What happened to My 600lb Life’s Pauline Potter? – The Mirror
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The reality star’s death has been announced by her son, Dillon
Pauline Potter once held the Guinness World Record for being the heaviest woman alive(Image: Pauline Potter/YouTube)
Everything to know about reality star Pauline Potter and what has happened to her
Reality star Pauline Potter who shot to fame on TLC show My 600lb Life has passed away following a car accident. Her son Dillon announced the news in a YouTube video.
In a video titled ‘Unfortunate News Update’ posted to Pauline’s YouTube channel, Dillon confirmed she had passed away on Thanksgiving (November 27) this year. He revealed that her death was as a result of complications from a car accident that occurred back in January.
Before her turn as a reality TV star, Pauline was already in the public eye for holding the Guinness World Record for being the heaviest woman alive. She was confirmed as weighing 291.6kg (643 pounds) by officials in 2011.
When she appeared on My 600lb Life’s third season in 2015 she weighed 678 pounds. While she didn’t lose weight on the TLC show, she turned her life around after her appearance.
Pauline ultimately managed to lose more than 440 pounds and qualified for skin removal surgery. She used her YouTube channel to document her health journey.
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Controversial adult star Bonnie Blue has spoken out after her arrest with a defiant statement. Police and immigration officials have also issued a huge update on their investigation
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Bonnie has been spotted after her arrest(Image: MADE NAGI/EPA/Shutterstock)
Bonnie Blue has broken her silence with a brazen message after her arrest in Bali on suspicion of breaking strict ‘morality’ laws, as police and immigration officers decide her fate.
The controversial adult star was hauled into a jail cell last Thursday after furious locals told police that she had hired a truck to travel around the holiday island and film explicit content with “barely legal” students. Bonnie bragged about her lewd plans before flying over to Bali, encouraging lads who were in the country for “Schoolies” – an Australian post-high-school celebration – to come and join her.
As a Muslim-majority country, Indonesia takes a tough line on distributing, producing or publicly displaying adult content, and the star was potentially facing up to 15 years prison and a fine of about £270,000 if convicted of pornography offences.
Law enforcement found a slew of racy items in her rental studio, including “school Bonnie Blue” outfits, Viagra, condoms, cameras, flash drives and lubricant. Bonnie was arrested alongside 17 male tourists, but 14 of the men were released without charge while the adult star and three other men remained under investigation. The foursome were let out of jail but faced two days of questioning by immigration and had their passports seized.
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The 26-year-old, real name is Tia Billinger, has since made her first statement since she was locked up. While walking into the Ngurah Rai Immigration Office in Jimbaran, south of Kutam, on Wednesday, she was quizzed on whether she planned on making more explicit content in Bali. Clearly unphased by the threat of prison time, Bonnie replied bluntly: “Subscribe and you’ll find out.” However, she was more coy about her when she was asked about whether she was heading home soon, reportedly remaining silent.
And now major update has emerged as police have provided fresh details about their investigation. Yesterday, it was confirmed that officials found no evidence of pornographic content, meaning Bonnie and three other men have escaped a conviction.
Aiptu Ni Nyoman Ayu Inastuti, Acting Head of the Public Relations Sub-Division of the Badung Police, said: “When they were raided, they were making collab content about a game where the winner would sleep with Bonnie Blue. No pornographic activities or acts have been found in the collaborative content.”
But that doesn’t mean she’s come away from the whole saga scot-free. Today, at a press conference outside the Ngurah Rai Immigration Office on Thursday, Immigration chief Heru Winarko confirmed that the adult star had breached her travel visa privileges, and would therefore be deported, Australia’s Daily Telegraph reports.
He explained: “They have misused the visa they have to make content in Bali. They will be black-listed from entering Indonesia for at least 10 years (that) could be extended. Once police has finished with the investigation, after that we will deport them and put them (on) the blacklist.”
At the same conference, Badung Police said that Bonnie and the three other men are now facing trial over the purchase of her blue “Bang bus” over its alleged lack of vehicle registration, local publication detikBali reports.
“One of the two British men in Blue’s entourage are also accused of not having an international driving licence while driving the open-back vehicle, seen in a slew of videos online,” the publication claimed. “While in Bali, BB (Bonnie Blue) should have been travelling, but instead she was creating content,” Police Chief Arif Batubara said.
The top cop added that the Bonnie’s purchase of a blue pickup truck for her content creation could be considered a violation, with the adult star and the British man Bonnie scheduled to appear in Denpasar District Court over the alleged offence on Friday.
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It’s not the first time Bonnie has faced issued in a foreign country. She is also banned from Australia and Fiji after her plans to sleep with 18-year-old boys for content during ‘Schoolies Week’ infuriated Aussie parents. A 20,000-strong petition ensued, and her visa was revoked. However, last month, she brazenly bragged about the ban and insisted that she was still planning to go ahead with her controversial ‘Schoolies’ event despite the uproar.
