[Gabriella] Previously on sMothered...
[Catherine speaking]
[Gabriella] Just like, look at him. Look at him go. We're in sync. Yes.
The pageant is two weeks away and I'm so stressed out, we have so much to do.
I don't know what philanthropy is.
Look at that little butt she has.
[man 1] It definitely is little.
I really want my mom to get along with TJ.
I think she has a cute butt.
I just wanna shake her, "Wake up!"
Your birthday party, that's only, like, in two and a half weeks.
On my 19th birthday party, my mom was twerking on all my guy friends. Flirting.
You're not gonna steal my shine.
I was making you look good. You need me.
The reason why I haven't married you yet is because of your mom.
[softly] Mom pressuring him is making him go into a turtle shell.
If things keep going on like they are now,
I'm definitely gonna lose Scott.
-I went to the doctor. -What?
I found out that I have diabetes.
Are you gonna have, like, a stroke and die?
-Well, I hope not. -I mean, what the hell, Mom?
Gab, I need some more thongs
and please, this time, give me a clean pair.
[Gabriella] Hey, you want a leopard one?
[Catherine] I don't... Will that show under the blue dress?
No, you'll be fine. So, we have these photos.
Do you think we should, like, put them around the hotel?
Yes! Yes. [chuckles]
-I'm telling you. -Or we said that Lou could wear it on her shirt.
-[Catherine] Why didn't we get shirts made? -[gasps]
Why didn't we get shirts made?
Okay, so, this is what I'm gonna wear.
-So you think it'll be all right underneath this? -[Gabriella] Yeah.
-It won't show? The lace won't show? -[Gabriella] No. No.
The pageant is this weekend, so, we are packing up and getting ready to leave.
I can't believe it. We're ready spiritually,
I think, emotionally, we're ready,
-we're mentally prepared. -We're prepared. Like, so prepared.
But I'm definitely feeling pressure
because this is my fourth year competing.
And I wanna win it for myself, I wanna win it for my mom, I wanna win it for my sisters.
Everyone who's helped me prepare.
I mean, everyone's expecting me to take home this crown.
Before you go on stage with the gown and swimsuit, you go like this.
Bend over, take your hand, bring the boob out,
-do the same thing with the other boob... -[Gabriella] Boobs.
...and then, make sure your shoulders are straight.
Think about Mama with the stick.
Once Gabriella is checked in to the pageant,
I won't see her for most of the weekend.
The pageant rules are the parents, siblings, friends cannot see the contestants
-until they're on the stage. - [Gabriella] We're really not supposed to catch a glimpse.
Um, I may break a rule or two.
Don't get me kicked out of the pageant, please.
[Catherine] Most other parents just drop their daughters off but I'm not gonna do that.
So, what I do is I stay at the hotel the entire weekend.
-Come here. Come next to me. -[Gabriella] Put the boots on.
[Catherine] I'm gonna put the boots on,
but could you stand next to me? I wanna see how we are.
-Nice. Oh, nice. -Oh, my goodness.
Yeah, I mean, it's the exact same silhouette.
I mean, she did an incredible job.
Okay, but what about... Check out the butt. Check out the butt.
No lines.
My designer Yolanis made us matching but not matching outfits
to arrive at the pageant.
Yeah, and the design was exactly the same. Just... different color.
So, it was matching but not matching but
-still matching. -Definitely, still matching.
-That makes sense. -Yeah.
Sisters, we have to bring the luggage down.
-It's almost time. -[Sophia] Okay.
-Do I wanna enter? -I thought you... we had to leave.
[Sophia] Yeah, if you're rushing then you can bring your own luggage.
[Gabriella] Do you love the fit?
-[Catherine] Do you love it? -No.
-[Gabriella speaks indistinctly] -I'm disgusted.
You're definitely gonna be making a statement
-when you walk in. That's for sure. -Yeah.
This is the best thing she's said in a long time. [blows air]
-[Sophia] The matching outfits are ridiculous. -They're real cringy.
[Sophia] Yeah, maybe they should, like, coordinate the outfits around what, like,
our mom would wear or should wear
-and then Gab matches that... -Yeah, "should wear".
...instead of the other way around.
Like, going on based off what Gab wears...
-Which is little to nothing. -Yeah.
[Catherine] Come on, girl, hug mama.
[Sophia] Oh, thank God you get that one.
[Lauren] Yeah, I don't know how she's gonna survive without Gab for the weekend.
The only time they're apart is when they go to work.
And Gab works until eight, so, Cath's waiting for Gab to be home.
-And Gab always calls her on her way home from work. -Everyday.
Every single day.
[Catherine] We're ready.
