-[gasps, exclaims] -Shh.
[Whitney] Previously on My Big Fat Fabulous Life...
-I have a baby. -Stop!
[Lennie] I have a little girl named Genevieve.
Ryne and Cody kept telling me
that they have a friend named Kenny
that they think I would be good with.
Hi. How are you?
[smacks lips] It's fine all right.
Good. How are you doing?
[Whitney] I'm good.
So, are you, like... You're looking to...
Like, do you wanna get married? Do you want kids?
Yeah. I always said I have four kids.
Well, you need to be looking for a woman younger than me.
I know that.
[Glenn] Don't eat too much.
-[gasps] -You gotta save some space
for Thanksgiving dinner.
My nephew, Ryne, and his girlfriend, Lizzie,
live in Kentucky, and they have invited us
to celebrate Thanksgiving at their house.
-[loud thud] -[gasps, bleep] What's that?
[Hunter] It was eggs.
They got thrown at the house.
[Hunter] It's on the doorbell cam.
It's hate mail that someone dropped off
before they egged my house.
"[bleep] You fat bitch."
It's scary how invested people are
into hating me.
[theme music playing]
[upbeat music playing]
[cow mooing]
Did Angie mention to you that
she said that one of their traditions
is that Ryne, um,
hunts the, uh... The turkey?
No, I did not hear this.
-What are you talking about? -[cackles]
She said that Ryne...
Like, the turkey we're going to eat, that Ryne has hunted it.
-Oh, my God. -Well, this is going to be a good opportunity
to get to enjoy a holiday
-with Angie and her family, so. -[Whitney] Yeah.
Just about a year ago,
we found out that my dad
had fathered a daughter in his 20's
who was placed for adoption.
And through DNA sites, their family found our family.
So now our family has grown so much,
and it has been a wild ride since then.
Angie and most of the family live in Alabama.
But for Thanksgiving,
they like to spend it in Kentucky
with her son, Ryne,
and we haven't seen everyone since the summer,
so I'm really excited and a little anxious
to be reunited.
I don't think six months ago...
I mean, I would have hoped
that we could have holidays together,
but I don't think I would have assumed
that we would've gotten invited, you know?
Right, yeah.
I'm really excited to be spending Thanksgiving
with my Alabama family,
especially after the hate mail fiasco of last week.
It feels good to just spend the holidays
with people who love you and who you love
and get a lot of that, like, relaxation
and bonding time in. So, I'm thrilled.
-They coming. -They coming?
They coming? You see 'em?
-Where? -Oh.
[Ryne] I think I see 'em, Maddie.
[Shanon] Who's that?
[gasps] Oh, my God! Look at Maddie!
[Shanon] Hey, y'all!
She looks bigger.
Hey!
[gasps]
-[Hunter straining] Just a minute. -[Whitney] Hey, Maddie!
Yay!
-[Whitney gasps] -[Cody] Hey!
-[Hunter] What's good? -[Cody] What's up, bro?
Are you Uncle Whitney's baby?
Yes, you are.
There must be something about DNA
because it really does feel like
we've known each other for much longer.
I don't know. Just how do you feel
that instantly comfortable with people
you've not even known for a year?
She's so pretty.
-[Ryne] What's up? -[Hunter] What's up, bro? It's good.
Good to see you, man.
[Angie] I'm gonna give Aunt Whit a hug.
Aww! [groans]
I am obsessed with my great niece, Maddie,
and she loves me.
-You see Granddaddy Glenn? -Hi.
[both laughing]
Look, I am in my divine feminine, okay?
My body knows.
So something is going on
and I am a baby and child magnet.
I am Mother Earth.
Have you seen these birthing hips?
Don't talk to me.
Her little socks are cute.
You're a fashion...
-[laughter] -You're a fashionista, girl.
I'm wearing an airport sweatshirt
-and look at you. -[Angie chuckles]
That didn't fit, so I had to cut it off.
[all laughing]
That's actually really cute.
[Lizzie] I know. That's what I told her.
-[Angie] I thought you bought it like that. -[Shanon] A new style.
No, I just cut... Well, this is, like, when...
You know, back in the day, like in dance class and stuff
we would always wear, like, cut off sweat stuff. So I just...
-Okay, 'cause that shape is cute. -Yeah.
-I thought you bought it like that. -[Whitney] No.
-[Lizzie] I thought you did too until you told me no. -Cut it.
It's like a 4XL.
-[Lizzie] But it's cute. -But it didn't really get past here,
-so I was like... -[Lizzie] It's cute. [chuckles]
[Angie] Y'all want to sit down?
[Glenn] This is the first formal Thanksgiving without Babs.
I'm so thankful that we've got
this new family to celebrate it with.
It's still painful not having Babs with us,
but it's a brighter and happier time.
[Whitney] So do we have anything planned for this afternoon?
I have hired a photographer to come take some pictures
of everyone for a family picture.
Well, when is that?
-Today. -[Hunter] Today?
-Today. -Oh!
But I'm in Airport Kentucky cut off.
It doesn't matter. We're all casual.
-What about Jaime and Heath? -I know.
Believe me, I...
She rang me a new one last night
-when I explained to her... -[all laughing]
...that I could not get a photographer on Thanksgiving Day.
-[Whitney] Right. -'Cause she can't get here till tonight.
Oh.
But that's okay,
'cause we're gonna do family pictures at the wedding.
Okay, that's right.
-She has a whole last wedding coming up. -Yeah.
Jaime and Heath's wedding is in a few months,
and I'm excited
because not only am I invited
but when we were on our trip in Switzerland,
Jaime actually asked me
to walk down the aisle with the family.
The photographer's gonna be here probably around 3:30.
