What a Creep: Gwen Shamblin Lara ("The Way Down" Cult Creep)

What a Creep: Gwen Shamblin Lara Season 13, Episode 4 The Founder of Remnant Fellowship Church “HBOMax The Way Down”  Gwen Henley Shamblin Lara was the founder of a popular Christina diet program called “The Weigh Down” whose followers were instructed to use God as their guide to lose weight and overcome eating issues. This led her to start her own ministry called the Remnant Fellowship which along with her best-selling books and popular online programs and festivals made her a wealthy woman. For years, she dodged rumors that she ran a cult and took advantage of her followers. On May 29, 2021, she died in a plane crash along with her second husband for Tarzan in Manhattan actor Joe Lara, her son-in-law Brandon Hannah, and several members of her church on their way to a MAGA rally. HBO Max produced three episodes for a series called The Way Down (two more are due next year) which exposed many of the more unsavory aspects of her life. Today we talk about the mysterious leader with the incredible head of hair and what is happening with her ministry today. Trigger Warnings: Church cults, eating disorders, and child abuse. Sources:       Gwen Shamblin Lara Wikipedia       NBC News Nashville October 2021 Reporter Phil Williams       People Magazine October 2021       The Tennessean May 2021 Death Announcement       The Tennessean September 20, 2021, Interview with Documentarian       Bustle.com       Bustle.com 2       Esquire.com       NBC News Feb. 2007       Baptist Press       Christian Courier       Atlanta Journal-Constitution October 2021       New Yorker 2001       The Weigh Down Diet by Gwen Shamblin (2002)       Remnant Fellowship YouTube channel Be sure to follow us on social media. But don’t follow us too closely … don’t be a creep about it! Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts Twitter: https://twitter.com/CreepPod @CreepPod Facebook: Join the private group!  Instagram @WhatACreepPodcast Visit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/whatacreep Email: [email protected]  We’ve got merch here! https://whatacreeppodcast.threadless.com/# Our website is www.whatacreeppodcast.com  Our logo was created by Claudia Gomez-Rodriguez. Follow her on Instagram @ClaudInCloud