Here, take this gown. Put it in there, it's heavy.
Miss Connecticut USA, here we come.
-Yes. -Or should I say, Miss USA...
-here we come? -Oh, yeah.
That's the mindset that you need.
I'm starting to get nervous.
-[Gabriella] I know. I know. -[Catherine] I'm starting to get nervous.
Well, make sure you FaceTime me, text me. You know the drill.
I believe she's going to win.
We've dreamt about it for so many years.
And I know she's worked so hard but I'm so nervous.
We would both be devastated if she didn't take home the crown.
-[exhales] -[Gabriella] Pull it together.
-[chuckles] -We're gonna do that thing?
-What? -You know, the [rolls lips] Okay, ready?
[Catherine chuckles]
-[Eva] You ready? -[Sunnie] Yes.
Things have been off since the grand opening
and my mom is still mad at Scott.
She doesn't even wanna talk to him.
-[Rae] How are you today? -[Eva] We're good. How are you?
-[Rae] So, I'm just gonna have you fill out a few forms. -All right.
[Sunnie] But that's not gonna stop us from going to go do all our beauty stuff
-that we love to do. -[Eva] No, absolutely not.
[Sunnie] So, today I just really wanna move forward and enjoy something with my mom.
And I'm really very happy that, you know,
with our relationship everything is fine.
-Let's go, queen. -Let's go.
-Sunshine. My sunshine. -My cutie.
-[Rae] Ready to get your blood drawn? -[Sunnie] All right.
All the new things that have come out in the beauty world,
we love to try them together.
We are getting Dracula facials
and you use your own blood and your own plasma
and you push it back into your face
and it, basically, reverses the aging process.
[Rae] There we go.
-Mom, I love your blood. It looks nice. -I don't have to...
[Sunnie chuckles]
I mean, who better to try it with than with my mom, my best friend.
-You're gonna be just fine. Okay? -Yeah.
So, um, I was just wondering, too,
can you save some extra blood of me and my mom's?
-[Rae] Uh... -I wanted some of
my mom and I's, um, fresh blood from the same day.
We're gonna turn it into a jewelry...
-[Rae] Mmm-hmm. -...so we can wear
...and always she's on my heart and I'm on her heart.
I would wear a piece of jewelry with Sunnie's blood in it
so, we are, like,
always, like, together, bonded, you know.
People do that with ashes.
-Yeah, that is true. -Why not with blood, you know?
That is very true. Yeah.
[Rae] I've never heard of anything like that before,
-um, but, yeah. -Yes.
It was a little strange. That was my first ever request
to save extra blood to make jewelry.
Kinda creepy, in a sense.
But they've been coming in here for a while
and me knowing how close they are [chuckles] in their bond,
um, I wouldn't put it past Sunnie and Eva.
[laughs]
I mean, they're really close. [chuckles]
-[Sunnie] Are you ready for this? -Yes, I'm ready.
[nurse speaking in English]
-I love that we can do these things together. -Oh, me too.
I hope we are not going to be, like, scary. Like, our faces, I...
-I know. -...Like, so red and...
-You know. -[Sunnie] I hope I don't scare Scott.
-[Eva] I'm still not talking to him. -You're still upset?
I'm still avoiding him, yeah.
I mean, he was really rude. I was very hurt the other day.
Like, I am old. It's not okay.
Would he yell and scream at his mom?
I don't think so.
Mom, I... Okay.
-I get what you're saying but... -[Eva] Yeah.
...I really don't like when you two aren't getting along.
Scott is a man and there is a million other men.
But there is... I don't have a million other daughters.
And I have to protect her.
[Sunnie] The last few days, like... he's making an effort.
-Like, he's coming in and making an effort... -Well, see, if he is
going to come and talk to me face-to-face, then...
I will open up. Okay?
-But when you-- Listen, listen... -You... you definitely
-need to have a conversation. -...Just a minute.
I am just trying to see where is this gonna end. That's it.
That's it, you know. Simple.
I don't want your feeling get hurt in the future.
I don't want something to happen and he's like,
"No, I changed my mind. You are not the right person for me."
I mean, you never know.
[nurse] Hello, we back.
-Hello. -[nurse] How you feel?
Fine. I feel fine.
You know what? I just want you to be married and happy.
-Okay, Mom. I love you and I want that, too. -[Eva] I love you, too.
-Okay. So, we are on the same page. -[Sunnie] Mmm-hmm.
My mom wants me to have a ring on my finger
and settle down and live happily ever after.
And I really want that, too.
My mom and Scott have two completely different views on the path to marriage.
My mom is very traditional and she believes in marriage first.
He believes in moving in together before we get married.
I'm literally stuck between a rock and a hard place.
