Barbara "Babs" Thore has died at the age of 76 and fans are mourning the loss. The My Big Fat Fabulous Life star, who was best known as Whitney Thore's mother on the TLC reality series, passed from cerebral amyloid angiopathy, per an Instagram post shared by Whitney last Thursday. In a touching tribute, Whitney shared a video collage of old photos that included her mother, announcing her passing and gathering a mass of love and support in the comments section. Barbara had suffered three strokes since 2017 - her last one was back on November 13.