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A Texas woman likes to get her fatty proteins from a can .... filled with cat food!!!

TMZ has an exclusive sneak peek from tonights new episode of "My Strange Addiction" ... and it features Abigail ... a 26-year-old who has been chowing down on kitty cuisine for going on two decades.

Abigail loves the sound the lid makes when she pries open a can of wet cat food ... and she says she eats it with chopsticks, forks, spoons ... and her personal favorite, her bare hands.

Charity Pierce -- best known for her appearance on TLC's "My 600-lb Life" -- has died ... TMZ has learned.

A family source tells TMZ ... Charity died Tuesday at 1:20 AM, surrounded by her loved ones. Our source says Charity had been in hospice care for a month or two due to ongoing medical conditions -- including lymphedema and fluid buildup in her lungs -- adding the fluid in her lungs may have contributed to her death.

The reality TV star's death was also confirmed by her daughter, Charly Jo, who shared an emotional post on Facebook announcing her mother's death. In the message, Charly said she was by Charity's side when she took her last breath ... and that Charity is now "finally at peace."

"I wasn't going to post about this," Charly wrote, explaining an influx of calls and texts prompted her to share the heartbreaking news publicly. She wrote Charity is reunited with deceased family members and closed the post saying how grateful she was to be by her mom's side before taking her last breath.

Charity rose to national attention in Season 3 of "My 600-lb Life," where viewers watched her battle severe obesity, health complications, and emotional trauma. At her heaviest, Charity weighed nearly 800 pounds, before she sought professional help.

One Illinois woman is in a seriously sticky mess ... she’s literally addicted to eating hot glue every single day!

In a sneak peek of this week’s TLC's "My Strange Addiction," 20-year-old Jayden goes full confessional about her glue obsession -- admitting she burns through more than 8,000 glue sticks annually and even busts out a hot glue gun to show exactly how she eats the sticky stuff.

You’ve gotta see this clip, 'cause it’s wild ... Jayden breaks down her hot-glue routine, explaining the exact consistency she looks for, how she waits until it’s perfectly tacky, then peels it off and chomps down like it’s a snack.

It's been hard out here for a pimp! So hard that Cassy from Boston lied about vabbing 50 times a day, thinking it would attract more dates ... and it did!

To be fair ... the type of guy interested in you because of your addiction to applying your own vaginal fluids to your neck probably isn't going to be marriage material, but they're coming out the woodwork for your girl.

ICYMI ... Cassy went on "My Strange Addiction" claiming she uses two fingers to collect her vaginal discharge and then rub it onto her neck as a natural perfume.

But now, she admits it was a lie. She says what she was actually addicted to was alcohol.

In a video uploaded to YouTube, which she has since set to Private, she explains, "I was drinking a lot. I was eating a lot of processed food and I was just genuinely unhappy and lonely."

Here's an interesting way to try and get a date ... a woman from Boston applies her own vaginal fluids to her neck in hopes of attracting a mate ... and she does it 50 times a day!!!

TMZ has an exclusive sneak peek from tonight's episode of "My Strange Addiction" ... and it features Cassy from Boston, a woman who has never been in a relationship and is going to great lengths to change her romantic situation.

Cassy is addicted to "vabbing" ... she uses two fingers to collect her vaginal discharge and then rubs it onto her neck as a natural perfume.

"90 Day Fiancé" star Elizabeth Castravet announced the death of her father, Chuck Potthast, in an Instagram post Sunday.

The reality television star wrote her father died two weeks ago and her family's been "completely shattered."

One of Elizabeth's sisters, Rebekah Lichtwerch, also paid tribute to her late father on Instagram, writing her world has been "distorted into a place I don’t understand."

Chuck Potthast -- who appeared in several episodes of "90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?" -- had been open about his struggles with his health ... in one episode of the show, he urged his daughter to patch up her differences with family members.

His family has not yet released the cause of his death.

Chuck posted a health update on Instagram in September, revealing he underwent an 8-hour surgery to repair a hernia and a collapsed stomach.

Chuck took the surgery in stride and jokingly pointed out the procedure left him with a flat stomach.

Chuck Potthast was 64 years old.

Bechnir Dupree of "Baylen Out Loud" fame is not missing despite a viral social media rumor claiming otherwise ... TMZ has learned.

Here's the deal ... a digital flyer is going around which claims the 10-year-old has been missing since Saturday and lists a phone number at the bottom for people with information to call.

