Barbara “Babs” Thore — the supportive matriarch on TLC’s “My Large Fats Fabulous Life” — died Wednesday, daughter Whitney introduced. She was 76.
In an emotional Instagram put up, Whitney revealed her mom suffered a collection of strokes, the latest being on Nov. 13. Babs had reportedly been recognized with cerebral amyloid angiopathy — a dysfunction characterised by a construct up of protein deposits in blood vessels of the mind — which Whitney mentioned led to her mom’s strokes in 2017, 2021 and once more final month.
“We're devastated by the lack of Barbara Thore,” TLC instructed The Publish in a press release. “She was a beloved member of the TLC household whose sort and beneficiant spirit won't ever be forgotten and endlessly cherished. Our hearts and deepest condolences exit to Glenn, Whitney, Hunter, her whole household and pals throughout this troublesome time. Babs might be enormously missed by all of those who knew her.”
Born June 22, 1946, Babs shares two youngsters, Whitney and Hunter, together with her longtime husband, Glenn. The household stars on “My Large Fats Fabulous Life,” which follows Whitney’s pursuit of affection and happiness following a significant weight achieve.
Whereas saying her demise, Whitney recalled her mom’s “southern appeal, her hilarious humorousness, her well-timed witty remarks, her magnificence and her potential to make everybody round her really feel snug and cared for.”
“What you possibly can’t probably perceive is the extent of my mom’s love — what you will have witnessed and felt by way of a TV display screen is a minute fraction that, even when multiplied by 1,000,000, wouldn’t come near ‘actual life,'” Whitney wrote.
“That’s how huge, how beneficiant, and the way all-encompassing my mom’s love was. I'm the luckiest individual on the planet to have been hers for nearly 39 years,” she continued.
Babs’ well being struggles have been documented in “My Large Fats Fabulous Life.” The finale of the tenth season aired in October. It’s unclear if the present might be renewed.
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