New Channel 5 documentary, World's Heaviest Child: Extraordinary People, is taking a closer look at his life.
After years of over-feeding him, parents Ade and Rokayah Soemantri were eventually convinced that their young son had to have drastic surgery or he’d die.
Daily Mirror reports in a trailer for the show, it's revealed that Arya weighs the same as six boys his age.
As he sits by the side of a pool eating an ice cream, his mother tells the cameras: "Arya is very famous, so I feel very happy."
So far, a team of medical experts have failed to find a reason for his weight gain.
A doctor says: "If this situation is not controlled it could be fatal and he'll die.
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