Corey Harrison has lost about 200 lbs in the past few years. He decided to lose all the extra weight after a doctor’s appointment when he learned that he might get diabetes if he didn’t change his lifestyle. On his ride home from the doctor, he saw a billboard for adjustable gastric band surgery and immediately went to the clinic.
When he was asked if he started eating healthier, Corey responded “when you only have four or fives ounces of space, you don’t want to eat junk.”
A Bus Driver
Originally from Danville, VA, the Harrison family used to be 'dirt poor,' in the words of Richard' old man' Harrison. The family was struggling to get by with barely enough money to survive, so Richard had to work from a young age.
According to his memoirs, Richard started working as a school bus driver when he was just 14. Clearly, underage driving was not a pressing issue back then!
An Educated kid
Rick is known for being well-read, seeing as he loves books and especially history books. The story behind his love of reading comes from a difficult period in his life. When Rick was a child he had epilepsy, which meant he had to be confined to his bed for weeks at a time.
During that time, the only source of entertainment he could turn to was reading, and he read everything he could.
The Show And Its Title
There was another pawnshop that bragged about their name being the exact same. Their rival show received a "cease and desist" letter, telling them to alter their name or face copyright infringement law.
The shop's owner, Frank Bishop eventually did agree to give up their name if the price was suitable. So did they settle out of court or were the charges finally dropped? We may never know.
Rick Makes Uncomfortable Remarks
Rick Harrison made a blunder when speaking about transgender women. He didn't attack any women directly, but he did help spread panic and misinformation around the hotly debated transgender bathroom bill at that time.
This happened after remarks claiming that the world is too PC and he admitted his fear around losing the show because of his political beliefs.