Dolvett Quince
Week 16 certainly began like nothing we've ever seen or experienced before in the history of the show. The contestants all threatened to leave the ranch! Apparently they heard the past players of the season would get to compete for one slot in the finale. The remaining contestants thought that it wasn't fair to them and wanted to leave. After several discussions between the lawyer, producers, Bob and myself, Jeremy, Conda, and Kim decided to stay. Buddy and Mark left which was really disappointing to me.
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Michelle Obama
The Biggest Loser has all the elements of a covert operation: contestants train at a secret location under close supervision until they're lean, mean machines. The only thing missing has been Secret Service — until now. For the Season 13 makeover episode — split into two parts, airing tonight and next Tuesday, April 10 — the competitors aren't just rewarded with new haircuts, snazzy clothes and a chance to see their families: they also get to visit Michelle Obama at the White House.
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Jillian Michaels' Biggest Reunion
NBC's The Biggest Loser has taken a serious tumble in the ratings this season without popular trainer Jillian Michaels competing against Bob Harper. But on November 17, Bob reunites with Jillian on her
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Dolvett Quince
I hope you enjoyed the first episode of The Biggest Loser's 12th season as much as I enjoyed being part of it. It's a show that has changed so many people's lives and an opportunity for me to take my training to a whole new level — NATIONAL on network television!
When Bob, Anna and I entered the desert on USMC helicopters, my heart was pounding.
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Dolvett Quince
On this season of The Biggest Loser, dubbed "Battle of the Ages," two new trainers, tennis pro Anna Kournikova and fitness expert Dolvett Quince, join Bob Harper in changing the lives of 15 overweight contestants. We checked in with Quince, who has worked with celebs including Janet Jackson and Justin Bieber and will be blogging about the season for TVGuide.com.
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Jack LaLanne, Bob Harper
The world of fitness lost an icon on January 23 when Jack LaLanne, a pioneer in the health and fitness industry, passed away at age 96.
"It's a sad day in my business," Biggest Loser trainer Bob Harper told TV Guide Magazine. "I was aware of Jack LaLanne over 20 years ago when I started in the business, and I remember always being very receptive to him because he was such a man. He made working out macho and he made his workouts so relevant."
LaLanne, who died of complications from pneumonia, had spent 70 years teaching the power of strength training and healthy eating...
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Jillian Michaels
The Biggest Loser is introducing not one but two new trainers to take contestants through their dramatic weight-loss journey in Season 11, which begins January 4. The reason: Jillian Michaels is leaving the show after the May 2011 finale. The wannabe losers, which include an Olympic gold medalist and the heaviest contestant to date, will be allowed to choose between sweating it out with trusted trainers Michaels and Bob Harper and face elimination each week, or train with the unknown duo and receive immunity for a month.
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Alison Sweeney
The 10th season of The Biggest Loser isn't just focusing on the 21 contestants chosen to compete, but on the cities and communities in which they live. Host Alison Sweeney says that the latest installment is about paying it forward, which is why the first episode involves "a cast of a thousand," who were encouraged to participate and embark on the weight-loss journey at home alongside the competitors on the ranch. TVGuide.com spoke to Sweeney about how the show stays fresh, which player she thinks will be the fan favorite, and which...
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The Biggest Loser, Migdalia
Biggest Loser's Green Team may have began the competition strong by winning Week 1's task, but they soon faced challenge after challenge. By the third week, Migdalia Sebren, 28, walked out of the gym — and almost the show — when Jillian pushed her beyond her emotional limits. A week later, Migdalia and her mother Miggy were hit with a 2-pound disadvantage. Even without that hit, their meager weight loss that week — Migdalia shed 4 pounds and Miggy only 1 — would have put them at risk for elimination anyway.
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Jillian Michaels and Bob Harper by Dave Bjerke/NBC Photo
Are Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels raving about the decision to let viewers vote this week on who The Biggest Loser's third finalist should be? Fat chance. Michaels, for one, is "disappointed' with the change in format. "Biggest Loser is not a popularity contest. It's so much more than that," she said in a Friday conference call. "I don't get it, personally."Like Michaels, Harper fears that fans don't have enough information to adequately weigh in on so pivotal a decision, since fans have not seen firsthand as much of each player's progress as they have. "It's really a tricky thing," says Harper. "[The viewers] get all they've seen on the show, but it's still much more than that."To that end, exec producer Mark Koops says this week's episode will recap each player's journey and afford each a chance to appeal to the audience. "It's incredibly powerful," he says. "I personally think it's going to be well received." What's your take? Is this an instance where reality viewers should be...
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