# My Big Fat Fabulous Life

My Big Fat Fabulous Life is an American reality television series that premiered on January 13, 2015. The series chronicles the life of Whitney Way Thore, a woman who weighed 380 pounds (170 kg) at the beginning of the series (which is partially attributed to polycystic ovary syndrome). Thore became popular when her former radio station's morning show, Jared and Katie in the Morning on 107.5 KZL, in Greensboro, North Carolina, came up with and posted "107.5 KZL's Fat Girl Dancing" videos, with more than eight million views on YouTube.

## Cast
### Main

* Whitney Way Thore
* Barbara "Babs" Thore
* Glenn Thore
* Hunter Thore
* Buddy Bell
* Ashley Baynes
* Todd Beasley
* Tal Fish
* Heather Sykes (seasons 2–9)

### Recurring

* Hunter Thore
* Chase Severino (seasons 7 & 8; guest season 9)
* Ryan Andreas (seasons 7 & 8)

## Episodes
### Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released |
| 1 | 11 | 11 | January 13, 2015 (2015-01-13) | February 10, 2015 (2015-02-10) |
| 2 | 23 | 23 | September 9, 2015 (2015-09-09) | November 18, 2015 (2015-11-18) |
| 3 | 11 | 11 | June 8, 2016 (2016-06-08) | August 17, 2016 (2016-08-17) |
| 4 | 14 | 14 | January 24, 2017 (2017-01-24) | April 25, 2017 (2017-04-25) |
| 5 | 13 | 13 | January 2, 2018 (2018-01-02) | March 27, 2018 (2018-03-27) |
| 6 | 13 | 13 | January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01) | March 26, 2019 (2019-03-26) |
| 7 | 13 | 13 | January 7, 2020 (2020-01-07) | March 24, 2020 (2020-03-24) |
| 8 | 15 | 15 | November 10, 2020 (2020-11-10) | February 16, 2021 (2021-02-16) |
| 9 | 12 | 12 | August 17, 2021 (2021-08-17) | November 2, 2021 (2021-11-02) |
| 10 | 12 | 12 | August 9, 2022 (2022-08-09) | October 25, 2022 (2022-10-25) |
| 11 | 13 | 13 | September 5, 2023 (2023-09-05) | November 28, 2023 (2023-11-28) |
| 12 | 12 | 12 | July 9, 2024 (2024-07-09) | September 24, 2024 (2024-09-24) |

### Season 1 (2015)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
| 1 | 1 | "A Fat Girl Dancing" | January 13, 2015 (2015-01-13) |
| 2 | 2 | "Hate Mail" | January 20, 2015 (2015-01-20) |
| 3 | 3 | "The Say-Yes Philosophy" | January 20, 2015 (2015-01-20) |
| 4 | 4 | "More Than a Buddy" | January 27, 2015 (2015-01-27) |
| 5 | 5 | "Doing the Beach" | January 27, 2015 (2015-01-27) |
| 6 | 6 | "A Fling Thing" | February 3, 2015 (2015-02-03) |
| 7 | 7 | "The Wedding Job" | February 3, 2015 (2015-02-03) |
| 8 | 8 | "The Double Blind Date" | February 10, 2015 (2015-02-10) |
| 9 | 9 | "Leaving the Nest" | February 10, 2015 (2015-02-10) |
| 10 | 10 | "The Skinny" | February 10, 2015 (2015-02-10) |
| 11 | 11 | "Babs Knows Best (Special)" | May 10, 2015 (2015-05-10) |

### Season 2 (2015)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
| 12 | 1 | "Whitney's Back!" | September 9, 2015 (2015-09-09) |
| 13 | 2 | "Pasta la Vista, Baby" | September 9, 2015 (2015-09-09) |
| 14 | 3 | "7th Inning Splits" | September 16, 2015 (2015-09-16) |
| 15 | 4 | "A Home of Her Own" | September 16, 2015 (2015-09-16) |
| 16 | 5 | "Design a Date" | September 23, 2015 (2015-09-23) |
| 17 | 6 | "5K Run" | September 23, 2015 (2015-09-23) |
| 18 | 7 | "Aloha 30" | September 30, 2015 (2015-09-30) |
| 19 | 8 | "Little Big Girl Dance Class" | September 30, 2015 (2015-09-30) |
| 20 | 9 | "First Day on the Job" | October 7, 2015 (2015-10-07) |
| 21 | 10 | "Fighting the Scale" | October 7, 2015 (2015-10-07) |
| 22 | 11 | "A Muse in the Nude" | October 14, 2015 (2015-10-14) |
| 23 | 12 | "Not Your Mama's Cat Show" | October 14, 2015 (2015-10-14) |
| 24 | 13 | "No Body Shame" | October 21, 2015 (2015-10-21) |
| 25 | 14 | "Big Girls Summer Showcase" | October 21, 2015 (2015-10-21) |
| 26 | 15 | "Burning Love" | October 28, 2015 (2015-10-28) |
| 27 | 16 | "Whitney Live: #NoBS" | November 4, 2015 (2015-11-04) |
| 28 | 17 | "Working at the Car Wash" | November 4, 2015 (2015-11-04) |
| 29 | 18 | "Whitney's Ticking Clock" | November 11, 2015 (2015-11-11) |
| 30 | 19 | "Big Whit's Debut" | November 11, 2015 (2015-11-11) |
| 31 | 20 | "Truth or Dare" | November 18, 2015 (2015-11-18) |
| 32 | 21 | "A Dance to Remember" | November 18, 2015 (2015-11-18) |
| 33 | 22 | "Whitney Takes on LA" | November 18, 2015 (2015-11-18) |
| 34 | 23 | "The Skinny" | November 25, 2015 (2015-11-25) |
Note: Episode 0, "Special Weigh-In," premiered on September 16, 2015.

