This 23 year old girl with all the hopes and dreams as anyone her age may have has allowed us to see everything about her life. Even the most embarrassing parts.We see her struggle with food right up front. Not even the girls of Big Sexy talked about what role food played in their lives.
We learn a lot about Chelsea in this first episode. We meet everyone in her life. Her mother, grandmother, cousin, boyfriend and her future roommate briefly on the phone.
She lives with her mother who is seriously ill with diabetes. She is very supportive of Chelsea and wants her to pursue her dreams even though Chelsea takes care of her.
Her cousin Jerel is her best friend and is moving to L.A. with her and is her biggest fan. We also briefly meet her grandma who teaches her how to do laundry and assures her that she will be around to help her mother when she leaves.
When we meet her boyfriend, we have already learned that he is in the army and has cheated on her. He is not very supportive of her dreams and wants her to move to his base, marry and have kids. Right away I don't like him. But that may be a premature assumption. He is young as well after all. We will see how this plays out later.
We witness Chelsea's experience as she goes to the gym to start her transformation. It is heart breaking to see her being measured. Not what her measurements are but her reaction to exposing so much of herself to the trainer and to us, the audience.
The comparisons of Chelsea Settles to Big Sexy may seem to be only that they are all plus-size women. But they are all trying to make their way through life and the fashion world as large women and how they face the obstacles in life Something many of us can relate to.
Where the ladies of Big Sexy are confidant and sure of themselves, Chelsea is anything of the sort. It is interesting to see how vulnerable she is. She is only 23 after all and taking her first steps into the larger world. The ladies of Big Sexy are in there 30's and established in their lives and have the experiences that Chelsea is now facing.
Chelsea is a newborn to the world she wishes live in. She is tenderhearted and vulnerable and we want to take care of and hope the very best for her. With the BS girls we go along for the ride. We know they will be okay.
One example of the differences in Chelsea to the Big Sexy ladies is the club. Chelsea heads out confidently to her cousin's birthday party at a local club where she waits in line to get in to only be told to stand aside as others are allowed in. Where the BS girls tell the bouncer off about charging them extra to go into the club, Chelsea stands aside and eventually leaves frustrated.
After, she is followed to her car by several drunk asses calling her awful names, bringing her to tears. She does the right thing by ignoring them but I had wished the BS girls were there with her to slap some sense into those flippin' jerks.
I was appalled by those people and I am filled with rage every time I think of their callous and juvenile behavior. It is hard to watch and I hope that the MTV audience feels the same injustice I do.
Afterward she confesses that that was the first time anyone has outright called her fat to her face and she is devastated and you feel her pain.
What I think people will find interesting about this show is watching Chelsea attempt to reinvent herself and grow into a successful adult. As we watch her attempt to lose weight and change her eating habits we are treated to her honesty and bubbly enthusiasm for fashion.
I look forward to seeing Chelsea take control of her life. You want her to win and see her change for the better. I think we will be delightfully rewarded.
We learn a lot about Chelsea in this first episode. We meet everyone in her life. Her mother, grandmother, cousin, boyfriend and her future roommate briefly on the phone.
She lives with her mother who is seriously ill with diabetes. She is very supportive of Chelsea and wants her to pursue her dreams even though Chelsea takes care of her.
Her cousin Jerel is her best friend and is moving to L.A. with her and is her biggest fan. We also briefly meet her grandma who teaches her how to do laundry and assures her that she will be around to help her mother when she leaves.
When we meet her boyfriend, we have already learned that he is in the army and has cheated on her. He is not very supportive of her dreams and wants her to move to his base, marry and have kids. Right away I don't like him. But that may be a premature assumption. He is young as well after all. We will see how this plays out later.
We witness Chelsea's experience as she goes to the gym to start her transformation. It is heart breaking to see her being measured. Not what her measurements are but her reaction to exposing so much of herself to the trainer and to us, the audience.
The comparisons of Chelsea Settles to Big Sexy may seem to be only that they are all plus-size women. But they are all trying to make their way through life and the fashion world as large women and how they face the obstacles in life Something many of us can relate to.
Where the ladies of Big Sexy are confidant and sure of themselves, Chelsea is anything of the sort. It is interesting to see how vulnerable she is. She is only 23 after all and taking her first steps into the larger world. The ladies of Big Sexy are in there 30's and established in their lives and have the experiences that Chelsea is now facing.
Chelsea is a newborn to the world she wishes live in. She is tenderhearted and vulnerable and we want to take care of and hope the very best for her. With the BS girls we go along for the ride. We know they will be okay.
One example of the differences in Chelsea to the Big Sexy ladies is the club. Chelsea heads out confidently to her cousin's birthday party at a local club where she waits in line to get in to only be told to stand aside as others are allowed in. Where the BS girls tell the bouncer off about charging them extra to go into the club, Chelsea stands aside and eventually leaves frustrated.
After, she is followed to her car by several drunk asses calling her awful names, bringing her to tears. She does the right thing by ignoring them but I had wished the BS girls were there with her to slap some sense into those flippin' jerks.
I was appalled by those people and I am filled with rage every time I think of their callous and juvenile behavior. It is hard to watch and I hope that the MTV audience feels the same injustice I do.
Afterward she confesses that that was the first time anyone has outright called her fat to her face and she is devastated and you feel her pain.
What I think people will find interesting about this show is watching Chelsea attempt to reinvent herself and grow into a successful adult. As we watch her attempt to lose weight and change her eating habits we are treated to her honesty and bubbly enthusiasm for fashion.
I look forward to seeing Chelsea take control of her life. You want her to win and see her change for the better. I think we will be delightfully rewarded.
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