Is Schenee Murry still alive? Rumors of the My 600 Lb Life star’s death have been swirling over the past few months, thanks to Schenee’s numerous hospital visits over the same span of time. Schenee’s also been dealing with recent heart problems, which she feared could have been very serious. Schenee Murry of My 600…
So far in our Naked and Afraid coverage, we’ve found out how much money the cast members get paid for being on the show, the participants with the highest PSRs, the number of people who’ve died on the show, and plenty of other behind-the-scenes secrets from the show’s producers. Next up in this ongoing Q&A:…
How are My 600 Lb Life Brandi and Kandi now? The twin sisters have been up to quite a bit since the last time we got an official update on their story! In the last year, the two celebrated a marriage, welcomed a baby — and seen even more weight loss than on their first…
As we recently revealed, My 600 Lb Life Season 2 star Christina Phillips is the cast member with the biggest individual weight loss in the show’s history! (Devotées will recall that we’d written about this possibility in an earlier update on My 600 Lb Life Christina now, but we weren’t able to confirm it until…
After her My 600 Lb Life debut, Season 7 cast member Maja Radanovic is optimistic and looking great in brand-new weight loss pics. She took to social media after the My 600 Lb Life Maja Radanovic episode’s premiere to declare that viewers should expect more from her — and that she’s “letting nothing” get in…
Another week, another success story for My 600 Lb Life Season 7! This time, we’re following up with Brandon Scott, whose optimistic attitude and applause-worthy results have already earned him fan-favorite status. Among the wonderful news in this My 600 Lb Life Brandon update are Brandon’s latest weight loss pics, plus his’s confirmation that a…
Controversial My 600 Lb Life cast member Steven Assanti may have faded from the public eye since his surprise marriage to Stephanie Sanger last year, but that doesn’t mean he’s not still raising eyebrows. The latest news involving him is a Steven Assanti weight loss video that has some fans of the show in complete…
As we reported in our exclusive look at the biggest weight losses in My 600 Lb Life history, Season 2 star Paula Jones is one of the show’s most successful cast members. And since our last official update on My 600 Lb Life Paula now, she’s been paying it forward by helping others begin their…
We’ve crunched every number available, and we can now reveal the ten most successful cast members in My 600 Lb Life history! As of this writing, the My 600 Lb Life biggest weight loss involved considering each of the 92 cast members who’ve appeared on the show. Almost all of them have lost some weight….
Sean Milliken has passed away at the age of 29. The My 600 Lb Life star was one of the heaviest people ever to appear on the show at the time of his Season 4 debut, weighing just over 900 pounds when filming began. But how did Sean Milliken die? According to Sean’s father, the…
Robin McKinley definitely kept My 600 Lb Life Season 7’s success rolling with she and her nephew Garrett’s combined 500+ pound weight loss. It’s been an unusually upbeat season for the show so far, as almost every single new cast member has managed to drop an impressive amount of weight, keep it all off, and…
We’ve reported on plenty of success stories from My 600 Lb Life Season 2, and now we’ve got another one to share. Many of the show’s earliest cast members, from Zsalynn to Olivia to James Jones and beyond, have lost huge amounts of weight and kept the weight off, becoming inspirations for later cast members…
Lacey Hodder’s My 600 Lb Life debut was an unqualified success, and the Michigan native has been overwhelmed by the support and love she’s received from the show’s fans. But how’s she been since the cameras stopped rolling? Our My 600 Lb Life Lacey update finds the Season 7 star in what looks and sounds…
The My 600 Lb Life Brandon episode takes on an unusual urgency for a series already well-known for its life-and-death stakes. Though Brandon certainly agrees that his life depends on losing “drastic amounts” of weight, Brandon also feels tremendous pressure to get healthy before proposing to the love of his life…or risk losing her forever….
