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Flabby tabby in heaven

Prince Chunk, a fat cat who gained fame when he was found wandering around southern Jersey after his owner lost her home to foreclosure, has died at age 10.

He died in his sleep last Sunday, said his adoptive owner, Dr. Vince Damiani, a Blackwood, NJ, veterinarian who had earlier diagnosed the obese white cat with heart disease.

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Prince Chunk was originally named Princess — until it was learned he was male. He skyrocketed to fame in August 2008 after the Camden County Animal Shelter reported that he weighed 44 pounds, just shy of a world record.

Damiani says that was exaggerated, since Prince Chunk weighed 22 pounds when the vet took him home from the shelter.

In any case, the big cat became a media sensation, appearing on “Good Morning America” and “Live with Regis and Kelly” and in People magazine, as well as on the front page of The Post.