The Greatest Showman - PT Barnum movie - how are they going to handle the 'fat lady'? So they are coming out with this movie called "The Greatest Showman". It is the story of PT Barnum and the trailer makes me cringe. It looks like revisionist history, painting PT Barnum as some kind of social justice hero, which is beyond insane no matter what your political leaning. I wonder how they are going to handle the 'Fat Lady' circus freak, considering they would be considered 'small fats' in this day and age. Fat Lady from PT Barnum Circus Modern Day "Model" My guess is they are probably not going to show the fat lady at all for fear of outrage or else they are going to have to get some 600 lb monster. Even the fattest circus freaks exaggerated their weight numbers for shock value, but most never even saw 400 lbs back then. Today 300-400 lbs is common, you can go to Walmart and see that daily.