Jessica Powell from 'My Big Fat Fabulous Life' is Whitney Thore's NoBSactive business spouse — and she or he's been on a weight-loss adventure of her own.
When Whitney Thore relocated to Charlotte, N.C. to release NoBSactive with Ryan Andreas, lovers of My Big Fat Fabulous Life have been left scratching their heads. Why would she move up to now away from her family and friends to begin a industry with any individual so vastly other from herself? (Ryan is a self-described "bro," and Whitney is a curvy, feminist, body-positive girl.) It just did not add up.
This is almost definitely why people had been so pumped to look that Whit has since partnered with Jessica Powell.
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Jessica Powell from 'My Big Fat Fabulous Life' was Whitney's instructor ahead of NoBSactive.
Although Jessica is now Whitey's NoBSactive business partner — thus having a a lot larger position on My Big Fat Fabulous Life — she's no stranger to the TLC fact display. That's as a result of Jessica were working as Whitney's trainer long earlier than they teamed up professionally.
Jessica was once the one that inspired Whitney to try out weightlifting competitions, finally — and she's witnessed primary enhancements during their time hitting the health club in combination.
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"Ever since Whitney and I first started training together, her body composition has completely changed," the fitness instructor mentioned on My Big Fat Fabulous Life. "Her eyes sparkle more, her hair and skin looks healthier… Her body is a lot stronger than it used to be."
Jessica Powell labored — and educated — alongside her father at his fitness center in Greensboro.
Jessica and her father Will Powell have been working together lately at his health club, Fitness Zone, which is positioned in Greensboro. While doing so, the health instructor competed in CrossFit events and bodybuilding competitions. She additionally lost a significant amount of weight (at one point she weighed greater than 2 hundred pounds).
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"Once you get to a certain point where you just put on so much weight, it's like, 'What's the point?'" Jessica told FOX8 WGHP in 2019. "The weight just kept coming and kept coming. And you know, 150 pounds turned into 175, and 175 to over 200. And it was almost like I woke up one day and was like, 'What has happened to me?'"
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Jessica Powell is these days Whitney Thore's NoBSactive partner.
As audience witnessed on Season eight of My Big Fat Fabulous Life, things between Whitney and Ryan became tense following her dramatic cut up with fiancé Chase Severino. The logistical demanding situations of the radical coronavirus pandemic didn't make issues any more uncomplicated. (Not to mention, Whitney have been short of to move again to Greensboro for slightly some time.)
Inevitably, Whitney and Ryan ended up calling it quits on their trade partnership. That's when Jessica stepped as much as fill his NoBSactive footwear.
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Whitney announced in October 2020 that NoBSactive was officially again after a one-month hiatus. "My trainer Jessica (@dragonqueen11) and I [are] so happy to restart NoBSactive starting tomorrow, with some tweaks and improvements to the program!" she wrote on Instagram.
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Whitney Thore and Jessica Powell have a tremendous close friendship, too.
As adverse to Whitney's relationship with Ryan, her connection with Jessica turns out to run much deeper. Not most effective are they companions, but they appear to have formed a authentic friendship. For the health teacher's birthday in December 2020, Whitney gave Jessica a heartfelt shoutout via Instagram.
"Every time I post about Jess so many of you who watch her on TV comment about how amazing she is and you’re right — but she is even more amazing to know in person. She’s one of the strongest, most selfless, and most humble people I’ve ever known," she captioned a carousel of footage of the pair.
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Whitney persisted, "Jess, thank you for letting your dad pawn me off into your hands. Thank you for loving me in and out of the gym, for respecting me, and never judging me. Thank you for taking care of my entire family. We love you so much!"
Watch new episodes of My Big Fat Fabulous Life on Tuesdays at 9 p.m. EST on TLC.
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