[nurse speaking in English]
-Okay. Yay. -[nurse speaking in English]
[Eva] I know. That's, like, it's, like...
-They call it gold-- Yes. -[nurse speaking in English]
[Sunnie] The thought of losing Scott, it's just terrifying.
And with my mom,
I'm trying to avoid... I'm trying to avoid disappointing her.
I think I know what I need to do but
I know my mom's not gonna be happy.
[nurse] You don't feel any painful? Hurting?
[Eva] I mean, it's just a little discomfort, that's it.
-Beauty is pain. -[nurse] I know. [chuckles]
-[Sunnie chuckles] -No pain, no gain.
-[nurse] Yeah. Yeah. -[Sunnie] Mmm-hmm.
[indistinct]
Oh, my God. Look at Mom.
She was flirting and twerking and I am so [bleep] embarrassed.
There was so much that I wanted to do for you tonight.
No, you did enough, honey. I promise you.
-Okay. -[Carly] All right.
-Got enough stuff here. -Right?
My mom has always been, like, that woman, like, on the go, strong, whatever,
and then, like, her telling me that she has diabetes,
I freaked out.
Yeah, I got mad. I was, like,
"This could be the change of that woman that I always knew."
-We gotta put these berries. -No, just leave it out. 'Cause she's gonna come over...
-[Carly] All right. -...so, I wanna have it made for her.
And when I told Carly what was going on
we decided it was time for us to take charge.
We did our research, we went shopping
and we found some things that we think could help my mom.
If she asks someone to taste this first,
-it's you. I'm not drinking this. -[Carly] What?
This looks disgusting. Look at that. It's like curdled milk.
[Carly] Okay, handful of spinach...
[bleep].
Carly and I, during our research, find out that smoothies,
all different types smoothies are good for someone with diabetes.
If this comes out good I'll be shocked.
Oh, you're gonna try it, right?
I mean, have I ever seen my mom drink a smoothie?
No.
I mean, who knows. Maybe she'll like it.
-[Kathy] Cristina? -Yeah.
You shouldn't leave the front door unlocked. I walked right in.
-What are you doing? -Making some smoothies.
What, Carly and you on a health... health kick or something?
No. After our conversation I decided to some research on your diagnosis.
And then, I thought I would try a couple different smoothies.
-[Carly] Yeah. -These are for people who have diabetes
and then I can make 'em for you or you know, you could learn to make 'em.
So, I want you to try it. This is chocolate.
-It won't come up the straw. -You have to suck it.
That's a superfood. You have to s...
-move it around. -[Carly] Suck it. [chuckles]
[retches]
-Oh, that's so disgusting. -It's not that bad.
-[Kathy spits] Oh. -[Cristina] Oh, my God, you are so dramatic.
[Kathy] It tastes like mud or pus.
-That was superfood. -That's a superfood smoothie that's really good for you.
And I could taste the spinach in it. [exclaims]
Why not just eat the spinach?
Why... why do I gotta put it in a shake?
I'll eat... Give me spinach with lemon on it. I'll eat it.
I don't like any kinda smoothie or milkshake or...
I only drink tea or vodka.
Here is... How cute is this?
-"All my diabetes [bleep]." -[Kathy] Oh, no.
-Yes, you can put your stuff in there. -I would not advertise
-and walk around with that. -What?
No. Mmm-mmm.
-[Cristina] It's for your purse. -[Carly] It's so cute.
-It's to keep your little checker in there... -[Carly] Yeah.
-...and all your stuff. -[Carly] We're gonna make sure you're healthy.
All right. Explain to her how this works.
What? I don't want a watch.
-I never wear a watch. I'm not wearing a watch. -If you put this on
-and you fall... -[Kathy] What is that?
-I won't fall. -[Carly] It's a watch. And you fall...
-[Cristina] Say you had a stroke... -[Carly] Yeah.
-...and we're not around. -Medical ID.
All you have to do is press the buttons
-like this, right? -Oh, my God.
-Just put it on. -Here. Put it on.
-Left hand. -[Kathy] I don't wear a watch.
That is my left hand, ding-dong.
[Cristina] Only wear it when we're not around.
-When you're alone we want you wearing it. -[Carly] You have to wear it.
In case something were to happen, you could click it.
-Yeah. Yeah. -'Cause you never have your phone on you.
-And you also never hear your phone, so... -[Carly] Yeah.
...I did get you this to just try it and see if it helps.
Are you [bleep] nuts?
This will help you. You always say you can't hear!
I'm not even-- Take it back!
You guys are out of your minds.
I'm kinda mad that they were treating me like I'm some old lady just sitting there.