-So... -[Whitney] Okay.
And my buddy, Adam, uh, he has an arcade down the street.
It's pretty, pretty nice.
So, uh, I don't know if you want to come with us,
but we're going to do some ax-throwin'
and mini bowling.
I'm scared to throw an ax. That makes me...
-I don't know that I... That I'd want to do that. -[doorbell ringing]
-Make sure it goes forward. -[Whitney] Okay.
[Ryne] Calling my own aunt to the party.
-Yeah, I guess that's... That's whatever. -Damn people.
-[Shanon] What's going on, man? -Hey.
[Lizzie] Hi!
[Kenny] What's up? Mornin'. Enjoying the party?
-[Ryne] Surprise, Whitney. -[Cody] Doing all right?
[mouthing]
[Ryne] Everybody knows Kenny.
[Kenny] Kenny.
-[Whitney] Hi, Kenny. -Famous Kenny.
Not everybody. [chuckles softly]
-Hi, Kenny. [chuckles] -Hey, how are you?
-Nice to meet you in person. -Yeah, you, too.
-How are you? -You doing all right?
-Yeah, I'm good. -Good, good.
[Whitney] I have never seen Kenny in the flesh.
I didn't even know he lived in Kentucky,
so I definitely wasn't expecting to see him today.
The only time that I've "seen him"
was during our virtual date six months ago
from my living room.
How long have you been single?
Well, 42 years.
[chuckles]
Never been married is what I mean.
I don't know. Maybe it's just not God's plan,
or however you want to say it, you know, not meant to be.
Yeah, I kind of feel the same about myself, I guess.
But I have three cats and a dog.
-So... [chuckles] -Yeah.
Do you like animals?
I've got a little baby flying squirrel.
[gasps]
[exclaims]
Oh, my God!
I personally feel that Ryne,
I think it's well intentioned,
but I think he's trying a little too hard.
I wish I'd had a little bit of a heads up.
[Kenny] Oh, man.
[continues speaking]
-[Ryne] A squirrel in your pocket? -What?
-Do you have the squirrel? -Yeah, I brought it.
-[Lizzie] She's in your pocket? -[gasps]
Oh, sweetie!
Hi.
Oh, the tail is soft.
[Kenny] Since, like, June or July.
[Whitney] Hi, baby girl.
-Hey, bab... -[Cody] There's no pets in there. There's no fence.
I will welcome any type of mammal.
But now, if we're talking...
Now, a cat or a dog, obviously love,
but it gets into something more special
when it's a squirrel, it's a beaver,
-it's a marmot, it's a ferret. -Something unusual.
-You know. -It's something and it just really gives
spontaneity, excitement fur, you know.
Your little marsupial.
-I was just about to say it! -[beeping tune]
-Imagine. -Yeah.
-Here. -[gasps]
Oh, my gosh. Okay, hold on, wait. [gasps]
It's like a... It's like a hamster with a long tail.
-Yeah, it... -How do I do it?
-It might bite. You let her sniff... -Oh, she's gonna bite me?
-Let her sniff you. -Well, I don't want her to bite me.
[Hunter chuckles] Sniff you.
-[Kenny] Yeah, no. -[Whitney] 'Cause if she bites me, I'm gonna throw up.
-[laughter] -[indistinct conversation]
[Whitney] Hey, girl. Hey, girl.
-Hey... Hey, girl. -Just kind of cup her like...
[Whitney] Oh, it's very intimate.
Ooh, she's... Oh, I think she's I'm not happy.
-[Kenny] She gonna sniff you. -Oh, she's...
-Oh, she didn't like me. -[Lizzie] She only... Look.
She went right back to Kenny like...
I know, and I don't even treat it.
I don't even treat it like I should like...
-[laughter] -[continues indistinctly]
[Whitney] You've admitted that you don't treat her like you should.
-No. -So, no hopes for a...
For a human woman.
No, no.
No, no way.
[Whitney] Yeah, that's...
-[all laughing] -[Whitney] Oh, dear God.
[Hunter] I mean, Kenny's got a good into, you know.
"Is that a squirrel in your pocket?
"Are you just happy to see me?" I mean...
You know.
It's... It's pretty good, I think.
I think it's a... It's a good...
This is A-game move.
Oh, oh! Oh, my. Okay.
Whoo, boy. Oh, my God.
Kenny, I think this is the best pickup line you could have.
Women love animals, you know.
No, that's crazy.
Yeah, I walk around with three or four of them.
Some people might think it's strange
to bring one squirrel,
but for me, as a pet lover,
it's just extra points in my book.
And I'd probably be showing more outward enthusiasm
if I weren't still so in love with the French man.
But I am intrigued.
I do want to get to know Kenny better.
And one day I would definitely like to hold his squirrel.
I think she likes me.
[Angie] I think she does, too.
[upbeat music playing]
You're pretty. You got a cute little outfit on.
You like to take pictures?
Yeah. Muah!
Oh, I got lipstick in your hair.
-Hi. -[Whitney] Hi. How are you?
-Are you the photographer? -Yes, ma'am.
Hi. I'm Whitney.
Nice to meet you.
-Nice to meet you. I'm Bree. -[Angie] All right, y'alls.
I mean, she's on the clock.
-[Whitney] Okay, okay, okay. -[Lizzie] All right, let's go.
-All right. Here, you go to Paw-Paw. -[Shanon] Come here.
Let's take the first picture with my parents.
Okay. Y'all, come on up here.
Shanon, you're holding on the back. Okay.
Go ahead. I'll stand in the back.
All right. I'm gonna say three, two, one
and we're gonna smile. Okay?
[laughter]
-[Cody] Pumpkin, or roll tide. -[Angie] Oh, wait a minute.
