Lisa Fleming, Gina Krasley, Robert Buchel and extra former My 600-Lb. Life stars have tragically handed away over time.
My 600-Lb. Life premiered on TLC in 2012. Whereas season 1 featured sufferers who have been filmed over a interval of seven years, the present tweaked its format and documented forged members for one yr beginning at season 2. By season 8, some stars have been solely filmed for six months.
Tragedy struck the fact present for the primary time in 2013 when season 1 star Henry Foots died. 5 years later, Lexington County Coroner’s Workplace in South Carolina confirmed to Us Weekly that James “L.B.” Bonner died by suicide.
“On the present, viewers noticed L.B. wrestle with weight problems following a tragic accident that claimed his proper leg. Despite the fact that he as soon as weighed 650 kilos, L.B.’s onerous work and dedication helped get him within the 200-pound vary,” the community stated in an announcement in August 2018 following his premature dying. “His spirit and dedication as displayed via his story, rapidly made L.B. a fan favourite, and household and pals have taken to L.B.’s Fb web page to commemorate his life. TLC was deeply saddened to listen to of L.B.’s passing and is honored to have shared his trustworthy and brave story on My 600-lb Life.”
That very same month, fellow season 6 star Fleming died on the age of fifty, together with her daughter, Danielle, telling TMZ that “she was sick and her physique was drained and her physique simply gave out.”
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