“Every year the government and the middle-aged mums try to ban me from Schoolies,” she said in a video. “But this year it is impossible to ban me. With good lawyers, a lot of money, flights, villa, and the boys lined up, I cannot wait to do Schoolies 2025 bigger than ever.”
The reality star has died following months of health complications after a January car accident, her son Dillon has confirmed
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Her son shared the devastating news (Image: TLC)
The star of reality show My 600lb Life, Pauline Potter has died, her son has confirmed. Her son Dillon shared the devastating news with fans via Pauline’s YouTube channel.
He revealed: “Unfortunately, my mom has passed away, this past Thursday, Thanksgiving. Back in January of this year, 2025, we both got in a pretty bad car accident. We were driving early in the morning and it was still dark outside – we were driving on a dark two-lane highway, and there was a truck and trailer stopped in the middle of the road.
“We did not see it because they didn’t have any lights on. The guy claimed he ran out of gas, and we hit the trailer.”
He continued: “My mom was driving, I was asleep in the passenger seat with the seat reclined. My mom tried to swerve to go around it, but the passenger side of the car hit the side of the trailer and completely spun us around, and when we stopped we were facing the opposite direction on the opposite side of the road. At the time of impact we were going 50mph.”
They mistakenly told officers they were travelling 65mph, but after clarifying it through dash-cam footage both parties’ insurance denied responsibility. Abandoned by several solicitors in the case, Dillon is concerned about securing funds after initially being refused compensation.
Dillon’s side of the car was “completely destroyed” in the collision, but both occupants managed to exit the vehicle. Bleeding, Pauline was rushed to hospital and taken for scans – but nothing was obviously wrong.
By July 2025, Pauline couldn’t keep any food down and was repeatedly rushed to hospital for tests, which found nothing wrong. Eventually, after months of testing, a blockage was discovered in Pauline’s oesophagus, reports the Express.
She was eventually taken to the ICU battling both Covid-19 and the blockage, plus an infected wound on her back. Pauline eventually went into respiratory failure, and doctors were unable to give her enough nutrition.
In November 2025, Pauline was on hospice and released to her sister’s home – with Dillon explaining she “lost a lot of weight” and “looked sick”.
On Thanksgiving (November 27), Dillon received the tragic call that his mother had sadly died. Now the family are raising money for her cremation, which has raised $125 of a $1,400 goal so far.
Comedian David Walliams will be spending Christmas apart from his son following his divorce from Lara Stone a decade ago, which was followed by his struggles after leaving BGT
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David Walliams was once the centre of the British entertainment industry and loved by audiences(Image: Dave Benett/Getty Images for DKMS)
David Walliams will be spending Christmas apart from his 12-year-old son Alfred.
It comes after the star has retreated from the limelight in recent years, after being ‘cancelled’ over offensive comments made on Britain’s Got Talent, where he appeared as a judge.
The Little Britain comic was once the centre of the British entertainment industry and loved by audiences but after stepping down from Britain’s Got Talent his career has never been the same.
Even Simon Cowell has also reportedly distanced himself from David, with a source saying the once close duo do not speak ‘at all’ anymore.
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As well as cutting back on his showbiz pals, David will also seemingly be having a lonely Christmas as he recently opened up about not spending the festive day with his son, who he shares with his ex-wife Lara Stone. The duo, who divorced a decade ago, co-parent their 12-year-old boy, Alfred, and this year it’s her turn to have him. David has reportedly remained single since their separation.
David opened up about his son while discussing his new children’s book Santa & Son. He said: “I don’t have him for Christmas. I was thinking a bit about sometimes the pain you feel as a parent when you don’t have your child at Christmas.”
Christmas is also an emotional time for David, who revealed how he went through a very sad time at Christmas back in 2008 when his father died. He added: “I remember my dad died some 17 years ago now but it was in November and I remember sort of dreading the first Christmas without him and it was just horrendous missing him.
“And so it’s one of these things, isn’t it? It’s a time where it’s almost like you’re forced to be happy, but it’s not always the happiest, especially if something has gone on like you’re grieving or something.”
Following his exit from Britain’s Got Talent, David found himself struggling and thought his had lost his talents to be ‘funny’ and also shared that he had suicidal thoughts.
David also found himself struggling when the show he co-created with Matt Lucas in 2003, Little Britain, was taken off air in 2022 as the BBC said ‘times have changed’ since the show first aired’.
While David will not be spending Christmas with his son, he said he was having an early Christmas by flying off to The Maldives with him as a treat.
He told The Mike Hosking Radio Breakfast Show: “I am taking my son away before Christmas to The Maldives. He’s really into scuba diving. So we’re gonna go diving together and I’m very excited.”
Celebrity Race Across the World star Roman Kemp recently responded to concerns that his dad Martin Kemp seemed “quiet” and “withdrawn” on I’m A Celebrity, and now, the former Spandau Ballet musician has spoken out himself.