Roll tide?
-Y'all say roll tide? -Yeah, we say roll tide.
Sure. Three, two, one, roll tide.
-[all] Roll tide! -[camera shutter clicks]
[Bree] Perfect.
Okay, so we took the group.
[Angie] What the heck?
-What are you doing? -[Whitney] What?
-[Glenn] Good gracious. -[Angie] What in the wor...
-I caught this. -No! Stop it. You didn't.
That's real or that's paper mache?
[Ryne] Uh, he was real about...
-He was real? -...15 years ago.
[Cody] It's still real.
-[Whitney] No, no, no! -[Ryne] Oscar.
[Lizzie] Oscar.
Who is that?
He was breathing a couple weeks ago.
[Whitney] I am not a hunter.
I have never killed an animal with my own hands or...
Well, there was that one hamster.
And my dad brought her back to life
by blow drying her.
Other than that, I've never killed,
like, a mammal before.
It's like mechanical.
I thought bows were like...
Hey, this is how we take photos in Kentucky.
Here you go. This will do.
[Angie] Well, she can't hold both. Give me one.
I want the big one!
Hell yeah, girl! Get it!
Oh, my God! [laughs raucously] Oh, my God!
Just drape it, drape it.
-There you go. -Here you go, Glenn.
[Angie] Who's holding the marlin?
-[Ryne] Uh... -[Cody] You hold.
I'll... I'll hold the marlin.
I got it. Here.
-Are you sure? -[Angie] She wants to hold the marlin.
I want to hold the marlin. Hold on, let me get...
[all chuckling]
-[Lizzie] You're... -[Ryne] That thing...
-There you go. -Okay, I got it.
It's not heavy. I got it.
Okay. Ahh!
Wait, pick a... Somebody got to pick a band.
I'm honestly a huge fan of taxidermied animals.
It's always been a dream of mine
to taxidermy Henchi
when he does cross over the rainbow bridge,
but I've never displayed anything taxidermied.
And I have never seen a fish this big.
I only know like five kinds of fish.
Trout, tuna fish,
swordfish, blowfish, catfish.
Ugh, I know that one.
-[Cody] Get her done. -[Bree] Y'all ready?
-[camera shutter clicking] -[Glenn chuckles]
[Bree] That's an awesome picture.
Wow. We have done it.
[Ryne] Are we done?
I kind of wanna... Can I hold him?
-Can you pat him? -Let me see him.
[all laughing]
He loves you.
[all laughing]
Here, here, here, let me take your glasses.
[Angie] Okay. Well, maybe it will.
-No, it's not. -No, it won't.
[Angie] There you go.
[Whitney] Oh, yeah. You're ready for the woods!
You ready to go rob a bank, Mr. Glenn?
[Glenn] Well, Let's go.
[all laughing]
Being with Angie and her family
has, uh, brought out the youthful side in me.
I feel like I'm a little goofy and silly as a granddaddy.
And I'm getting in touch with that side of me.
Is this our Kentucky baptism?
-[Lizzie] Yeah. Exactly. -We've done it now. Okay.
[Angie] All right, Kenny, come in here.
You need to be in this picture too.
Oh, let's go.
-[clicks] -[Bree] Perfect.
-[camera shutter clicks] -Gotcha. [chuckles]
[Whitney] Awesome.
Well, you know, I was thinking, maybe,
-can I get a single with Big Boy here? -[Bree] Yeah.
-What's his name? -[Angie] Big Boy.
-[Angie] You... You name him. -[Kenny] BB. Big Boy.
[Ryne grunts]
He's a... He's Chester.
You know, I'm gonna be honest.
I wish I thought this taxidermy
was weirder than I do.
I'm actually kind of all for it.
[laughing raucously] I'm into it.
[camera shutter clicking]
[Bree] What's funny is I'm getting him...
Oh, look, I gave him a lipstick mark.
[Angie] We got the picture of the dolphin,
now she's kissing the fish.
Y'all are checking the picture together.
All right, come here.
[Hunter] This can also double as engagement photos, I guess.
-Yeah. Yeah, definitely. -Okay.
[indistinct conversation]
Oh, no!
-No! -[Cody] You gotta say yes now.
Kenny, we've not even been on a proper date.
So you're going to say no?
I I have been known to move at a pretty fast pace before,
but I've never proposed before a first date.
So, if Kenny wants to just back this thing up,
flip it and reverse it and ask me on a date,
I'll go.
Let me see the pic.
[laughter]
[Whitney] Oh, my God! Kenny, we look kind of cute.
[laughter]
-Thank you so much. -[Bree] For what?
These will be treasured for years and years to come.
[Bree] Hey, I'm glad.
If we're not counting the French guy,
I haven't kissed anyone in... In over four years.
I really was certain that
Kenny was not it for me.
And now, I'm confusion.
[cows mooing]
[birds chirping]
[Ryne] So this is my buddy Adam's arcade.
He's got a little bit of everything sweet.
-[Hunter] Sweet. -[Whitney] Sweet.
[Ryne] I'm about to whoop up on y'all.
[country music playing]
[Whitney] They got mini bowling.
[Cody] All right.
-They got some ax-throwin'. -That looks like ax throwing to me.
[Lizzie] Yeah.
You're about to turn 40, Whitney.
So I mean, it might throw your rotator cuff out, but...
-[Cody] I don't think you should say that out loud. -My rotator cuff...
[Ryne] Well, you put a little icy hot on that later.
My rotator cuff is fine.
[Ryne] Okay, okay, okay.
Cody and Ryne and Ryne's girlfriend, Lizzie,
invited my brother and I out
for kind of like a kid's night out thing.
And I think there's ax-throwin'.
