Extreme Weight Loss’ Brandi Mallory’s cause of death revealed after 40-year-old was found d.e.ad in Atlanta parking lot
Including a heartwarming message from a costar
BRANDI Mallory from Extreme Weight Loss has died at the young age of 40 years old.
The reality television star was found dead in her vehicle in a parking lot in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Brandi appeared on the television show Extreme Weight LossCredit: Instagram
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Brandi was a makeup artist who was beloved by her costarsCredit: Instagram/brandimallory
According to the Fulton County coroner’s report, Brandi died because of a complication with obesity.
The county’s medical examiner Rochelle Simon completed the autopsy on Friday, November 10.
The report stated that Brandi suffered from “biventricular dilatation” of the heart.
According to the Mayo Clinic, “Dilated cardiomyopathy is a type of heart muscle disease that causes the heart chambers (ventricles) to thin and stretch, growing larger.”
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The disease makes it harder for the heart to pump blood throughout the body, and it’s a common cause of heart failure.
The coroner’s report also said that she had elevated hemoglobin, which was a sign she could have been prediabetic.
Rochelle’s report confirmed that there was no suspicion of foul play or any significant recent injury.
Brandi was a makeup artist who appeared on season 4, episode 7 of the ABC show Extreme Weight Loss.
A memorial service for the star was held on Sunday, November 19, at Tri-Cities Funeral Home in Georgia.
Before the service, her friends and family gathered to honor her life in a candlelight vigil on November 12.
When she was a child, Brandi fell in love with beauty pageants after watching them on television with her mother, and she competed in shows for years.
By the time she was 12, she weighed more than 250lb and was told by pageant judges she was too heavy to compete.
At her heaviest, Brandi weighed 329lb.
On the show, she became trainer Chris Powell’s first client to compete in a Half Ironman, a triathlon.
She had to swim, bike, and run a combined 70.3 miles in under eight hours.
SHE’LL BE MISSED
Another Extreme Weight Loss star Kim Williams Maxile paid tribute to her friend Brandi on Instagram.
Kim – who appeared on season 5 of the show – wrote: “Rest in Love sis.
To my fellow Extreme Weight Loss sis, Brandi, you will be missed.
“I’ll never forget while I was at boot camp for season 5 we watched your season and it inspired us to keep going. Your episode was my favorite because we had so much in common from pageants to being a makeup artist and just a love of life.”
“When my episode aired a year later you reached out and even though we never met in person (at that moment) you and I became sisters as only a small group of us know what life was like on the show and life after the show.
“We finally met in person a few years later when you came to spend time with me in Cali and it was like we’ve known each other our whole life!”
Kim continued: “Girl, I enjoyed our weekend and we just stayed up for 3 days talking about everything. We laughed we cried, we created a project together and I knew we’d be sisters for life.
“You truly made an impact on this world with your zest and your passion for body positivity. I’m blessed to have gotten to experience you in this world. Love you so much sis.”
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Brandi died due to complications with obesityCredit: ABC
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She was having heart problems and could have been pre-diabeticCredit: Instagram/brandimallory
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Brandi lost enough weight that she was able to compete in a triathlon
