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In this episode, Whitney travels with Todd to New York City so she can attend a dance workshop with The Fitness Marshall, a hardcore dance/cardio instructor who loves big moves and big personalities! Whit and Todd have been watching the Fitness Marshall for ages, and are hoping to gain some inspiration for the Dance Competition with Jiya (Round II) which is coming up. But will Whit be able to cut the mustard in NYC and in the intense Fitness Marshall Concert Dance Experience? Or will someone fall flat, while the other friend sores ahead? We're also touching on the BRAND NEW TRAILER for the NEW SEASON of My Big Fat Fabulous Life, airing next month! LISTEN TO HEAR ALL OUR HOT TAKES AND THOUGHTS ON WHAT'S COMING!

Today’s episode is a combination of revelations and brand new, daring experiences! Whit is risking it all for love and dance as she heads into an aquarium date with Nathan where he’s promised to reveal something that he “needs to tell her” - get ready because it’s definitely not what anyone would see coming! We’re also tuning into Daliana’s dance crew, a lesson in belly dancing that Whit takes to so much that she decides to do a full blown performance! Bad news though, the performance is at a restaurant and Whit is scantily clad at best. Even worse news? Whit’s whole family including Glenn and Hunter are in attendance. Will Whit use her “prop” (a sword) professionally and gracefully or will she drop it and skewer more than just a chicken kabob? Only one way to find out!

On today's episode, Whit is going "belly up" for belly dancing! She's joining Daliana, who made her first appearance on the show as one of the judges on the Big Girl Dance Battle, at her belly dancing studio to draw inspiration for the dance battle rematch! Whit also continues to question her date with Nathan, a country boy who has two teenage kids and seems polite and kind, but might not be lighting Whit's fire chemistry-wise - will a secret from Nathan actually make things fizzle faster? Or will it change Whitney's view of Nathan in a positive way? Also, will Whit be inspired by her belly dancing class, or will she be thrown into a totally new type of pressure-filled environment at a normally fun place - a restaurant? And as if that wasn't scary enough - we're adding a giant sword to the performance!

This episode we're unpacking a LOT - not only are we harkening back to the days of the Kids' Cruise to Lose (aka No Body Shame at Sea) and seeing if any of you queens have been on the cruise, but we're also jumping into Whitney's first date post-Lennie with a true country boy named Nathan! Nathan's got something special worked out for his date with Whitney (that the producers definitely did not pick for him) - he's "chosen" a dancing date so Whit can show off her "I've always been a dancer" skills! He also shows up with a handful of flowers for Whit, and your hosts debate whether flowers on a first date is a red flag, or "just a little much." Tune in and let us know your thoughts!

This episode is a mishmash of many topics! First,  Whit gets ready to take some fresh photos with the bomb lighting for her online dating profile - she’s trying to show off all her best - ahem - assets without coming on too strong. With help from Tal, Whit is throwing together her dating profile and trying to reel in some fish - but if she gets a bite too soon, is that a red flag? Whit and Tal pivot post-dating app project and get surprise tattoos. Whit gets a call from a potential suitor - we know - already! - to set up a date. Back in the gym, Will is doing his best to train Whit and Buddy for “Barbells for Boobs” - but he’s up against Buddy’s insane bar schedule! Can he still compete on no sleep?  Finally, Whit learns about the running requirement at Barbells for Boobs - a term she didn’t previously know about. Even though they have to run half what the others do thanks to a “scaled workout” policy, will the running take Whitney out? Will she be doing the “Buddy carry?” or just go at it solo? Tune in and find out!

The battle is on and all bets are off as Whit and the gang head to UNCG to battle with Jiya and her crew of Trophy Wives! Both teams come with surprises up their sleeves, but one team really pulls out the big guns - adorable little kids who also know how to drop it low - to the FLO'! Will Whit's moves and her team's drumsticks be sufficient to face off against Jiya? Or is there just too much heat in this kitchen? Tune in to find out!

We're finally gearing up for the dance battle of the century - and don't forget, it's North Carolina's first official dance battle! Both BGDC and Trophy Wife Fitness are prepping for the dance battle between Gia and Whitney, while the tension rises. For the Big Girls, this promises to be the most intense performance of their lives, but they come with some extra tools in their tool belts - drumsticks! But the Trophy Wives come packing a super secret weapon that might have Whitney calling foul. When an injury plagues Todd, Whit's eternal dance partner and the heart and soul of the team, it's all she can do to keep from losing her mind and evacuating the dance floor!

