Many just wanted to believe her and wanted this boring BS to end.
But there is the other thing, she manipulates and is impulsive at the same time. That's what normal people don't understand. Most people are impulsive from time to time but usually don't give in. When she has a craving, she has to order that food right this second, even if she wakes up in the middle of the night and had a dream about food, she has to get it right away. And most people, even if they are impulsive from time to time, don't give in because they think of the costs, if it's food, about the calories or if it's healthy. Or just find something to distract themselves and it goes away. With an exception here and there.
Manipulation, most people don't manipulate 24/7. If they are not psychopathic, narcissistic and all the other things, don't have certain personality disorders, they don't. They might once in a while, often in very important situations, tried to think of an example, let's say you call an ambulance for a loved one and they tell you to just take them to the hospital. You will lie and maybe exaggerate the symptoms to get them help asap and because you are scared. But you don't manipulate for a fucking donut. To the point where you threaten divorce and going back to a country far far away for good. For-a-fucking-donut.
And with the two things mixed together, you have Cutie. Pure insanity that most people can't understand, to the point that, even if you know she is a fat manipulative and impulsive nutjob and liar, that you'll just believe her sometimes because you can't understand that level of insanity.