The California native appeared on the long-running reality showMy 600-Lb.
Lifein its fourth season.
Nevertheless, she pushed forward and soon lost enough weight to receive a gastric bypass surgery.
A disturbing scene in her debut episode revealed that her then husband, Gilbert, abused her.
This caused Lupita’s stitches to open, and her wounds became infected.
Samano has since separated from Gilbert and moved to Redlands, California.
In 2017, she met a new love interest, Andrew Renteria (pictured above).
Unfortunately, Renteria passed away in 2019 due to kidney problems.
Lupita confessed onFacebookhow devastating Renteria’s death was for her.
Despite these personal challenges, Lupita tries to remain positive on social media.
She captioned a2019 Facebook photoof herself as “Mz.UNSTOPPABLE [sic]”.
