My 600 Lb Life Deaths

American reality television series, My 600 Lb Life, has sadly seen the passing of 10 people total since it got its start in 2012.

Tragedy struck the reality show for the first time in 2013 when season 1 star Henry Foots died. Five years later, Lexington County Coroner’s Office in South Carolina confirmed to Us Weekly that James “L.B.” Bonner died from a single self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head at a park.

Destinee LaShaee
Destinee LaShaee, who was the first transgender star on the reality show “My 600-Lb. Life,” has died at the age of 30.

Destinee was always very vocal about mental health as well, discussing their struggles with depression on the show and social media alike.

James King
James King, 49, who first appeared on the TLC hit series in 2017’s Season 5, and made several follow-up appearances over the next few years, passed away in Nashville, Tenn., on April 3, 2020. The cause of his death has not been revealed.

When we met James on the show, the father-of-six weighed 791 pounds. During a follow-up episode filmed in 2018, his weight was up to 840 pounds. James is survived by his wife, Lisa, six children, and 19 grandchildren.

Kelly Mason
Kelly Mason’s 2019 episode of My 600-lb Life was one of the most emotional of the year. When she first arrived at Dr. Now’s office, Kelly weighed 724 pounds and managed to bring her weight down drastically within a few short months.

Kelly was also one day away from her 42nd birthday.

Sean Milliken
Sean, who appeared on the TLC show when he weighed over 900 pounds, successfully lost over 400 pounds with the help of weight-loss surgery and Dr. Now’s guidance. He passed away in February 2019 at the age of 29.

Lisa Fleming
Lisa is one of three people from Season 6 who’ve tragically passed on since their season ended.
We met her when she was bedridden at over 700 pounds and it took seven paramedics to get her out of the house. Although Dr. Now was able to help Lisa lose 200 pounds thanks to weight-loss surgery, she fell ill and her body wasn’t able to recover.

My 600-lb Life is an American reality television series that has aired on the TLC television network since 2012.

Each episode follows a year in the life of morbidly obese individuals, who usually begin the episode weighing at least 600 pounds (270 kg), and documents their attempts to reduce their weight to a healthy level.