1000 Lb Best Friends: Tina Arnold & Vannessa Cross Meet For A Much-Needed Reunion As The Two Oldest Cast Members!

Tina Arnold and Vannessa Cross recently reunited as friends from their 1000 Lb Best Friends days. They are the primary cast members of the TLC show, but with Tina resigning from it, Vannessa was left to continue with her weight loss show. Tina has to opt out of the storylines because the network wanted to focus heavily on weight loss through surgery.

Tina didn’t want to walk through the surgery path, so she had to move away from the screen. However, she remains active on social media to stay in touch with fans. Vannessa was once her close friend, but she became her enemy during Season 2. Throughout 2024 and 2025, their relationship remained strained despite having previously achieved many milestones together. How did the reunion celebration go? Did they make up?

1000 Lb Best Friends: Fans Slammed Tina For Not Inviting Vannessa On Her Birthday!

To this day, 1000 Lb Best Friends fans know how much Tina and Vannessa used to hate each other. This could have stemmed from the former’s jealousy towards the latter. Tina celebrated her birthday with friends Ashely and Meghan in her home without her dearest friend. Hence, fans accused her of snubbing Cross, and Cross didn’t send a birthday message to her as well.

At that time, Vannessa’s reconnection with Meghan and Ashely went nicely, but Tina’s relationship with Tina deteriorated fast. Viewers might recall a brief period of time when Tina berated Vannessa online with her comments and promos. Once, she called her “cash cows” openly, and another time, she shared that she had confined herself to certain friends. That means her inner circle only had Ashely, Meghan, and a few more.

1000 Lb Best Friends: Tina Announces Reconciliation With Vannessa!

Through a new Facebook post, 1000 Lb Best Friends’ Tina announced her friendship with Vannessa. She wrote that they had finally met to reconcile, before it was too late. Both women felt it was time for growth and understanding, as well as change within themselves and between them. For years, they didn’t talk to each other.

Hence, Vannessa and Tina promised to start 2026 with a resolution to become new women. The latter mentioned “all of us” in a way that she conveyed to her followers that she meant Ashely and Meghan in the group. The besties will keep in touch from now on, unlike in the past, when Meghan, Ashely, and Tina would only hang out.

Mainly, Vannessa and Tina would stick together from now on. The latter shared a picture of her posing with the former. She claimed she hugged her on the same night she posted. The reality stars closed their older chapter of bitterness even though they should have done it a long time ago.

However, Vannessa and Tina are on the path to greater success together, along with Meghan and Ashely. Tina also used #theogs to let fans know that they are the original cast of the series. She also went to tag all of her girls, and fans said that the plan sounded great. They are glad they still have a friendship despite the reasons for ending it. Keep coming back to TV Season & Spoilers for the latest 1000 Lb Best Friends tea.