This week, we’ve got another crazy episode for you with a brand new crazy celebrity guest - dance choreography expert to the stars (or at least our kind of stars such as the ones from Dance Moms fame) JENZI! Jenzi may be in the “land of the trees” (or that’s how she sees Greensboro, anyway) but she’s not taking kindly to the BBQ - even with Greensboro being the BBQ capital of the world according to Whit! But not only is Jenzi a hard ass when it comes to the food, her classes are hard as the dickens and the girls from BGDC are struggling to keep up with her “BOOM BOOM CAP!” Instructions.  Jenzi is also loud about calling out the girls who aren’t getting in line right from the jump - in particular, she’s rough on Chrissy (“Dreads”) and Mattie (when she comes in late from her other job in a full blazer and heels)! Look out, girls - Jenzi is coming through and she’s not nearly as flexible as Whit when it comes to learning the moves!

With the dance battle looming, Whitney pulls out all the stops and brings in choreographer Jenzi, a wild and unpredictable star of the dance world who is a viral sensation. Jenzi's cutthroat methods, including her screams of "BOOM - CAH!" upset the class - but will her unsavory tactics make Whit's Big Girls (and boys, who Jenzi remembers as "cute, but unmemorable") stronger, securing victory, or will they turn Whit's crew against her and make them wonder why they agreed to the dance battle to begin with? All those answers and more are on this episode!

This week is a landmark episode for a number of reasons: not only does Hillary Clinton, legend and queen, call into the Maney, Roy and LauRen show, which is absolutely mind blowing, Whit experiences her own version of “girl power” the likes of which she’s never seen! You might recall that last week, Whit’s high school friend (and infamous banana bread baker) Amanda came on the scene and bumped into Whit at the gay clerb, wanting to reconnect. She invited Whit to go horseback riding with her - and this week, it’s off to the races for Whit because she’s getting on Apollo, a massive and noble steed! But will Apollo buck Whit into the next generation? Or will Whit need to worry more about getting ridden than riding? Tune in to hear it all!

The rumors (the ones about Whit being engaged, anyway) are TRUE! It feels like only a couple of months ago that Whit introduced us to her mystery man, Jake. Now they're going to be married! Jake proposed during a hike with a beautiful Aquamarine ring! We don't know the significance yet, but we do know there's a story there and we're reporting everything we've seen online, including some crazy rumors that at this point we can't confirm or deny.

On this episode of The Plot Thickens, we're recapping Whit running into an old friend from high school who invites her to go horseback riding. But is there a horse big enough for Whit to ride, she wonders! And will Whit's horseback riding adventure turn into something of a Brokeback Mountain situation? Babs also plans a big surprise for Glenn for their 39th anniversary - we know how these two love their arbitrary anniversaries! But this year, Babs isn't giving Glenn the same old stuff, she's going BLONDE. Will Glenn recognize her? Will he feel like he's being serenaded by Jewel or will he wonder what stranger is at his anniversary dinner?

As usual, we’ve got a fun new episode for you this week! Whit is standing “ten toes” in her drama with Jiya, the owner of Trophy Wife Fitness, a competing dance crew to BGDC. But is it, really? Because Trophy Wife Fitness has an emphasis on FITNESS while BGDC really emphasizes the confidence building factor of dance. We also loop back with Buddy, who finally might be committing to taking his weight loss goals seriously, thanks to some gentle urging from Heather. Finally, in an ultimate twist of fate (and Whit’s rivalry with Jiya), Maney and Roy somehow talk Whit into a full blown dance battle - BGDC vs. Trophy Wife Fitness! But first, Whit will have to figure out what a dance battle is, because allegedly she’s never heard of one.

The rivalry between BGDC and the Trophy Wife Fitness girls is ON like Donkey Kong, and Whitney is attending rival Jiya's dance class. But Jiya's class isn't a bed of roses or a pleasure cruise - it's a full blown intense workout! Will Whit crumble when her skills get tested? Or will Whit be able to shock Jiya and her Trophy Wives at how low she can go? Also, Whit and the gang prep for Jiya and her Trophy Wives to step onto the BGDC turf, where Whitney has a couple of tricks up her sleeve. But will the Trophy Wives take kindly to those tricks and appreciate the homage, or will they be offended and will this feel more like Bring it On than a guest feature at a new dance class?

It's a rodeo on this episode of My Big Fat Fabulous Life - but don't worry, we're going to save a horse and ride a Big Girl - and not just any Big Girl; a member of the BGDC! Whit and the girls are suiting up in their best cowgirl attire to dance at the Folk Festival. They've got to practice in front of a highway and the big day is finally here - but BOY HOWDY are they about to get a dose of reality when Jiya, a self-made, smart mouthed gal with her own dance crew comes calling. But before that, Whitney's Dress as a Drink party is finishing up, and we've got to wonder what possessed Lennie to bring a Bloody Mary? And by that we mean, why would he bring a date to his ex-girlfriend's party? We've also got a shopping interlude at an antique shop with Whit and Babs, and some serious discussion on keeping a man (and why Babs can and Whit can't).