Now, I normally don't engage in entertainment
that may result in a separate appendage,
but I am willing to try,
and if I'm bad at it,
y'all can find me
doing something else.
Who's on two's teams?
Y'all gonna make captains and pick or what?
[Whitney] I'm watching.
-No, you're not. -[Ryne] No, you're not watching.
I'm just watching.
You are playing.
It's a lot easier than you think.
[Ryne] I... So, Kenny is coming.
He ain't here yet, but he's coming.
So it's going to be me and Lizzie,
Hunter and Cody,
and when Kenny gets here,
it's going to be Kenny and Whitney.
Why?
You know why?
No, I don't know why.
You know why.
He doesn't even like me.
Oh, yeah, he does.
-[Lizzie] He likes you. -He talks about you all the time.
-No, he doesn't. -Oh, yes.
What does he say?
[Ryne] Well, I...
[Cody speaking]
-Yeah, exactly. -Stop it! No, he di--
Ew, no way!
[Cody] You heard that country accent.
-[Lizzie] Whitney, you're beautiful. -[Whitney] I know you do.
-It's starting to... -Are y'all playin'? What does he say?
-I think y'all are playin'. -He's talkin' about you
and all the squirrels y'all are going to have in the future...
-Oh, okay. -...cats.
-Yeah, that makes sense. -Little squirrel farm.
-[Whitney] That makes sense. -Exactly.
I know that Ryne is just being, like,
helpful and encouraging.
But I'm almost 40, you know.
I've had a lot of experience with men.
I'm very clear on what I like and what I don't like.
And Kenny's best quality
can't just be that he's single, you know.
I'm sure he has more to offer than that,
but I just don't know about it yet.
Like, I did come for the flying squirrel.
But want to stay for something more.
Let's throw some axes.
[exhales] Okay.
Go ahead and throw one.
[Cody] All right, that's scary.
I don't... I don't wanna be right behind him.
-[Cody] Then you shouldn't be behind him. -[gasps]
Is that supposed to happen?
[Adam] That doesn't happen very often.
[all laughing]
-[Whitney exclaims in horror] -[Hunter] That's it.
-That's it. Like when you... Like a step and then throw. -Yeah.
-[speaking indistinctly] -A'ight, who's next?
-Whitney, come on. -My arms are weak.
No, my arms were weak.
-[Adam] Come on. -[Lizzie] Come on, Whitney,
-you got this. -[Hunter] You got it, Whitney.
[Adam] You got it. If it's bad, we'll fix it.
I'm scared.
-[Hunter] You got it. -[Lizzie] You got this!
-[Whitney shrieks] -[all laughing]
-What did I do? -You hit the wrong end.
Why am I so bad at this?
-[Lizzie] Kenny! -[all cheering]
Good job.
[Ryne] Kenny will show you how to throw that ax.
[Kenny] No.
I may have never been worse than anything in my life
than I am at the ax-throwing,
which is saying something.
And, of course, Kenny walks in
just in time to see me fail.
-[thuds] -[all cheering]
-Okay. -[Lizzie] Good job!
[Ryne] Well,
let me show you how to throw this thing.
-Okay, yeah... -He's bored.
-"Let me show you how to throw this." -[Hunter] Now, I wanna see
Ryne hit the scoreboard over there.
[Whitney] Right. I know.
[Ryne groans]
That was, like, so hard. Like, fierce.
I know. I gotta... I gotta throw hard like that.
Watch out, Kenny.
-Okay. -[Lizzie] Nice.
[Cody] Go ahead, Kenneth, see what you got.
It's all in the wrist.
Oh, my God, here goes Kenny.
-Oh? -[Ryne] Dang, Kenny.
[Cody] Isn't he a match?
[Adam] You under-rotated.
[Ryne] I thought you played baseball.
[Kenny speaking indistinctly]
Oh, my God!
-Is Kenny worse than me? -[Kenny] Oh, my...
I give up.
-[Ryne] It's going sideways. -It's okay.
I did bad, too. It's okay.
-It's okay. It's okay. -[speaking indistinctly]
-Yeah. -Me, too.
Okay. No, you need one more strike.
Here, let's work it out.
Work it out, work it out.
[Lizzie] There you go, Cody.
Warm it up. All right, get back in the game.
-[Whitney] Yes! -[Lizzie] Nice!
-Nice, Cody. -Flick of the wrist.
-Just right here? -Yeah.
-[speaking indistinctly] -[Whitney] He's so nervous.
-[Ryne] Sideways. -[all cheering]
[all cheering]
-[Ryne] There you go. -That's so much easier, y'all.
-Good job! -[Kenny] Yeah, come on, let's go.
[indistinct conversation]
-Let's try, baby, Let's go. -All right, I wanna try.
Me and Kenny, for y'all's sake,
we're gonna sit it out. Y'all...
We'll be right... I'll be right...
-[Ryne speaking indistinctly] -[Lizzie] You're gonna leave us?
[Whitney] I've never been so bad at anything in my life.
Come on, Hunter!
[Cody] No pressure.
-[all cheering] -[Hunter speaking indistinctly]
[Ryne] Let's go.
That's okay.
[Hunter] You're up, Whitney.
-[Kenny] Yeah. There you go. -Oh!
How nice!
[Kenny] The straw... Look. It's a little heart. [giggles]
What is this? [chuckles]
That's for you.
Thank you.
You spent money on this?
Oh, thousands.
Hundreds of thousands.
Look, y'all, Kenny got me a ring.
[Ryne] Damn!
-What's next? -It's official.
-Such a gentleman. -Aww, Ken!
So, this is not the first time
that a man has given you a ring.
It's not even the second.
You have a collection now?
