Extreme weight loss Star Brandi Mallory died at the age of 40.
As reported by The US sun, Brandi, who appeared on season 4 of the ABC series, died Thursday. As confirmed by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office, she was found in the parking lot of a business in Stone Mountain, Georgia, at 10:40 am.
Brandi’s family and friends honored her life at a candlelight vigil on November 12. A memorial service will follow the vigil on Sunday, November 19 at the Tri-Cities Funeral Home in Georgia.
Brandi Mallory’s time on ‘extreme weight loss’
As a child, Brandi was drawn to beauty pageants after watching them on television with her mother. She competed in beauty pageants until she was 12 years old. At the time, she weighed over 250 pounds and the judges told her that she was too heavy to compete.
At her heaviest, Brandi weighed 329 pounds, prompting her to seek a lifestyle change.
In extreme weight loss, The ABC star became coach Chris Powell’s first client to compete in a Half Ironman.
The Half Ironman challenge includes swimming, biking and running, a total of 70.3 miles in less than eight hours. Half Ironman participants must also lose at least one pound during the challenge.
Brandi’s last Instagram post was on November 3 and featured a video of her eating an apple.
Friends pay tribute to Brandi Mallory
Brandi Mallory’s partner Extreme weight loss Star Kim Williams Maxile paid tribute to the star on Instagram.
Maxile, who starred in season 5 of the show, wrote: “Rest in love sister. To my Extreme Weight Loss partner Brandi, you will be missed.”
“I will never forget that while I was in training camp for season 5 we watched your season and that inspired us to keep going. Your episode was my favorite because we had a lot in common, from pageants to being a makeup artist and just the love of life,” she recalled.
“When my episode aired a year later, you reached out and although we never met in person (at the time), you and I became like sisters, as only a small group of us know what life was like on the show and life after the program. “
Maxile continued, “We finally met in person a few years later when you came to spend time with me in Cali and it was like we’d known each other our whole lives.”
“Girl, I enjoyed our weekend and we stayed up for 3 days talking about everything. We laughed, we cried, we created a project together and I knew we would be sisters for life.”
“You truly made an impact on this world with your enthusiasm and passion for body positivity. I am lucky to have been able to experience you in this world. I love you so much sister,” she concluded.
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