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Where The Biggest Loser‘s Joelle & Bob Harper Stand Today After His Viral ‘Cursing' Rant at Her During the Show
This The Biggest Loser contestant did some deep reflection on her time in the show. Joelle Gwynn was one alum of the NBC reality show who appeared on Fit for TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loser, and she revealed her scathing thoughts on one of the coaches who berated her. Joelle starred on Season 7 of The Biggest Loser and joined the show with her 'best friend' Carla Tripplett. However, things weren't as they seemed. 'Carla and I were actually more of acquaintances,' she told People in 2009. 'She did suggest for marketing purposes that we put 'best friends,' but we are still interacting in the same way that we did before and we are still working on achieving our goals; we are just doing it separately. I didn't want to come on the show and do drama. There were some things that were said publicly that were hurtful, but sometimes relationships are rocky like that. The end result is that we benefited so much: we've gotten rid of high blood pressure, diabetes. There are victories here.' More from StyleCaster The Bigger Loser's Tracey Yukich's Co-Star Just Defended Her Against Trolls After She Was 'Fighting for Her Life' When She Almost Died On the Show The Biggest Loser's Jillian Michaels Was Caught in a Trump-Related Controversy Right Before the Fit for TV Documentary When her time at the show ended, she lost 80 pounds. She initially weighed 309 lbs. and ended at 229 was sued by Dr. Robert Huizenga for defamation after she alleged in the New York Post that he and the show perpetuated the use illicit weight-loss drugs. 'I went and told the sports medicine guy,' she alleged to the New York Post, per The Hollywood Reporter. 'The next day, Dr. [Robert] Huizenga gave us some lame explanation of why they got added to our regimen and that it was up to us to take them.' In 2019, a US district court found she had not defamed him. Where is Joelle Gwynn now? Joelle Gwynn currently keeps a low profile. She briefly started a YouTube channel in 2021 called Menopause Hottie, which chronicled her daily active life. However, it doesn't seem like she's active on social media anymore. Joelle spoke out about the show in Fit for TV, specifically about the time when coach Bob Harper yelled at her. During a challenge, contestants had to stay running on a treadmill for 30 seconds, but Joelle struggled. 'What the f—k Joelle? Every single time it's 20 seconds. Every single time. What is it? Tell me what it is?' he shouted. 'You don't come off for 30 seconds, ok? That's all I'm asking. Just do that. God!' 'That little country bumpkin of a man berates me in such a way I've never seen on the show before,' she recalled about the time. Harper tried to explain his reasons for yelling at her. 'It wasn't about the treadmill. It was — the picture was bigger than that. It was like her committing to something and finishing it,' Harper said. 'It wasn't one of my proudest moments.' However, Joelle was having none of it. 'I've never seen someone get abused like that. It was very, very, very embarrassing. It brought me back to home. I'm there because I would get s—t like that at home and eat, so you cursing me out doesn't help me. I do not care for Bob. F—k you, Bob Harper. Your little dog too.' Best of StyleCaster The 26 Best Romantic Comedies to Watch if You Want to Know What Love Feels Like These 'Bachelor' Secrets & Rules Prove What Happens Behind the Scenes Is So Much Juicier BTS's 7 Members Were Discovered in the Most Unconventional Ways Solve the daily Crossword
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The Biggest Loser‘s Jillian Michaels Was Caught in a Trump-Related Controversy Right Before the Fit for TV Documentary
Jillian Michaels was one of the biggest fixtures on the controversial NBC reality show. Now, her legacy is being examined in the tell-all documentary Fit for TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loser. The Biggest Loser premiered in 2004 on NBC, focusing on overweight and obese individuals trying to lose weight. Whoever had the most progress on the show won $250,000. Michaels and Bob Harper were two of the original coaches and trainers on the show. More from StyleCaster The Bigger Loser's Tracey Yukich's Co-Star Just Defended Her Against Trolls After She Was 'Fighting for Her Life' When She Almost Died On the Show Where The Biggest Loser's Joelle & Bob Harper Stand Today After His Viral 'Cursing' Rant at Her During the Show However, despite contestants losing a significant amount of weight in a short period during the reality show, numerous controversies arose. Michaels left the show for good after Season 15 in 2014. She initially left the show in 2012 but returned for two seasons. During the press run for Fit for TV, Harper revealed he hasn't talked to Michaels in over 10 years since her departure. He revealed in the documentary that when he had a heart attack and she didn't reach out to him, it 'spoke volumes.' When asked what he would tell her now about the documentary, he told Entertainment Tonight, 'Have fun watching it!' Michaels declined to be interviewed for the documentary. Where is Jillian Michaels now? Jillian Michaels is currently living in Wyoming with her wife, Deshanna Marie Minuto, and two children who she adopted with her ex-wife Heidi Rhoades. As of writing this, she has not responded to the Netflix documentary. She commented about her role in The Biggest Loser in an interview with Today in 2021. 'I think there was some random guy they could talk to if they needed, but these people needed deep work,' she explained. 'When you have someone that weighs 400 lbs., that's not just an individual who likes pizza. There's a whole lot going on there emotionally.' Michaels also said she didn't like the gamification of the show. 'Nobody should have been eliminated. That was my No. 1 issue with the show,' she continued. 'But the producers gamified weight loss. It was weight loss on a ticking clock.' 'The ones I yelled at are the ones that kept it off,' she shared at the time. 'You need them to feel the pain of the way they've been living. You need them to have a rock bottom moment where they're like, 'I can't take one more moment.'' Now, Michaels is focused on her podcast Keeping It Real, which she started in 2011. According to its description, the podcast 'dives into the stories, ideas, and truths that shape our world. Featuring top journalists, newsmakers, thought leaders, and everyday heroes, we explore breaking news, global events, and the personal journeys that inspire and challenge us.' Guests of the podcast included Piers Morgan and Candace Owens. While Michaels did not support all of Donald Trump's policies during the 2024 election, she revealed she voted for him. She compared him to Vice President Kamala Harris as the 'lesser of two evils.' Just a day before the documentary premiered, Michaels appeared on a panel on CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip on Thursday, Aug. 14, to discuss President Donald Trump's order for a review of the Smithsonian Institution's exhibits. Michaels argued that Trump was 'not whitewashing slavery,' with the review, and added, 'You cannot tie imperialism and racism and slavery to just one race, which is pretty much what every single [museum] exhibit does.' She later added, 'Do you realize that only less than 2% of White Americans owned slaves? You realize that slavery is thousands of years old?' Philip responded, 'I'm surprised that you're trying to litigate who was the beneficiary of slavery. In the context of American history, what are you saying is incorrect by saying that it was White people oppressing Black people?' 'Every single thing is like, 'Oh, no, no, no, this is all because white people are bad and that's just not the truth,' ' she replied. 'Every single exhibit, I have a list of every single one like people migrated from Cuba because White people are bad, not because of Castro. Yes. No, it's in there.' The fitness trainer later claimed that 'everything is racialized.'Phillip later clarified, 'This was a conversation about the arts. And you brought up race.' Michaels responded, 'When you make every single exhibit about White imperialism when it isn't relevant at all, that is a problem.' Michaels later defended her comments in an X post. 'Trump is not trying to 'erase slavery' by suggesting some of the instillations there are inaccurate and bias,' she of StyleCaster The 26 Best Romantic Comedies to Watch if You Want to Know What Love Feels Like These 'Bachelor' Secrets & Rules Prove What Happens Behind the Scenes Is So Much Juicier BTS's 7 Members Were Discovered in the Most Unconventional Ways Solve the daily Crossword
