Category: My Big Fat Fabulous Life

Whitney Thore’s mom Babs suffers stroke & seizures, Whitney shares video & statement

Tonight is the Season 3b premiere of My Big Fat Fabulous Life, but show star Whitney Thore has tempered fans' excitement about the show's return by revealing that her mom Babs recently suffered "a stroke and a few seizures." Keep reading for Whitney's statement and see an extremely encouraging photo of her with Babs attending a premiere party tonight!

Whitney Thore covers Fabuplus, InBetween magazines, releases book

It's rare for viral YouTube stars to be able to extend their 15 minutes of fame, but Whitney Thore has managed to turn her "Fat Girl Dancing" video into a "No Body Shame" empire that includes her own reality show, a book, and cover stories on two different magazines on news stands now! Keep reading for all the latest from Whitney's "big fat fabulous life."

PHOTOS Meet Whitney Thore’s boyfriend Lennie Alehat

This season  of My Big Fat Fabulous Life promises lots of changes for star Whitney Way Thore as she not only moves out of parents Babs and Glenn's house, but also finds love with a hunky bearded beau! No, the bearded beau isn't bestie Buddy Bell, but another hairy-faced hottie with an even bigger, fatter, fabulouser beard than Buddy's! Keep reading to meet Lennie, a visual artist who launched a comics website in 2013.

Whitney Thore immobile after back injury, vows to “take better care of my body from today on”

My Big Fat Fabulous Life star Whitney Thore may have overdone it on the dance floor as she is apparently experiencing immobility due to a back injury. The 30-year-old YouTube sensation turned reality star first shared the news of her injury with her Facebook fans on Monday and has continued to update throughout the week, including a message late last night in which she revealed, "I have a new sense of empathy for those of you with chronic pain and I'm vowing to take better care of my body from today on. Life without movement is not a life I want."

My Big Fat Fabulous Life: Will Whitney and Buddy end up together?

My Big Fat Fabulous Life's Whitney Thore and her friend Buddy are the Ross and Rachel of reality TV. They've shared a "past" together, but now seem to be just friends. At times they both seem to want more from their relationship. The season ended with the two friends seriously looking for houses to move in to together, but their plans appeared to be thwarted by Whitney's pre-diabetic diagnosis.

Can PCOS cause dramatic weight gain like Whitney Thore on My Big Fat Fabulous Life?

Whitney Thore, the 380-pound dancing star of TLC's new hit reality series My Big Fat Fabulous Life, has put polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, in the spotlight as she has attributed her rapid weight gain over a short period of time to the condition, which may affect as much as 18% of women worldwide. But how does having the most common endocrine disorder among women cause someone to gain more than 230 pounds? How much of that can be attributed to PCOS?