Originally published on BroadwayWorld.com.
“Kathie and Josh” – Over the past 21 years, Kathie and her only child, son Josh, have slowly eaten their way into obesity as a way of dealing with the absence of Kathie’s husband – Josh’s father – who abandoned the family when Josh was only nine months old. Last year, Kathie wrote a letter to Chris Powell asking for help. Ultimately, both Kathie and Josh will have to work separately to become stronger people together during their year-long transformation on the hit series “Extreme Weight Loss,” airing TUESDAY, JUNE 3 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET/PT) on the ABC Television Network.
Kathie (52) and Josh (21) are from Charlotte, NC. She is 5’2″ and weighs 255 pounds, while Josh is 5’7″ and weighs 345 pounds. After an unexpected and messy divorce rendered Kathie a single mom, she became depressed and didn’t date at all for the next 20 years. Food was her comfort. With Josh by her side, hurting from the absence of his father, whom he felt disconnected from even though they live in the same town, they both became dangerously overweight as Kathie continually consoled them both with food. With little money to spare, the fast food “dollar menu” became their daily go-to meal (in fact, they keep a giant box full of Happy Meal toys as a reminder of their bad habits).
