‘My 600-lb Life’ star Gina Krasley dead at 30: ‘My life’s been hard’
By Rob Bailey-Millado
August 6, 2021 | 12:03pm | Updated
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Gina Krasley, known to reality TV viewers as the new star of TLC’s “My 600-lb Life,” has died. She was 30 years old.
Her official cause of death has not been announced, but she passed away Sunday at her home in Tuckerton, N.J., “surrounded by her loving family” at the time, according to her obituary.
"My 600-lb Life" is a reality show on TLC all about people who literally weigh 600 pounds or more reaching out for help to turn their life around. Sadly, such severe cases of obesity can take a serious toll on human health, and some previous participants have since passed away, including Gina Krasley, who died on August 1 at the age of 30.
In Season 8, Krasley appeared on the show in order to tell her story and get started with her weight loss journey. She talked about her struggles with her mental health and her fear of abandonment, as well as feeling like she had been "pushed under the rug" her entire life. She lost a decent amount of weight by the end of her episode and actually continued to lose a grand total of 300 pounds before her untimely death, as she documented on YouTube. According to her obituary, she "passed away at home surrounded by her loving family."
So far, there isn't much information on what exactly led to her death at such a young age. But there are some clues. Krasley chronicled her final weeks on her personal YouTube channel in order to keep friends, fans, and distant family updated as her health suddenly took a turn for the worse. These videos help shed some insight into her final days.
Read More: Details About My 600-Lb Life Star Gina Krasley's Tragic Death
Krasley joined the TLC series in 2020 — which chronicles the lives of obese people undergoing gastric bypass surgeries — and was featured in an episode presciently titled “Time Is Running Our For Gina,” which has nearly 1 million views on YouTube.
“My life’s been hard,” Krasley admitted in the heartrending introduction to the clip. “…I always felt my entire life like I was just pushed under the rug.”
She had recently posted social media videos about health struggles that had rendered her immobile with severe pain in her extremities.
“Her greatest passion was dancing… [she] dreamed of one day opening up a dance studio for special needs children.”
“‘I remember what made me forget the pain of being abandoned was eating — and by the time I was 10, I was already over 150 pounds,” Krasley once said on the TLC show.
By 14, she weighed more than 300 pounds, yet she continued to turn to food as an “escape,” she said. “As I was getting closer to 500 pounds, it started to get harder to do things.”
She was a lifelong resident of Ocean County — having resided in Forked River, Barnegat and Tuckerton for the last six years.
“Her greatest passion was dancing, and she would make up dances with her sister and kids in the neighborhood growing up,” according to her family’s statement. She started the “dancing has no size limit” TikTok trend and “dreamed of one day opening up a dance studio for special needs children.”
Gina Krasley, known to reality TV viewers as the star of TLC’s “My 600-lb Life,” has died. She was 30.
TLC
In addition to her reality TV stint, she appeared in a bit part in the 1998 indie film “Walking to the Waterline,” and she “enjoyed playing video games and spending time with her family.”
In an omission perhaps too glaring to be an oversight, Krasley’s heartfelt obituary made no mention of her recent appearance on “My 600-lb Life,” which some critics have accused of exploiting the struggles of obese people.
When reached by The Post for comment, reps for the show directed us to a tweet: “TLC was deeply saddened by the loss of Gina Krasley, who shared her weight-loss journey on ‘My 600-lb Life.’ Our thoughts and prayers are with her family at this difficult time.”
Gina was preceded in death by her father, Anthony Snyder, and grandfather, Angelo Perullo, according to her obit.
She is survived by her mother, Cathy Devereux; her wife of six years, Elizabeth Krasley; her sister, Ali Samuels; her brother-in-law, Keith; grandmother Stella Perullo, grandparents Michael and Annette Tubito, and many aunts, uncles and cousins; her dog Bubba; and her cat Daisy.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, Aug. 8, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Maxwell Funeral Home 160 Mathistown Rd., Little Egg Harbor, N.J. The family requests that attendees please wear pink or purple, which were Gina’s favorite colors.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to mental health charities of their choosing.
Krasley was ill in the months leading up to her death
TLC
The Gina's Life YouTube channel was started approximately five months ago and contains dozens of videos of Gina Krasley talking proudly about her weight loss journey. A little over three months ago, though, things started to take a turn for the worse. In a short video titled "Hospital Bound," she tells viewers that she started having trouble eating and drinking and eventually ended up in the hospital with an infection. That infection turned out to be cellulitis, a bacterial infection that attacks skin and adipose cells, according to the Mayo Clinic.
In several of the videos she posted during her final months, she complained of nerve pain and was trying to get an appointment with a neurologist to test her for peripheral neuropathy. The condition, which is caused by damage to the nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord, is typically felt in the hands and feet first — which you can clearly see Krasley expressing in her videos.
Krasley stopped uploading videos to YouTube three weeks before her death. In one of her final updates, she announced that she had an appointment with a neurologist on July 29. That would be about a week ago as of this writing. Although her cause of death is still a mystery, she will be missed and loved by her family, friends, and fans whom she inspired along her journey.
