Family Chantel star Winter Everett used to be overshadowed by her glamorous sister Chantel Everett, but now that she’s shed 150 pounds after bariatric surgery, she’s stepped into the spotlight. Winter played a loyal sister and girlfriend, and now it’s time for her to live for herself. He may still love his sister Chantel, but the toxic ex, Jah, is in the past and a good break up. Winter is a nice person who has been so open about her weight loss journey. He didn’t imagine it would be a perfect experience. His honesty makes him likeable and lovable.
Although Chantel is also sometimes easy to relate to (who hasn’t been heartbroken like Pedro Jimeno leaving her?), Chantel has a “princess” personality. She was the conventionally beautiful big sister who was effortlessly gorgeous 24/7. She was like a reality TV Barbie who had just stepped out of the box. She conquered the world partly because of her beauty – Chantel is a model. Growing up in the shadow of a Barbie type like Chantel must have been horrible at times. Winter is beautiful, but she didn’t have the homecoming queen look that is Chantel’s signature.
Winter wins fans
He is a Star in His Right
Winter loves Chantel but was tested by this skinny and gorgeous sister. Winter understood that society tended to value Chantel’s appearance—it fit the beauty ideals of the time period. Although winter curves are feminine and attractive, they do not fit everyone’s idea of what beauty is. Some people only see beauty in people who fit the Barbie or Ken mold. Now Winter is gorgeous, just like Chantel. They don’t look alike, but they are both amazing women. Chantel’s sister has a vision in the winter white Instagram post above.
However, society is changing. Even the modeling business is. There are more examples of different body shapes and ages on fashion runways. This does not mean that overweight people do not feel undervalued and excluded sometimes. There is progress, but not enough. Some haters talk about “health” when underestimating others who are over the ideal weight, but that’s often just a way to mask their cruelty with concern.
After Winter had bariatric surgery, she lost 150 pounds and seemed more confident. She was still a curvy woman, but her curves were streamlined and she seemed to prefer her post-surgery silhouette. However, that more elegant look paid off.
Bariatric surgery is tough – it takes time to recover, and when a person does it, they can eat very little. Food is a comfort, and losing it to achieve drastic weight loss is very hard on the psyche. Most overweight people get this way because they eat to comfort themselves – they soothe themselves. Food makes it easy to forget their problems for a while. So not being able to eat much after weight loss surgery can actually feel like torture. Winter struggled with all of this and it was so easy to sympathize with her.
Winter got real about her journey in season 4. It was interesting, genuine and one more reason to respect her. He educated others on what it’s really like. Now he is doing the same online, talking about his journey and presenting the results. Watching The Kantel family the star is fascinating. She blooms like a rose. He deserves a spin-off, and if the producers really think about who the fans will relate to (someone called him “magnificent” in the comments on her post in the white outfit, they give her one.
