Whitney Way Thore (born April 14, 1984)[1] is an American television personality and subject of the reality show My Big Fat Fabulous Life, which airs on TLC.
[3] In 2000, Thore was accepted into the Theatre Summer Enrichment Program at the Governor's School of North Carolina of Meredith College.
After graduating from Page High School (2002), Thore enrolled at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, majoring in Theatre.
[4] After Thore returned to the U.S. from Korea, she became the on-air producer of the Greensboro, North Carolina radio show Jared & Katie in the Morning on 107.5 KZL.
[6] As a direct result, Thore was featured on numerous media outlets such as ABC News, NBC's Today Show, and The Huffington Post.