And this is why I didn't wanna tell them about it
because I knew this would be exactly what they would do.
-I'm 65 years old. -[Carly] Doesn't matter.
-Stop it. I'm the mother, you're the children... -[Carly] Doesn't matter.
-[Cristina] We don't care. -...I'm still the boss. I'm in charge.
I don't have time to do this and I'm not gonna do this.
What I want is for Cristina to focus on planning my funeral birthday party.
But if this is how she's gonna treat me,
maybe I'll just do the party myself.
[engine revs]
Pull it up, okay. I'm scared.
-[Sky] For what? -Don't hurt me.
[Sky] Ready? Breathe in.
Ooh, look at that. See that?
Me and my mom's beauty routines are,
-uh, over the top. -Extreme.
-Exactly. -Extreme.
[Skylar] We do oil pulling with coconut oil every morning.
-You gotta stay tight. -We also put the eggs on there, too.
-Literally. -Slap a little... rub a little egg up in there.
-Mom, why are you trying to pose? -What?
-I'm not finna play with you. -I'm not...
-You told me to raise my arm up. -Hold it back.
-Today is the day of me and Skylar's big birthday party... -Whoo!
...and the single- slash-release party.
You have to be on your bestest behavior, okay.
[scoffs] I'm gonna be myself.
[Skylar] Mmm-mmm.
Skylar's gonna be performing at her birthday party
and I'll be twerking my ass off.
Twerking and working. [vocalizing]
-[softly] Shall I twerk? -[Skylar] No.
-Shall I do five, six, seven, eight? -You're just gonna
-run the party and make sure... -Shall I do some splits?
...everything is going okay.
I don't need you, like, twerking or anything.
[man 2 announcing] So we're turning out tonight for Skylar Marie.
Make some noise on her birthday.
[all cheering]
And then it is also her single release party.
[Sky] Hey, guys, I'm with the birthday queen.
-Skylar Marie in the building. -Happy birthday.
[Skylar] Thank you.
Skylar's birthday party isn't like an average person's birthday party.
It's gonna be a big old pool party at my homegirl's mansion.
[exclaims] It's gonna be a tropical theme,
it's gonna have all kinds of candy, the lollipops...
-[Skylar] Cotton candy. -...her step and repeat banners.
DJ, exotic animals, like a Sky circus.
-Skylar circus. -Same thing.
[man 3] Oh, I love it. Love it.
-[speaking in English] -[Skylar] Thank you.
-I made it. -[woman] Oh, look at you, Skylar/.
-And I'm basically a fashion designer too. -Mmm-hmm.
Multi-talented.
So, I decided to just
design my own outfit.
That way, no one can wear what the birthday girl is wearing.
[Aquila speaking]
-I'm Deonna -I'm Aquila.
[laughs]
[both laughing]
I like that.
My mom and my sisters haven't always had the best relationship
because they think our mom just left them
trying to pursue her career.
And now, they think that
she's trying to be me or live through me
and I don't want them to continue to get that picture.
I want them to see that she's grown.
[all laughing]
So, we live in Jackson, Mississippi.
[Deonna] Skylar was pretty young when she moved to Georgia with mom.
So, we really didn't have a relationship with one another.
We didn't get a chance to do so.
We really started talking a lot more, like, six months ago.
[Skylar speaking]
[Deonna] Hello.
[Sky speaking]
[Deonna] Thank you, mom, you look good too.
-Hi, Michael. -[Michael] You good?
[Sky speaking]
[Skylar speaking]
-You look so good! -[Deonna] Thank you, you too.
-Always, though. -[Sky] You wanna do the camera 360?
Yeah. Let's walk down the aisle together.
-[Deonna] Be careful, guys. -[Skylar] Look at this.
[Deonna] Well, we always have something to say
about how close Sky and Skylar is.
Um, it's a little bit...
not normal--
Oh-- right, right word,
'cause I was about to make up a word, really, yeah.
Oh, you're just making me the center of attention, okay.
Don't mind if I do.
[Deonna] I actually never seen anything like it.
It's like, I kinda like, step outside of myself
and observe my life,
-I don't know if you can do that or not, but uh... -[laughs]
[Deonna] I observe Skylar and Sky
sharing snow cones, licking each other's cotton candy.
Oh, here come mom.
-Here come-- here come your own family twin. -[woman] Huh? Okay.
[Deonna] It's very unnatural. [chuckles]
-That was the nicest way to say it. -I said, what the f--
[both laugh]
Y'all are too much.
-This is Sky's party, Skylar-- Skylar. -[Sky] This is our party.
And Sky. Sky and Skylar.
You're right.
-[Aquila] Why is she like this, Sky? -Oh, I left--
I don't know.
