{"id":207,"date":"2025-06-18T04:22:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T04:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trendvolley.com\/?p=207"},"modified":"2025-06-18T04:22:51","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T04:22:51","slug":"1000-lb-sisters-tammy-slaton-reveals-heartbreaking-reason-why-she-will-no-longer-date-men","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trendvolley.com\/?p=207","title":{"rendered":"1000-lb Sisters Tammy Slaton reveals heartbreaking reason why she will no longer date men"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>1000-lb Sisters&nbsp;<\/em>star Tammy Slaton has revealed the heartbreaking reason she will no longer be dating men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The TLC star won the hearts of the world by showcasing&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyla.com\/tv-and-film\/1000-pound-sister-tammy-looks-unrecognisable-dramatic-weight-loss-703297-20230310\">her incredible weight loss journey<\/a>&nbsp;on the American&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyla.com\/reality-tv\">reality show<\/a>&nbsp;over the past few years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And now, she\u2019s in the headlines again after revealing the results of her jaw-dropping transformation following a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyla.com\/entertainment\/tv-and-film\/tammy-slaton-skin-removal-results-100lb-sisters-581996-20250611\">skin removal<\/a>&nbsp;procedure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, what some fans won\u2019t know is that Tammy went through a devastating loss just a few years ago after her husband tragically passed away aged just 40 years old in July, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Caleb Willingham reportedly died from &#8216;complications of super morbid obesity\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt8bbf16c2d7a209e5\/bltb17154c2a83986a0\/6849a8c128e5bb41a4944366\/Screenshot_2025-06-11_at_16.36.15.png\" alt=\"Tammy Slaton has revealed why she will no longer be dating men (TLC)\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tammy Slaton has revealed why she will no longer be dating men (TLC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tammy previously shared that she had some of her late husband&#8217;s ashes made into a necklace and a ring, which makes her feel like she&#8217;s &#8216;still connected to him in some way&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reality TV star, 38, first met Caleb at a weight loss rehabilitation facility in Ohio back in 2022 and the couple got married in November of that year, only a month after he proposed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the couple reportedly being estranged at the time of Caleb\u2019s passing, Tammy&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tammy-slaton-husband-caleb-willingham-dead-at-40-7556323\">told<\/a>&nbsp;PEOPLE at the time: &#8220;He was my best friend and I loved him dearly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fast forward to now and Tammy revealed she is dating a woman after coming out as<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyla.com\/lgbtq\">&nbsp;pansexual&nbsp;<\/a>back in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the season seven premiere of her reality show in April 2025, Tammy let viewers know that she was dating someone new, who has now been revealed as a lady called Andrea Dalton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt8bbf16c2d7a209e5\/bltc09137c19e119c95\/6849a92209c988a516e1b97c\/Screenshot_2025-06-11_at_17.02.04.png\" alt=\"The reality star's estranged husband Caleb Willingham died in July 2023 at the age of 40 (Facebook\/Caleb Willingham)\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The reality star&#8217;s estranged husband Caleb Willingham died in July 2023 at the age of 40 (Facebook\/Caleb Willingham)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The couple met on a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyla.com\/dating\">dating<\/a>&nbsp;app and Andrea is Tammy\u2019s first&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyla.com\/sex-and-relationships\">relationship<\/a>&nbsp;since Caleb died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As she announced the happy news, she also shared the reason why she would never date a man again,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tammy said: \u201cI have been seeing someone for the past couple of months and it\u2019s going pretty well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA few years ago I came out as pansexual. But after Caleb passing I just &#8211; I don\u2019t want to be with men anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She added: \u201cI think I want to approach this relationship different than I have in the past. So I haven\u2019t told my family, because my family are gonna have something to say about it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, in a later episode, where viewers got to meet Andrea for the first time, Tammy revealed their love story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt8bbf16c2d7a209e5\/blt0e66b2ca12445c2e\/6849a95832bbf3248eb18093\/Screenshot_2025-06-11_at_16.32.12.png\" alt=\"Tammy is now in a relationship with a woman called Andrea, who she introduced fans to on the TLC show (TLC)\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tammy is now in a relationship with a woman called Andrea, who she introduced fans to on the TLC show (TLC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Talking about how they met on a dating app, she said: &#8220;I had just got on there. I wasn\u2019t on there very long, and I saw her and she saw me and we just started talking. And it\u2019s been, like, every day since.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And in a confessional, Tammy beamed: \u201cAndrea\u2019s beautiful. I like everything about her. We\u2019ve been getting very close.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/film\/837358\/meet-1000-lb-sisters-tammy-slatons-girlfriend-andrea-dalton\/\">to<\/a>&nbsp;Hello Magazine, in a now-deleted&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyla.com\/tiktok\">TikTok&nbsp;<\/a>video, the reality star further elaborated on the subject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Answering a fan&#8217;s question, she said: &#8220;I was saying I was pansexual, but I kinda stopped messing with guys after my husband passed. So, I\u2019m like a lesbian. I\u2019m not a hater. Love is love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEverybody deserves love whether they\u2019re gay, straight, trans, pan, bi, nonbinary, whatever. I\u2019m just a lover.&#8221;Featured Image Credit: TLC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1000-lb Sisters&nbsp;star Tammy Slaton has revealed the heartbreaking reason she will no longer be dating men. The TLC star won the hearts of the world by showcasing&nbsp;her incredible weight loss journey&nbsp;on the American&nbsp;reality show&nbsp;over the past few years. And now, she\u2019s in the headlines again after revealing the results of her jaw-dropping transformation following a&nbsp;skin&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trendvolley.com\/?p=207\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;1000-lb Sisters Tammy Slaton reveals heartbreaking reason why she will no longer date men&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":208,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendvolley.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendvolley.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendvolley.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendvolley.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendvolley.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=207"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trendvolley.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":209,"href":"https:\/\/trendvolley.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207\/revisions\/209"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendvolley.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendvolley.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendvolley.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendvolley.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}