“My 600-pound life” star Latonya Pottain dies at 40
Latonya Pottain, who appeared in season 11 of “My 600-pound Life,” passed away at the age of 40, the office of the Nachitches Parish Coroner confirmed.
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Latonya Pottain, a northern Louisiana woman known for appearing in “My 600 pounds. Life,” confirmed by a local coroner, passed away at the age of 40.
The former reality TV star’s death on May 17 has not been confirmed, but preliminary findings suggest that it is likely due to congestive heart failure.
The Shreveport woman became famous when she appeared on season 11 of the hit TLC show. This presents the emotional journey of morbidly obese patients to lose weight with diet and gastric bypass surgery.
Season 11 Episode 2 followed Pottyne, the youngest of three siblings who became food due to emotional comfort following a series of challenging life experiences. When she was 12, her mother died suddenly and her father left to be with another woman. She lived with her oldest sister until she was 15 when her father co-signed a place to live on her own.
According to the Shreveport Times, part of the USA Today Network, Pottain helped him lose weight by taking part in the show to lose weight. She said her brother passed away just before filming began, which affected her ability to lose weight at that point.
“I’m back with my trainer, I’m on a diet and I’m losing weight,” Potine told the Shreveport Times in 2023.
Pottain asked for financial support for treatment this year
In February, Pottain created a GoFundMe page for financial support since June 2024 due to serious health issues, as financial support has been bedridden and approaching its maximum weight of 740 pounds.
“I worked very hard to beat it,” Pottain wrote. “My journey with my weight struggle has been long and difficult. In 2022, I started at 531 pounds and worked hard to get to 505 pounds. But after the show aired, I experienced an overwhelming backlash.
Pottain revealed that he moved to Houston in 2023 for a “fresh start” but unfortunately he was in an abusive relationship while dealing with his father’s new cancer diagnosis.
“I returned to Louisiana because I couldn’t make any emotional and physical sacrifices. Unfortunately, my health continued to decline and developed severe sciatica that caused extreme stomach cramps,” she wrote. “I was prescribed fentanyl, but my body refused medication and started treatment. Now I’m completely bedridden and can’t go to the hospital.
Pottain was passionate about foster parents
With no stable environment to grow, Pottain tried to help others in her community as a foster parent.
“For the rest of my life I have cared for young girls, supported them, walked through school, helped them, encouraged them, helped them out and were there for them,” Pottyne said in 2023.
At the time, she was aiming to find a house for a group of girls and have a “great wedding.”
“Life is turned, you have to be positive and you have to remember that you are special.
Contributed by Meredith G. White, Shreveport Times
(This story has been updated to include a video.)
