‘Extreme Weight Loss’ star Brandi Mallory’s cause of death revealed

Former “Extreme Weight Loss� participant Brandi Mallory died last month at age 40 from “complications of obesity,� according to an autopsy report.

The document from the Fulton County Medical Examiner, obtained by People, listed Mallory’s death as “natural� and found that there was “no evidence of significant recent injury.� The report, the magazine said, also noted that trace amounts of marijuana and alcohol were in the former reality star’s system, but that they didn’t factor into her death.

A spokesperson for the medical examiner did not immediately respond Wednesday to The Times.

Mallory, who also worked as a makeup artist and advocated for body positivity, participated in the fourth season of ABC’s makeover reality show “Extreme Weight Loss� in 2014. While on the program, Mallory lost nearly 150 pounds and later started a podcast in which she discussed it.

She was found dead Nov. 9 in Stone Mountain, Ga. Law enforcement officials said that she was discovered unconscious in her car in a parking lot after picking up dinner from a restaurant the previous night.

Mallory was raised by Mormon parents and grew up participating in the world of beauty pageants. When Mallory was 10, a pageant judge commented harshly on her weight and, by the time she was 12, Mallory decided to pull out of competitions because of constant criticism.

According to a 2018 interview, the Clark Atlanta University alum said she decided to begin losing weight after one of her sorority sisters died at age 29 of a heart attack.

“It was devastating ... and I was literally waking up every day like, ‘This might be my last day waking up,’� she said. “When it’s playing on your mind that, ‘I might have to do something about my weight because I’m afraid that I might die too,’ then you might need to pay attention to something like that.�

Chris Powell, who served as the host and trainer on “Extreme Weight Loss,� spoke fondly of his time with Mallory following her death.

“She just had that spark of life and love,� Powell told People in November. “This whole thing really sucks, the fact that she’s gone. But I mean, gosh, spending a year with someone, you go through a lot and we share a lot. Countless times of just all hanging out together and just laughing our asses off and having fun and joking around and playing pranks on people.�

A funeral service for Mallory took place on Nov. 20 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Tucker, Ga., and was attended by her friends and family.