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 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?…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
When viewers last saw her, My 600 Lb Life star Laura Perez feared she was near a breaking point with her then-husband Joey. Since then, Laura and Joey did indeed split up, and Laura appeared to find love with a new man. So where is Laura Perez now? After all, My 600 Lb Life viewers…
It’s been over two years since we last got an official update — so how is My 600 Lb Life Olivia now? The Season 2 cast member is looking fantastic and smiling in every pic, and continues to chase her culinary dreams! Read on for the latest! When we first met Olivia Cruz all the…
Gideon Yeakley’s updates are always full of good cheer, and the latest is no exception. Gideon from My 600 Lb Life looks to be slimmer than at any point since viewers first met him. And, thanks to the glow of his one-year-old daughter Frankie, Gideon appears to be happier than ever, too. It’s a remarkable…
It’s been a slow, steady, and successful weight loss journey for Chad Dean since he made his My 600 Lb Life debut back in Season 4. And it looks like the man’s story is about to find another medium — in addition to his time on the show, Chad Dean now is putting the final…
Cynthia Wells once infamously called Dr. Nowzaradan’s weight loss plan “bullsh!t” and swore she’d succeed in her weight loss journey on her own. Since then, though Cynthia has remained involved with the show, she appears to be far more independent than many of her co-stars. And, as the latest My 600 Lb Life Cynthia Wells…
My 600 Lb Life star Bettie Jo Elmore has lived one of the most dramatic stories in the show’s history. Beyond her extreme weight loss — she’s dropped nearly a third of her peak body weight — Bettie Jo has dealt with a high-risk pregnancy, a high risk of paralysis due to a growth on…
June McCamey of My 600 Lb Life Season 4 has become one of the show’s biggest success stories. Though June was actually among the *lightest* participants on My 600 Lb Life, her peak weight was still dangerously high. Since her debut, though, June has continued shedding weight at an admirable pace — one that looks…
My 600 Lb Life Season 5 cast member James King was, at the time, the heaviest person ever featured on the show. (James weighed 791 pounds at the outset of his initial episode; late Season 6 cast member Robert Buchel weighed over 800 pounds when viewers first met him.) And not long after James’ episode…
Ashley Dunn-Bratcher is still going strong in her weight loss journey, and fighting hard for the skin removal surgery she so desperately wants. And, as she recently revealed, My 600 Lb Life Ashley D now is more grateful than ever for the people helping her along the way — most of all her young son…
Doug Armstrong of My 600 Lb Life Season 5 has shared a ton of updates since his follow-up episode aired this summer, and it looks like things are going great for both Doug and his family. Included in the new snaps of My 600 Lb Life Doug Armstrong now is a wonderful and touching photo…
If you were stunned by our previous update on My 600 Lb Life‘s Angel Parrish, you’ll be speechless when you see Angel Parrish now! The Season 3 participant recently shared an update including a new head-to-toe weight loss picture that had fans in awe. Angel also gave a family update, and explained why we shouldn’t…
The past year has been an absolute whirlwind for My 600 Lb Life Season 4 star Nikki Webster. Her weight loss journey is still a success. But “Webster” is a thing of the past — Nikki now goes by Nikki Gray. The reason why? It’s simple enough — the former Ms. Webster took her now-husband’s…
Karina Garcia may be looking better than ever, but it turns out her reality TV exposure has had a dark side as well. Our latest My 600 Lb Life Karina today update involves an attempted catfishing, one that was thwarted by a friendly would-be victim — and by Karina’s own developed skill at sniffing out…
My 600 Lb Life‘s Charity Pierce has come a long way since her introduction to viewers, and lately has suffered and celebrated in equal measure. Charity Pierce today is counting her blessings after a close call in a car accident — and after welcoming a new addition to her family. Charity’s most recent My 600…
He’s been featured on the show more than any other participant in its history, but how is My 600 Lb Life‘s Joe Wexler today? It should come as no surprise that Joe looks better than we’ve ever seen him; according to his most recent updates, Joe also seems the happiest he’s been since viewers met…
Thanks to her continued weight loss success and her emergence as a transgender woman, My 600 Lb Life‘s Chay Guillory has given fans one of the show’s most remarkable transformations. And, though she’s hardly done telling her story, My 600 Lb Life Chay today is literally a completely different person than the one Chay was…
Every update we’ve written on My 600 Lb Life star Brittani Fulfer seems to be more optimistic than the last, and this one is no exception. Though Brittani’s first My 600 Lb Life episode depicted one of the most miserable, long-suffering people in the history of the show, Brittani Fulfer today is a font of…
It’s been an excruciating year for Robert Buchel’s fiancée Kathryn Lemanski. The My 600 Lb Life cast member’s shocking death has taken a toll that Kathryn can hardly put into words, she told Starcasm exclusively. Robert Buchel was the first My 600 Lb Life cast member to die during filming Viewers were stunned by Robert’s…