You would think that I would have a collection,
but the ocean took the last engagement ring from me,
and then the one before that,
when I was moving, I accidentally threw it away.
I will have to say that
this ring that Kenny has given me
does not quite measure up.
-I mean... -He's such a romantic.
Ew, if I was ever gonna get a ring,
it better not look like that. [gags]
-There you go. -[Whitney] Thank you.
So, what are these?
"Baby bottle watermelon." What's your flavor?
Strawberry.
Is this a nipple?
You know, [chuckles] I'm going to hesitate
-whether to suck on this or not. -How do you even do it?
-[Kenny] I couldn't get any different candy. -You can tell...
You can tell I don't have kids.
I'm like, "Is this a nipple?"
[Kenny] Is this... Yeah.
So, would you ever like to have kids?
Mm, I always thought I did,
but I always just thought I'd have more time.
And even now I kind of think like,
"Oh, yeah, like, in 10 years," you know?
But that's the same thing. I thought when I was 20.
You were 20, yeah. Same here.
I don't know. I just feel like
-sometimes it's not meant to be or maybe it did. -Oh, yeah.
I mean, I'm going to be 40 in April.
How old are you? 42?
Yeah.
[sarcastically] Good news, hitting 40 is just wonderful.
All I know is I have to get a mammogram.
[indistinct background chatter]
-I didn't have to get that, but... -[laughs] Oh, right, right.
When I hit 40, my back said, "That's enough."
And that's when it really went south.
I played a lot of... A lot of sports,
-a lot of... -What'd you play?
I knew I was getting a college scholarship
-in 10th grade to play golf. -You got a... Really?
-Yeah, but... -What happened?
I played for three years in college.
-I did... -So you're a college athlete.
Yeah. Yeah.
On scholarship. That's impressive.
Other things got in the way.
Like what? Women?
Women's one.
-You know... -Partying?
Partying, definitely.
-That's the number one, maybe. -Uh-huh.
So how long have you been single now?
Like, your last relationship.
Well, my last relationship was very unconventional, so...
Aren't they all?
Well, no. This one was like
where the guy that lived in France, um...
[sighs] And we saw each other
two or three times a year.
And then, I just got back.
I was in France, like, for five weeks
and every day I was like, "I'm so in love with him."
But, I know, like, for me, I'm like, "I've got to move on
'cause I'll just be single forever if I...
If I don't move on."
So I finally just... Yeah, we said bye.
We both cried.
Even though I'm definitely not over the French man at all,
I know that I'm not getting any younger,
and finding a partner is a priority for me.
It's something that I want.
I'm... I'm definitely ready to a date.
But I don't go out. I don't drink anymore.
I don't like...
I just I'm kind of like, I feel like I'm too old now.
Same here. Yeah.
I'll go out with the young girls from work or whatever,
and it's like, "What am I doing here?"
-Uh-huh. -And it's strange...
-Mm-hmm. -...to be the old dude, you know?
And you've got a squirrel in your pocket the whole time.
No, no, no, not...
[speaking indistinctly]
I only... No.
That's wrong.
You know, there is something about Kenny
that I didn't pick up on at first.
I feel that there's more to him
and that maybe he's, like,
smarter than I would have ever thought
and maybe more interesting than I would have ever thought.
I think if he, like, asks me out on a...
On a real date, like,
I think I would go.
Honestly, if you...
If we're not counting, like, the French guy,
I haven't kissed anyone in... In over four years.
-All right. -What is that?
-Come here. -What?
There we go.
Now it's been, like, five seconds.
Five seconds.
-Yeah. -Okay.
Kissing Kenny is gentle
and it's been so long
since I've kissed anyone but the French man.
I am definitely surprised
by the fact that I don't hate it,
and I feel like he made me blush a little bit,
which is not easy to do.
Uh... No... No, that was fun.
I got two turkeys in my backyard.
We don't have nothing to cook right now,
but we're about to take care of that.
Angie did warn me
about the Thanksgiving turkey hunt tradition.
Is that it right there?
-[gasps] -[Ryne whispers] One,
two, three.
[in normal voice] Go, go, go!
[upbeat music playing]
[Whitney] You look so good, Daddy.
That was a good Thanksgiving choice.
[Glenn] These are nice pants.
[Whitney] Uh, nice sweater.
I am still not sure
what the "Kiss" was about last night.
I don't know how I feel about it.
Today is Thanksgiving.
He's also coming today.
And I'm thinking about things that I need to be thankful for
and I just... I can't decide
if kissing Kenny is on that list or not.
-[Ryne] Happy Thanksgiving. -[Whitney] Happy Thanksgiving!
-[Glenn chuckles] -[Ryne] Hey. What's up?
Big news. Big news.
-[Cody] What's up, man? -What's up?
[Cody] Both of y'all, come here.
'Cause we've got to hurry up.
Yeah, we... We got... We got to go.
[Hunter] What do we got to hurry up for?
Where are y'all going?
[Ryne] I got a camera in my backyard,
which it sends alerts to my phone when I get a deer.
But this time, I just got two turkeys
and they're about in my backyard.
We don't have nothing to cook right now,
-but we're about to take care of that. -[Glenn chuckles]
-We're... We'll do nothing but slow you down. -[Ryne] Here, out this on.
Angie did warn me
about the Thanksgiving turkey hunt tradition.
I kind of thought that was pre-Thanksgiving.
I didn't know that
it was like a morning-of type of event
or that I was gonna have to be involved
because I'm not dressed to be...
out in the woods.
-This is a Kentucky exercise. -It's a family experience.
He's been scouting this thing for, like, a month now.
-Yep. -Oh, like, you stalk it?
[Cody] Yeah, it has a female out there right now.
It's stalking the female right now.
