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Here comes the bride?
Not quiet but for Tammy Slaton.
But right here involves engagement announcement many followers have been clamoring for over the previous few weeks…
Back in late March, we first heard that Slaton was engaged.
We heard this from Tammy herself, who mentioned on the time “I’m getting married to a girl!” and added that her “fiancée has not got kids, but she’s got a cat,” however didn’t supply another particulars about this particular person.
Fast ahead, nevertheless, to the 38-year outdated showing on the Creative Chaos podcast this previous Tuesday.
While speaking about her romance with Andrea Dalton — with whom she went public simply two months in the past — Slaton referred to Dalton as, sure, her fiancée, which prompted host Hunter Ezell to ask for some relationship standing clarification.
Tammy couldn’t hold herself from smiling as Hunter additionally went on to level out her necklace … which learn “Andrea.”
At this level within the interview, Slaton held up her diamond finger for the digicam to seize.
According to the TLC persona, she and Dalton have been collectively for 3 years.
“We go to Walmart and just walk around or Roses, somewhere like that, not to buy just to walk around, get some exercise, something to do,” she elaborated.
During the season 7 premiere of 1000-Lb. Sisters in April, the fact TV star supplied up glimpses of her budding romance with Dalton, together with the pair’s first public date at a bowling alley.
In a confessional, Tammy mentioned that whereas she has “feelings” for Dalton, they have been “taking things slow, day by day.”
She waited a “couple of months” to inform her family members about her relationship as a result of she was uncertain how they’d “react” to her courting a girl as a result of they’ve plenty of “opinions.”
Indeed, Slaton revealed her choice for girls late final yr.
“Lately I’ve been feeling like it’s time for me to start moving on and to start seeking love again, but this time I’m thinking of seeing a female,” she advised viewers again then
“As it stands right now, I don’t want to be with another man. It just doesn’t feel right. I don’t even have those feelings for a guy anymore after Caleb passed.”
Yes, Caleb.
In June 2023, Caleb Willingham handed away from issues associated to his weight.
“He was my best friend and I loved him dearly,” Slaton later advised People Magazine of her estranged late partner, including:
“When I met Caleb he became my guardian angel and now he really is watching over me.”
Way again in 2021, Slaton initially hinted on air that her sexuality was fluid, telling then-boyfriend Jerry that she was pansexual.
“I kinda stopped messing with guys after my husband passed,” Slaton mentioned in a since-deleted TikTok in 2024. “So, I’m like a lesbian.”
Thankfully, Tammy’s issues over her household’s response to Dalton have been unfounded.
“If she makes you happy … that’s all we want for each other is just to be happy. That’s all,” Amanda Halterman advised her sibling on 1,000-Lb Sisters this yr. “But I don’t want none of us to stop looking for it. Don’t just settle. Don’t stop until you find exactly what you’re looking for.”
During the most recent season, Dalton mentioned that she and Slaton met on a courting app.
“I had just got on there,” Dalton defined. “I wasn’t on there very long, and I saw her and she saw me and we just started talking, and it’s been, like, every day since.”
Meanwhile, Tammy is the one Slaton now planning a stroll down the aisle.
In a tremendous coincidence, sister Amy Slaton bought engaged this spring to Brian Lovvorn. Maybe they’ll have a joint wedding ceremony!