About
Known as the world's heaviest woman. She was the heaviest woman ever on record as one of the most severely obese people in history. At her heaviest weight, it was estimated that she weighed 1,603 lbs.
Before fame
She developed an eating disorder as a child. She always said in interviews that she ate normal quantities of food when people became fascinated by her weight. Despite her size, she lived a vibrant life and had an engaging personality.
Trivia
She passed away in 1994 and her death certificate lists kidney failure as the cause along with morbid obesity and multiple organ failure as contributing causes. Richard Simmons once said about her that he was angry that her story was actively peddled to the tabloid and television media by people in her life.
Family life
Her parents were Charles and Doris. She had a daughter named Heather and a son named Stephen Bishop. She dated Larry Maxwell.
Associated with
She appeared on the Jerry Springer Show.
