{"id":189324,"date":"2025-08-27T10:44:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T10:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/27\/katie-slaton-cousin-of-1000-lb-sisters-stars-dead-at-37\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T10:44:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T10:44:56","slug":"katie-slaton-cousin-of-1000-lb-sisters-stars-dead-at-37","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/27\/katie-slaton-cousin-of-1000-lb-sisters-stars-dead-at-37\/","title":{"rendered":"Katie Slaton, Cousin of 1000-Lb Sisters Stars, Dead at 37"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Very sad news out of Hollywood:<\/p>\n<p>Katie Slaton, the cousin of 1000-Lb Sisters cast members Tammy and Amy Slaton, has passed away after a battle with stage four cancer.<\/p>\n<p>She was 37 years old.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jb_katie-1024x578.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-533543 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jb_katie-1024x578.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jb_katie-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jb_katie-768x434.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jb_katie-728x410.webp 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jb_katie-960x542.webp 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jb_katie.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jb_katie.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (GoFundMe\/Instagram)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tammy and Amy\u2019s sister, Amanda Halterman, confirmed the development via Instagram on Tuesday morning \u201cwith a completely crushed heart and spirit,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy little cousin went to sit at the feet of Jesus yesterday,\u201d Amanda captioned a photo of herself with Katie.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was a force to be reckoned with and showed love that was accepting and given freely. She was the life of the part[y] and my best friend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Neither Amy nor Tammy has yet made any public remarks about this tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>Both reality stars, we believe, we pretty close to their cousin, however.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"721\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1ca6077a-5832-47b7-9940-fead3085e558_1742934907.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-522217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1ca6077a-5832-47b7-9940-fead3085e558_1742934907.avif 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1ca6077a-5832-47b7-9940-fead3085e558_1742934907-300x211.avif 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1ca6077a-5832-47b7-9940-fead3085e558_1742934907-768x541.avif 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1ca6077a-5832-47b7-9940-fead3085e558_1742934907-960x676.avif 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"721\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1ca6077a-5832-47b7-9940-fead3085e558_1742934907.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-522217 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1ca6077a-5832-47b7-9940-fead3085e558_1742934907.avif 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1ca6077a-5832-47b7-9940-fead3085e558_1742934907-300x211.avif 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1ca6077a-5832-47b7-9940-fead3085e558_1742934907-768x541.avif 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1ca6077a-5832-47b7-9940-fead3085e558_1742934907-960x676.avif 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1ca6077a-5832-47b7-9940-fead3085e558_1742934907.avif\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Amy and Tammy Slaton pose here for a 1000-lb Sisters promo.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (TLC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Katie appeared on numerous episodes of the family\u2019s hit TLC show 1000-Lb. Sisters\u2026 most notably when Tammy was released from rehab in Season 5.<\/p>\n<p>According to what we\u2019ve been able to gather, Katie leaves behind her longtime girlfriend, Natalie Gerrick Bailie; and the couple was based in the Slaton family\u2019s native Kentucky.<\/p>\n<p>Based on a just-published GoFundMe page, Slaton was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer earlier this year. <\/p>\n<p>She began chemotherapy in January, which led to improvements, her girlfriend told friends on Facebook, as Natalie wrote on February 19: <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are so thankful that her symptoms are improving.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tammy-slaton-041125-945a30b42dba458a9302867ccdcd45df-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-523302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tammy-slaton-041125-945a30b42dba458a9302867ccdcd45df-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tammy-slaton-041125-945a30b42dba458a9302867ccdcd45df-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tammy-slaton-041125-945a30b42dba458a9302867ccdcd45df-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tammy-slaton-041125-945a30b42dba458a9302867ccdcd45df-960x640.webp 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tammy-slaton-041125-945a30b42dba458a9302867ccdcd45df-1080x720.webp 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tammy-slaton-041125-945a30b42dba458a9302867ccdcd45df-1200x800.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tammy-slaton-041125-945a30b42dba458a9302867ccdcd45df.webp 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tammy-slaton-041125-945a30b42dba458a9302867ccdcd45df-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-523302 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tammy-slaton-041125-945a30b42dba458a9302867ccdcd45df-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tammy-slaton-041125-945a30b42dba458a9302867ccdcd45df-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tammy-slaton-041125-945a30b42dba458a9302867ccdcd45df-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tammy-slaton-041125-945a30b42dba458a9302867ccdcd45df-960x640.webp 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tammy-slaton-041125-945a30b42dba458a9302867ccdcd45df-1080x720.webp 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tammy-slaton-041125-945a30b42dba458a9302867ccdcd45df-1200x800.