My Big Fat Fabulous Life Explained

Genre:Reality
Starring:
  • Whitney Way Thore
  • Barbara Thore
  • Glenn Thore
  • Hunter Thore
  • Buddy Bell
  • Ashley Baynes
  • Todd Beasley
  • Tal Fish
  • Heather Sykes
Country:United States
Language:English
Num Seasons:11
Num Episodes:150
Camera:Multi-camera
Runtime:42 minutes
Company:Pilgrim Studios
Network:TLC
Last Aired:present

My Big Fat Fabulous Life is an American reality television series that premiered on January 13, 2015. The series chronicles the life of Whitney Way Thore, a woman who weighed at the beginning of the series (which is partially attributed to polycystic ovary syndrome).[1] [2] Thore became popular when her former radio station's morning show, Jared and Katie in the Morning on 107.5 KZL, in Greensboro, North Carolina, came up with and posted "107.5 KZL's Fat Girl Dancing" videos,[3] with more than eight million views on YouTube.[4]

Cast

Main

Recurring

Episodes

Season 2 (2015)

Note: Episode 0, "Special Weigh-In," premiered on September 16, 2015.

Season 12 (2024)

International broadcast

In Australia, the series premiered on TLC on May 26, 2015.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: My Big Fat Fabulous Life: A Fat Girl Dancing: My Big Fat Fabulous Life Videos: TLC. Discovery Communications. TLC. January 14, 2015.
  2. Web site: Meet 'My Big Fat Fabulous Life's' Whitney Thore, heavy on the 'Fabulous' - Zap2it News & Features. Porter. Rick. January 13, 2015. Tribune Media. Zap2it. January 14, 2015.
  3. Web site: 1075 KZL's a Fat Girl Dancing: Talk Dirty to Me (Jason Derulo) - YouTube . .
  4. Web site: 'Fat Girl Dancing' video star talks new reality show about 'My Big Fat Fabulous Life' - Health - TODAY.com. Kim. Eun Kyung. January 12, 2015. Universal Television. Today. January 14, 2015.
  5. Web site: Foxtel in May: 200+ new shows including Wayward Pines, Open Slather, Nashville and River Cottage Australia. April 29, 2015. The Green Room. Foxtel. April 30, 2015.