{"id":700076,"date":"2026-06-12T16:56:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T16:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/700076\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T16:56:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T16:56:12","slug":"little-singles-krista-30-admits-shes-never-been-grocery-shopping-due-to-anxiety-as-a-little-person-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/700076\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cLittle Singles\u201d: Krista, 30, Admits She\u2019s Never Been Grocery Shopping Due to \u2018Anxiety\u2019 as a Little Person (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n<p>TLC&#8217;s new series, Little Singles, explores friendships, love triangles, and personal growth within the tight-knit group of five friends<\/p>\n<p>In PEOPLE&#8217;s exclusive clip, Krista, 30, reveals she&#8217;s never grocery shopped due to anxiety as a little person and fear of judgment<\/p>\n<p>The series premiere of Little Singles airs on Monday, June 15, at 9 p.m. on TLC<\/p>\n<p>TLC is back with a <a data-ylk=\"slk:new series;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/little-singles-reality-show-trailer-tlc-exclusive-11974780&#039;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">new series<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In PEOPLE&#8217;s exclusive clip of the premiere of <a data-ylk=\"slk:Little Singles;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tlc.com\/shows\/little-singles\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Little Singles<\/a>, friends John, Stephanie, Sammy, Krista, and JJ reunite for a trip to Palm Springs after first meeting at a little people convention.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The group is out at a restaurant having dinner together when John and Stephanie start talking about needing to go to the grocery store or have their groceries delivered.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Go to the grocery store?&#8221; Krista chimes in. &#8220;I&#8217;ve never really been grocery shopping.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The entire group looks at her confused, and John questions how she&#8217;s 30 years old and has never been grocery shopping herself.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"KristaCredit: TLC\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_people_articles_471\/5f6b04bdbd91a3df0e75fd8ac601aab4.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Krista<br \/>Credit: TLC<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for <a data-ylk=\"slk:From the Editor;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/from-the-editor-newsletter-sign-up-form-11953046\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">From the Editor<\/a>, our free weekly newsletter from PEOPLE&#8217;s Editor-in-Chief, Charlotte Triggs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I mean, my mom has pushed me in a shopping cart and everything,&#8221; Krista clarifies. &#8220;But like, I&#8217;ve never actually gone into a grocery store myself to go grocery shopping.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I just order it to my house,&#8221; she says.<\/p>\n<p>JJ then jokes in a confessional that she must &#8220;live under a rock.&#8221; But Krista explains that she suffers from anxiety when it comes to going to the grocery store by herself as a little person.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Sammy, JJ, Stephanie, John and Krista at dinnerCredit: TLC\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_people_articles_471\/7076c1dd770e4bbec2a85a293654aa84.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sammy, JJ, Stephanie, John and Krista at dinner<br \/>Credit: TLC<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s the <a data-ylk=\"slk:anxiety;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/gwyneth-paltrow-gives-her-advice-for-managing-anxiety-shouting-at-the-bushes-it-helps-11890157\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">anxiety<\/a> of it,&#8221; she explains. &#8220;I don&#8217;t want to ask anyone for help.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You know, my parents meant well for me. They were just trying to protect me,&#8221; she adds in a confessional. &#8220;But I think that it definitely made me into an anxious person and it&#8217;s something that I have been working on and trying to get away from.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I feel judged,&#8221; Krista says as everyone stares at her at the dinner table. &#8220;Like I don&#8217;t want to feel judged. I want to avoid that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <a data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE&#039;s free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Little SinglesCredit: TLC\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_people_articles_471\/ccd90aca730e8a32a2dc52ad6e909b0c.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Little Singles<br \/>Credit: TLC<\/p>\n<p>The new series follows a tight-knit group of friends within the little people community as they reunite in Palm Springs.According to the show&#8217;s <a data-ylk=\"slk:synopsis;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tlc.com\/shows\/little-singles\/articles\/little-singles-show-announcement-premiere-date-season-trailer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">synopsis<\/a>, &#8220;John (28) is the heart and glue of the house, confident that his close bond with Stephanie (31) and Sammy (26), their self\u2011proclaimed &#8216;Three Amigos,&#8217; is unbreakable. What he doesn&#8217;t know is that Stephanie, known for her big personality and even bigger heart, and Sammy, a loud and magnetic presence who thrives as the life of the party, are secretly involved. Stephanie is looking for something real, while Sammy avoids labels, creating tension beneath the surface.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When sparks fly between Sammy and Krista (30), the charismatic &#8216;princess&#8217; of the group, a love triangle emerges, putting friendships at risk. Alongside them is JJ (37), a bold and fearless lifelong performer who returns to Palm Springs after a past relationship, ready to open herself up to love again while bringing an unapologetic energy to the house.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The series premiere of Little Singles airs on Monday, June 15 at 9 p.m. ET on TLC. New episodes will be available to stream on HBO Max the day after airing.<\/p>\n<p>Read the original article on <a data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/little-singles-krista-30-talks-anxiety-grocery-shopping-as-a-little-person-exclusive-11996586\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">People<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEED TO KNOW TLC&#8217;s new series, Little Singles, explores friendships, love triangles, and personal growth within the tight-knit&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":700077,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[88,12130,212264,24853,110284,57254,92],"class_list":["post-700076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-grocery-store","tag-krista","tag-palm-springs","tag-stephanie","tag-tlc","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/700076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=700076"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/700076\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/700077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=700076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=700076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=700076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}