Steven Assanti From 'My 600-lb Life': Where Is He Now?

Steven John Assanti is a reality TV alum who was featured on the final two episodes of the fifth season of TLC's My-600 lb Life with his ... Forover10years,viewershavetunedintoTLC’sMy600-lbLifetofollowtheoutrageousweightlossjourneysofthemorbidlyobese.Butperhapsnooneaddedanelementofdramainthewaythatseason5’sStevenAssantidid.Oncetippingthescalesatalmost800pounds,heappearedontheseriesalongsidehisbrotherJustinin2017.Manywereappalledbyhisabrasivepersonality,andsomeevenfoundthemselvesintherarepositionofrootingagainsthim. FindoutwhathappenedtoStevenAssantiduringhistimeontheshowandafteritwrapped.Youmaybesurprisedbytheanswer. WhoIsStevenAssanti? StevenJohnAssantiisarealityTValumwhowasfeaturedonthefinaltwoepisodesofthefifthseasonofTLC’sMy-600lbLifewithhisbrotherJustin.Priortohisappearanceontheprogram,Stevendrewattentionasa2007guestonDr.Phil’sHouseofHatred.Healsoattemptedtocapitalizeonhisalmost800-poundframewithaseriesofbizarreYouTubevideos. ButhedrewtheattentionofTLCexecswhenheappearedona2015localnewsbroadcast.Init,itwasreportedthathewaskickedoutofahospitalforviolatinggastricbypassprepandorderingapizza.HewascastonMy600-lbLifeshortlyafter. StevenwasbornonDecember2,1981.HeandhisyoungerbrotherJustinwereborntoanalcoholicmotherwhoseparatedfromtheirfatherwhentheboyswere11and5.Thechildrenoriginallymovedinwiththeirmother,butsadlytheboyssufferedabuseatthehandsofhernewboyfriend.Tocopewiththechaos,StevenandJustinbothturnedtobinge-eating. “Stevenwasverygreedy,”JustinexplainedonMy600-lbLife.“Andeverytimetherewasfoodaround,beforeIcouldeatithewouldhavealreadygobbleditdown.” “Foodwasmycomfortthroughgoodandbadsituations,”Stevenadmitted.“Butitdidn’thelpwithsomeofthesh-tthatwasgoingon.Iwasstillveryupset.” Formoredetailsonthebrothers’backgroundcheckoutthefullclipfromtheshow: StevenAssantiFrequentlyHadABadAttitudeOnTheShow FromthemomentviewerswereintroducedtoSteven,theywereputoffbyhispersonality.Herefusedtoadheretoaprescribedeatingplanandoftenthrewtantrums.EvenDr.NowzaradanwasdriventothepointofmadnessandthreatenedtodropStevenoffatahomelessshelter.Stevenalsodevelopedanaddictiontopainkillers,whichforcedthedoctortokickhimofftheshowandsendhimtorehab. SoitshouldcomeasnosurprisethatStevenalsogotunderhisfamily’sskin.HeandJustinwerealwaysatodds,andtheirfatheronlyenabledhiselderson’sterriblebehavior.TakethisincidentwhereStevendemandsthathisfatherfeedhimeverytwohoursastheydrivehalfwayacrossthecountrytogethimhelp: StevenAssantiAlsoHadABrotherWithHimOnTheShow EvenifSteven’sfatherwenttogreatlengthstohelpSteven,Justinhadalowertoleranceforhisbrother’santics.Inatensesegmentontheshow,Justinrevealedthathecan’tstandtobearoundhisbrotherafterthemanyyearshewasabusedbyhim. Anditappearsthatnotmuchhaschanged.Ina2018AMAonReddit,Justinwrites,“Stevenhasalwaysbeenalittlemessedupinthehead,butithadgottenworsetheolderhegot.AsfarbackasIcouldrememberhewaslikethisevenbeforehismotherabandonedhim.” Thebrothershavealsoappearedinthreefollow-upsontheshow’ssisterseriesWhereAreTheyNow?,withpartfivetitled“StevenandJustinAssantiTheFinalChapter”airinginMay2020.Intheepisode,thepair’sfathertriedtoreunitehissonsbyschedulingtheirdoctor’sappointmentatthesametime,yetitprovedtobenothingmorethanwishfulthinking.Thebrother’sissuesclearlypersisted,andtheygladlywentbacktheirseparateways. WhereisStevenAssantiNow? AsrevealedonWhereAreTheyNow?,Stevendideventuallygetweightlosssurgery,thoughasexpected,itwasarockyroadfilledwithcheatmeals,tantrums,andevenapainkilleraddiction.Despiteallthat,Steven,whooriginallyweighedover700lbs,saidintheepisodethatairedinMay2020thathisweightwasdownto518lbs,thoughDr.Nowestimatedhisactualweightwasmuchhigher. Asforhispersonallife,in2018StevenmarriedmassagetherapistStephanieSanger.SheagreedtoaninterviewwiththewebsiteStarcasmthesameyear,butthewriterdiscoveredattheendofthechatthatStevenhasbeenprovidingalloftheanswershimself. “IwastryingtofindhimbecausethemomentIsawhimonTVIthoughthewasabeautifulperson,”StevenwroteundertheguiseofbeingStephanie.“AndIwantedtoknowhimnotbecauseofTVbutbecauseIknewhewasmysoulmate.IfeltitandIjusthadtofindhim.” Takinghislastname,StephanieAssanti’sFacebookpageshowsherstatusas“Married”asofthiswriting,withherprofileURLreading“stephanie.stevenmylove.”Thatsaid,herlastpublicpostfeaturingaprofileimageofthepairwasfromMarch31,2019,andwaschangedtoanimageofjustherself11dayslater. Stevendoesn’thavemuchofasocialmediapresence,sobesidesclaiminghewastheonetostartalotoftheargumentsinthemarriagewhileon“StevenandJustinAssantiTheFinalChapter,”it’shardtogaugehowhislifeisgoing. AllwecanhopeisthatStevencontinuesoninhisjourneytogethealthyandfindinghappinessandstabilityinhislife. 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