How is Janine Mueller now, and when can we expect a follow-up episode from the My 600 Lb Life star? Janine, who made her debut in Season 6, recently revealed that her first Where Are They Now? episode is in the works — and teased it with some seriously impressive new weight loss pics, as…
My 600 Lb Life star Chad Dean has a new book out detailing his weight loss struggles — and a new lease on life thanks to his weight loss success! As Starcasm was the first to report last year, Chad worked on his memoir with romance novelist Celeste Prater. The result is I’m In Here…
My 600 Lb Life‘s Gideon Yeakley has been hospitalized after a frightening collapse. And though Gideon has been in the hospital for several days, and undergone a series of tests, doctors still haven’t been able to diagnose exactly what’s wrong with the the Season 4 star. Things had been going quite well for Gideon since…
Ashley Darby just sprang a huge surprise announcement: she’s expecting her first child with husband Michael Darby! The Real Housewives of Potomac star shared the news on Instagram via a sweet film of herself and Michael glowing and looking positively elated by the news. She also shared the first confirmed Ashley Darby pregnant details via…
The My 600 Lb Life Lacey episode features a Michigan woman whose body is a “ticking time bomb” — and whose parents’ fractured relationship may be shorting the clock. 29-year-old Michigander Lacey Hodder has been plagued by weight issues for years, but it looks like her first visit with Dr. Nowzaradan may be the first…
It has been nearly five months since 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After star Jorge Nava was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison after he was caught transporting 293 pounds of marijuana in Arizona last February. While Jorge has been locked away, his wife Anfisa has been focused on physical fitness with hopes of potentially…
It’s been an especially cheerful and successful season for My 600 Lb Life so far, and Justin McSwain, the show’s latest new participant, certainly kept the celebration going. Justin won a ton of fans with his debut on the show: the South Carolinian lost nearly half of his surprise peak weight while facing down some…
My 600 Lb Life Season 7 has been an optimistic one for the show, with plenty of positive cast members and weight loss journeys to root for. But tonight, Georgia native Holly Hager presents perhaps the most difficult challenge yet. In the My 600 Lb Life Holly episode, we meet a woman who’s already suffered…
In the time since our last My 600 Lb Life Chay update, it looks like the Season 3 and Where Are They Now? star has gotten closer to her gender reassignment surgery weight goal! Chay, who looks terrific in her latest photos, announced her intention to transition in her most recent episode. Since then, she’s…
It’s one of the most successful shows on TLC, and has only gotten more popular with each new season. But does My 600 Lb Life pay its cast members? And does the show pay for surgery, or relocation to the Houston area so the cast can be treated by Dr. Nowzaradan? We’ve learned about some…
My 600 Lb Life trailblazer Melissa Morris, who was the show’s first-ever participant with her episode’s debut back in 2012, has been sharing quite a bit more of her story of late. How is Melissa Morris now? Between her social media and an unexpected, high-profile recent interview, we’ve learned about Melissa’s relationship with her husband…
It’s a bittersweet update on My 600 Lb Life‘s Charity Pierce, as the Season 3 star may have bid farewell to the show. There have been plenty of rumors about Charity for years — “Is Charity Pierce still alive?” is one of the most searched-for terms involving her name — but, based on Charity’s recent…
We’ve got a new update on My 600 Lb Life star Zsalynn Whitworth, and it’s yet another happy step in her weight loss journey away from enabling ex-husband Gareth. Last year, Starcasm broke the news of the new love in her life; we’re happy to report that Zsalynn and her new man are still together…
It’s been a long time since My 600 Lb Life fans have heard from James Jones, the native Texan whose 750 pound peak weight made him one of the heaviest participants of Season 2. In our exclusive interview and My 600 Lb Life James Jones update, we reveal his current weight, as well as his…
Teretha Hollis-Neely from My 600 Lb Life Season 4 started off as one of the heaviest participants in the show’s history. By the end of her Where Are They Now? episode Two years later, Teretha was walking on her own for the first time in ages. Now, we’ve learned that another My 600 Lb Life…
