She's a racist homophobe who verbally abuses her own daughter pretty much daily. It's ridiculous for her to feel like she needs to change herself physically to 'get the guy' (he gave her a makeover IIRC), but on the inside she was pretty darn rotten--and still is, IMHO. Maybe she's coming around, but she's doing it at the behest of her guy and not because she genuinely realizes she's kind of an asshole.