### Season 3 (2016)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
| 35 | 1 | "I Wanna Be Fat" | June 8, 2016 (2016-06-08) |
| 36 | 2 | "A Brush with Death" | June 15, 2016 (2016-06-15) |
| 37 | 3 | "Speechless" | June 22, 2016 (2016-06-22) |
| 38 | 4 | "Losing at Love" | June 29, 2016 (2016-06-29) |
| 39 | 5 | "(Fat Girl) Spread Thin" | July 6, 2016 (2016-07-06) |
| 40 | 6 | "Cereal Stalker" | July 13, 2016 (2016-07-13) |
| 41 | 7 | "Fat Jokes" | July 20, 2016 (2016-07-20) |
| 42 | 8 | "Flirting with Disaster" | July 27, 2016 (2016-07-27) |
| 43 | 9 | "Big Fat Breakup" | August 3, 2016 (2016-08-03) |
| 44 | 10 | "The Skinny: Part 1" | August 10, 2016 (2016-08-10) |
| 45 | 11 | "The Skinny: Part 2" | August 17, 2016 (2016-08-17) |

### Season 4 (2017)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
| 46 | 1 | "Knocked Up?" | January 24, 2017 (2017-01-24) |
| 47 | 2 | "Immaculate Misconception" | January 31, 2017 (2017-01-31) |
| 48 | 3 | "Baby Fat" | February 8, 2017 (2017-02-08) |
| 49 | 4 | "Judging Whitney" | February 15, 2017 (2017-02-15) |
| 50 | 5 | "How Low Can Whit Go?" | February 22, 2017 (2017-02-22) |
| 51 | 6 | "I Kissed a Girl" | February 28, 2017 (2017-02-28) |
| 52 | 7 | "Whitney Calls in Backup" | March 7, 2017 (2017-03-07) |
| 53 | 8 | "Big Girl Dance Battle" | March 14, 2017 (2017-03-14) |
| 54 | 9 | "Whitney Gets a Date" | March 21, 2017 (2017-03-21) |
| 55 | 10 | "Belly Up" | March 28, 2017 (2017-03-28) |
| 56 | 11 | "Big Girl in the Big Apple" | April 4, 2017 (2017-04-04) |
| 57 | 12 | "Toe to Toe" | April 11, 2017 (2017-04-11) |
| 58 | 13 | "Whitney Steps Up" | April 18, 2017 (2017-04-18) |
| 59 | 14 | "The Skinny" | April 25, 2017 (2017-04-25) |

### Season 5 (2018)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
| 60 | 1 | "Rescue Me" | January 2, 2018 (2018-01-02) |
| 61 | 2 | "Ghosted" | January 9, 2018 (2018-01-09) |
| 62 | 3 | "Big Fat Ambush" | January 2, 2018 (2018-01-02) |
| 63 | 4 | "Buddy's Missing" | January 24, 2018 (2018-01-24) |
| 64 | 5 | "Buddy's Big Secret" | January 30, 2018 (2018-01-30) |
| 65 | 6 | "We're Having a Baby" | February 6, 2018 (2018-02-06) |
| 66 | 7 | "A Sobering Reality" | February 13, 2018 (2018-02-13) |
| 67 | 8 | "Aloah Buddy" | February 20, 2018 (2018-02-20) |
| 68 | 9 | "One K at a Time" | February 27, 2018 (2018-02-27) |
| 69 | 10 | "Who's Your Buddy" | March 6, 2018 (2018-03-06) |
| 70 | 11 | "Buddy's Next Move" | March 13, 2018 (2018-03-13) |
| 71 | 12 | "My Big Fat Baby" | March 20, 2018 (2018-03-20) |
| 72 | 13 | "The Skinny" | March 27, 2018 (2018-03-27) |