They're about to have a sacred union,
-and you're about to shoot 'em to death? -Yes.
We don't cook store-bought turkey around here.
We get it.
-Put this on. -I've never
shot anything before,
but if I'm going to eat it, then I...
Perfect.
[Glenn] Well, you guys have fun.
-Happy hunting. -You ain't...
-You ain't gonna go with us? -[chuckles] No.
-Okay. -He just wants to eat the turkey.
-Yeah. -You better tell him to shoot it.
Yes, Sir. Come on. We gotta go. We gotta go.
If I got the right makeup
and the right costume going on...
-And you definitely have the right thing going on. -Yeah.
-When in Rome. -When in Kentucky.
I didn't... I didn't know I was into this stuff, either.
But, you know, I'm gonna...
-I'm gonna give it a chance you know... -We...
-We learn new things every day. -...see what's going on.
I don't see anything.
-Keep walking. -If you're [bleep] with me,
I swear to God...
[whispers] I think they can smell fear.
-Yeah. -[Ryne] There's two of 'em.
-Two of 'em? -We got a tom and a hen.
He's got big beard.
And he's got the red...
[Ryne] Shh.
I thought you weren't supposed to wear orange
-while you're hunting. -No.
Look, you gotta get down.
There you go.
I don't see anything...
Wait. I think I see it.
[gasps]
-[Hunter] Is that it right there? -[Ryne] Yes.
That's the one.
[Cody speaking]
Oh, my God.
[Ryne speaking]
-One, two, three. -[Cody speaking indistinctly]
Go! Go, go, go, go, go, go!
Hunter, back up!
You didn't have backup.
And you had me [bleep] up.
You had me actually believing.
I just was like... [gasps]
-I thought this whole thing seemed a little fishy. -That's... When did you...
-This is... -[clucks]
Oh! [bleep]
I wish that I could sit here in front of God and everybody
and be like, "Oh, duh! Oh, it's fake."
But honestly, I... [wheezing]
I was... I didn't really realize it,
I'mma be honest with you.
But I'm glad now that I know that it is fake
because I do want to sink my teeth into that turkey,
but I do not I want to have to witness, uh, the slaughter.
Look at you. You were really...
[Cody speaking indistinctly]
You wanted to do it, didn't you?
-I kind of did, yeah. -[Whitney] I could tell.
And I... I just realized that
Hunter doesn't even have an arrow.
What did you think you were gonna do? [laughs]
[Hunter] I don't know.
There is turkey in the house, right?
-[Whitney] Right? -[Ryne] Yes.
-Okay. -[Ryne] Come on then.
[Hunter] I mean, is this stuff gonna come off my face or...
-[Cody laughs] -[Whitney] I don't... I don't know.
[instrumental rock music playing]
[hissing]
[Whitney] Wait, wait, wait! Are you doing it?
-[Ryne speaking] -[crackling]
-[sizzling] -[Whitney] Oh.
I've never had fried turkey.
Smells good.
[Whitney] The smell is amazing.
I'm glad the men in the family know how to do the frying.
[Bill] And I'm surprised he's done a good job.
[Whitney] Well, I trust him 'cause I saw him with,
you know, the crawfish and all that.
-Oh, hello! -[Cody] Hey!
-[Jaime speaking indistinctly] -[Hunter] Hey!
[Ryne] What's up?
-About time you showed up. -Better late than never.
[Whitney] Happy Thanksgiving.
[Jaime] Happy Thanksgiving.
That turkey smells so good.
[Whitney] It does. It really does.
-[Cody speaking indistinctly] -I don't know.
I seen you and Kenny last night.
Went in, and Kenny, they...
They end up doing the tonsil hockey
because the ax-throwin'...
Tonsil hockey?
There was air hockey at the place, and tonsil hockey.
Yeah, I've seen it.
That's disgusting. And it wasn't...
There was no tongue.
-You and Kenny kisses? -There was no...
-There was... Yes. -[gasps]
But there was no tongue.
-You promised. -[Jaime] Oh.
Ew, Dad. Yes.
I was totally caught off-guard, like...
[Glenn] I can see it now.
She was totally caught off-guard.
[Whitney] No, I was not...
[all laughing]
So, basically, I need to start calling Kenny "Uncle Kenny."
-[Whitney] Oh, no! -[Lizzie] No.
I am, like, thankful that my family is invested
and concerned about my love life.
But, you know, this thing with Kenny is in its infancy,
and I... You know, I'm cautiously optimistic
that we might go on a date and have a nice time.
And, like, that's it for now, you know.
I... Honestly, I don't even feel right about
meeting someone until Hunter meets someone, so...
[Cody] When is that gonna happen, Hunter?
[Hunter] Well, I actually have met someone.
Okay, Hunter has not had a date in 20 years.
What is happening?
-I've had many dates. -[Whitney] I mean...
-Just not... -Okay, but, like,
I mean a date that's may be leading to something.
-[Glenn] Nothing special. -[Whitney] Yeah.
So, I've met somebody online
that I've been talking to for a little over a year.
We met on social media,
and she's pretty cool, but it's been super casual,
so I haven't thought to tell my family about her.
And I haven't met her yet.
But sometimes you just feel it.
I'm a little excited and a little nervous, too,
but she's pretty cool, so we'll see how it goes.
I need a background check.
I need to make sure this girl is not crazy, cuckoo.
[Lizzie] They did the background check on me, let me tell you.
[Whitney] Hunter has an apartment in Atlanta
where he lives, like, part-time
when he's working down there.
So, it is entirely possible
that he has a whole love life down there
that I don't know anything about.
[Hunter] I'm bringing her to the premiere.
[Jaime] When's the premiere?
Next week. It's... The premiere's next week.
