The Biggest Loser: Couples 2 – Cast Profiles
Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels Coach Eleven New Teams
Jan 6, 2009
NBC’s reality series The Biggest Loser returns for a new season with a brand new cast. Eleven new teams head for The Biggest Loser Ranch to learn how to eat right, exercise, and reshape their lives. With the help of host Alison Sweeney and trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels, they will confront their fears and the behaviors that led them to their weight issues. They are also competing for a cash prize of $250,000 and the title of The Biggest Loser.
Host Alison Sweeney Returns
Alison Sweeney is an actress, best known for her role on the daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives. She has struggled with her weight during the course of her career. Sweeney has hosted The Biggest Loser since the fourth season, when she replaced former host Caroline Rhea.
Trainer Jillian Michaels Takes No Excuses
Fitness expert Jillian Michaels was considerably overweight as a child, but overcame her weight and now coaches others to do the same. Michaels has extensive martial arts training which often is integrated into her coaching regime. Michaels also holds the distinction of having had one of her team members win during every season of the American show that she participated in.
Trainer Bob Harper Wants A Win
Bob Harper is the only trainer to have appeared in every season of the American edition of The Biggest Loser, as well as several Australian seasons. He is a fitness coach and yoga instructor in Los Angeles. Harper is the only one of the three Biggest Loser trainers who has never been overweight.
The Biggest Loser Couples
This season’s contestants set several Biggest Loser records. The heaviest woman, youngest contestant, oldest contestants, and heaviest player are all at the Biggest Loser Ranch to compete with each other for the grand prize.
- Black Team – Blaine Cotter and Gregory “Dane” Patterson are 27 year-old cousins and friends from Arizona.
- Blue Team – Sione Fa, 28, and Filipe Fa, 26, are cousins who also live in Arizona and come from a culture of obesity.
- Brown Team – Ron Morelli, 54, and Mike Morelli, 18, are a father and son team from Michigan. Mike is the youngest player to ever appear on a regular season of The Biggest Loser.
- Gray Team - Best friends Carla Triplett, 36, and Joelle Gwynn, 41, are this season’s gray team. Carla’s starting weight makes her the heaviest woman to ever appear on the show.
- Green Team - Laura Denoux, 24, and Tara Costa, 23, are friends and former plus-sized models.
- Orange Team – David Lee, 23, and Daniel Wright, 19, and friends and set one of the records on this season. Daniel is the heaviest player in Biggest Loser history, with a starting weight of 454 pounds.
- Pink Team – Helen Phillips, 47, and her 29 year-old daughter Shannon Thomas are the pink team this season. With the last two winners coming from the pink team, these women have a history to live up to.
- Purple Team – Cathy and Kristin are 48 and 28, respectively, and are a mother and daughter team from Wisconsin.
- Red Team – Nicole Brewer, 37, and Damian Gurganious, 31, are an engaged couple from Brooklyn who are playful on the outside, but seriously ambitious.
- White Team – Estella and Jerry Hayes are 63 years old, making this couple the oldest pair of players to visit the Biggest Loser Ranch.
- Yellow Team - Mandi Kramer, 30, and Aubrey Cheney, 28, are sisters from Idaho. This team had conflicting role models with an obese father and a mother who was a professional body-builder.
New episodes of The Biggest Loser: Couples 2 air Tuesday nights on NBC. Stay tuned to see who falls below the yellow line in the first episode.
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