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Martin Kemp and son Roman
Eighties pop icon Martin Kemp has confessed that his struggle to make new friends is his own fault, after the musician’s son, Roman Kemp, opened up about the heartbreaking issue while he was away in the I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! jungle.
After leaving camp behind, the Spandau Ballet star admitted to The Telegraph: “That is a bad trait, that is on me. I think it’s a trust thing. I have my old friends who are rocks.
“But I do find it difficult to make new ones; I worry that if I tell a story, they might go off and whisper it to other people, because they have a celebrity anecdote to share around a dinner table rather than a real feeling.”
Roman, who is set to compete in the final of Celebrity Race Across the World on Thursday night alongside his sister Harleymoon Kemp, explained his dad’s predicament on social media after fans feared he was having a rough time on I’m A Celeb.
The One Show presenter wrote: “Some have said my dad’s not having a nice time in there or not enjoying it. He is REALLY loving it.
“I said this last night but I think a few of you think I’m just bantering but something I have noticed is my dad keeps saying ‘my new friends’.
“He genuinely doesn’t have mates outside of my mum, Harley and me so he means it, he’ll really be chuffed. Again not being mean, that’s the truth.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Martin revealed that the way he and his wife, fellow pop star Shirlie, raised their two children differed drastically from their friends, but this has created an open dialogue in the family, especially around mental health.
He divulged: “We tried to bring the kids up as if we were a gang, as if we are best friends. It goes against the way all my peers raised their children.
“I’m not sure why we did it differently; maybe it was something to do with us both being in the public eye from a very young age, and we felt we had to lift the drawbridges up a little more than a lot of people do to get the privacy.”
Roman has been very open about his struggles with anxiety and depression over the years, raising awareness through documentaries and campaigns.
He told The Guardian in September that speaking to people he trusts has “calmed him down”, after finding himself “at dangerous points” in the past.
The star shared: “I’ve been in the situation where I’ve had mental breakdowns, I’ve had suicidal thoughts, I’ve been at dangerous points.
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“And when someone just breaks it down for you and when someone is there just to calm you down, to make you realise that you’re OK, the change is massive. You then know, OK, if I have that thought again, I can go back to that place and I can do it.”
For emotional support, you can call the Samaritans 24-hour helpline on 116 123, email jo@samaritans.org, visit a Samaritans branch in person or go to the Samaritans website.
One of the standout stars of Line of Duty has broken their silence with a demand that will leave fans of the hit police drama devastated
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The show favourite had one unusual demand of bosses this time round(Image: BBC)
Martin Compston has spoken for the first time about the much-anticipated Line of Duty reboot – with a demand for show bosses that will shock fans.
The huge show, which it was revealed earlier this year is returning for a seventh series following the last outing in 2021, sees Scottish star Martin reunite with Vicky McClure and Adrian Dunbar.
But it’s under one condition – the 41-year-old has said he’s already told show bosses in no uncertain terms that he will not let filming clash with Scotland ’s football team playing in the World Cup. If it does, they can ‘kill him off’.
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Opening up about the long break since the last series, the star says the gap is just what was needed before he and his co-stars returned to the beloved series.
“You need some distance from it right after because it’s so intense”, he said during an interview on The Chris Evans Breakfast Show. I mean, look, I’m forever grateful and really appreciative of the support it gets, but when it’s on, it is quite full on,”
And he also spilled the beans on the ultimatum he gave show boss Jed Mercurio when it came to his beloved footie team.
The star, who is a former professional footballer from Greenock in Scotland, says he is over the moon to see his country finally qualify for the World Cup for the first time in decades, and won’t let work get in the way of him seeing the boys in action.
During an appearance on TalkSport, the actor confessed,“I’ve already said to Jed, ‘You need to find me time [to watch the game] or kill me off’ because I’ve been waiting for this.
“The last one we were there, I was 14, the last time we were at a world cup. I remember thinking and saying to the lads, ‘We’re 18 in the next one, we’re going’ and now I’m in my forties. So, I’m not missing it, I’m definitely getting to something.”
Martin, who plays DS Steve Arnott in the hit BBC procedural drama, said the long gap between series’ is worth it – and it was a case of ‘now or never’ when it came to coming back.
“I think it was getting to the point, if you leave too, too long between it, I mean, I think it is great to leave the distance because it gives Jed time to write it and come up with a proper storyline. I mean, it’s fantastic… already it’s a proper page turner.
“So with that, you’ve got to come from a solid base rather than just commission it. Like the, the scripts are brilliant and we’re all excited to get back.”
It’s expected that filming will begin next spring in Belfast, where past series’ were shot- and the six-parter could be on our screens by the tail end of 2026.
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The new series will bring in a new villain of the piece, too – sexual predator DI Dominic Gough – though the actor playing him has not been unveiled just yet.
Anticipation for the new series is high – particularly as many fans were left somewhat dissatisfied with how the last series ended – when DSU Ian Buckells seemed to be revealed as baddie H.
