December 7, 2023
Reality TV Star Brandi Mallory’s Cause of Death Released
Mallory appeared on Season 4 of the reality show in 2014.
According to the autopsy report obtained by TMZ, Brandi Mallory, the former Extreme Weight Loss contestant, died from complications of obesity. The medical examiner’s report found no signs of foul play.
Mallory, 40, was found dead in a Chipotle parking lot in Stone Mountain, Georgia, on Nov. 9. The influencer was last seen on Nov. 8 in surveillance footage around 5:53 p.m. She entered the restaurant, then returned to her car, but never left the parking lot.
The next morning, a man who worked in a nearby restaurant told police he’d noticed a woman who appeared to be sleeping inside a white Jeep. When he saw the vehicle was still there a few hours later, he called the police.
The makeup artist appeared in Season 4 of Extreme Weight Loss, which follows participants in intense diet and exercise routines. Mallory was paired with trainer Chris Powell, who assisted her in losing approximately 150 pounds over one year.
“She was so spunky right off the bat, and she just danced everywhere. She was always just enrolling everyone in her positivity,” Powell told People.
The Clark Atlanta University alumna later competed in the Half Iron Man competition, a fitness challenge that includes running, swimming, and biking more than 70 miles in eight hours.
In 2017, The Dance Your Pounds Off instructor went viral after appearing in a video entitled “Body Positivity over Perfection.”
In an interview with Stirred Up, the social media influencer said she found her “happy place” in dance and hoped to inspire others by sharing her weight loss journey.
“I knew that it was important for me to share what I learned,” Mallory said.
Fellow makeup artist and actress Nzinga Imani took to Instagram to pay tribute to her friend.
“I’m grateful I got the chance to tell her how incredible she was to me, but sad we didn’t get more time together,” Imani said.
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