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1000-lb Sisters' Tammy Slaton cries as she struggles to talk about ex-husband's death

Tammy Slaton was reduced to tears as she struggled to open up about the death of her ex-husband Caleb Willingham at just 40 years old.

The 1000-lb Sisters star, 36, admitted they had been having marriage troubles in the lead up to Caleb's death, but she said she still "loved that man".

In a new TikTok video, Tammy said: "I hate getting on here and everybody seeing me like this," as she wiped away tears.

Opening up about her grief, she added: "Yeah, we were having problems, but I loved that man, and I still do I miss him like crazy, but I wanted to thank everybody for - I'm sorry - thank everybody for your comments.

"I appreciate it, I really do."

Tammy Slaton was reduced to tears (@tammyslaton2020/TikTok)
She thanked fans for their outpouring of support (@tammyslaton2020/TikTok)

Tammy said she didn't want to go into details about what happened as "it's really personal".

She added: "I know that he's looking down on me. He's not in any pain anymore. I know he's in a better place.

"Again, thank you all from the bottom of my heart and believe it or not, he really loved you all too."

Tammy finished her post by blowing a kiss to the camera.

In the caption, she wrote: "im sorry im crying but just because im crying doesn’t mean im not strong ive got this #familystrongforcaleb."

Tammy married Caleb Willingham at a food rehabilitation facility (Instagram)
He was just 40 years old when he died (instagram.com/queentammy86)

Fans offered messages of support in the comments, with one person writing: "Oh tammy I'm so so very sorry , he's your guardian angel until you get to go home with him again."

Another fan said: "Tammy, I know how hard this is. You don’t have to explain anything to anyone. He knows. He knows. You’re going to be ok, I promise you."

"Stay strong Tammy. Sorry for your loss. Sending love," a third fan commented.

Caleb's younger brother announced the news of his death on Saturday as he told fans Caleb had been one of his biggest supporters.

"I can't believe I'm even making this post, but today GOD called my big brother home," he wrote on Facebook.

"R.I.P. Caleb Willingham aka Killla K aka Double K aka one half of the dynamic WWF tag team champions The W Boys aka my biggest supporter in anything I do.

"You will be forever loved and missed. Until we meet again," he concluded.

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