Latonya Pottain, My 600-Lb. Life Star, Dead at 40

The TLC family has lost a beloved member.

Latonya Pottain—who appeared on season 11 of My 600-Lb. Life in February 2023—died at an inpatient medical rehabilitation facility in Louisiana May 17, the Natchitoches Parish Coroner’s Office confirmed. She was 40.

“She experienced a medical event and was transported to Christus Highland Hospital by emergency medical services,” authorities told E! News in a May 19 statement, “where she was later pronounced deceased at 22:29 hours on May 17, 2025.”

While Latonya’s preliminary cause of death is listed as “chronic congestive heart failure,” investigations are still ongoing.

As for what happened in the hours before her death? Latonya’s brother told TMZ that, while family members were visiting her Louisiana home that morning, they noticed she was having some trouble breathing and appeared to be “extremely uncomfortable.” Soon after, the family got a call from a nurse informing them that Latonya had gone into cardiac arrest.