Read More: Details About My 600-Lb Life Star Gina Krasley's Tragic Death
By Rob Bailey-Millado
August 6, 2021 | 12:03pm | Updated
‘My 600-lb. Life’ star Gina Krasley dead at 30: ‘My life’s been hard’
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Gina Krasley, known to reality TV viewers as the new star of TLC’s “My 600-lb Life,” has died. She was 30 years old.
Her official cause of death has not been announced, but she passed away Sunday at her home in Tuckerton, N.J., “surrounded by her loving family” at the time, according to her obituary.
"My 600-lb Life" is a reality show on TLC all about people who literally weigh 600 pounds or more reaching out for help to turn their life around. Sadly, such severe cases of obesity can take a serious toll on human health, and some previous participants have since passed away, including Gina Krasley, who died on August 1 at the age of 30.
In Season 8, Krasley appeared on the show in order to tell her story and get started with her weight loss journey. She talked about her struggles with her mental health and her fear of abandonment, as well as feeling like she had been "pushed under the rug" her entire life. She lost a decent amount of weight by the end of her episode and actually continued to lose a grand total of 300 pounds before her untimely death, as she documented on YouTube. According to her obituary, she "passed away at home surrounded by her loving family."
So far, there isn't much information on what exactly led to her death at such a young age. But there are some clues. Krasley chronicled her final weeks on her personal YouTube channel in order to keep friends, fans, and distant family updated as her health suddenly took a turn for the worse. These videos help shed some insight into her final days.
Read More: Details About My 600-Lb Life Star Gina Krasley's Tragic Death
Krasley joined the TLC series in 2020 — which chronicles the lives of obese people undergoing gastric bypass surgeries — and was featured in an episode presciently titled “Time Is Running Our For Gina,” which has nearly 1 million views on YouTube.
“My life’s been hard,” Krasley admitted in the heartrending introduction to the clip. “…I always felt my entire life like I was just pushed under the rug.”
She had recently posted social media videos about health struggles that had rendered her immobile with severe pain in her extremities.
“Her greatest passion was dancing… [she] dreamed of one day opening up a dance studio for special needs children.”
“‘I remember what made me forget the pain of being abandoned was eating — and by the time I was 10, I was already over 150 pounds,” Krasley once said on the TLC show.
By 14, she weighed more than 300 pounds, yet she continued to turn to food as an “escape,” she said. “As I was getting closer to 500 pounds, it started to get harder to do things.”
She was a lifelong resident of Ocean County — having resided in Forked River, Barnegat and Tuckerton for the last six years.
“Her greatest passion was dancing, and she would make up dances with her sister and kids in the neighborhood growing up,” according to her family’s statement. She started the “dancing has no size limit” TikTok trend and “dreamed of one day opening up a dance studio for special needs children.”
Gina Krasley, known to reality TV viewers as the star of TLC’s “My 600-lb Life,” has died. She was 30.
TLC
In addition to her reality TV stint, she appeared in a bit part in the 1998 indie film “Walking to the Waterline,” and she “enjoyed playing video games and spending time with her family.”
In an omission perhaps too glaring to be an oversight, Krasley’s heartfelt obituary made no mention of her recent appearance on “My 600-lb Life,” which some critics have accused of exploiting the struggles of obese people.
When reached by The Post for comment, reps for the show directed us to a tweet: “TLC was deeply saddened by the loss of Gina Krasley, who shared her weight-loss journey on ‘My 600-lb Life.’ Our thoughts and prayers are with her family at this difficult time.”
Gina was preceded in death by her father, Anthony Snyder, and grandfather, Angelo Perullo, according to her obit.
She is survived by her mother, Cathy Devereux; her wife of six years, Elizabeth Krasley; her sister, Ali Samuels; her brother-in-law, Keith; grandmother Stella Perullo, grandparents Michael and Annette Tubito, and many aunts, uncles and cousins; her dog Bubba; and her cat Daisy.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, Aug. 8, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Maxwell Funeral Home 160 Mathistown Rd., Little Egg Harbor, N.J. The family requests that attendees please wear pink or purple, which were Gina’s favorite colors.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to mental health charities of their choosing.
Krasley was ill in the months leading up to her death
TLC
The Gina's Life YouTube channel was started approximately five months ago and contains dozens of videos of Gina Krasley talking proudly about her weight loss journey. A little over three months ago, though, things started to take a turn for the worse. In a short video titled "Hospital Bound," she tells viewers that she started having trouble eating and drinking and eventually ended up in the hospital with an infection. That infection turned out to be cellulitis, a bacterial infection that attacks skin and adipose cells, according to the Mayo Clinic.
In several of the videos she posted during her final months, she complained of nerve pain and was trying to get an appointment with a neurologist to test her for peripheral neuropathy. The condition, which is caused by damage to the nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord, is typically felt in the hands and feet first — which you can clearly see Krasley expressing in her videos.
Krasley stopped uploading videos to YouTube three weeks before her death. In one of her final updates, she announced that she had an appointment with a neurologist on July 29. That would be about a week ago as of this writing. Although her cause of death is still a mystery, she will be missed and loved by her family, friends, and fans whom she inspired along her journey.
Read More: Details About My 600-Lb Life Star Gina Krasley's Tragic Death