My Big Fat Fabulous Life Star Barbara 'Babs' Thore Dead At 76, Daughter Whitney Announces

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Barbara ‘Babs’ Thore has died. The lovable woman passed away Wednesday night according to her daughter, My Big Fat Fabulous Life star Whitney Way Thore.

The younger Thore revealed her mother’s passing in an Instagram post Thursday afternoon. Immediately, thousands of fans delivered their well wishes and supportive messages from across the world.

Babs was 76 years old. Related: Leah Remini Speaks Out About Kirstie Alley’s Tragic Death Babs, who starred alongside Whitney in all ten seasons of the hit TLC show, was a larger-than-life personality on air.

And that’s how Whitney remembered her mother in Thursday’s touching memorial tribute. Whitney opened the sad announcement by noting how Babs died at the exact same time of day as when she brought her beloved daughter into the world: So crushing… In the reveal about her mother’s passing, Whitney also explained how Babs suffered from cerebral amyloid angiopathy.