The My 600 Lb Life Justin McSwain episode follows a young man whose anxiety over his weight has gotten so bad that he’s been diagnosed with agoraphobia. Justin, a South Carolina native, gained several hundred pounds in just four years away at college — and now he almost never leaves his home, except to buy…
Our latest Family By The Ton Amy update is a very happy one indeed! Like fellow family and cast member Amanda, the Georgia native and makeup artist extraordinaire is undergoing a double glow-up. In Amy’s case, though, it’s all thanks to the double whammy of successful weight loss surgery, a total change of lifestyle —…
Our latest My 600 Lb Life Cynthia before and after update sees the Oklahoman in a gloomier place than when we last checked in with her. It sounds like the temptations of the holidays may have gotten to Cynthia, who says she’s ‘been beating myself up’ over stalled weight loss progress. However, the new full-body…
Tara Taylor is walking a long road away from life-threatening obesity, which is why we’re pleased to bring you good news about the latest leg of her journey. This My 600 Lb Life Tara before and after update is full of new pics of the Season 2 star looking happy (and healthy), plus new info…
Octavia Gahagans of My 600 Lb Life Season 7 had a great first year on the show. The Kansas City native lost a little more than one-third of her peak body weight and got a whole new outlook on life in the process. Since her episode kicked off My 600 Lb Life Season 7, Octavia…
My 600 Lb Life Season 6 star Sarah Neeley looks like she’s well on her way to becoming maybe *the* most successful story in the show’s history. Since the last time we checked in with her, Sarah has lost what sure looks like a mind-boggling amount of weight. We’ve used the phrase “You might not…
We broke the story of the then-forthcoming weight loss memoir by Chad Dean from My 600 Lb Life a few weeks ago. Since then, the book — entitled I’m In Here Somewhere: Memoirs of a Food Addict, and co-written with author Celeste Prater — met its scheduled release date, and Chad has been making the…
We’ve got some more good news on Dottie Perkins from My 600 Lb Life! Months after her most recent follow-up episode, the latest My 600 Lb Life Dottie update sees the Season 4 star even heathier than when we last checked in with her: Dottie’s glow-up alone is enough to drop jaws, and her weight…
It seems like this is a rough time for My 600 Lb Life cast members. Not long after our report on the extended hospitalization of Milla Clark from Season 4, we’ve received word of My 600 Lb Life‘s Renee Biran now in the hospital with at least one new medical issue. But the news is…
The last time we checked in with Milla from My 600 Lb Life, the Season 4 cast member had lost even more weight, but the amount of time she was spending in the hospital worried her followers. In our new update, we can reveal that Milla has lost even more weight — and we’ve got…
The My 600 Lb Life Robin and Garrett episode turned out to be a surprise for the show: the producers’ intent was originally just to feature Robin, but wound up adding her morbidly obese nephew Garrett’s weight loss journey as well. Now that they’ve made their reality TV debut, how are Robin and Garrett doing?…
It’s been a long, hard journey for Amanda Johnson from Family By The Ton — and it’s not over yet — but it sounds like Amanda has renewed resolve to overcome whatever happens next. The latest Family By The Ton Amanda update sees the 37-year-old offering some good news, as well as a few beautiful…
9Mag has a new guest artist, and he makes quite an impression on his first day in the shop. But who is Shine from Black Ink Chicago? More importantly, did he get with Lily after the two of them made it clear it’s what they both wanted? We’re not sure exactly how long Shine will…
If you’re one of the many people hoping for more of Brianne Smith Dias following her My 600 Lb Life debut, we’ve got some good news for you! In addition to a great new before and after picture, our My 600 Lb Life Brianne update confirms that Brianne *will* be back with a Where Are…
Erica Wall has come a long way from her introduction to viewers on My 600 Lb Life Season 5 — and it looks like it’s all good news for her these days. As we wrote in our last update on Erica, her then-recent photos sure looked like they captured a woman who’d lost far more…
Updates on My 600 Lb Life cast members from the show’s earliest seasons can be difficult to come by, and Penny Saeger is no exception. The season 2 cast member lost very little weight in her debut episode and had potentially even gained weight by the end of her follow-up the next year. Since then,…
