Vannessa Cross has proven that there is nothing she cannot accomplish, and she has done so in style.
The 44-year-old rose to prominence on TLC’s 1000Lb Best Friends, where she appeared alongside Ashley Sutton, Tina Arnold, and Meghan Crumpler.
The forthcoming episode follows the stars as they celebrate their accomplishments at a health retreat by treating themselves to a well-deserved night out.
Ashley and Vannessa go out on the town in search of “the one,” but instead, the latter spots a mechanical bull and utilises her newfound confidence to confront it.
In an exclusive first glimpse, she can be seen going up to the bull and climbing on top of it while Ashley looks on from the crowd.
‘I’m looking at the bull like, “Oh my God!” I’m going to get my big ass on a bull or we’re going to fall and it’s going to be a bunch of bulls**t,’ she tells the camera.


TLC’s favourite comments on the sweet reaction of people around her after joking that she ‘hasn’t seen that much action in a while’.
‘I’m looking down at everybody and, instead of getting snickers and people looking, and “Oh, my God, look at that fat…” they were all going, “Oh, my God, look at you! Come on girl,”’ she continued.
‘No one judged me, no one put me down, they made me feel amazing. I felt like a normal person for a moment.


‘Since having surgery, I have lost so much weight. It’s given me so much confidence, it’s making me so secure.
‘I killed it at Fit Farm and I just rode a bull! I feel like I can conquer the world, there’s nothing holding me back!’
She’s not entirely wrong.
Vannessa also expressed her hope that Ashley will be able to follow in her footsteps following her procedure.
‘I know Ashley getting surgery will do the same thing for her,’ she added. ‘She’s got to get this surgery so she can build herself up, have the confidence and strength that I have every day.’
Will seeing Vannessa’s self-assurance inspire Ashley to go under the knife?
1000lbs Best Friends season 2 continues on Wednesdays at 10pm ET/PT on TLC.