{"id":12138,"date":"2025-01-18T21:26:36","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T21:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aboutlife.press\/?p=12138"},"modified":"2025-01-18T21:26:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T21:26:36","slug":"off-the-record-the-viral-70lb-baby-that-was-featured-on-jerry-springer-is-all-grown-up-and-you-better-sit-down-before-seeing-him-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aboutlife.press\/?p=12138","title":{"rendered":"OFF THE RECORD The Viral 70LB Baby That Was Featured On Jerry Springer Is All Grown Up, And You Better Sit Down Before Seeing Him Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

Zach Strenkert made an appearance on The Jerry Springer Show when I was just a year old, and I\u2019m willing to wager that some of you weren\u2019t even born yet.<\/strong><\/p>\n

When his parents put the 70-pound infant on the well-known chat show back in 1996, he was reportedly the talk of the town.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the video has gone viral in recent years, despite the fact that the show broadcast long before social media.<\/p>\n

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Source: Flickr<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

However, viewers today are unaware that Zach, who is currently 29 years old, has Simpson-Golabi-Behmel Syndrome (SGBS), a rare genetic illness.<\/p>\n

Due to the disease, he gained 2.5 pounds every two weeks and grew an inch, reaching a reported weight of 70 pounds at the age of 17 months.<\/p>\n

The Netflix documentary Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera Action, which was just released, has given viewers a better understanding of how bizarre the television program was.<\/p>\n

Zach claimed he \u2018felt like a circus act\u2019 after making appearances on shows like Oprah and Inside Edition while growing up in Port Jervis, New York.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey presented me as different, which only separated me further from everyone else,\u201d<\/strong> he stated<\/a> to The Mirror. \u201cI was referred to as the TV kid.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cNowadays, people ask me what it was like. They assume my mom was chasing fame or money, but that wasn\u2019t the case.\u201d<\/strong> he continued to say. \u201cWe just wanted help with geneticists, which wasn\u2019t easy to come by with our insurance.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Zach said his family wanted to raise awareness on what it was like to live with SGBS, adding: \u201cWe didn\u2019t really get a lot of take-home pay after all the affairs were done. It was strictly to make sure that her kid was okay.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speaking about the documentary, Zach admitted: \u201cIt\u2019s just a spin on what\u2019s already out there. It didn\u2019t reveal anything new. It\u2019s the same content, just packaged with bells and whistles.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Source: Twitter<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Zach, who used to weigh 485 pounds, is now concentrating on his physical well-being.<\/p>\n

From 1991 until 2018, Jerry Springer headlined The Jerry Springer Show for 27 years.<\/p>\n

In 2023, the television host died at his Chicago home.<\/p>\n

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