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Shay Sorrells, 30, a social worker from Newport Beach At 5 feet 8 inches and 476 pounds, she is the single biggest contestant to ever appear on the show. Married with two step kids, she says buying clothing is nearly impossible. As a social worker, she spends her days helping others. But she does nothing to help herself. Determined to rise above her background -- her mother died at 48 of a drug overdose, and Shay was raised in foster care -- to date her determination has been focused outward, not inward. That is about to change, she said. How she knows this is it: "One thing you can say about me is that I have perserverence," she said. Based on her upbringing, "I should be on welfare some place...[But] I will not give up."
Shay Sorrells, 30, a social worker from Newport Beach At 5 feet 8 inches and 476 pounds, she is the single biggest contestant to ever appear on the show. Married with two step kids, she says buying clothing is nearly impossible. As a social worker, she spends her days helping others. But she does nothing to help herself. Determined to rise above her background -- her mother died at 48 of a drug overdose, and Shay was raised in foster care -- to date her determination has been focused outward, not inward. That is about to change, she said. How she knows this is it: "One thing you can say about me is that I have perserverence," she said. Based on her upbringing, "I should be on welfare some place...[But] I will not give up." (NBC Universal)
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