Whitney Way Thore is walking into a brand-new city for My Big Fat Fabulous Life Season 14, premiering Tuesday, November 10 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on TLC. The cameras will follow her — but fans keep asking: what about everyone else? Here is the case for the four supporting stars who most deserve a storyline of their own — and the vote only you can settle.
1. Hunter Thore: The Brother Who Just Led a New York Stage
Hunter Thore has spent a decade as the family’s quiet truth-teller, unafraid to say the uncomfortable thing. In the summer of 2026, he did something nobody saw coming: he led the ensemble of Funeral of God, an absurdist comedy that played July 30 to August 2 at New York’s AMT Theater in the Broadway Bound Theatre Festival, per BroadwayWorld, playing Marvin, the play’s “unrepentant cynic.” That is not a cameo — it is a lead role in a world premiere.
Off stage, Hunter and girlfriend Karen are still together, according to reports, and viral pregnancy claims have no confirmation from either of them, per TV Season & Spoilers.
2. Buddy Bell: The Best Friend About to Become a Dad
If any supporting star has earned a storyline, it is Buddy Bell. Whitney’s best friend since high school married Courtney Bell in October 2023, and in April 2026 they announced their first child — a baby boy due in October 2026, per Parade. Buddy captioned the sonogram photo: “Luby Francis Bell IV coming this October!”
The twist is television gold: Season 13 showed a growing distance between Buddy and Whitney, with the old friend group fraying on camera. As Whitney chases motherhood in her own storyline, her oldest friend is crossing into fatherhood off camera. Will Season 14 bring them back together, or show the honest cost of growing apart?
3. Glenn Thore: The 80-Year-Old Anchor at a Crossroads
Glenn Thore turned 80 in February 2026, a milestone Whitney marked with a tribute calling him the backbone of the family. He has been the show’s quiet superpower since day one — the dad jokes, the deadpan confessionals — and he has lived through its hardest chapter, losing his wife in December 2022 and learning to live in a quiet house, on camera.
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4. Tal Fish and Ashley Baynes: The Friendship Fans Want Back
Then there is the reunion fans keep spotting. Viewers watching the Season 14 trailer are convinced they saw Tal Fish and Ashley Baynes back together — but that is a fan reading of the trailer, not an official confirmation. Ashley, the dry-witted voice of reason from the early seasons, has built a full life away from the cameras: still with partner Eric Hadley, raising daughter Harper and son August Daniel, born in May 2022, according to reports.
That is exactly why a Tal-and-Ashley storyline matters. If the Charlotte era brings even a hint of that old chemistry back, it deserves more than a background cameo.
So, Who Gets Your Vote?
So pick your side: is Hunter’s New York stage career the storyline Season 14 needs most, or does Buddy’s journey into fatherhood beat it? Is Glenn’s next chapter the real heart of the show, or are you holding out for a Tal and Ashley reunion above everything else? Drop your pick in the comments — and tell us who we left out.