-[Whitney] And what's this movie about? -Uh...
He's been in, like, so many movies or something, I don't know.
-This is a, like, a suspense kind of horror film. -[Jaime] Nice.
I wanted to be an actor as long as I can remember.
And I did my first children's theater play
when I was eight years old.
And then after college, I moved to New York City
'cause I got a job in an off-Broadway show
and I've been acting
and surviving as a struggling artist ever since.
I've seen the trailer.
But It kind of looks scary. That's why I'm like,
I want to know if it's true.
Well, the premiere is in Atlanta
and you're invited, of course.
I'll be there.
Who else will be there?
Oh, I'm definitely coming.
-Well, that's nice! -I wouldn't miss that for anything.
And Angie told me she's coming.
I've been doing off-off-Broadway
off-Broadway, TV, indie films.
Um...
But this is my first lead role
in a feature film.
[Heath] I'm just gonna check on this turkey.
Well, before it blows up, I'm going to go get warm.
I'm going to go help Mom do some stuff in the kitchen.
-[Glenn] All right. -[Lizzie] Perfect.
We did your bachelorette.
Well, I want another one.
And then we... Wait, you want another what?
The first bachelorette party was a doozy,
and I'm not sure that I'm recovered from that one.
[upbeat music playing]
[indistinct chatter]
[Whitney] Ooh, that smells good.
I like the this part.
What is that part?
[Angie] No, that's mine.
-Give me half. -[Whitney] I want a taste.
Thanksgiving this year is definitely different,
adjusting to holidays without my mom,
um, but thank God.
I mean, we have this huge family to spend it with.
Kenny!
Uncle Kenny.
-How are you? -Hi! How are ya?
-Good. How are you? -Good.
[Jaime] Y'all, we're ready.
[instrumental rock music playing]
Oh, that's good.
-Am I supposed to tuck it in? -[Angie] Yes, sir.
[laughter]
-[Whitney] This is me? -[Angie] Yeah.
-[Glenn] Whitney? -Hmm?
[Glenn] Did you see the nice flower arrangement
that Angie got for Babs?
[Whitney] Yes, I did. It's beautiful.
Thank you so much. We really appreciate it.
This is our first Thanksgiving, actually, without Mom,
so, thank you.
-Good job, babe. -[Jaime] I know. I've seen that.
I was like, "That's sweet."
You guys are always very thoughtful, and...
I don't want to speak for everybody,
but I think I can speak for everybody
when I say that we are thrilled to be here
and to be included.
And, you know, even since we first met,
all the things that we've been included,
um, and everything for your wedding that you...
I'm sorry.
Everything that you've invited me to, and, um...
You really just helped make our families so much bigger.
And I just know that we're really appreciative,
and we're so happy to be here.
So, thank you...
-[Shanon] Family, cheers! Family. -...for having us.
-Cheers. -[Heath] Happy Thanksgiving.
[Shanon] Family, everyone!
Here's to family.
Grief is definitely unpredictable,
and I feel like it just pops up in different ways
when you least expect it.
But one really positive thing about this,
you know, last year
that my mom hasn't been with us is that
they've helped fill some gaps and create new bonds.
[sniffles]
It kind of feels like
they just formed a safety net.
[chuckles]
[Glenn] It looks great.
Like, we were falling and they just
came right underneath us, is how it feels.
And the food is delicious.
Ryne, amazing.
-[Ryne] Thank you. -Yes, everybody.
-Stuffing is delicious. -Yes.
[Whitney] And Lizzie's mom did all these pies,
and they look really good.
You guys are sweet.
[Jaime] I love Lizzie's mama
'cause she's doing my flowers for the wedding.
-Is she? -[Lizzie] Yes.
-Yeah. -[Whitney] How nice!
So, okay, we did your bachelorette.
So at the bachelorette weekend in Alabama,
I was so scared
'cause I was like, "Okay, Jaime is 15 years younger than me.
"Angie and Heath's mom
are, like, 15 years older than me."
I was like, "I'm just gonna be this weird...
Like, who am I gonna fit in with?"
And I'll tell you what, it really played out.
Like, I was just 30 years older than everybody.
[all laughing]
Heath's mom was partying.
Jaime was partying.
Angie was partying.
And I was just...
No, Angie was real good.
Angie, you were partying.
-Well, I want another one. -And then we did...
Wait, you want another what?
[Jaime speaking]
[Angie speaking]
[Whitney] I attended the first bachelorette weekend
down in Gulf Shores,
and it was a doozy,
and I'm not sure that I'm recovered from that one.
But I love being an aunt.
I don't want to be cheesy and be like,
"It's given me a new purpose,"
but, like, it kind of has.
You know, I don't have my own children.
If it's something that my niece wants,
I just want to make her happy.
So, Bachelorette 2.0, here we go.
First of all, yes, I will do a bachelorette party for you.
Second of all, though,
do I have to consult with Heath
on what we're allowed to do?
No.
Yay!
Jaime and Heath are getting married
in a couple months in Mississippi.
And they planned this big wedding
with, like, a huge bridal party.
And of course, the whole family is gonna be there with bells on,
myself included, and I'm just thrilled.
Um, Heath is a wonderful man.
I think he's great for Jaime
and they are so in love with each other,
and it's just wonderful to witness.
Okay, guys, I just wanted to say thank y'all.
I know a lot of us came a long ways
for this Thanksgiving dinner.
It means a lot to have my children, my parents,
my new family.
All of us here. And you, Kenny.
-Oh, I mean, thank you. -[laughter]
[Ryne] That's gonna be your brother-in-law here in a couple of years.
-[Angie] He'll eventually be part of the family. -[Cody] Uncle Kenny.
