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[Photo: © 2009 NBC Universal, Inc./Mitchell Haaseth]
When the next season of the Biggest Loser premieres on NBC this January 5, we’ll watch the heaviest group ever compete to win…and to change their lives. We thought Shay and Daniel were unique, but this season, we’ll have many people who outweigh them and have even bigger struggles ahead of them:
The new season players include Maria and Michael (Chicago, Illinois), an Italian mother-son duo who have always put others first while Michael’s weight soared to 526 lbs., identical twins James and John (Orlando, Florida), who together weigh close to half a ton, Tongan cousins Sam and Koli (Rohnert Park, California), who hope to inspire others in their culture like Sione and Filipe Fa did in season seven, and Cherita (Houston, Texas), a competitive mother who has already beat cancer and is ready to take on obesity along with her determined daughter, Vicky.
The new contestants competing for the $250,000 grand prize are:
BROTHERS:
James Crutchfield (Human resources director), 30, and his twin brother, John Crutchfield (Senior marketing manager), 30, Orlando, Florida.
SPOUSES:
Melissa Morgan (Attorney), 39, and her husband Lance Morgan (Rancher), 38, Aspermont, Texas
COUSINS:
Sam Poueu (Youth football coach and security guard), 24, and his cousin Koli Palu (Football coach and head of security), 29, Rohnert Park, California
PARENT AND ADULT CHILD TEAMS:
Patti Anderson (Business owner), 55, Lafayette, California, and her daughter Stephanie Anderson (Radio sales executive), 29, West Hollywood, California
Cherita Andrews (Homemaker), 50, and her daughter Vicky Andrews (Student), 22, Houston, Texas
Miggy Cancel (Chef), 48, Pemberton, New Jersey, and her daughter Migdalia Sebren (Homemaker), 28, Sanford, North Carolina
Cheryl George (Store owner), 50, and her son, Daris George (Salesman/deliveryman), 25, Ardmore, Oklahoma
O’Neal Hampton, Jr. (U.S. Postal Service station manager), 51, and his daughter, SunShine Hampton (Restaurant server), 24, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Darrell Hough (Press operator/mechanic), 46, and his daughter Andrea Hough (Executive assistant), 24, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Sherry Johnston (Non-profit administrator), 51, and her daughter Ashley Johnston (Manager/Esthetician), 27, Knoxville, Tennessee
Maria Ventrella (Corporate travel agent), 51, and her son Michael Ventrella (Deejay), 30, Chicago, Illinois
Well the Biggest Loser producers keep letting fatter and fatter contestants be on, just like the country is getting fatter and fatter, even bordering on becoming the next Andover or Brookhaven for those of you who catch those shows on the various Discovery Networks channels.
They already proved there’s no such thing as being too fat to lose weight without the bariatric surgery and be able to keep it off, bariatric surgery being dangerous especially for men.
Especially blue collar men who are hardheaded by nature who are more likely to eat through the bariatric surgery anyway. We end up right back where we started more often than not because of this since we men already have issues with people especially doctors telling us what to do in the first place.
So now since they proved there’s no such thing as too fat, now they need to prove there’s no such thing as too fat AND too handicapped for an all-wheelchair season. We need motivation and techniques too.
I think you should have a show with obestity children. I relize that Jillian & Bob can’t be that stricked on them but maybe there wouldn’t be so many obesity children in the world.
@ndiamone:
That’s a great idea! I hope they do it!