
With the help of the crew at Entertainment Tonight, The Real Housewives of New Jersey‘s Melissa Gorga decided to see what life would be like if she left behind her lean 115-pound frame and lived life in New York City as a 400-pound morbidly obese woman. The special segment, which is billed as the report “the entire nation will be talking about,” will air Thursday night on ET, but they have released this preview video about the transformation:
As you might have guessed, Melissa Gorga in a fat suit on the streets of New York City drew a lot of attention, and with it, a lot of photographers. We have a number of photos of Melissa struggling through the Big Apple – hailing and getting out of a cab, eating a hot dog and traversing steps that would seem a mundane task in her previous physique.


Not familiar with Melissa Gorga? Here’s a little before and after after and before for you:

Melissa Gorga fat suit photos above: Aaron St. Clair / Splash News
Melissa Gorga bikini photo: Life & Style
UPDATE - Here are some additional photos, including Melissa’s difficulties with the steps:




Additional photos: Ivan Nikolov/WENN.com
[This post has been altered after my original, more-light-hearted approach was revealed to be a bit insensitive. My apologies for that. - Asa]
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