FIT FOR TV: REALITY OF BIGGEST LOSER
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Remember ‘The Biggest Loser’? A new docuseries explores the harm the show did in the name of health
Mockery, dangerous weight loss practices and long-term health impacts — “The Biggest Loser” was a TV phenomenon that shaped how Americans view weight.
Michaels was a trainer on “The Biggest Loser” for seasons 1, 2, 4-11, 14, and 15. She often motivated contestants by yelling at them or insulting them. In one clip from “Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser,” Michaels pushes a woman to keep exercising even after she vomits on a treadmill.
Rachel Frederickson won The Biggest Loser Season 15 in 2014 after losing a staggering 155 pounds, dropping from 260 pounds to just 105, meaning she’d shed nearly 60% of her body weight over the course of the competition. When she stepped on stage at the finale, viewers, fellow contestants, and even the show’s trainers appeared visibly stunned.
Tracey Yukich tells Fox News Digital that she learned a lot about herself on the show. Yukich appears in the new Netflix documentary "Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser."
Netflix’s three-part docuseries revisits the reality TV phenomenon as director Skye Borgman and EP Michael Gasparro reveal its most dramatic fights, jaw-dropping moments, and lasting scars.