Sky, let's go to the DJ booth.
'Cause I want him to play your song.
I mean, I just want you to play,
I don't wanna do all the extra.
My mom wants me to do a full-on live performance
with the dancers and the choreography.
[sighs] And I just wanna
have a good time, get lit with my friends
and not feel so pressured by my mom.
I'm just gonna like, lip-sync
-and then move a little. -Nope.
Nope. You're gonna do a choreo.
And I mean that.
And you're gonna project.
-Okay, you're doing too much for all these people. -No, no, no--
I don't care.
-Can you lower your voice? -Sky, this is like, your debut,
your hot single.
I did this for you.
-Look at all this. -I have heels on and it's night.
Yeah, it's her birthday, let her choose what she wanna do.
-It's a pool party. -[Sky] Yeah, okay.
IYou wait, want you out of this,
'cause you don't know none about no performance,
no music, no nothing.
[Skylar] You're embarrassing me.
-Okay. -Do you not care about that?
I'm gonna embarrass you even more
if you don't do what you're supposed to be doing.
Understood?
-Yeah, I'mma do it. -Okay.
That's all I wanna hear. You ready?
I feel like it's so important for Skylar
to do a live performance and really just bring it.
So, people can know that this girl is an actual entertainer, so...
please, do not embarrass me, don't mess up,
make sure you project
and just give a performance of a lifetime.
So, this is the moment that we have all come here for tonight,
celebrate Skylar Marie
and her birthday.
-Make some noise. -[people cheering]
I just wanna say, congratulations, Skylar.
I'm so proud to me your mom.
I mean, I created a mega-star.
Look at this beauty from head to toe.
-[people cheering] -[Sky] That's what I'm talking about.
[people applauding]
[Michael] We turnin' up. Y'all ready?
[people cheering]
♪ ...slap, slap, slap
♪ Work my skills
♪ Come on, Get you nasty on fleek ♪
♪ 'Cause you want me, sheesh
♪ Make me so famous, I'm getting so big ♪
♪ I wanna slay, bitch, now it's on ♪
[people exclaiming]
[Deonna speaking]
[Skylar] While I'm performing,
my mom comes and starts twerking
and that's exactly what I told her not to do.
But, I can't stop-- just stop the show
and make a scene out of it.
♪ This is Sky one and this is Sky two ♪
Oh my God.
Ever since I was born,
my mom always steals the spotlight.
She's done that with her sisters.
When their boyfriends used to come over,
she's performing, like she's the star of the show.
And I feel like it can be overwhelming for Skylar.
[Michael] Make some noise, put your hands up.
[people applauding]
Oh my God, I am so [bleep] embarrassed.
Like, she was flirtin' and twerkin'
and shakin' it and it was just too much.
This is why I didn't wanna perform in the first place.
It's frustrating because how am I gonna make it like,
Skylar Marie?
It's always Sky and Skylar in the spotlight.
It's hot. Am I sweating a lot?
Okay, damn.
-You're like, a superstar. -Thank you.
[Sky] There you are, Skylar, I was just looking all over for you.
Ugh.
You did so good on your performance.
Um...
-What? -The only thing
is I-I kept telling-- I said,
"Quit turning your back against the audience."
I was trying to twerk.
-Yeah, but not the whole song, though. -[both laugh]
I want you to sing more than twerk.
I don't know what the issue was,
-but I felt like, she was kinda just, you know-- -What the issue was--
Okay, let me speak.
I didn't know you were gonna get up there
and start doing the most.
Oh, I was trying to hype you up
-and being your backup. -I mean...
'Cause what you was doing was like...
Okay.
[Skylar] You were twerking so crazy,
-I can't even enjoy myself. -You know what?
-In this, like-- -At my first big party.
My mom is thinking
that she's making me into everything she couldn't be.
She says I'm her clone or her baby.
That's who I am to her.
I'm not my own person.
There was so much that I wanted to do
for you tonight.
-And I just totally-- -No, you did enough, honey. I promise you.
When I was little, I wanted to be just like her.
But, you know, I am 20 now.
I wanna be my own person.
I've grown out of that stage
and she just doesn't get it. She doesn't get it.
Brittani and I do a lot of things together.
And one of them is going to the nude beach.
Look at her, she's beautiful.
Look at her. She got a great ass.
This is a nice ass. See that?
-[TJ] Eh. -It's--
Eh?
♪ Come on, y'all
♪ Are you ready?
♪ Feel the warm sun
♪ The cool breeze
♪ I wanna have some fun and I gotta be free ♪
[Mary] Whoo. We do the horsey.
Yee-haw!
[Mary] We do the horsey.
