My Big Fat Fabulous Life
| My Big Fat Fabulous Life | |
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| Genre | Reality television |
| Starring |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 44 (as of January 24, 2017) |
| Original release | |
| Network | TLC |
| Release | January 13, 2015 – present |
My Big Fat Fabulous Life is an American reality television series that chronicles the life of Whitney Way Thore, a woman who weighed 380 pounds at the beginning of the series (which Thore attributes to polycystic ovary syndrome) [2][3][4] and is determined to lose weight throughout the course of the series. Thore became popular when her former radio station's morning show, Jared and Katie in the Morning on 107.5 KZL came up with and posted "107.5 KZL's Fat Girl Dancing" videos,[5] with more than eight million views on YouTube.[6]
The series premiered on January 13, 2015.[2] Season 2 was ordered in February 2015 and premiered on September 9, 2015. Season 3 premiered on June 8, 2016. The series was renewed for a fourth season with a premiere date of January 24, 2017.[7]
Episodes
Season 1
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "A Fat Girl Dancing" | January 13, 2015 |
| 2 | 2 | "Hate Mail" | January 20, 2015 |
| 3 | 3 | "The Say-Yes Philosophy" | January 20, 2015 |
| 4 | 4 | "More Than a Buddy" | January 27, 2015 |
| 5 | 5 | "Doing the Beach" | January 27, 2015 |
| 6 | 6 | "A Fling Thing" | February 3, 2015 |
| 7 | 7 | "The Wedding Job" | February 3, 2015 |
| 8 | 8 | "The Double Blind Date" | February 10, 2015 |
| 9 | 9 | "Leaving the Nest" | February 10, 2015 |
| 10 | 10 | "The Skinny" | February 10, 2015 |
Season 2
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | "Whitney's Back!" | September 9, 2015 |
| 12 | 2 | "Pasta la Vista, Baby" | September 9, 2015 |
| 13 | 3 | "7th Inning Splits" | September 16, 2015 |
| 14 | 4 | "A Home of Her Own" | September 16, 2015 |
| 15 | 5 | "Design a Date" | September 23, 2015 |
| 16 | 6 | "5K Run" | September 23, 2015 |
| 17 | 7 | "Aloha 30" | September 30, 2015 |
| 18 | 8 | "Little Big Girl Dance Class" | September 30, 2015 |
| 19 | 9 | "First Day on the Job" | October 7, 2015 |
| 20 | 10 | "Fighting the Scale" | October 7, 2015 |
| 21 | 11 | "A Muse in the Nude" | October 14, 2015 |
| 22 | 12 | "Not Your Mama's Cat Show" | October 14, 2015 |
| 23 | 13 | "No Body Shame" | October 21, 2015 |
| 24 | 14 | "Big Girls Summer Showcase" | October 21, 2015 |
| 25 | 15 | "Burning Love" | October 28, 2015 |
| 26 | 16 | "Whitney Live: #NoBS" | November 4, 2015 |
| 27 | 17 | "Working at the Car Wash" | November 4, 2015 |
| 28 | 18 | "Whitney's Ticking Clock" | November 11, 2015 |
| 29 | 19 | "Big Whit's Debut" | November 11, 2015 |
| 30 | 20 | "Truth or Dare" | November 18, 2015 |
| 31 | 21 | "A Dance to Remember" | November 18, 2015 |
| 32 | 22 | "Whitney Takes on LA" | November 18, 2015 |
Note: Episode 0 "Special Weigh-In" premiered on September 16, 2015.
Season 3
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 1 | "I Wanna Be Fat" | June 8, 2016 |
| 34 | 2 | "A Brush with Death" | June 15, 2016 |
| 35 | 3 | "Speechless" | June 22, 2016 |
| 36 | 4 | "Losing at Love" | June 29, 2016 |
| 37 | 5 | "(Fat Girl) Spread Thin" | July 6, 2016 |
| 38 | 6 | "Cereal Stalker" | July 13, 2016 |
| 39 | 7 | "Fat Jokes" | July 20, 2016 |
| 40 | 8 | "Flirting with Disaster" | July 27, 2016 |
| 41 | 9 | "Big Fat Breakup" | August 3, 2016 |
| 42 | 10 | "The Skinny: Part 1" | August 10, 2016 |
| 43 | 11 | "The Skinny: Part 2" | August 17, 2016 |
Season 4
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 1 | "Knocked Up?" | January 24, 2017 |
| 45 | 2 | "Immaculate Misconception" | January 31, 2017 |
| 46 | 3 | "Baby Fat" | February 8, 2017 |
| 47 | 4 | "Judging Whitney" | February 15, 2017 |
| 48 | 5 | "How Low Can Whit Go?" | February 22, 2017 |
| 49 | 6 | "I Kissed a Girl" | February 28, 2017 |
| 50 | 7 | "Whitney Calls in Backup" | March 7, 2017 |
| 51 | 8 | "Big Girl Dance Battle" | March 14, 2017 |
| 52 | 9 | "Whitney Gets a Date" | March 21, 2017 |
| 53 | 10 | "Belly Up" | March 28, 2017 |
| 54 | 11 | "Big Girl in the Big Apple" | April 4, 2017 |
| 55 | 12 | "Toe to Toe" | April 11, 2017 |
| 56 | 13 | "Whitney Steps Up" | April 18, 2017 |
International broadcast
In Australia, the series premiered on TLC on May 26, 2015.[8] The series premiered on TLC in New Zealand on September 3, 2015.[citation needed] In Turkey, premiered on November 6, Friday on TLC Turkey.[citation needed] In Spain prefieres on DKISS TV.
References
- ^ "380-pound woman hopes Internet fame makes her TV star | New Straits Times". New Straits Times. New Straits Times Press. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ a b Beard, Lanford (January 13, 2015). "Fat Girl Dancing's Whitney Thore Shows Her Moves in My Big Fat Fabulous Life : People.com". People. Time Inc. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
- ^ "My Big Fat Fabulous Life: A Fat Girl Dancing: My Big Fat Fabulous Life Videos: TLC". TLC. Discovery Communications. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
- ^ Porter, Rick (January 13, 2015). "Meet 'My Big Fat Fabulous Life's' Whitney Thore, heavy on the 'Fabulous' - Zap2it | News & Features". Zap2it. Tribune Media. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbcoh5hre74
- ^ Kim, Eun Kyung (January 12, 2015). "'Fat Girl Dancing' video star talks new reality show about 'My Big Fat Fabulous Life' - Health - TODAY.com". Today. Universal Television. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
- ^ "Whitney Way Thorn'e instagram". Instagram. January 4, 2017.
- ^ "Foxtel in May: 200+ new shows including Wayward Pines, Open Slather, Nashville and River Cottage Australia". The Green Room. Foxtel. April 29, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2015.