### Season 6 (2019)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
| 73 | 1 | "Single, Fat and Crazy" | January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01) |
| 74 | 2 | "If Heather Finds Out..." | January 8, 2019 (2019-01-08) |
| 75 | 3 | "Old Habits Die Hard" | January 15, 2019 (2019-01-15) |
| 76 | 4 | "Big Girl, Little Bus" | January 22, 2019 (2019-01-22) |
| 77 | 5 | "Buddy's New Girl" | January 29, 2019 (2019-01-29) |
| 78 | 6 | "Fat Hating Is Real" | February 5, 2019 (2019-02-05) |
| 79 | 7 | "Big Girls Don't Cry" | February 12, 2019 (2019-02-12) |
| 80 | 8 | "Obsessive Habits" | February 19, 2019 (2019-02-19) |
| 81 | 9 | "Hiking and Biking and Bears, Oh My!" | February 26, 2019 (2019-02-26) |
| 82 | 10 | "Where's Buddy Sleeping" | March 5, 2019 (2019-03-05) |
| 83 | 11 | "A Stormy Affair" | March 12, 2019 (2019-03-12) |
| 84 | 12 | "Whitney and Buddy Get Serious" | March 19, 2019 (2019-03-19) |
| 85 | 13 | "The Skinny - Game Night" | March 26, 2019 (2019-03-26) |

### Season 7 (2020)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
| 86 | 1 | "A Tale of Two Whitneys" | January 7, 2020 (2020-01-07) |
| 87 | 2 | "Whit's New Man" | January 14, 2020 (2020-01-14) |
| 88 | 3 | "Big Fat Moves" | January 21, 2020 (2020-01-21) |
| 89 | 4 | "Friends with Benefits" | January 28, 2020 (2020-01-28) |
| 90 | 5 | "Work on the Jerk" | February 4, 2020 (2020-02-04) |
| 91 | 6 | "Whitney Meets the Parents" | February 11, 2020 (2020-02-11) |
| 92 | 7 | "Drinking Buddy" | February 18, 2020 (2020-02-18) |
| 93 | 8 | "Super Heavyweight Ladies" | February 25, 2020 (2020-02-25) |
| 94 | 9 | "Amends Between Friends" | March 3, 2020 (2020-03-03) |
| 95 | 10 | "Worth the Weight" | March 10, 2020 (2020-03-10) |
| 96 | 11 | "A Fat Girl in Paris" | March 17, 2020 (2020-03-17) |
| 97 | 12 | "A Big Fat Proposal" | March 24, 2020 (2020-03-24) |
| 98 | 13 | "The Skinny - Engagement Party" | March 24, 2020 (2020-03-24) |

### Season 8 (2020-2021)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
| 99 | 1 | "Wedding Bells are Ringing" | November 10, 2020 (2020-11-10) |
| 100 | 2 | "Whitney's Long-Distance Relationship" | November 17, 2020 (2020-11-17) |
| 101 | 3 | "Slipping Through My Fingers" | November 24, 2020 (2020-11-24) |
| 102 | 4 | "Safer at Home" | December 1, 2020 (2020-12-01) |
| 103 | 5 | "My Big Fat Broken Heart" | December 8, 2020 (2020-12-08) |
| 104 | 6 | "Whitney Confronts Chase" | December 15, 2020 (2020-12-15) |
| 105 | 7 | "Sex, Lies and Sandwiches" | December 22, 2020 (2020-12-22) |
| 106 | 8 | "Sink or Swim" | December 29, 2020 (2020-12-29) |
| 107 | 9 | "The Buddy System" | January 5, 2021 (2021-01-05) |
| 108 | 10 | "A Big Fat Ultimatum" | January 12, 2021 (2021-01-12) |
| 109 | 11 | "Weight-Loss Surgery" | January 19, 2021 (2021-01-19) |
| 110 | 12 | "Whitney Gets Her Groove Back" | January 26, 2021 (2021-01-26) |
| 111 | 13 | "Big Fat Brawl" | February 2, 2021 (2021-02-02) |
| 112 | 14 | "Big Fat Baby News" | February 9, 2021 (2021-02-09) |
| 113 | 15 | "The Skinny" | February 16, 2021 (2021-02-16) |

