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Very informative, @Yajmele. Thanks for sharing. One Q: do the promoters weigh the contestants or take their word for what they weigh? (We know Twit lies a lot.)

Interesting observation. I would have said she's been LESS obnoxious in her IG posts since Twit moved out of her life. Can you offer an example?

Chase also posted the Big News on his IG page. All of them -- Twit, Chase, the Barnacles -- make the engagement announcement a pitch to watch the new season. That combination is what makes the engagement so suspect: why hold the news for 2 months until you can attach it to a pitch for the new season? ETA: @3girlsforus's comment about the phony reason they are in Paris reminds me of the phony reason the gang went to HI, viz., Glenn got a big bonus which was burning a hole in his pocket. Besides, since NoBSActive constantly makes the point that their on-line exercise is available globally, there is no reason to go to a foreign country to promote it.

Adding to the fakery: In all his piggishness, Buddy posts a photo of Chase, labels it Public Enemy Number One & says to watch the new srason to see how this fox got all up in his hen house.

Twit's probably gonna announce that ...her romance with Chase is fake, or ...she knows weighing 150+ #s over her ideal weight is neither healthy nor fabulous, or ...she knows she is a terrible person to her friends, or ...[fill in your own guess] We now know what Buddy does for a living: Lift driver. He sez so on his current IG story. He points out that he no longer does "blow," but he sure seemed stoned.

Avi & Alison. ETA: Or maybe Avi & Nadia would be a better pairing.

Lennie & Twit.

That makes the most sense since she surrounds the word news with little TV sets.

Or 3rd possibility: announcing the next cruise will be in Jan 2021. Natalie has already beat Twit to that announcement, as well as the announcement of a trip to France & Switzerland. I can't think that Twit is happy about being preempted so often.

Yep, that was last TG. The other guy was Ryan's friend, Cam. That was one of the earliest sights we had of Ryan. And he was so fascinated by Twit's celebrity that he spent a significant period of time saying "hello" to her fans who dialed into the live feed. Twit spent that time in the background prancing around in her lacy, black bra & a wgt-lifter's belt, then sitting next to -- more or less atop --Cam, bending his ear. Ah, holiday memories!

Natalie reports today that she leaves for Europe in less than 3 days, which may explain Twit's SM silence: resting up from cold, packing, etc. I can hardly wait to see what happens when these 2 divas are thrown together for an extended period of time. Unless Natalie is very careful, she'll find herself in the Donna/Maddie rubbish bin.

I think the upcoming trip to France & Switzerland could be very interesting, esp. if it's a promo tour which would place Natalie directly in TLC's sight.

Great minds, @ZenMoonPi, I've been thinking the same thing. After the cruise, I decided to check in on Natalie's IG page since she seems to be a quasi-barnacle now. She's got a following which she panders to. She appears to make a living by encouraging ppl to buy various products. She likes to travel. She posts photos & talks about gym visits, wears a sports bra & leggings & wants to take up wgt-lifting. She likes wine & often pictures herself holding a glass. In other words, she's already doin' a Twitney, only in a younger, more pleasant way. BTW, I think she's lost some weight since the earlier, 2018 cruise, so she could pitch herself as fulfilling the concept that MBFFL started with.

Good point, @3girlsforus. And when you think about it, Twit goes nowhere that she will not be the center of attention. Remember the trip to NYC with Todd? As soon as they hit a clurb where Todd was surrounded by his pals who hadn't seen him in a while, she pouted, had a hissy fit & exited.

There is no indication that Twit has moved to Wilmington. Both Buddy & Tal actually lived in Twit's house. (Buddy may still be there.) The magazine photo shot was for a local, Greensboro magazine, not a national one.

It's been a while since Twit videotaped one of her drunken weekends, but there's a short one tonight in her IG story. I don't recognize the guys. I think one is Linus, but don't know the other one. Definitely not Chase who's managing a big party at Amplify.

I think she was at 400+ #s in HI, but believed her when she said she's dropped to 338 #s last season. But I think she's back up to around 360 #s now.

Thanks for sharing this video. It's kinda long, but very informative. And certainly explains why Twi has to label herself in a "paid partnership" with UA.

Twit doesn't seem to last long as an influencer. She hasn't opened a box of FitFabFun in quite a while, so I assume she wasn't very successful shilling for it. @3girlsforus pointed out a number of problems Twit had in being honest about her Under Armour freebies. I'll add another: the bra's band, which s h e claims is so comfortable, rolls up under her back fat.

I don't know for sure that Madison Smith is an employee. But she apparently had a signifant role in UA's decision to include a plus size line, given the comments on the FB page.

All 3 photos are still visable on her IG page. They have not been deleted.

I just got this email about my U A Plus Size comment about choosing Twit as their plus size spokesperson: "Dot James I am so sorry you feel this way. Must be challenging going through life worrying so much about things that don’t really impact you. Good luck with everything." It's from someone named Madison Smith who seems to have something to do with the plus size rollout, so I guess she's a UA employee. I replied: "Bless your heart, sweetie."

She even has to emphasize her ass in her IG story Under Armor promo by wiggling it & declaring the leggings twerk worthy.

I thought your comment was so good that I stole much of it for a comment on Under Armor's FB page: "I'm gobsmacked that you have hired a crass narcissist as your spokesmodel. Whitney Way Thore was voted Primetimer's most hated person on reality TV for her ass-wiggling, crotch-grabbing, hottub-peeing, donkeylike braying performances. She is the LAST woman you want promoting your plus-size line." If you want to add a comment, the page name is U A Plus Size.

Just Natalie, in an IG story Q&A on her flight home. If Twit learns, she'll be pissed since she likes to tease out info like that to her fans. As far as driving to Ft Lauderdale, I think it started out 4 years ago as a fun part of the vacay for 3 old friends. And you can take more luggage in a car than on a plane.