Cedar Rapids Iowa

"Is this heaven? No, it's Iowa"

The Hawkeye State might not be the first or second most likely state you think of when someone says "celebrity hometowns," but there are some folks from the state of Iowa that may come as a surprise.

TLC's popular series 'My 600-lb Life' will air all new episodes beginning on January 7. The series, which follows several people that each weigh over 600 lbs as they try to make positive changes in their lives, will enter its third season in 2015. Among the eight new cast members of the upcoming season will be a woman from Potosi, Missouri in Washington County, and a woman from Cedar Rapids. Read