Posts with tag "biggest loser"

Justin Bieber's Personal Trainer Joins 'Biggest Loser'

Posted Jun 3rd 2011 at 08:22 AM by Kelly Fisher

NBC's 'The Biggest Loser' is undergoing some major changes, and the latest addition to the training staff is Justin Bieber's personal trainer Dolvett Quince. According to Us Weekly, Quince will join 'BL' vet Bob Harper and tennis pro Anna Kournikova as trainers for the fitness show's twelfth season, which is set to begin production this week. "I couldn't be more excited about joining 'The ...

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Report: Anna Kournikova to Join 'Biggest Loser'

Posted May 23rd 2011 at 06:49 AM by Kelly Fisher

It looks like 'The Biggest Loser' might have found another new trainer. According to reports, tennis star Anna Kournikova will join the NBC fitness show next season. Kournikova will join new trainers Cara Castronuova and Brett Hoebel as the show undergoes major changes in the wake of Jillian Michaels' departure from the hit show, X17 Online reports. Michaels announced her decision to leave last ...

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'Biggest Loser' Star Rejected Before for Being Too Fat

Posted Jan 5th 2011 at 10:00 PM by Rob Shuter

Can you imagine auditioning to be a contestant on 'The Biggest Loser' and being told you're too overweight to be helped by the show's experts? That's exactly what happened to 22-year-old contestant Courtney Crozier. "Three years ago when Courtney auditioned, the producers didn't think she was healthy enough to be part of the show," a producer of the hit TV series reveals to me. "These ...

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'Biggest Loser' Fave Ada Wong Clears Up 'Cultural' Wrinkle With Parents

Posted Dec 20th 2010 at 11:35 PM by Nicki Gostin

If you were one of the over 11 million people who watched 'The Biggest Loser' finale last week, then you got an eye full of the jaw-dropping transformation of fan favorite Ada Wong. The 27-year-old California native failed to beat winner Patrick House, but her compelling story and emotional tenacity connected with viewers and made her the undisputed fan fave of the season. Ada spoke to PopEater ...

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Jillian Michaels: Being Fat as a Teen Was 'Pure Hell'

Posted Jun 17th 2010 at 12:24 PM by PopEater Staff

It's hard to believe that Jillian Michaels, the trainer on 'Biggest Loser' and star of 'Losing It With Jillian' was ever overweight. But Michaels has been open with her struggles as a kid, and talks to Redbook about her problems. Of being 175 pounds when she was a teen, she says, "Oh, my God, it was pure hell. I spent all of eighth grade in my classroom because God forbid I ever left. I ...

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'Biggest Loser' Contestants Find Weight Loss and Love

Posted May 19th 2010 at 07:00 AM by PopEater Staff

'Biggest Loser' contestants Stephanie Anderson and Sam Poueu did more than just lose weight on the reality show -- the two fell in love. In an interview with In Touch given exclusively to PopEater, the couple talked about meeting each other on the 'Loser' ranch and navigating their relationship now. ...

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'Biggest Losers' Called 'Monkeys' By Trainer

Posted Jan 6th 2010 at 06:00 PM by Rob Shuter

In what we hope was simply just the wrong word at the wrong time, 'Biggest Loser' trainer Jillian Michaels has her Facebook fans in a tizzy thanks to a post in which she refers to the hefty 'Loser' contestants as "monkeys." Talk about working people into a sweat! Details on Jillian's controversial slip, plus Hollywood pooches after the jump! ...

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Is 'Biggest Loser' Going Too Far?

Posted Dec 15th 2009 at 05:50 PM by Mike Hess

It seems that the girth of those hoping to shed pounds on 'The Biggest Loser' is proportional to how many people tune in, as last week's finale scored the heftiest 'Loser' ratings since 2005. Capitalizing on that ratio, 'Loser' is going even bigger with its next season, when 526 pound Michael Ventrella -- the show's largest contestant ever -- tips the scales for the show's ninth season. Prior ...

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Why You're Searching for "Joslyn James," "Peter Gammons," and "Biggest Loser Finale"

Posted Dec 8th 2009 at 08:09 PM by Sam Brand

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Mysteries of "Kylie Bisutti," "Kalika Moquin," and "Jaimee Grubbs," Solved

Posted Dec 2nd 2009 at 11:50 AM by Sam Brand

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