Overview
- Dolly Martinez’s sister announced her death Saturday on Facebook, confirming the former TLC participant had died at age 30.
- TMZ reported Monday that Martinez’s mother said the cause was congestive heart failure after a March 29 hospital admission for fluid on her heart and lungs and a subsequent medically induced coma.
- Martinez appeared on Season 10 of My 600‑Lb. Life in 2022, entering care at about 593 pounds while using supplemental oxygen.
- She moved from Fort Worth to Houston to work with Dr. Younan Nowzaradan, lost roughly 40 pounds on the program, and did not qualify for weight‑loss surgery.
- Family members and fans have posted tributes and condolences, and coverage notes her death joins several others among former participants of the long‑running series.