Charity Pierce, Woman Who Lost Several Hundred Pounds on ‘My 600-Lb. Life,’ Dies at 50: Reports
Charity Pierce spent her final months in hospice due to severe health issues including lymphedema and lung fluid buildup, weighing 496 pounds after losing 282 on My 600-lb Life.
- In a Facebook post on January 27, 2026, Charly Jo, daughter, announced that My 600-lb Life alum Charity Pierce has died at the age of 50.
- A family source said Charity Pierce had been in hospice care for a month or two with lymphedema and fluid buildup in lungs, and she had a kidney cancer diagnosis in 2019 with kidney removal on March 2, 2020.
- On season three of My 600-lb Life, Charity Pierce started at 778 pounds and lost nearly 300 pounds, reaching 496, as viewers followed her health challenges on TLC.
- Family members wrote in a Facebook post that Charity Pierce was `finally at peace` and spent her final moments surrounded by love, adding `I wasn't going to post about this,` as immediate family mourned.
- After the show, Charity Pierce returned for My 600-Lb Life: Where Are They Now? special, focusing on reconnecting with Charly Jo and getting a job and car she hadn't had in over 20 years.
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Another TLC Reality TV Personality Has Died: Charity Pierce Was 50
Reality TV star Charity Pierce has died. She was 50. Pierce, best known for appearing on TLC’s My 600-lb Life, died Tuesday at 1:20 a.m. while surrounded by loved ones. According to TMZ, she’d been in hospice care for over a month thanks to crippling medical conditions like lymphedema. Ultimately, the fluid buildup in her […]
'My 600-lb Life' star Charity Pierce dies at 50
"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," wrote Pierce's daughter, Charly Jo.'My 600-lb Life' star Charity Pierce TLCCharity Pierce, whose weight loss journey was documented in a season 3 episode of My 600-lb Life, has died. She was 50.Pierce's daughter, Charly Jo, announced her death in an emotional Facebook post on Tuesday, sharing that her mother was surrounded …
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