{"id":219450,"date":"2026-01-29T00:22:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T00:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/29\/charity-pierce-cause-of-death-my-600-lb-life-gone-at-50\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T00:22:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T00:22:52","slug":"charity-pierce-cause-of-death-my-600-lb-life-gone-at-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/29\/charity-pierce-cause-of-death-my-600-lb-life-gone-at-50\/","title":{"rendered":"Charity Pierce Cause of Death: My 600-Lb. Life Gone at 50"},"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>We have sad news to report out of the world of reality television:<\/p>\n<p>Charity Pierce, who was best known for documenting her weight loss journey on My 600-lb Life, has passed away, according to her daughter Charly Jo. <\/p>\n<p>She was 50 years old.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"824\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fd07d6f6-05f4-4fd8-9848-757ae2989770_1769641595.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-546791 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fd07d6f6-05f4-4fd8-9848-757ae2989770_1769641595.avif 824w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fd07d6f6-05f4-4fd8-9848-757ae2989770_1769641595-241x300.avif 241w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fd07d6f6-05f4-4fd8-9848-757ae2989770_1769641595-768x954.avif 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fd07d6f6-05f4-4fd8-9848-757ae2989770_1769641595-773x960.avif 773w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fd07d6f6-05f4-4fd8-9848-757ae2989770_1769641595.avif\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Instagram)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI wasn\u2019t going to post about this. But \u2026 the calling and texting is making my head feel like it\u2019s on fire. Almost all immediate family knows so, my mom passed away today,\u201d she wrote via Facebook, adding of the former reality show contestant:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s up with her momma and brother and sister and she\u2019s finally at peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Added Charly Jo alongside an image of her holding her mother\u2019s hand:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCharity fly high momma. I hope you know how much I love you and how grateful I was to be able to be by your side while you took your last breath.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pierce appeared on season three of My 600-lb Life in 2015. At the start of her time on the series, she weighed 778 pounds.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Charity-Pierce-1-012826-254e7896865a437f9102fa020a6aacae.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-546792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Charity-Pierce-1-012826-254e7896865a437f9102fa020a6aacae.jpg 750w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Charity-Pierce-1-012826-254e7896865a437f9102fa020a6aacae-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Charity-Pierce-1-012826-254e7896865a437f9102fa020a6aacae.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-546792 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Charity-Pierce-1-012826-254e7896865a437f9102fa020a6aacae.jpg 750w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Charity-Pierce-1-012826-254e7896865a437f9102fa020a6aacae-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Charity-Pierce-1-012826-254e7896865a437f9102fa020a6aacae.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (TLC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>From there, TLC viewers followed along on the star\u2019s journey as she struggled with health challenges, surgery setbacks, family trauma and the unfortunate and unhealthy realities of obesity. <\/p>\n<p>Pierce ultimately lost 282 pounds, bringing her down to 496 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">celebrity gossip<\/a> website TMZ, Pierce had been in hospice care for approximately two months due to ongoing medical conditions, including lymphedema and fluid buildup in her lungs. <\/p>\n<p>She died early Tuesday morning, although an official cause of death has not been released.<\/p>\n<p>Pierce eventually returned for My 600-lb Life: Where Are They Now?. <\/p>\n<p>After weighing close to 800 pounds, Pierce was able to regain her independence after weight loss surgery and multiple skin removal surgeries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want to go back to the way I was, where I was trapped in one room in my apartment all day, every day,\u201d she said at the time. \u201cYou can live your whole life believing that you can\u2019t change the things you just don\u2019t like \u2026 the day you see that for a lie, anything is possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"824\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0707b0d0-92e5-4480-9be9-c913416c2956_1769641595.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-546793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0707b0d0-92e5-4480-9be9-c913416c2956_1769641595.avif 824w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0707b0d0-92e5-4480-9be9-c913416c2956_1769641595-241x300.avif 241w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0707b0d0-92e5-4480-9be9-c913416c2956_1769641595-768x954.avif 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0707b0d0-92e5-4480-9be9-c913416c2956_1769641595-773x960.avif 773w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"824\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0707b0d0-92e5-4480-9be9-c913416c2956_1769641595.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-546793 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0707b0d0-92e5-4480-9be9-c913416c2956_1769641595.avif 824w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0707b0d0-92e5-4480-9be9-c913416c2956_1769641595-241x300.avif 241w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0707b0d0-92e5-4480-9be9-c913416c2956_1769641595-768x954.avif 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0707b0d0-92e5-4480-9be9-c913416c2956_1769641595-773x960.avif 773w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0707b0d0-92e5-4480-9be9-c913416c2956_1769641595.avif\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Facebook)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When Pierce returned for the aforementioned My 600-lb Life: Where Are They Now? special, she was beginning on starting a new chapter. This included trying to to reconnect with Charly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m still not where I want to be,\u201d she said during the TLC special, which was posted on YouTube in October 2025. \u201cI desperately need Charly in my life, but after my talk with Charly, I\u2019ve slowly started feeling like I\u2019m waking up and I\u2019m able to become the mom I need for her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>We send our condolences to the friends, family members and loved ones of Charity Pierce. May she rest in peace.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/01\/charity-pierce-cause-of-death-my-600-lb-life-gone-at-50\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes We have sad news to report out of the world of reality television: Charity Pierce, who was best known for documenting her weight loss journey on My 600-lb Life, has passed away, according to her daughter Charly Jo. She was 50 years old. (Instagram) \u201cI wasn\u2019t going to post about this. 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