Jillian Michaels has slammed The Biggest Loser for ‘gamifying’ weight loss.
The 47-year-old fitness trainer made her name as a coach on the competition show – which saw obese individuals battle it out to lose weight and win a cash prize – and has revealed that her biggest ‘issue’ with the show came from the elimination aspect.
She said on Today: ‘Nobody should have been eliminated. That was my number one issue with the show. The producers gamified weight loss. It was weight loss on a ticking clock.’
‘That was my number one issue with the show’: Jillian Michaels has slammed The Biggest Loser for ‘gamifying’ weight loss
Jillian also went on to claim that the NBC reality show – which she starred on from 2005 until 2014 – was in need of a ‘mental health professional’ for the contestants when she was a trainer.
‘The Biggest Loser needed a mental health professional,’ she said. ‘I think there was some random guy they could talk to if they needed, but these people needed deep work. 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. You need to deal with the demons. Otherwise, you’re just gonna gain the weight back.’
However, for Jillian – who was known for her aggressive demeanour towards the contestants – still believes that tough-love was the way to go.
‘The ones I yelled at are the ones that kept it off’: Michaels was known for her tough love approach on the show
‘These people needed deep work’: The fitness trainer insisted a mental health professional was needed on the show
She added: ‘The ones I yelled at are the ones that kept it off. 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.”
Jillian has become a household name in the world of fitness with New York Times bestselling books under her belt and even her own app, The Fitness App.
In terms of her personal life, Jillian recently become engaged to her longtime love DeShanna Marie Minuto.
Engaged! In terms of her personal life, Jillian has recently become engaged to her longtime love DeShanna Marie Minuto
‘1153 days… here’s to thousands more. She said “yes,”‘ Michaels captioned a sweet selfie with her new fiancee as she announced their betrothal last month.
‘DeShanna is “all the things” — beautiful, smart, funny, creative, quirky, passionate … I could run down the list of adjectives. Those characteristics obviously attract you to someone. But it’s the quality of their character that makes you think “Thank God for this person laying next to me’ every night when you fall asleep,”‘ Michaels gushed to People.
‘It’s easy to stay together when everything is going great, but when real life sets in and things get messy, challenging, scary, and even downright ugly — that’s when the truth reveals itself.
‘And this woman has revealed herself to be strong beyond measure, wise beyond her years, and loving beyond my wildest dreams. I am so grateful to officially call her mine.’
Jillian was previously engaged to Heidi Rhoades. They split in 2018 but their domestic partnership didn’t legally end until 2020 as they battled in court for joint custody of their two children, Lukensia and Phoenix.
Love life: Jillian was previously engaged to Heidi Rhoades until 2009; pictured 2020
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