Who is Lennie Alehat dating? 'My Big Fat Fabulous Life' star Whitney Way Thore's ex welcomes baby with girlfriend
GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA: Even though Whitney Way Thore and her ex-partner Lennie Alehat kissed in St Lucia, she was surprised to hear about some major new developments in his love life. In 'My Big Fat Fabulous Life's' Season 11 premiere last year, Lennie revealed to Whitney that he was seeing someone else.
In the September 2023 episode, Lennie disclosed that he had been "seeing someone" for the past two months or so. Whitney was shocked to learn this, especially since she had spent a lot of time with Lennie recently without him ever mentioning his relationship status.
Fast forward to 2024, and we've learned some significant developments about Lennie's love life, including his new girlfriend, Allison Topeka.
'My Big Fat Fabulous Life's Lennie Alehat debuts his 'love of my life'
Whitney's ex-boyfriend Lennie, a star on TLC's 'My Big Fat Fabulous Life', surprised viewers in December 2023 when he introduced the love of his life on Instagram to his 36.4K followers: his beautiful newborn daughter, Genevieve.
In 2017, on the TLC show, Whitney believed she was pregnant. Despite their breakup, Lennie expressed a desire to be a father, although they had no intentions of reconciling.
The pregnancy turned out to be a cyst, not a baby. Six years later, after two years of sobriety, Lennie welcomed his desired child. Lennie included 10 distinct images in his shocking update. "Meet the love of my life, Genevieve, my daughter.," he said in the caption.
In one picture, Lennie appeared to be holding his beautiful newborn daughter for the very first time in the hospital. In another shot, he was shown at home, gently cradling his daughter as they rested together.
A third picture captured the joyful moment of the bright-eyed infant being examined in the hospital. Lennie's post at the time included just one picture of the mother. Her face was obscured behind his daughter's head out of respect for her privacy. However, by the end of 2023, that surprise was also revealed.
What does 'My Big Fat Fabulous Life' star Lennie Alehat's girlfriend do for work?
Lennie returned to social media shortly after Christmas to introduce the mother of his child to his Instagram followers. Allison was first introduced in a post on December 26th. Even though Allison does not appear frequently on his timeline thereafter, Lennie can be spotted in some of Allison's posts.
Allison is a registered massage therapist based in Greensboro with eight years of clinical experience. Her focused areas of interest include embodied trauma, chronic pain management, addressing postural dysfunction, and stress reduction through her practice.
Allison possesses extensive training in a variety of modalities, including hot/cold stone, shiatsu, myofascial, deep tissue, lymphatic, prenatal, and freedom movement bodywork. She was named the runner-up for best massage therapist in Greensboro by Yes! Weekly.
Allison is the massage therapist at State Street Somatics, where her goal is to provide massage and bodywork that has a profound and powerful impact.
Allison's objective is to meet individuals where they are and help them achieve little or long-term goals, such as pain, stress, sports performance, anxiety, maintenance work, or remembering how to relax. She is an expert in working with chronic pain caused by postural dysfunction or injury compensation.
Allison is a passionate, outcome-oriented therapist with eight years of diverse experience who enjoys learning, growing, and expanding her skill set as a practitioner. She worked as a licensed massage therapist at Kneaded Energy Inc for more than eight years before joining State Street Somatics in 2022.
'My Big Fat Fabulous Life's Whitney Way Thore becomes 'uncle' to ex Lennie Alehat's daughter
Whitney posted a picture on Instagram in February of herself sitting with Lennie's baby. Despite a sweet green ribbon on her head, the infant seemed uncertain about being held by the 'MBFFL' star.
Whitney mentioned being Genevieve's uncle in her caption. She wrote, "Friday night with Uncle Whitney & Evie! @magicscienceland and Allison made such a sweet baby. 🎀."
The 'My Big Fat Fabulous Life' star responded the TLC fan's inquiry by telling them in detail why she is an uncle. She replied, "I always have — one of my cousin’s sons used to call my mom “Uncle Babs,” so I do the same 😊."
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Why did 'My Big Fat Fabulous Life's Whitney Way Thore split from Lennie Alehat?
Lennie and Whitney first connected on Tinder, and their relationship began with his brief appearance in season two of 'My Big Fat Fabulous Life'. Despite rumors of adultery, their relationship came to an end in season three, despite hopes that their love would endure.
'My Big Fat Fabulous Life' Season 12 premieres on TLC and Max Tuesday, July 9, at 9 pm ET.
