{"id":165562,"date":"2025-12-03T06:19:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T06:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/165562\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T06:19:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T06:19:09","slug":"1000-lb-sisters-star-sisters-tammy-and-amy-slaton-sling-insults-ahead-of-new-tv-season-deadbeat-mum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/165562\/","title":{"rendered":"1000-Lb Sisters: Star sisters Tammy and Amy Slaton sling insults ahead of new TV season: ‘Deadbeat mum’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Things between sisters Tammy and Amy Slaton \ufeffare worse than ever ahead of a new season of their hit series 1000-Lb Sisters<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The sisters, who were at one point also each other’s closest friend,\ufeff can barely be in the same room without hurling insults in a preview of the upcoming season 8.<\/p>\n

\ufeffStream episodes of 1000-Lb Sisters for free on 9Now.\ufeff<\/a><\/p>\n

Things pick up after Tammy and Amy came to major blows at the end of season 7<\/a>, as Amy felt like her family was against her and her relationship with now-husband Brian Scott Lovvorn<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\ufeffIn a trailer released by TLC, which you can watch above, it’s clear time has definitely not healed these wounds.<\/p>\n

“\ufeffEvery other word is an F-bomb. ‘Beep beep beep you beep beep beep arse,’ ” their brother Chris says, as he reads through the family group chat.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Fired from her first job and a year-long split from her farmer husband: Inside the life of ‘Australia’s most travelled woman’ Catriona Rowntree\ufeff<\/a><\/p>\n

In the clip, Chris asks Tammy if she and Amy have stopped fighting yet.<\/p>\n

\ufeff”If Amy keeps her mouth shut, so would I,” Tammy responds.<\/p>\n

\"1000-LbSafe to say Tammy was feeling fired up over sister Amy. (TLC)<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, she admits it feels like she and her sister are “drifting apart”: “She used to be my best friend.”\ufeff<\/p>\n

The sisters hurl insults back and forth, as Amy sarcastically calls her sister “Queen Tammy” and Tammy calls Amy, who has two young sons, Gage and Glenn, a “deadbeat mum”.\ufeff<\/p>\n

“I can’t handle her toxic arse no more,” Amy sobs.\ufeff<\/p>\n

\"1000-Lb(TLC)<\/p>\n

READ MORE: 10 iconic TV and movie roles your favourite actors missed out on or blew all together\ufeff<\/a><\/p>\n

The trailer also teases big life steps for both sisters, as Amy plans her wedding and Tammy uses her newfound independence to go for a job interview.<\/p>\n

\ufeffThe star has lost more than \ufeff226 kilograms and underwent skin removal surgery to resolve the loose skin that remained after her impressive weight loss.<\/p>\n

“I’m just starting to figure out what I want to do in life,” Tammy says.\ufeff<\/p>\n

\"1000-LbWhile the sisters might’ve drifted Amy’s focus is set on her wedding. (TLC)1000-Lb Sisters through the years<\/p>\n

Tammy and Amy Slaton became household names when 1000-Lb Sisters premiered in 2020.<\/p>\n

At the start of their journey in 2020, the sisters had a combined total weight of a little over 1000 pounds (454 kilograms).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Over five years, viewers have been along for the ride as the sisters battled to change their lives and have witnessed marriages, births, divorces and deaths.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: See Jamie Durie’s final plans for luxury Byron Bay build \u2013 after $33 million Sydney mansion goes on sale<\/a><\/p>\n

\"1000-LbAmy and Tammy have been sharing their weight loss journey with fans since 2020. (TLC)<\/p>\n

In the last year, Tammy has left fans \ufeffin awe as she kicked some major weight loss goals.<\/p>\n

In recent months, Tammy has made her \ufeffrelationship with fiancee Andrea public. She recently confirmed they were engaged<\/a> after “almost three years” of dating.<\/p>\n

\"TammyTammy pictured with her fianc\u00e9e Andrea. (TikTok @tammy.l.slaton)<\/p>\n

Sister Amy\ufeff announced her engagement to Brian Scott Lovvorn in May 2025, and the pair married in a special Halloween ceremony.<\/p>\n

\"1000-LbAmy and partner Brian have an upcoming Halloween wedding! (TikTok @amyhalterman87)<\/p>\n

Amy’s wedding \u2013 and her family’s complicated feelings about it \u2013 will certainly feature in season 8 of the show. Stay tuned! \ufeff<\/p>\n

\ufeffStream episodes of 1000-Lb Sisters for free on 9Now.\ufeff<\/a><\/p>\n

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