We’ve got a brand new update on one of the most successful weight loss stories in My 600 Lb Life history, and it’s a joyous one indeed. Brothers David and Benji Bolton, who lost more weight than any other Season 6 cast members, are looking even slimmer and happier in these new pics. It also…
Brianne Dias made her My 600 Lb Life debut with a tearjerker of an episode. In fact, the show’s producers were so sure that the My 600 Lb Life Brianne episode would be one of Season 7’s standouts that they made it available for early streaming weeks before its actual TV debut. As we learn…
It’s been a long and ultimately successful weight loss journey for Ashley Reyes. The Season 5 cast member has lost over half of her peak body weight since filming for the My 600 Lb Life Ashley R episodes began — and, if recent events are any indication, it looks like Ashley may have begun taking…
TLC’s Family By The Ton is back for Season 2, and in a greatly expanded version. As we’ve already covered in-depth, the Anderson family from Season 1 — cousins Don, Chitoka, and Naomi — are back with all-new episodes detailing their weight loss journey. Specifically, the Anderson episodes will begin on February 13th. (Click here…
It’s been almost a year since Robert Buchel’s My 600 Lb Life episode premiered, and over a year since his shocking death. But, as his fiancée Kathryn explains in a new interview, the My 600 Lb Life Robert’s death episode was just one more painful step in a journey that continues to this day. Robert…
The Kardashians didn’t wait long to announce their latest pregnancy. Just two days into the new year, Kim and Kanye revealed they’re expecting baby number four via surrogate sometime in the late summer. Thanks to that news, gossip and speculation about the rest of the family’s wombs are at an all-time high. Indeed, the true…
The new season of TLC’s My 600 Lb Life spinoff Family By The Ton introduced viewers to the King family, whose four-person weight tops 2,200 pounds. But where are the Andersons from Season 1 of the show? Are they still part of the Family By The Ton cast? If you’ve been freaking out about the…
She’s the debut cast member for Season 7, but the My 600 Lb Life Octavia episode was only the beginning of this weight loss journey. Octavia has shared a handful of brand new photos in the days leading up to her big night, and they show someone who’s clearly in a better place now than…
The latest news from controversial My 600 Lb Life cast member Schenee Murry is something of a mixed bag, with plenty for both fans and skeptics. Schenee Murry now claims she’s lost over 250 pounds since her last weight loss update a few months ago. At the same time, though, her most recent public post…
We found out during the most recent My 600 Lb Life Brandi Dreier episode that the Washington native was pregnant with her first child. Since that update aired, Brandi has indeed given birth — and she’s shared the first photos of her child with the world! It’s been an unbelievable few years for Brandi and…
Former 16 and Pregnant star Lindsey Nicholson made headlines back in 2016 when she joined a long line of MTV stars who jumped at the chance for a “free” plastic surgery procedure(s) by Dr. Miami in exchange for allowing him to stream the surgery on Snapchat. Lindsey opted for the largest implants allowed by law,…
My 600 Lb Life cast member Steven Assanti’s controversies (and surprise marriage) have made him so well-known that he almost completely overshadows his brother Justin. And, despite the brothers’ 2018 Where Are They Now? follow-up, there’s still plenty of misinformation and gossip out there regarding Justin. Fortunately, the answer to most of the biggest questions…
Earlier this year, Starcasm broke the news of controversial My 600 Lb Life star Steven Assanti’s surprise marriage to a massage therapist from Iowa. We spoke with a clerk in the Polk Country Recorder’s office who confirmed that Steven and the former Stephanie Sanger are in fact legally married. Based on photos the two shared…
Last night’s season finale of Teen Mom showed Amber Portwood opening up about suicidal thoughts. She also addressed how being a reality star and public figure has been extremely tough to cope with. “They can’t accept the fact that I have postpartum in any way,” she explained about Internet trolls and critics. “I just didn’t…
Since we last checked in with My 600 Lb Life Season 5 cast member Diana Bunch, the Seattle native’s weight loss success has only grown. In fact, it looks like we’re going to need another “Where Are They Now?” episode for Diana Bunch today very soon. There’s no way her most recent public weight is…
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