[TJ] Okay.
Hobby horsing at the beach?
-Yeah, come on, girl. -[TJ] Whoo.
[Mary] We don't go to nude beaches for nothing.
[mimics horse neighing]
♪ Here comes the summer let it shine down on me ♪
[Brittani] The sand is hot.
[TJ] You are hot.
Guess what?
I made her.
Would you like to try? Here, take a horsey.
-No. -[Brittani] Yeah, just try.
[Mary] Here, I'll hold it.
Hobby horsing.
Brittani really wanted me to do it, then I guess I'll do it.
-[mimics horse] -[Mary exclaims]
Horsey time, whoo-hoo.
All right.
-This is the good stuff that you like. -No.
♪ Yeah, here comes the summer ♪
♪ Let it smile upon me
♪ Let's get up, get together ♪
♪ Make memories
♪ Hi, hello, summer
♪ We missed you
[Mary] You wanna go down and just put our feeties in the water?
-Yeah, sure. -[TJ] I'll go put the horses back in the car.
[Brittani] All right, that's good.
[Mary] Ohh!
This is awesome.
I know, look. Feel.
We go to the nude beach three or four times a month.
And Brittani and I love experiencing
all types of bodies.
Big, small, fat, skinny, long, short.
Whoo!
Brittani's been talking so negatively
about her body lately,
that I thought maybe at the nude beach,
that she would actually realize
what a beautiful body she has.
[Brittani] Look, look.
[Mary] It's a birdy in the sky.
-[Brittani] It's not a bird, that's a helicopter. -[Mary] Oh!
I thought it was a bird.
Hi, birdy.
-'Cause-- -[Brittani] Mom.
The last time we had a conversation,
you picked an argument with me.
Well, okay, well-- Brittani.
We get into arguments, but we always make up.
-Yeah, but I can't speak my feelings. -Okay.
Well, okay, but today's a new day, look, Brit.
Today's a new day.
Whoo, it's a beautiful day!
Last night, I found out that Brittani wants to have a butt-lift.
And we got into a big, huge, blow-up argument about it.
Because I believe that TJ is getting into her head
about her butt and how flat it is.
I love you, honey.
You're my best friend.
[Brittani] I love you more.
[Mary] I really don't wanna argue with Brittani.
But, I really do wanna confront TJ.
I have to pick a bone with you.
-What bone is that? -Okay.
Last night, I found in one of her drawers--
I found...
a fake butt.
-[TJ] Mmm-hmm. -[Mary] And like, pads.
So, she can have pads
to make her ass bigger.
Look at her, she's beautiful.
Look at her, she got a great ass.
This is a nice ass, see that?
-Eh. -It's--
Eh?
-Really? -Yeah.
TJ, why are you doing this?
Why are you-- wh-- what is the issue?
[Mary] I understand she's grown,
but, I don't need you whispering in her ear.
Oh, I'm not telling her to do anything.
[Mary] You're whispering in her ear.
You're telling her that she needs to have an ass, okay?
She's young, she's beautiful,
she's hot, what more do you want?
He doesn't care what I look like.
I could be fat and frumpy, he'll still love me.
I doubt that very much.
She being dramatic, but it's okay.
How am I being dramatic?
-[TJ] Because-- -Stop whispering in her ear.
-[TJ] How am I whispering? -You and I will get along so much better
if you just stopped whispering.
Mom, this is about my body.
We're not here to argue.
I wanna enjoy my time and look what you're doing now.
Come on.
The hard thing about this whole thing
is my mom keeps blaming TJ, although I'm the one who wanted it.
TJ literally is happy for me regardless of what I do.
She's always picking an argument.
But, at the same time, I'm trying to be on her side
and the one time I'm not on her side,
she automatically thinks I'm always on your side.
I love my mom, but I can't handle how she's treating TJ.
She doesn't realize we're engaged.
[TJ] Whoo!
[Brittani] I don't wanna keep choosing between the two of 'em.
I love them both so much.
[TJ] Oh-- hey!
-[Brittani] You do have a nice butt. -[TJ] Thanks.
I workout, you know.
[Brittani] I have to get naked now.
You gotta get naked, it's a nude beach for a reason.
Oh, God. Whoo.
-Hello. -[laughs] Hey.
[TJ] I got you.
Come on.
Let's go.
Brittani has been spending so much time
with TJ lately that...
I just feel like I'm being pushed out of her whole life
right now.
Give me a fresh hug.
You want some of this chocolate muffin?
Come on.
[Mary] The only reason I'm here
is because I wanted to spend time with my baby.
Wow!
[Brittani] All I really want is my mom and TJ just to get along.
So I could actually, eventually tell my mom about our engagement.
