Where is Amanda Halterman? '1000-lb Sisters' Season 5 star considers getting bariatric surgery
STURGIS, KENTUCKY: '1000-lb Sisters' Season 5 star Tammy and Amy Slaton's half-sibling Amanda Halterman is originally from Morganfield, but currently lives in Sturgis, Kentucky. She recently purchased a home near Tammy and Amy.
In the teaser of the TLC show, Amanda considered getting bariatric surgery. Weight loss appeared to become a Slaton family affair as half-sibling Amanda revealed that she was seeking approval for weight-loss surgery.
However, if Amanda gets the approval, this will mark the second time she undergoes weight loss surgery. Seven years before joining the TLC show franchise in 2021, Amanda had already undergone gastric bypass.
In the previous season, Amanda shared that she also battled with food addiction but successfully got weight loss surgery.
Amanda Halterman backs sibling Amy Slaton in '1000-lb Sisters' Season 5
'1000-lb Sisters' Season 5 is set to document the turn of events that led up to Amy Slaton and Michael Halterman's shocking divorce. In the explosive trailer of the TLC show, Amy and Michael had a huge physical fight, and Amanda Halterman chimed in to back her sibling.
Amy and Michael's relationship seemed chaotic as they struggled to manage the household as a new mother of two, Gage and Glenn. As things got more heated between Amy and Michael, Amanda confronted her brother-in-law.
'1000-lb Sisters' star Amanda Halterman details childhood trauma
'1000-lb Sisters' star Amanda Halterman had a traumatic childhood and she detailed her past in her Instagram stories when someone asked her to touch on her childhood. Amanda revealed that her upbringing was very "different than other folks," per The Sun. She explained they grew up "very poor" with a single mother who had five children.
The reality star also shared a traumatic event that she witnessed when she was six years old when her grandfather died. Amanda revealed that her uncle, her mother's oldest brother, put antifreeze in her grandfather's tea.
As a result, Amanda's grandfather passed away. The TLC show star said, "That was really tough on us. Our grandfather was a very very special guy, and although I was only six, I remember some of the things he taught me as a little girl."
More about '1000-lb Sisters' Season 5 star Amanda Halterman
Amanda Halterman is the half-sibling of '1000-lb Sisters' Season 5 stars Tammy Slaton, Amy Slaton, Chris Combs, and Misty Wentworth. She was first featured on the TLC show during season 3, which premiered on November 15, 2021.
Amanda was married to a man named Jason Halterman for 23 years and has four sons with him. Jason is the brother of Michael Halterman, Amy's ex-husband.
During '1000-lb Sisters' Season 4, Amanda secretly got divorced from her ex Jason. He was never featured on the show.
'1000-lb Sisters' Season 5 will premiere on Tuesday, December 12 at 9 pm ET on TLC.
