{"id":584078,"date":"2026-04-14T17:52:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T17:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/584078\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T17:52:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T17:52:11","slug":"my-600-lb-life-star-dolly-martinez-dead-at-30-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/584078\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018My 600-lb. Life\u2019 star Dolly Martinez dead at 30"},"content":{"rendered":"

FORT WORTH, Texas (Gray News) \u2014 A woman who was featured on TLC\u2019s \u201cMy 600-lb. Life\u201d has died at age 30.<\/p>\n

Dolly Martinez\u2019s sister, Lindsey Cooper, announced her death this week in a Facebook post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is with a heavy heart that I share the passing of my beautiful sister, Dolly,\u201d Cooper wrote on Facebook. \u201cDolly had the brightest personality. She could light up any room with her laughter, her kindness, and her loving spirit. She had a way of making everyone feel special, and her warmth will stay with us forever.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"DollyDolly Martinez, who was featured on TLC\u2019s \u201cMy 600-lb. Life,\u201d has died at age 30.(Dolly Martinez\/Facebook)<\/p>\n

Martinez\u2019s mother, Staci Thurman, told TMZ<\/a> on Monday that her daughter died of congestive heart failure.<\/p>\n

Thurman told TMZ that Martinez had been sick for some time and was admitted to a hospital in Fort Worth on March 29 with fluid on her heart and lungs. She was put in a medically induced coma and placed on a ventilator but never woke up.<\/p>\n

Martinez appeared<\/a> on season 10 of \u201cMy 600-lb. Life\u201d in 2022, when she was 25. The show detailed her struggles with food addiction.<\/p>\n

Her family said she was surrounded by loved ones when she died.<\/p>\n

\u201cRest peacefully, Dolly. You will always be loved, always be missed, and never forgotten,\u201d Cooper wrote.<\/p>\n

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