Editing Gwen Shamblin Lara (section)

==Death and legacy==
{{Main|2021 Percy Priest Lake Cessna Citation crash}}

Gwen Shamblin Lara was killed together with her husband Joe, her son-in-law Brandon Hannah, and two other couples from the Remnant Fellowship Church when the Laras' 1982 [[Cessna Citation 501]] private jet [[2021 Percy Priest Lake Cessna Citation crash|crashed]] into [[Percy Priest Lake]] near [[Smyrna, Tennessee]], shortly after takeoff on May 29, 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newschannel5.com/news/plane-crash-reported-on-percy-priest-lake-in-smyrna|title=Plane crashes into Percy Priest Lake; Christian diet guru Gwen Shamblin Lara, 6 others on board, church says|date=May 29, 2021|publisher=WTVF-TV|access-date=May 29, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Romero|first=Dennis|date=May 30, 2021|title=Diet guru Gwen Lara, husband actor Joe Lara among seven killed in plane crash|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/diet-guru-gwen-lara-husband-actor-joe-lara-among-seven-n1269111|publisher=NBC News|language=en-US}}</ref> The [[National Transportation Safety Board]] concluded that the crash was a result of pilot Joe Lara's "loss of airplane control during climb due to [[spatial disorientation]]."<ref>{{cite report |title=Aviation Investigation Final Report |docket=ERA21FA234 |url=https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/103165/pdf |website=www.ntsb.gov |publisher=National Transportation Safety Board |date=March 22, 2023 |access-date=September 20, 2024}}</ref>

According to her will, Shamblin did not leave any of her money to the church.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 28, 2021 |title=Gwen Shamblin's will, potentially worth millions, leaves nothing to her Remnant Fellowship church |url=https://www.newschannel5.com/news/newschannel-5-investigates/gwen-shamblins-will-potentially-worth-millions-leaves-nothing-to-her-remnant-fellowship-church}}</ref>

=== Television portrayals ===
A five-part [[docuseries]], ''[[The Way Down (TV series)|The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin]]'', was released on [[Max (streaming service)|Max]] in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/human-interest/new-hbo-max-doc-the-way-down-gwen-shamblin-lara/|title=New Trailer for HBO Max Docuseries The Way Down Explores 'Cult' of Late Diet Guru Gwen Shamblin|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|first=Greta|last=Bjornson|date=September 23, 2021|access-date=September 26, 2021}}</ref>

In 2023, Shamblin was portrayed by [[Jennifer Grey]] in the [[Lifetime (TV channel)|Lifetime]] TV film ''Gwen Shamblin: Starving for Salvation'', which was directed by [[John L'Ecuyer]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Gwen Shamblin: Starving for Salvation - IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23668634/ |access-date=September 20, 2024 |website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Jennifer Grey says her 'outrageous' look as Gwen Shamblin Lara is meant to send a message |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/movies/jennifer-grey-gwen-shamblin-transformation-movie-rcna68392 |website=www.today.com |date=January 31, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Jennifer Grey To Play Cult-Like Figure Gwen Shamblin In Lifetime Movie |url=https://deadline.com/2022/11/jennifer-grey-gwen-shamblin-lifetime-1235171805/ |website=deadline.com |date=November 15, 2022 }}</ref>