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Meghan And Tina On Getting More Vulnerable In 1000-Lb Best Friends Season 2

Writer Michael Hansen

This show gives people a look into some very personal parts of your lives. What has that been like for you to open up and share all of that?

Crumpler: It's hard.

Arnold: That's been the hardest part for me because, as I said, I am a very closed-off person. I keep my circle small. I have really sheltered myself and my children away from the world before this show. Coming into the show threw me into having to put everything out there and let everybody see everything. It's been very tough because people that you don't even know now know about you.

Crumpler: For me, I felt like I didn't have a choice. It was a life-or-death situation for me at the beginning. I originally did a show called "Too Large" with Vannessa [Cross], and I was pretty much ... I would've died if I had not sought help. In my head, I had to say, "Okay, you can be embarrassed for 15 minutes and be vulnerable, the most vulnerable you've ever been, or you can die." And I chose to be embarrassed for a little bit. I chose to say, "This is who I am." And I realized that there are so many other "Here I ams" out there in this world. For every negative person, there are so many other people who go, "Thank you. Thank you for doing this because I'm not alone. I don't feel alone anymore."

Arnold: You gave them a voice.

Crumpler: Yeah. As difficult as it still is to do this, I would not have it any other way. I love what we do.

Arnold: I love what we do too.

Crumpler: And I miss it when I'm not doing it. It's motivating and it's empowering, and it helps me mentally. I like being able to share my story.

Arnold: It's freeing.

Crumpler: I enjoy what we do very, very much. It's very freeing because you're like, "Here I am, world. Here are my scars, and it's okay to have scars."

Arnold: Yes.

Crumpler: It's okay to be different.