After weeks of intense workouts and complete diet makeovers, you’d think the tension would be mounting among the five remaining contestants on NBC’s The Biggest Loser. Actually, the quintet remains fiercely supportive of one another. “The group that’s left is amazing,” Amanda Arlauskas tells OK!. “We have all worked hard enough that we all deserve to be here, so whoever makes it to the finals will deserve it.” OK! stopped by the famous Biggest Loser Ranch in Calabasas, Calif. to catch up with the crew. CHECK OUT THE GALLERY!
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OK! Checks in on the Final Five on ‘The Biggest Loser’
November 21st, 2009 / Author: Mary Beth QuirkBiggest Loser Shay Sorrells Gets a Second Chance at Life
November 17th, 2009 / Author: OK! Staff
Tipping the scales at 497 pounds, Shauntina “Shay” Sorrells was the largest contestant on The Biggest Loser. While on the ranch, she shed 150 pounds, and more importantly, gained an optimistic look at the future. “There are things I’m doing now, even at 300 pounds, that I never thought I’d be able to do,” Shay shares with OK!. Read more »
New Couple Alert: ‘Biggest Loser’ Sweethearts Rebecca & Daniel
November 17th, 2009 / Author: Mary Beth Quirk
They lost the weight — and gained a romance. Daniel Wright, 20, a student from Willow Spring, N.C., and Rebecca Meyer, 25, a student from Des Moines, Iowa, were best friends on the ranch while contestants on The Biggest Loser. And now, OK! can exclusively reveal — they’re a couple! Read more »
Biggest Loser’s Tara Costa: “I Let Go of My Past”
November 7th, 2009 / Author: Mary Beth Quirk
On season seven of NBC’s The Biggest Loser, Tara Costa, 25, became famous for winning a record-breaking eight challenges. But this fall, the Long Island native, who once tipped the scales at 294 pounds, took her active lifestlye to the next level — on Nov. 1, she ran the ING New York City Marathon, finishing with a time of 4:23:12. “Today, I let go of my past,” Tara told OK!. “If you believe in yourself, you can achieve anything.” Read more »
Alison Sweeney Shares Inspiring Stories of “The Biggest Loser”
October 10th, 2009 / Author: Nicole Eggenberger
In an exclusive interview in the current issue of OK!, Biggest Loser host Alison Sweeney tells OK! why the eighth season of the hit NBC weight loss show is “The most emotional season ever.” Alison, who is married to police officer David Sanov and has two children, Ben, 3, and 9-month-old Megan, and also stars on Days of Our Lives, shares with OK! the inspiring stories of this season’s contestants as well as her own. Read more »
Nightly News: Jason Segel Gets Serious; David Beckham Looks Yummy
October 6th, 2009 / Author: Jaime Rabb
- Jason Segel has a serious side. (E! Online)
- A scruffy David Beckham still looks good. (Pop Sugar)
- New Nintendo Wii game hits store shelves and the inspiration came from the Biggest Loser series. (Pop Eater)
- What is your favorite new drama series? Take the poll. (Buzz Sugar)
- Malin Akerman looks like blonde ambition at the premiere of Couple’s Retreat. (Celebslam)
- Spotted: Robert Kardashian getting a mani-pedi. His sisters must have trained him. (Celebuzz)
Jillian Michaels Just Says No
June 2nd, 2009
Jillian Michaels is partly responsible for helping The Biggest Loser contestants lose the weight they need to, but she’s making it clear that her excercise regimen is drug-free and proud to be, despite an accusation to the contrary from last season’s Filipe Fa.
“Filipe said, ‘I think Jillian is giving people drugs,’” she tells TV Guide Magazine, with the unspecified drugs in question being the weight-loss aiding variety. “We had an entire ‘Kenneth Starr’ investigation. Because the minute someone makes that claim, you have to. They didn’t shut down production, but it took a week. I was so furious, so disgusted. I felt so betrayed.”
Filipe, however, denies making the accusation, which happened after the teams had to switch trainers. Jillian says he just didn’t want to work with her.
Fa says he never made the accusation. “We had some issues, obviously, with us switching teams," he says. "There was never an accusation about her giving drugs.”
Not so fast, says executive producer Mark Koops, who says the camera crews heard Filipe. “The accusation came from Filipe,” he confirms.
All the contestants routinely have their blood and urine tested to make sure they’re staying healthy, and are only given multi-vitamins and caffeine pills by the show’s medical professionals.
Filipe’s accusation had to be looked into, Koops says, “to make sure nothing untoward was happening,” and Jillian was cleared of any wrongdoing.
JILLIAN TAKES THE WEIGHT OFF IN OK!:
Jillian Michaels Weighs In
June 1st, 2009
It’s a little odd seeing power trainer in anything other than workout wear. That, after all, is her trademark on The Biggest Loser, where she coaches and motivates contestants on a weekly basis.
A bestselling fitness and nutrition author, Jillian practices what she preaches. At age 12, she tipped the scales at 175, shedding pounds only after taking up martial arts a year later. Today, the 5-foot-2-inch star is 117 pounds of rock-hard muscle, thanks to a routine that includes the Brazilian martial art capoeira, kettle bells, running, yoga and biometric pull-ups. As she puts it, "I work my ass off!"
So how does she do it? Herewith, her tips for looking so fabulous day in and day out – and how to look hot before a big night out on the town.
Jillian’s Tricks of the trade when she has no time to work out: There’s no drinking whatsoever. A glass of wine at night, tequila shots, they go. I don’t get to have my organic peanut butter cups or eat as much, period.
If you’re going to trick, drink this: A margarita is 500 calories, so instead you can do the diet version that has 80 calories, with Patrón on the rocks, fresh lime and if you need it, a tiny splash of orange juice.
Tips for losing a dress size for a big date or event:
1. Take three to five days to prepare.
2. Drink a gallon of water a day with two tea bags of dandelion tea, all-natural cranberry juice and the juice of one lemon.
3. Eat asparagus and a little watermelon. The potassium helps flush water out.
4. No salt. Sodium-rich foods include cold cuts, most meat, anything processed.
5. Avoid tanning because the sun will dehydrate you. If you want color, go for a spray tan.
6. Work out.
7. Spend three 20-minute sessions in a sauna and sweat it out of your cells.
8. Avoid carbs.
9. Go to a spa and get a body wrap.
But beware: During the event, don’t eat and drink with abandon. "Your body will begin to re-bloat with the first morsel of food," says Jillian.
Jillian Weighs In
June 1st, 2009 / Author: OK! Staff