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tammy-slaton-041125-945a30b42dba458a9302867ccdcd45df.webp 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tammy-slaton-041125-945a30b42dba458a9302867ccdcd45df.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tammy Slaton says on Season 7 that she\u2019s now dating a woman.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (TLC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tammy and Amy Slaton, for their part, have anchored 1000-Lb Sisters since 2020; the show recently wrapped up its seventh season, with Tammy having made headlines of late for the following reasons:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/06\/tammy-slaton-fiancee-get-to-know-andrea-dalton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">She\u2019s engaged<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/08\/tammy-slaton-look-everyone-i-got-new-teeth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">She has new teeth<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Back to Katie, however\u2026<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000-Lb.-Sisters-Season-5-Amy-Slaton-Tammy-Slaton-1024x502.webp\" alt=\"Tammy Slaton and Amy Slaton on Season 5\" class=\"wp-image-492644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000-Lb.-Sisters-Season-5-Amy-Slaton-Tammy-Slaton-1024x502.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000-Lb.-Sisters-Season-5-Amy-Slaton-Tammy-Slaton-300x147.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000-Lb.-Sisters-Season-5-Amy-Slaton-Tammy-Slaton-768x376.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000-Lb.-Sisters-Season-5-Amy-Slaton-Tammy-Slaton-1536x753.webp 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000-Lb.-Sisters-Season-5-Amy-Slaton-Tammy-Slaton-735x360.webp 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000-Lb.-Sisters-Season-5-Amy-Slaton-Tammy-Slaton-335x164.webp 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000-Lb.-Sisters-Season-5-Amy-Slaton-Tammy-Slaton-347x170.webp 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000-Lb.-Sisters-Season-5-Amy-Slaton-Tammy-Slaton-520x255.webp 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000-Lb.-Sisters-Season-5-Amy-Slaton-Tammy-Slaton-640x314.webp 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000-Lb.-Sisters-Season-5-Amy-Slaton-Tammy-Slaton-960x470.webp 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000-Lb.-Sisters-Season-5-Amy-Slaton-Tammy-Slaton-1080x529.webp 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000-Lb.-Sisters-Season-5-Amy-Slaton-Tammy-Slaton.webp 1890w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000-Lb.-Sisters-Season-5-Amy-Slaton-Tammy-Slaton-1024x502.webp\" alt=\"Tammy Slaton and Amy Slaton on Season 5\" class=\"wp-image-492644 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000-Lb.-Sisters-Season-5-Amy-Slaton-Tammy-Slaton-1024x502.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000-Lb.-Sisters-Season-5-Amy-Slaton-Tammy-Slaton-300x147.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000-Lb.-Sisters-Season-5-Amy-Slaton-Tammy-Slaton-768x376.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000-Lb.-Sisters-Season-5-Amy-Slaton-Tammy-Slaton-1536x753.webp 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000-Lb.-Sisters-Season-5-Amy-Slaton-Tammy-Slaton-735x360.webp 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000-Lb.-Sisters-Season-5-Amy-Slaton-Tammy-Slaton-335x164.webp 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000-Lb.-Sisters-Season-5-Amy-Slaton-Tammy-Slaton-347x170.webp 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000-Lb.-Sisters-Season-5-Amy-Slaton-Tammy-Slaton-520x255.webp 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000-Lb.-Sisters-Season-5-Amy-Slaton-Tammy-Slaton-640x314.webp 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000-Lb.-Sisters-Season-5-Amy-Slaton-Tammy-Slaton-960x470.webp 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000-Lb.-Sisters-Season-5-Amy-Slaton-Tammy-Slaton-1080x529.webp 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000-Lb.-Sisters-Season-5-Amy-Slaton-Tammy-Slaton.webp 1890w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1000-Lb.-Sisters-Season-5-Amy-Slaton-Tammy-Slaton.webp\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tammy Slaton and Amy Slaton on Season 5 of their reality program.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (TLC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A few months after her aforementioned diagnosis, Katie\u2019s illness took a turn for the worse in recent days\u2026 and Amanda asked family, friends and fans for prayers before she lost her cousin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease whisper a prayer for our family as we continue to support Katie Slaton, I am so thankful to be allowed to stand by your side,\u201d Halterman wrote on August 25.<\/p>\n<p>Tammy previously said goodbye to her husband, Caleb Willingham, in July 2023. when he was died at the young age of 40 due to morbid obesity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRest in peace, sweet angel. You will forever be missed and loved so much,\u201d Tammy wrote at the time. \u201cThank you, Caleb, for showing me real love and happiness.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/08\/katie-slaton-cousin-of-1000-lb-sisters-stars-dead-at-37\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Very sad news out of Hollywood: Katie Slaton, the cousin of 1000-Lb Sisters cast members Tammy and Amy Slaton, has passed away after a battle with stage four cancer. She was 37 years old. (GoFundMe\/Instagram) Tammy and Amy\u2019s sister, Amanda Halterman, confirmed the development via Instagram on Tuesday morning \u201cwith a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":189325,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-189324","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189324","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=189324"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189324\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/189325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=189324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=189324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=189324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}