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Britain’s former fattest man Barry Austin dies aged 52 as family pay heartbreaking tribute – NEWS.com.au
Britain’s former fattest man Barry Austin dies aged 52 as family pay heartbreaking tribute
A football fan once dubbed Britains fattest man has died aged 52.Tributes have been paid to “wonderful” Barry Austin who had a “heart of gold”.
The ex-cabbie, of Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham, once starred in Sky One documentary Inside Britain’s Fattest Man.
Barry at one point said he consumed up to 29,000 calories a day and drank up to 12 litres of fizzy drink in a day, swelling to 412kg.
Lifelong Birmingham City fan Barry later lost 127kg after health problems, slashing his daily calorie intake to…
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