### Season 9 (2021)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
| 114 | 1 | "Big Fat French Crush" | August 17, 2021 (2021-08-17) |
| 115 | 2 | "From Tutor to Suitor" | August 24, 2021 (2021-08-24) |
| 116 | 3 | "Will You Be My Surrogate?" | August 31, 2021 (2021-08-31) |
| 117 | 4 | "Vaxed and Waxed" | September 7, 2021 (2021-09-07) |
| 118 | 5 | "Retreat Yourself" | September 14, 2021 (2021-09-14) |
| 119 | 6 | "Crappy Birthday to You" | September 21, 2021 (2021-09-21) |
| 120 | 7 | "Chase'n the Frenchman" | September 28, 2021 (2021-09-28) |
| 121 | 8 | "A Big Fat Disappointment" | October 5, 2021 (2021-10-05) |
| 122 | 9 | "Fat Lips" | October 12, 2021 (2021-10-12) |
| 123 | 10 | "Maine Reason for Tension" | October 19, 2021 (2021-10-19) |
| 124 | 11 | "Late, Toothless and High" | October 26, 2021 (2021-10-26) |
| 125 | 12 | "Bon Voyage, Whitney" | November 2, 2021 (2021-11-02) |

### Season 10 (2022)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
| 126 | 1 | "For the Love of Babs" | August 9, 2022 (2022-08-09) |
| 127 | 2 | "Thore Family Values" | August 16, 2022 (2022-08-16) |
| 128 | 3 | "Business Decisions in the Bedroom" | August 23, 2022 (2022-08-23) |
| 129 | 4 | "A New Home for Babs" | August 30, 2022 (2022-08-30) |
| 130 | 5 | "Big Fat Sex Reveal" | September 6, 2022 (2022-09-06) |
| 131 | 6 | "Pole Dancing Bride" | September 13, 2022 (2022-09-13) |
| 132 | 7 | "Hand-Fed Bananas" | September 20, 2022 (2022-09-20) |
| 133 | 8 | "A Big Fat Wedding, but Not Mine" | September 27, 2022 (2022-09-27) |
| 134 | 9 | "Let's Get Physical" | October 4, 2022 (2022-10-04) |
| 135 | 10 | "Fat Girl in a Little Car" | October 11, 2022 (2022-10-11) |
| 136 | 11 | "Relationship Status: Open" | October 18, 2022 (2022-10-18) |
| 137 | 12 | "What Is Love? Lennie Don't Hurt Me" | October 25, 2022 (2022-10-25) |

### Season 11 (2023)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
| 138 | 1 | "Babs" | September 5, 2023 (2023-09-05) |
| 139 | 2 | "My Big Fat Family Secret" | September 12, 2023 (2023-09-12) |
| 140 | 3 | "My Big Fat Alabama Fama" | September 19, 2023 (2023-09-19) |
| 141 | 4 | "My Big Fat Weigh-In" | September 26, 2023 (2023-09-26) |
| 142 | 5 | "My Big Fat Home Alabama" | October 3, 2023 (2023-10-03) |
| 143 | 6 | "My Big Fat Alabama Baptism" | October 10, 2023 (2023-10-10) |
| 144 | 7 | "My Dad's Big Fat Fabulous Past" | October 17, 2023 (2023-10-17) |
| 145 | 8 | "My Big Fat Disastrous Party" | October 24, 2023 (2023-10-24) |
| 146 | 9 | "My Big Fat Vacation Proposal" | October 31, 2023 (2023-10-31) |
| 147 | 10 | "My Dad's Big Fat Family Tattoo" | November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) |
| 148 | 11 | "My Big Fat Dental Adventure" | November 15, 2023 (2023-11-15) |
| 149 | 12 | "My Big Swiss Family Thore" | November 21, 2023 (2023-11-21) |
| 150 | 13 | "My Big Fat Family Heartbreak" | November 28, 2023 (2023-11-28) |

### Season 12 (2024)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
| 151 | 1 | "Since U Been Gone" | July 9, 2024 (2024-07-09) |
| 152 | 2 | "Country Grammar" | July 16, 2024 (2024-07-16) |
| 153 | 3 | "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" | July 23, 2024 (2024-07-23) |
| 154 | 4 | "All I Want for Christmas" | July 30, 2024 (2024-07-30) |
| 155 | 5 | "Get the Party Started" | August 6, 2024 (2024-08-06) |
| 156 | 6 | "Private Dancer" | August 13, 2024 (2024-08-13) |
| 157 | 7 | "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" | August 20, 2024 (2024-08-20) |
| 158 | 8 | "Who Let the Dogs Out" | August 27, 2024 (2024-08-27) |
| 159 | 9 | "Higher Love" | September 3, 2024 (2024-09-03) |
| 160 | 10 | "In Your Room" | September 10, 2024 (2024-09-10) |
| 161 | 11 | "Despacito" | September 17, 2024 (2024-09-17) |
| 162 | 12 | "Dark Horse" | September 24, 2024 (2024-09-24) |

## International broadcast

In Australia, the series premiered on TLC on May 26, 2015.