When viewers first met him, My 600 Lb Life‘s Randy Statum was on the verge of physical and emotional collapse. Like his fellow Season 4 castmate Gideon Yeakley, Randy’s obesity placed an almost impossible strain on his family. But the man whose daughter once told him he was “too fat to be a father” has…
My 600 Lb Life‘s Lisa Fleming, one of the most polarizing and controversial figures to appear on the show’s entire run, had a heart attack and passed away unexpectedly this past summer. Though Lisa was unable to lose significant weight over the course of her episode, her daughter Danielle has since claimed that Lisa dropped…
It’s been a steady, successful journey for My 600 Lb Life‘s Gideon Yeakley since his Season 4 appearance on the show. Our last update on Gideon’s progress revealed that he’s lost at least half of his peak body weight. And, if the latest photo is any indication, My 600 Lb Life Gideon now weighs even…
When we last heard from My 600 Lb Life‘s Janine Mueller, the Season 6 participant was on the up and up, still losing weight and keeping her goal of weight loss surgery in her sights. Now, thanks to the latest My 600 Lb Life Janine Mueller update, we can confirm that Janine has met her…
My 600 Lb Life‘s audience initially had it in for Season 6’s Liz Evans, who unfortunately slipped back into some bad eating habits after a successful surgery. By the end of her episode, though, Liz was rivaling fellow Season 6 cast members Sarah Neeley, Rena Kiser and Lee Sutton, and even David and Benji Bolton…
He was the breakout star of My 600 Lb Life Season 6. He was still losing weight steadily — so steadily, in fact, that he claimed TLC ordered him to stop posting photo updates until after his next episode had aired. And he had a growing fan base. Judging solely by his regular social media…
Over the past few hours we’ve received several tips about My 600 Lb Life star James “LB” Bonner reportedly passing away either yesterday or early this morning. Rumors about Season 6’s gentle giant, whose infectious good cheer has already inspired thousands in the wake of his episode, are running rampant. But did LB Bonner die,…
Last week, we broke the story of former My 600 Lb Life participant Steven Assanti’s marriage to Stephanie Sanger, the woman who’d been dating him for several months. Stephanie had teased she and Steven’s marriage with a handful of pics of what looked like the two of them sporting wedding rings over the past few…
Fans of My 600 Lb Life were shocked when we revealed earlier this year that cast member Steven Assanti has a steady girlfriend. But when photos of the pair sporting what looked like wedding rings cropped up on social media, a different question started getting asked: Did Steven Assanti get married? It turns out that…
It turns out that the My 600 Lb Life Sarah Neeley episode was only the beginning of a tremendous weight loss success story for the 24-year-old! Sarah’s latest updates reveal a woman undergoing a full body transformation: she’s already lost over 40% of her peak body weight, thanks to a positive drive and the help…
The guidelines that dictate social media use for cast members of TLC’s hit show My 600 Lb Life are well-known to devotées of the show. But according to the latest My 600 Lb Life LB Bonner update, they may have gotten even tougher. Bonner claims the network has forbidden him from sharing any new videos…
The latest My 600 Lb Life Angel Parrish update is easily one of the happiest we’ve ever written about anyone who’s been on the show. After years of social media silence, Angel recently reemerged to share a breathtaking new weight loss pic — and the resulting before-and-after will have your jaw on the floor. But…
She was one of the most controversial participants in the show’s history at the time, but the latest My 600 Lb Life Pauline Potter update sees the Pauline in what seems to be a much healthier place. The Season 3 cast member was already somewhat notorious before her reality TV debut; as we reported at…
The latest My 600 Lb Life Melissa Morris update sees the Season 1 and Where Are They Now star grateful and recovering after a recent health scare. Melissa originally lost 500 pounds following successful weight loss surgery, dropping from 650 to 150 in her first episode. In her first follow-up, back in 2016, Melissa revealed…
It appears that Schenee Murry from My 600 Lb Life is trying to cash in on her controversial Season 6 appearance. Just days after her episode premiered and showed Schenee ignoring Dr. Nowzaradan’s help, she’s set up a GoFundMe page with a $50,000 goal so Schenee can “seek help” and spread her “TRUE story.” In…
Judging by viewer reaction, the My 600 Lb Life Schenee episode appears to have been one of the more frustrating of the show’s new season. Like infamous Season 6 participant Lisa before her, Schenee’s inability to stick to her diet meant she was never approved for weight loss surgery — something that, unfortunately, appears to…
The My 600 Lb Life Sarah Neeley episode appears to be yet another happy story for the franchise, as the 24-year-old confirms that she’s well on her way to her weight loss goal. The latest before-and-after pics, which Sarah offered herself, mark a stunning turnaround for the Ohio native, whose peak weight of 642 pounds…
The My 600 Lb Life Renee Biran episode depicted a mother of six who risked organ failure if she didn’t lose weight fast. Fortunately, Renee, who once enjoyed a lucrative career as a plus-sized model, was able to meet with Dr. Nowzaradan and steer herself away from dangerous obesity. 53-year-old Renee Biran explained that she…
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