‘1000-Lb Sisters’ Season 3: Everything We Know About Chris Combs
1000-Lb Sisters Season 3 is coming soon — November 15 at 10 PM EST, to be exact. That means seeing more of Tammy Slaton, Amy Slaton, and fan-favorite Chris Combs. The Slaton sisters’ sibling earned a reputation for tough-love among fans, who appreciate his ability to handle Tammy Slaton without folding to her demands and behaviors. However, Chris Combs will encounter new hurdles of his own during Season 3. Here’s everything we know about 1000-Lb Sisters star Chris Combs, and what to expect from him during Season 3.
How is Chris Combs related to Amy Slaton and Tammy Slaton?
The 1000-Lb Sisters more extensive family tree has remained largely out of the spotlight. This includes Tammy Slaton and Amy Slaton’s other brother, Steven Slaton, as well as their father and additional extended family.
Chris Combs other siblings, Amanda Halterman, Misty Wentworth, and step-siblings Wayne Rednour and Crystal Collins have remained out of the picture on the show.
However, Chris Combs has become a beloved member of the show, in large part to his pragmatic and often humorous outlook on his weight-loss journey alongside his sisters. Chris Combs grew up with their shared mother, Darlene.
Chris Combs has two children, a daughter and a son, and is married to Brittany Combs, who worked at McDonald’s as a manager alongside her now-husband.
The ‘1000-Lb Sisters’ star has tragedy in his life
1000-Lb Sisters star Chris Combs has been very frank about what drives him to lose weight and maintain a healthier lifestyle. For Chris, family is a big deal, especially because he lost his father at a young age.
“The main reason I want surgery is because my dad passed away at age 57. He was between 400-500 pounds. I am 41. I want to be around my family. They are my everything,” Combs said on the show.
He went on to explain that his job as a manager at McDonald’s can make his weight-loss journey challenging, and that he feels as if being surrounded by fast food had a serious impact on what he ate on a daily basis.
“The struggle is real. You are used to eating a five-gallon bucket of food at once and you cut down to a plate. So hangry is the real sh*t,” Combs said on 1000-Lb Sisters.
“At the last doctor’s appointment I went in, the doctor said I had to lose 15 pounds. Dieting sucks because I am used to eating everything I cook. I am a manager at a fast-food restaurant, if I am at work there is food around me,” he said.
‘1000-Lb Sisters’ Season 3 teases challenges for Chris Combs
1000-Lb Sisters Season 3 will see a variety of new hurdles for Tammy Slaton, Amy Slaton, and Chris Combs. For Chris, matters take a turn when he goes in to get a boil removed, and learns he may have put himself in a challenging position in regards to getting bypass surgery.
“Meanwhile, the sisters’ brother Chris had reached the goal Dr. Smith set for him to be eligible for bariatric surgery but after a setback following a procedure to remove a boil from his leg, he fears he has blown his chances for life-saving surgery,” reads the TLC press release.
“Facing another check-up with their doctor, Tammy and Chris must both face the music and see whether their progress qualifies them for weight-loss surgery.”
