My Big Fat Fabulous Life’s Whitney ‘was to star on Say Yes To The Dress’ before ending engagement over fiance’s scandal
My Big Fat Fabulous Life’s Whitney Way Thore was reportedly set to star on an episode of Say Yes to the Dress prior to calling off her engagement.
The 36-year-old reality star split with her fiance Chase Severino last month after finding out he's having a child with another woman.
In March, Whitney held an Instagram Q&A and answered a bunch of fan questions about the show, her engagement and wedding.
One follower asked if they’d get to see her on an episode of TLC’s Say Yes to the Dress to pick out the perfect gown for her ceremony.
The then-bride-to-be revealed: “Unfortunately, COVID-19 canceled that shoot. It was supposed to be next week.”
Though the dress-buying was called off, Whitney shared during the same IG Story that My Big Fat Fabulous Life filming was only partially being delayed.
She added a crying emoji to go with her answer, to make sure everyone knew how sad she was to not be filming an episode of the popular reality show.
The TLC star said: “For now, I’m quarantined with my mom and my animals, except for some light shooting during which we are staying 6 feet from the crew (except when they have to mic us).
Some fans thought that answer was strange, too, since she didn’t even mention being with her fiance, to whom she get engaged just a few months earlier in December, during quarantine.
The reveal that Whitney was to be on an episode of SYTTD came just after the official Say Yes Facebook page posted a video about the reality star not being a Bridezilla, causing fans to beg for her to be on the show.
Little did they know at the time that she was supposed to be on the show.
With businesses across the country starting to reopen amid the pandemic, and reality shows starting to film again, it doesn’t seem like Whitney will be on the show as planned since she ended her engagement last month.
She shared the “uncomfortable” news with fans on social media, saying: “Chase reconnected with a woman with whom he has had a long history.
“…[He] recently told me this information and the fact that it had resulted in a pregnancy.”
“Chase will be a father in October.”
Chase shared his own Instagram post, in which he opened up about being "excited' to welcome a child later this year after ending his "time together" with Whitney.
A "hurt" Whitney recently told People: “It’s a difficult thing to navigate - honestly, I would have rather not said it, just to avoid the inevitable backlash and gossip, but at the same time, people in their lives already knew of course and a baby isn’t something that can remain private in the future.”
Fans are now accusing Whitney of faking the engagement for ratings, leading some to wonder how far she and TLC were going to go with it all had COVID-19 not halted things and had Chase not gotten another woman pregnant.
One Reddit user theorized: “I think if it wasn’t for the pandemic it would have kept going for a while, even to marriage, but then Chase accidentally knocked a girl up and it got out to the public, so they had to call it quits.
“She’s probably more pissed about the storyline for her show ending than the 'fake' relationship itself.”
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Season 7 of the MBFFL aired its final episode on TLC on March 31, 2020.
It's likely Season 8 won't premiere until January 2021.