The reality star has died following months of health complications after a January car accident, her son Dillon has confirmed
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.
Source: Mirror
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