in an exclusive sneak peek from tonight's episode of My Big Fat Fabulous Life, Whitney tried to help her pal get over her ex by burning all of their sentimental memories — and Whitney found one particularly hilarious memento from her own past relationships. Watch the video above to see the full sneak peek! Breakups are always hard, and every girl needs a pal like Whitney to keep her mind off of her ex. Even though Whitney is very close with both Buddy and Heather, she's been doing a great job keeping things neutral in the midst of their split. But it looks like she's more on Heather's side, and she even gave Heather a shoulder to cry as Heather...

Fans were extremely concerned about Whitney Thore's best friend and roommate Buddy Bell during this season of My Big Fat Fabulous Life. He spent the first half of Season 5 off camera while he went to seek treatment at a rehab facility to overcome his cocaine addiction, and in an exclusive interview with Life & Style, Whitney opened up about what it was like to see her friend — who she affectionately refers to as "boo bear" — struggle with something so serious. "Well, it was just really hard. I mean, it’s hard to realize that someone that not only you were so close to but that was living with you was struggling with something and you didn’t know and you couldn’t help," Whitney revealed to Life & Style. "It makes you feel really powerless. So I’m just so proud of him, he’s still clean and sober, he’s doing amazing.

Whitney Way Thore’s friend Buddy Bell feels like he has a second chance at life after completing rehab for cocaine addiction.

While vacationing in Hawaii, the pair had a heart-to-heart on the beach about Bell’s recovery and how Thore found out about his addiction.

“I’m so proud of you, I was so scared when I found out,” Thore says in this exclusive clip from Tuesday’s episode of My Big Fat Fabulous Life. “I was terrified, and I just feel really bad that I didn’t know.”

Both Thore and Bell start to cry, and Bell says...

Buddy Bell breaks down over his cocaine addiction on this week’s episode of My Big Fat Fabulous Life, saying: “I was ready to die an addict.” The reality star entered rehab last year after his drug problem spun out of control. His parents revealed on the show that his stay at the treatment center was scheduled to last for six weeks, including two days in detox by himself. This week’s episode sees co-star Whitney Thore and Buddy’s on-off girlfriend Heather visit him at the rehab clinic, seeing him sober for the first time in almost a year. Buddy then recalls...read more...

Whitney Way Thore‘s friend Buddy Bell is in recovery after going to rehab for a cocaine addiction.

Bell went missing after using cocaine in an earlier episode of My Big Fat Fabulous Life, which pushed his family and friends, including Thore, to stage an intervention when he returned, and helped him get to rehab.

“Truth of the matter is I just started using cocaine recreationally and it got out of hand. I was almost about to fall off a cliff, I was pretty far down that slippery slope,” Bell says in this exclusive clip from Tuesday’s episode. There...

Buddy Bell’s Instagram shows the My Big Fat Fabulous Life enjoying his new clean life after undergoing treatment last year for cocaine addiction. The reality star’s drug problem was revealed on last week’s episode of the TLC show, with Buddy later putting up a post on the social media site revealing he was now seven months sober. He said: “My secret’s out! I was one week clean in this picture. At the time that seemed like an impossible task and I was obviously still riding that pink cloud. I’ll be 7 months clean and sober (not even a cigarette!) this...read more...

Whitney Way Thore has shocking news for her friend group — their pal Buddy Bell is in rehab for a cocaine addiction.

Thore gathers them together in this exclusive clip from Tuesday’s episode of My Big Fat Fabulous Life, to tell them that he was doing cocaine recreationally for a few years at first, but recently started using it regularly.

“I can just hardly wrap my mind around it,” Thore’s friend Todd Beasley says. “Buddy just seems so even keeled to me, even though he had his anger outbursts. That’s just part of his personality. I did not see that coming.

Buddy Bell from My Big Fat Fabulous Life entered a six-week treatment plan after struggling with a “significant” cocaine problem, it was revealed on the latest episode of the TLC show. The popular member of the show’s cast, and the roommate of its star Whitney Way Thore, entered rehab last year during filming for the show. The latest episode showed Whitney find out about Buddy’s drug problem after speaking to his friend Zach. She then went to tell Buddy’s parents, but found out that they already knew — and that Buddy had entered treatment after they gave him some “tough...read more...

Buddy Bell from My Big Fat Fabulous Life is said to have been on drugs when he went missing for more than a week leaving co-star Whitney Thore worried for his welfare. Last week’s episode saw Whitney and Buddy’s on-off girlfriend Heather trying to find out what had happened to him, and being left startled after going into his bedroom to find it overly tidy and with many of his possessions gone. The episode ended on a cliff-hanger with Whitney revealing her fears that something may have happened to him, while this week’s episode sees Whitney find out the truth...read more...

Whitney Way Thore is fearing the worst after learning that her friend Buddy Bell has been using drugs — and is currently missing.

Thore meets up with one of Bell’s friends, who tells her about Bell’s drug use and that he hasn’t seen him in days.

“My mind is racing right now with all the possibilities of where Buddy could actually be, and I think that we have every reason in the world to be really, really worried,” Thore says in this exclusive clip from Tuesday’s episode of My Big Fat Fabulous Life. “I’m imagining the worst,...

Buddy Bell from My Big Fat Fabulous Life fails to return after going missing for days on this week’s episode of the TLC show — which leads to Whitney Thore and his girlfriend Heather making a discovery in his bedroom which they are not prepared for. Buddy’s strange behaviour during the current season was highlighted in the previews released as the show returned to air earlier this year. It comes after he exhibited odd behavior during the season finale last year — including a heated confrontation with host Shaun Robinson when asked about his finances. Tonight Whitney and Heather decide...read more...

Whitney Way Thore’s roommate Buddy Bell storms out of tonight’s My Big Fat Fabulous Life tell-all reunion special — after a heated confrontation with host Shaun Robinson when she asks him about his finances. In our exclusive clip below Buddy doesn’t like the line of questioning when Shaun asks him about his living situation with Whitney, who he now lives with as a tenant. Earlier in the season the pair fell out when Whitney insisted he signed a lease, which he initially refused to do. Whitney stood her ground, and on the special Shaun asks Buddy, referring to him paying rent:...read more...

Yusef Lateef, who died on Monday after a bout with prostate cancer, was a devout Muslim who did not like his music to be called jazz because of the supposed indecent origins and connotations of the word (although those origins are still debated). He preferred the self-coined phrase "autophysiopsychic music." Furthermore, his music encompassed an impressively broad range of styles, and the only Grammy he won was in the New Age category -- for a recording of a symphony. Think about those things amid the flood of Lateef obituaries with "jazz" in the headline.

That said, certainly Lateef's own musical origins indisputably revolved around jazz. Growing up in Detroit, a highly fertile musical environment in the 1930s and beyond, Lateef got his first instrument, an $80 Martin alto sax, at age 18. Within a year he was on the road with the 13 Spirits of Swing (arrangements by Milt Buckner).

A Detroit friend,...