-Wait a minute, wait a minute. -[Gabriella] Oh--
[Catherine] The hardest part about pageant weekend for me
is when we have to say goodbye.
Text me at every turn.
Don't take any other calls.
-I'm gonna cry again. -Oh my God.
♪ Your attention, please
♪ Yes, I am a queen
♪ So, bow down to me
♪ And kiss my diamond ring
♪ Your attention, please
♪ Yes, I am a queen
♪ So, bow down to me
We're here.
♪ Yeah, I'm rocking my throne ♪
♪ Your attention please
♪ On my own
♪ Yes, I am a queen
♪ Yeah, I'm rocking my throne ♪
[Catherine] Let's wheel this.
We don't have sisters.
-I know, I just didn't wanna do it all by myself. -[Catherine] Where are they?
-Careful, careful. -Whoa.
-Wait a minute, wait a minute. -[Gabriella] Oh--
I can't believe pageant day is finally here.
I want the Miss Connecticut USA crown
because the day that her mom died,
that's when her pageant journey stopped.
But, it was always her dream.
So, I'm here to finish what she started.
And follow in her footsteps.
Let me fix your hair.
There you go.
-Perfect. -Perfect.
People don't realize how much more there is to the competition
besides just the final show.
-Hello. -[woman] Are you here for this event?
-Yeah. -[woman] If you could fill that out
-and give it back to me. -Okay.
First, there is your interview,
photoshoots, rehearsals, prelims.
I know, and I'm not allowed to be there for any of it.
That's not right.
And it's very stressful.
You need me.
So, girl,
-are you ready? -Yeah.
The hardest part about pageant weekend for me
is when we have to say goodbye.
I will have my phone.
I want you to text me at every turn.
-[Gabriella] Yeah. -Don't take any other calls.
Stay focused.
-You know what you have to do. -[Gabriella] Yeah.
I got you a little surprise.
What?
Every girl should have a little box,
and it has a special meaning to me
because when I went to Miss USA...
I'm gonna cry again.
They were selling crown rings.
-[Gabriella] Okay. -And I couldn't afford...
-Oh my God. -[Catherine crying] Because I was...
so poor and had no money.
I mean, seriously. [sniffles]
And I couldn't afford a crown ring and I always wanted one.
-So, I have something for you. -[Gabriella] Stop.
Stop.
[Catherine] Mmm-hmm.
-[Gabriella] So cute. -[Catherine] And you don't have to wear it
if it doesn't match your outfit.
But, at least you can hold it and you can think of me.
And it's a crown ring.
[Gabriella] It's on my ring finger, 'cause we're married.
-That's for sure. -[both laugh]
That's for sure.
-Oh my God. -[Catherine] But, I always wanted a crown ring.
And now, you have it.
And it means more to me that you have it than I have it.
[Gabriella] Aw.
My mom is a very sentimental person
and it means a lot to her to give
me what she didn't have.
It breaks my heart
just even trying to think about what she had to go through
losing her mom,
and so, that's why we do this together.
As long as we're here together,
-that's all that matters. -Yeah.
I lost my mom so young that...
I would've loved to have
so many, many more years with her.
Who are you?
-Gabriella Vigorito. -And?
-Your daughter. -And?
Miss Shoreline USA.
-Think higher. Think bigger. -Miss Connecticut USA
and Miss USA.
That's my girl, you gotta think big.
-Okay. I love you. -All right.
Honestly, I could not be more proud.
There's no question she's going to win.
She's gonna win. She's bringing home that crown.
And we are going to Miss USA.
-Go ahead. Bye-bye. -Bye. Bye.
[sighs] Gosh.
It looks like you got attacked by a bunch of wild possums.
[laughing]
It feels like I did.
My mom's always at my house.
There's times that she comes to my house
and she doesn't go home to three to four months.
Your mom is basically your chastity belt.
You don't see that to be a problem?
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh
[Sunnie] Hi.
-[Sunnie chuckles] -Yes.
-Best part of the day. -[Sunnie] Yeah.
-Okay-- -And a big straw.
So, your face...
-[laughing] -[chuckles]
I know, my face is literally on fire.
It looks like you got attacked by a bunch of wild possums.
[laughing] It feels like I did.
So, my mom and I got Dracula facials
and I knew there would be irritation from the micro-needling,
but, I did not expect my face to be that red.
Is Eva up yet?
No, she's still sleeping.
Yeah?
My mom's living situation is, she lives with my sister.
But, she's always at my house.
There's times that she comes to my house
and she doesn't go home from three to four months.
I just feel like you're of age to have like, you know,
not your mom-- your mom as a roommate.
