Vanessa From '1000-Lb Best Friends' on Her Bikini: "I Feel Beautiful"

Vannessa Cross rocked a bikini while at the beach on '1000-lb Best Friends.' Here's why she decided on this particular swimwear and what friends said. Viewers were first introduced to Meghan Crumpler and Vannessa Cross on Season 1 of the Discovery Plus series, Too Large. Now, the BFFs star in their own TLC show called

Vannessa Cross rocked a bikini while at the beach on '1000-lb Best Friends.' Here's why she decided on this actual swimwear and what friends said.

Michelle Stein - Author

Viewers had been first offered to Meghan Crumpler and Vannessa Cross on Season 1 of the Discovery Plus sequence, Too Large. Now, the BFFs megastar in their own TLC show referred to as 1000-lb Best Friends — and fanatics loved Vannessa's self assurance after they took a trip to the beach. That's as a result of she totally rocked a string bikini.

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At their heaviest, the best pals had a combined weight of 1,000 kilos. Meghan was once in a position to drop sufficient weight — with the assistance of Dr. Charles Procter — to qualify for a bariatric procedure. Unfortunately, Vannessa did not make sufficient growth, and Dr. Procter wasn't ready to offer her the fairway mild for weight reduction surgical procedure.

Now that Vannessa and Meghan have their own show, 1000-lb Best Friends, Vannessa is ready to finally turn issues round.

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Vannessa Cross rocked a string bikini on '1000-lb Best Friends.'

In Season 1 of 1000-lb Best Friends, Vanessa and Meghan tried on swimsuits for his or her upcoming commute to the sea coast. Fans have been surprised to look when Vannessa got here out of the dressing room wearing a bikini that left little to the creativeness. "I've always wanted to wear a string bikini," Vannessa declared.

"Oh my God, are you gonna wear this?" a shocked Meghan said when she noticed her pal.

"I would love to," Vannessa responded. "I want to show this off."

To that, Meghan mentioned, "You kind of surprise me there. I just never seen nothing that big before — not in a bad way. I've just never seen that in a store, that big. I mean, I've been that big. Never mind."

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Fast-forward to Episode 6, and it became out that Vannessa did make a decision to put on the bikini to the beach. "It's beautiful. It's definitely unique and I love the prints," a hesitant Meghan told her. "I'm a little afraid that it's gonna fall off, It looks like it's not got much attached. And I wish I had your confidence."

Vannessa told cameras, "I am so excited to finally put this string bikini to good use. I feel beautiful, courageous ... nude."

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As Meghan, Vannessa, and Tina Arnold have been sitting in the sand, people-watching ahead of coming into the water, Meghan lamented about how she wanted she gave the look of other beach-goers. That's when Vannessa stepped in with some perception into her self assurance.

"Let me tell you something, baby. It's taken a lot for me to show up with nothing but my bikini on," Vanessa advised her. "Don't get me wrong, Meghan. I hate my rolls. But my brain tells me, 'You're gorgeous.'"

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'1000-lb Best Friends' fanatics beloved Vannessa's confidence.

Meghan wasn't the only one who was once inspired through Vannessa's confidence whilst wearing a bikini. Fans took to social media to praise the TLC megastar for being so comfy in her own skin. "Vannessa got confidence out of this world for this string bikini! I love it," one person tweeted.

"I wish I had the confidence that Vannessa has," some other fan wrote on Reddit.

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Yet another Redditor shared, "Vannessa’s mobility amazes me, as does her self confidence. I have body issues like Meghan, (that I don’t admit to anyone), so when I see her living life, I say go girl. As obnoxious as she is, I’m happy for her being so confident in herself. I can learn from her."

Hopefully, the BFFs continue to toughen one any other on each their wellness and self-love journeys.

Catch new episodes of 1000-lb Best Friends Mondays at 10 p.m. EST on TLC.

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