Aunt Whit and Uncle Ken?
I think Ryne and Angie
are just trying to be encouraging about Kenny.
But if I want Kenny,
you know, rest assured, I'll try to make it happen.
And I don't need so much encouragement.
Sorry, are you bringing Kenny as your plus-one to my wedding?
I get it.
One of the qualities I like in a man
is a very direct man.
Whoo! I mean, I feel a little hot on this table.
[Shanon] No pressure here, Kenny. No pressure.
[laughter]
[country music playing]
Okay, so, you know,
at the end of Switzerland,
-you know, we talked about Joseph... -[Whitney] Yeah.
...and trying to find Joseph.
I have something to tell y'all.
When I was 16,
I had a child that I placed for adoption.
So you have a nephew.
Oh, my God!
Whoo!
-And where is he? -I don't know.
Have you started on that search at all?
We have a little bit.
In the sense of, Cody,
he's done put his DNA on another site.
Yeah, I think you start there, right?
Like, put your... Put your blood on all the sites
and then if you get a match, then that's super easy.
I just don't know how difficult being that it's...
-When you're in a private adoption, it's probably... -[Whitney] Yeah.
-It's... It's more difficult. -[Whitney] Absolutely.
The way that our families found each other in the first place
is that my nephew, Cody, had put his DNA on a website
and he matched with my dad's sister, Kim.
Now, Angie actually had a son when she was 16,
who's just one year older than me.
And she placed that son for adoption.
I know that Angie has really been wanting to find him,
and I think it's kind of not knowing really
what to do.
Right now, there's just a lot that we don't have answers to.
If you want some help, I mean, I love...
Now, I haven't obviously I searched for, you know,
like, unknown,
you know, biological children,
but I am really good at, like, the genealogy stuff. And I...
I've done a lot of research on our family.
And so, I think it would be really fun to be involved.
I... To me, it's like a little mystery.
-I would love to. -Yeah. I need your help,
because at this point,
-I don't really know... -[Whitney] Where to start.
-...where to start. -Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[Angie] I've always wanted to meet my firstborn son, Joseph.
That's the name that I gave him
when I gave birth to him.
But, of course, when he's adopted,
they're going to change his name.
I want to know he's okay.
I want to know that he's safe.
I don't want to disrupt his life in any way.
If he wants me a part of his life,
I absolutely want to be a part of his life.
If he doesn't, I'm okay with that.
I've made... I've... I've come to terms with it,
because when you do this, you better be prepared.
You might not get the answer you think you're gonna get.
I just want to know he's safe.
It's better to know than not to know.
Your mind can do a lot of crazy things.
The knowing's better than the not knowing.
First, we need to find your firstborn son,
and then we need to plan
Jaime's bachelorette party.
We're just gonna have to...
You're just going to have to come to Greensboro, I think.
I... I'm gonna have to. At this point, like,
I don't even know, like, with her wedding, and...
We got a lot to do, like...
So, are you bringing Kenny as your plus-one to my wedding?
'Cause I need to know for food-wise.
[Angie] Oh, she's making everyone...
If you're bringing someone, you have to say.
Like, everyone has to be checked off.
I... Look, this is the way I view it is that I...
If I have a wedding date,
typically, that's something that somebody asks me to be.
So, really, the ball is not really in my court.
I get it.
Now, if he was not invited,
then it would be your place to invite him.
One of the qualities I like in a man
is a very direct man.
Whoo! I mean, I feel a little hot on this table.
[Shanon] No pressure here, Kenny. No pressure.
[laughter]
[Whitney] I got turkey in my mouth.
Lord, have mercy.
Y'all are killing me.
-[Kenny] All right, since... -Okay. Well, I guess that's...
I guess it's a... That's a single.
I didn't know I was invited, so I haven't asked.
Okay. And then in his defense,
he hasn't gotten his invitation.
[Heath] Well, as the groom, Kenny,
-you were formally invited to our wedding. -[Jaime] Okay.
Okay.
Would you like to be my plus-one to her wedding?
-Yes. -Okay.
-All right. -Is that direct enough?
[all exclaiming]
[Jaime] I thought he was gonna propose!
Kenny's game
is a little slow for my taste.
But at least he got there, you know.
Slow and steady wins the race.
I have a date to the wedding.
We're gonna see what it does.
And I'm excited.
I haven't had a date to a wedding in... [scoffs]
God knows how long.
Something about Kenny has me a little bit intrigued.
And just imagine, what if we had a date
without my entire family around?
Oh, you didn't even lead off with the squirrel?
Didn't lead off with my squirrel.
-Wait, I told him a condition, like... -[Jaime] Ain't he shy?
-Yeah. -Mavis... Mavis needs to come.
Yes. Mavis gets to come.
Mavis gets to come in your pocket.
-No. -Yeah.
[Angie laughs] Look, he's scared to answer the question.
[Whitney] Can she come in my purse?
[Kenny] No.
[laughs raucously]
[Whitney] Next time on My Big Fat Fabulous Life...
Me and Kenny were walking down the stairs
and he goes, "I'll take you on a real date.
But you know I only like small women."
-What? -Yes.
[Jaime speaking over phone]
So, are you excited about the premiere?
I wasn't even nervous at all
until maybe about 20 minutes ago.
This is the first film that I'm starring it.
Everybody's gonna see it for the first time with me.
[Whitney] Hunter is bringing a date to the premiere.
No one's met her. So she'll be meeting Hunter and all of us
for the first time on the first date.
But now where's your date?
[Hunter] She is on the roof right now.
-[Whitney] You're nervous? -I thought I was gonna, like, pass out.
[Whitney] No!
-Uh, everybody, this is Karen. -Hi!
[gasps]