My 600-Lb Life: Where Are The Assanti Brothers Now? - Looper

Since the premiere of his My 600-Lb Life episode, Steven Assanti has been doing pretty well, and in 2018, he married a woman named Stephanie ... × CookieshelpusdeliverourServices.ByusingourServices,youagreetoouruseofcookies. LearnMore. My600-LbLife:WhereAreTheAssantiBrothersNow? TLC By XavierPiedra/Updated:April21,20222:45pmEDT Someof My600-LbLife'smostcontroversialstars were theAssantiBrothers.Backin2017whentheirepisodeaired,thebrotherswereknownforgeneratingalotofdramaandtension.Justin,whoweighedaround600pounds,wasthecalmeroftheduoandwasalittlemorewillingtofollowhisweightlossplan.However,Steven,whoweighednearly800pounds,wasincrediblydifficultandwouldoftenthrowtantrumsandcauseatonofchaosontheshow.Needlesstosay,Stevenstoletheshow,andnotforthebestreasons. Nowthatit'sbeenafewyearssincetheshowaired,thebrothershavesurprisinglymanagedtostayoutofthespotlight.However,bothsiblingshaveretainedafollowingfromtheshowand,unlikesomestarssuchasJT,they'veactivelykeptfansupdatedontheirprogress.ViewerswhowatchedtheAssantibrothers'episodeonMy600-LbLifewillbeinterestedtoknowthatthesetwoareactuallydoingprettywell.Still,therehasbeentensionbetweenthetwo,andfansofthesiblingswon'twanttomissoutonthedetailsofwhathappened. StevenAssantiismarried,butheisn'thappyabouttheepisode TLC SincethepremiereofhisMy600-LbLifeepisode,StevenAssantihasbeendoingprettywell,andin2018,he marriedawomannamedStephanie.Althoughtheshowportrayedhimasself-absorbedandtemperamental,Stephanierefutedmanyofthesequalities.Duringa2018interviewwithStarcasm,StephanieexplainedthatStevencouldn'thavebeenmoredifferent."Beautyisskindeepandhehasaheartofgold,"shesaid."[Stevenis]nothinglikehowhewasperceivedontheTVshowatalloronhisYouTubevideos.He'sagentlemanandafantasticloverandloveroflifeingeneral." Believingthathewasdealtabadhand,StevenhasarguedthatTLC"overdramatized"hisbehavior.Hediscussedthisduringa2020interviewwithNickiSwift inwhichheclaimedtheproducersdidn'tbothertoshowanyofhisgoodqualities."Theyonlyshowmegoingcrazy,andyellingatpeople,andtakingpainpills,andjustallthebadstuff,"hesaid."Theyfilmedmeandmyfamilydoinggoodthingstoo,buttheychoosetoshowjustthebadthings." StevenalsoadmittedthatheandStephaniehavehadahardtimedealingwiththefame.Duringthe NickiSwiftinterview,StevenexplainedthatStephaniewasn'tafanofthespotlight,andit'scausedsometension.Thiseventuallymanifestedinaseparationwherethetwolived90minutesawayfromeachother."She'skindofdoingherownthing,"Stevenexplained."We'realwaysworkingitout.Iloveherwithallmyheartandshelovesme.We'rejustintwodifferenthouseholdsrightnow.Needalittlebreak." Morerecently,Stevenattackedfansforaccusinghiswifeof"cashingin"onhisTLCchecks.AccordingtoareportfromSoapDirt,theformerstargotupsetafterreadingmeancommentsandrumors.HerevealedthatStephanie "totallyrefused"anofferfromTLC.ThereportalsostatedthatStevenhasmaintainedthesameweightsincehisgastricbypasssurgery. JustinAssanticontinuestothriveanddohisownthing JustinAssanti/Facebook JustinAssantihasalsobeendoingnicelysinceMy600-LbLife.Accordingtoareportfrom TheCinemaholic, hisstore,HobbyHaven,issucceedingandhasbeenagreatwayforhimtodealwithhissocialanxiety.However, hisrelationshipwithStevenisnonexistent."Hedoesn'tbotherussincehegotmarried,"thebrothertoldfansin adeletedRedditAMAsession (via Starcasm). Additionally,Justintouchedontheshow'sportrayalofhimandhisbrother.Accordingtoadifferentreportfrom Starcasm,headmittedthatTLCproducersdefinitelyexaggeratedsomeaspectsoftheirstory,buthealsosaidthatStevenwasanabsolutenightmare.ContrarytowhatStevenbelievesabouthimself,JustinsaidthattheshowofferedanaccuratedepictionofwhatlifewithStevenwaslike."StevenontheshowisSteveninreallife,"Justinsaid."It'soneofthefewthingsnotscripted." Whileit'sbeensometimesincehe'sappearedontelevision,JustintoldfansduringhisdeletedAMAthathe'sbeenworkingtomaintainhisweightloss.AshementionedinhisAMA(via Starcasm), Justinhaslost200poundssincehisepisodeaired. Recommended