Well, we reached out to the Dupree family ... and, Baylen and Bechnir's mom, Julie, tells us Bechnir's safe and sound at home. The post is a fake and not associated with the family.

"The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" star Mary Cosby and the church she runs with her husband, Robert Cosby Sr., are back in the spotlight ... this time accused of being a full-blown cult, according to a bombshell new TLC doc.

TMZ’s got your first look at the wild new trailer -- the three-parter dives deep into Mary’s eyebrow-raising marriage to her step-grandfather, Robert Cosby Sr., and the misconduct claims that dragged Faith Temple Pentecostal Church into one seriously controversial new chapter.

The docuseries gives the mic to former church members breaking their silence for the first time -- including longtime insiders of Faith Temple -- plus a top cult expert who lays out how tactics of control and loyalty enforcement can keep followers in line.

TLC's Chilli recently used Boyz II Men and Babyface as an example of a cautionary tale about artists failing after biting the hand that fed them -- but B2M's Wanya Morris is calling it a fairy tale that's completely made up!!!

An old July 2017 interview clip between Chilli and Grammy-winning engineer Leslie Brathwaite has been circulating on Instagram, which graced Wanya's radar on Tuesday night.

Wanya first hinted at betrayal on Chilli's part, writing "Damn sis, Lisa would never???" -- a reference to late TLC band member Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, who was known to keep it real no matter what.

Honey Boo Boo's got a boo-boo -- her mom, June "Mama June" Shannon, revealed she was involved in a serious car accident Friday afternoon.

The reality star detailed the horrific crash in an Instagram video, revealing a young man T-boned Honey Boo Boo, real name Alana Thompson, as she was pulling out of the driveway of her Colorado residence. She gave the 23-year-old some credit, saying he admitted he was speeding down the road at 40 MPH when he hit her on the driver's side.

The TLC star was treated at the hospital but was able to return home ... and is now resting her aches and pains away.

Three members of the Putman reality television family have died in a tragic car accident, the family announced Saturday morning.

The devastating news was shared on the family's Instagram page, and they revealed "Papa, Neenee and Aunt Megan" have passed. While they did not say Papa's real name -- the family's patriarch, Bill Putman, was referred to as "Papa." His wife, Barb, was known as "Neenee."

Meanwhile, several family members -- Uncle Blake, Lulu, Alena, Noah, and Gia -- remain hospitalized.

Abby and Brittany Hensel stopped off for a snack with their newborn ... grabbing a bite to eat at McDonald's before heading off to work.

The dynamic duo were photographed walking around and holding a baby carrier ... wearing a tank top and a pair of jean shorts.

The two chatted and laughed with a friend before giving a goodbye hug, putting the carrier in the back and hopping into their gray Tesla ... after which it seems they drove up to grab some food at the popular fast food chain.

Abby and Brittany Hensel are deep in family mode with Abby’s hubby Josh Bowling -- weeks after welcoming their first kid ... and even the family dog joined the outing.

The famous conjoined twins were spotted keeping it low-key over the weekend in their Minnesota hometown -- dropping their labradoodle at the groomer while Josh handled a grocery run at the local market.

The whole crew looked happy and settled -- truly in the thick of family life. With a newborn in the mix, things are clearly busy.

"Breaking Amish" star Mama Mary Schmucker has died after a battle with cancer ... TMZ has learned.

Mama Mary died Friday at her home in Pennsylvania, the result of cancer complications ... according to her son, Andrew Schmucker.

We're told Mama Mary was briefly hospitalized this week before passing away at her home. The cancer had spread over her body.

TLC's Chilli is ready to kick off 2025 in style at Times Square ... giving us the latest on prepping for "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest" and why the moment will be extra bittersweet.

Chilli joined us on "TMZ Live" and shared how this Big Apple performance holds a lot of meaning for her and T-Boz -- especially since their last trip to Times Square in 2002 was to honor their late bandmate, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, shortly after her tragic death.

But, Chilli says it's not all tears and sadness ... there’s plenty of fun to be had as she gears up to bring the party to Times Square.

Josh Duggar's attempt to overturn his child pornography conviction in the U.S. Supreme Court has been rejected ... the justices declined to even hear his appeal.

The U.S. Supreme Court denied Josh's attempt at an appeal on Monday, which comes after he also lost, back in October, in the U.S. Court of Appeals.

The Supreme Court did not explain the reasoning behind its decision ... though that's not necessarily uncommon.