What is Barry Austin?
'''Barry Austin '''(17 September 1968 &ndash; 1 January 2021) was a British man from [[Chelmsley Wood]], [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]], [[England]]. He was the fattest man in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3080296.stm|title= 'Eating less is the real answer'|publisher= BBC|work= BBC News|date= 4 September 2003|access-date= 13 October 2010}}</ref> He weighed around 700&nbsp;lbs or 320&nbsp;kg.<ref name=why>[http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,1572754,00.html Why 50-stone Barry seized a chance of life] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051227182310/http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0%2C6903%2C1572754%2C00.html |date=December 27, 2005 }}, [[The Observer]], September 18, 2005</ref> In December 2009 Austin played 'Big Brian' in [[ITV1]]'s comedy-drama ''[[The Fattest Man in Britain]]'' as Fat Brian. Austin died on 1 January 2021 at the age of 52.<ref>{{cite web |title=We are saddened to hear of the passing of lifelong Bluenose, Barry Austin. |url=https://twitter.com/BCFC/status/1345101255249637379 |website=Twitter |publisher=Birmingham City FC |access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Preece |first1=Ashley |title=Tributes paid to Birmingham City fan Barry Austin known as 'Britain's fattest man' after tragic death |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-barry-austin-dead-19552102 |access-date=2 January 2021 |work=Birmingham Mail |date=2 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Wheeler |first1=Sophie |last2=Bazaraa |first2=Danya |title=Britain's ex-fattest man who once weighed 65-stone dies aged 52 as family pay tribute |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-britains-ex-fattest-man-23251081 |access-date=2 January 2021 |work=The Daily Mirror |date=2 January 2021}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Austin, Barry}} [[Category:1968 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:People from West Midlands (county)]] {{bio-stub}}