1000-Lb. Sisters’ Tammy Slaton Nearly Crashes Into Tree While Learning How to Drive After 500-Lb. Weight Loss
1000-Lb. Sisters’ Tammy Slaton Nearly Crashes Into Tree While Learning How to Drive After 500-Lb. Weight Loss
Tammy Slaton is finally getting behind the wheel.
In PEOPLE’s exclusive clip from Tuesday’s episode of 1000-Lb. Sisters, the 38-year-old is out with her brother Chris as he helps her practice driving a golf cart. Chris tells Tammy to start moving and warns, “don’t kill me,” holding onto a bar as she makes a couple sharp turns.
“As I start to drive, I kind of feel amazing,” she says. “Like, no worries, b— ! Just do it. Get it done!”
Tammy then nearly drives into a tree, starting to panic after having to slam on the brakes at the last minute. Chris calmly reminds her to use the brake pedal in time and encourages her to return to the drive.
“It’s scary still, but I just have to remember to breathe and not panic…especially when there’s a tree coming,” she quips.
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After driving the gold cart for a while, Chris asks Tammy if she would ever try it again. “I guess, I just got to get used to it. Maybe in a couple more… let’s do years,” she replies with a laugh as Chris shakes his head in frustration.
“I’m proud of myself. I’m glad I chose to drive today. But as far as a car, that’s kinda stretching it,” Tammy adds in a confessional.
Chris tells her they don’t have years to wait and Tammy needs to get her driver’s license soon so she can be more independent and do whatever she wants.
“I don’t understand why Tammy doesn’t want to necessarily learn how to drive because she knows how frustrating it is waiting and calling people for rides,” he says. “Maybe it’s the fear of not needing somebody ’cause she went from basically a bedridden person that gets waited on hand and foot to somebody that’s able to go do anything they want.”
“And being able to drive is the last part of the puzzle,” Chris adds before telling his sister, “There’s nothing holding you back but the fear.”
A new episode of 1000-Lb. Sisters airs Tuesday, Oct. 29 at 9PM ET/PT.