[Sunnie] She's not my roommate,
she just likes to spend the night.
Obviously, I'm not gonna ask my mom to leave.
Like, she's not gonna leave.
There are times that Scott sleeps over.
And my mom sleeps over too.
And she thinks that we're just sleeping.
[Scott] Your mom is always over here.
Every time I'm over here, your mom's over here.
It's like, your mom is basically your chastity belt.
I don't get laid.
I try.
I try so hard, and what do you say?
No, my mom is here.
You don't see that to be a problem?
I mean, yeah, I guess it could be a problem.
-Like-- -It is the biggest problem ever.
Would you consider moving in together?
I cannot believe that I asked Scott to move in together
because I know it violates everything that my mom believes in.
But I'm willing to do it
because Scott's the love of my life
and I do feel like that is a step in the right direction towards marriage.
I mean, I'm open to it.
I just, you know...
I--
Say what you're trying to say.
-I don't want-- -And don't make it about your [bleep] either.
Okay. It's not. It's--
it's only about 60% about that.
I'm kind of shocked Sunnie's asking me to move in with her.
We've talked about it before,
but the timing's just never been right.
And I'm not so sure now is the right time.
I-- I honestly don't think Sunnie can, like...
put that wall up for Eva,
'cause I'm gonna need that wall.
I'm gonna need an Eva-less home.
And I just don't see that being a thing.
So the timing right now, I'm just-- I--
I'm shocked.
I wanna be with you, but I don't wanna be with your mom.
You're not dating my mom.
I am so dating your mom.
You-- It's not like--
I-- I am so dating your mom, dude.
It's not even funny.
Like, you would never live with me
and move forward if my mom stays over?
100% no.
Okay.
No.
I love you and I wanna be with you.
And I would like to move forward in our relationship.
I want to live together. I want to be married to you.
And if you want it to just be me and you,
we have to get our own place.
So, I love you too.
I-- I'm open if you're open.
But I'm saying this-- I'm just asking for you to be open-minded,
all right? And I'll do the same.
Let's just look at places and see, you know, what we can find.
-Okay. -But you can't say anything to my mom
or my sister.
Because Sarah has a big mouth.
-Yeah. -If my mom finds out, she'll [bleep] kill me.
[laughs] Yeah, she will. Okay.
My mom comes over every night.
But if Scott and I share a place together,
maybe she'll be less tempted to come over all the time.
I need to find a way to keep my mom close,
but not so close that it hinders my relationship with Scott.
-I love you. -I love you too.
Open minds.
-Okay. -Okay.
Whoo-hoo! Roller-skating.
-You wanna go roller-skating? -Are you like the Energizer Bunny?
Whoo!
I got it.
[upbeat music playing]
One, two, three, boo!
Yay!
Blow.
Oh, my gosh, it's the pageant.
Oh, my God, there she is.
Ooh! It's her!
That was over the top.
I forget that he really does have a mom.
Sorry. 'Cause I'm your mom.
Oh, don't even think about it.
-Oh, no. I got the bed. -Wait!
I get the bed!
-[Cristina] I was here first! -It's my funeral party!
She sees her funeral as her final celebration.
-It's so creepy. -[Kathy] It's so me.
And picture this. Coffin the right color.
And the more she talks about it...
[Kathy gasps] I want this.
...the more excited she's getting about it.
I'm so in love with this. I can't wait to die!
[woman on PA] Come on up, Gabriella Vigorito!
I am most nervous about the top five question.
In that moment, I had to block everything out.
[voice breaking] After losing Dad,
I thought to myself, "I can't lost my mom too."
Stop crying.
-[all laughing] -Shut up.
She's alive.
You still mad at me or something?
What you think?
I feel like she's pulling away from me
and I'm not gonna let that happen.
I need my mom out by the time this baby comes.
I know it's time to have this discussion with my mom.
What's the good news?
We're engaged.
I'm not gonna allow her to be with somebody
who can't [bleep] support her.
You always make this difficult.
So you're on your mom's side?
Well, yeah.
Moving in together is the next step.
And I assume that you've been sexually active.
This isn't 1846.
I swear--
Are you-- Mom, are you [bleep] serious?
[Gabriella] The truth is New York Fashion Week
ignited something new in me.
How long have you been planning this?
You don't keep things from me.
-I know, but I-- I knew-- -'Cause then I won't trust you again!
-And you try and be me. -What do you mean
-I'm trying to be you? -That's embarrassing.
I am not trying to be you, Skylar!
I lost everything to freaking come down here!
To be hurt by my best friend, it's...
it's like a piercing in your heart.
Are you seriously [bleep] leaving?
I don't even know where I'm gonna go home tonight.