'The Biggest Loser': Meet all the contestants who are set to sail on a journey of transformation on the show
'The Biggest Loser' is coming back to the screen with another season. Bob Harper will be appearing on the show as the host and will follow the lives of men and women who are coming together to change their life.
The audience will get a chance to be part of the journey where contestants not only lose weight but try to fight the reasons that led them to gain weight in the first place.
Trainers, Steve Cook and Erica Lugo will also be following the journey of these contestants and the show will allow the contestants to tell their life stories to the world.
1. Teri Aguiar
Teri Aguiar was former Miss Missouri 1999. She then turned flight nurse from Columbia. Aguiar, who is a mother of two decided to start her journey on the show ever since she felt her weight was slowing her down. Currently, at 256 pounds, Aguiar hopes she can get her weight under control and that would help her do her job better.
2. Katarina Bouton
Katarina Bouton is a 23-year-old cardiac nurse from Jacksonville. She has always struggled with her weight and has decided to come as a contestant on the show to drive her lifestyle towards healthy living. Bouton has always advised people on healthy eating but weighing at 293 pounds, Bouton often finds herself munching on fast food during her shifts. She now hopes to turn her life around.
3. Domenico Brugellis
Domenico Brugellis is a proud father of a six-year-old and works as a food manager with the Department of Education. His job requires him to make healthy choices for the children and his chef background helps him do just that. However, when it comes to himself, Brugellis is unable to maintain a healthy balance with food. Now, weighing 323 pounds, he hopes to make a change in his life as he decides to become a part of the show.
4. Micah Collum
Micah Collum is a 23-year-old from Oneonta whose childhood impacted his way of living. Having divorced parents made Micah and his six siblings fend for themselves. While his weight and height posed an advantage when he was in high school, things have changed now. Ever since Collum graduated he has gained 100 pounds and is struggling to make ends meet as he juggles between various jobs. Weighing at 326, Collum hopes to change his life for the better.
5. Kim Davis
Kim Davis is known for her charming personality and weighing at 242 pounds she is set to turn her life around. Davis currently works like a top tour guide at a popular whiskey distillery. Almost 19 years ago she won her battle against breast cancer and she is not set to start another journey and this time it is to tackle her weight.
6. Jim DiBattista
Jim DiBattista is a proud father of three who also takes on the role of coach of a local youth football team in his native Philadelphia. DiBattista weighs 385 pounds and wants to lose weight to make sure that he is there to support his family.
7. Megan Hoffman
Megan Hoffman is a 35-year-old from Simi Valley and is an Operations and Retention Director at a gym. Working at the gym Hoffman is aware of the importance of having a healthy lifestyle but she is unable to take control of her life. Weighing 290 pounds Hoffman decided that it was high time she takes control of her life and this led her to become a part of the show.
8. PhiXavier Holmes
PhiXavier Holmes is a professional school counselor in Washington D.C. Holmes loves to invest herself in the lives of her students. However, food became her best friend after her father passed away. Weighing at 357 pounds Holmes hopes to shift towards a healthy living.
9. Kristi McCart
Kristi McCart is a law and estate planning, an attorney who hails from Riverview. Her unhealthy relationship with food started at a young age. As a child, McCart would often witness inconsistency as her parents were divorced. She would experience days when she stayed with her mother while others when she spent time with her father. Weighing at 264 pounds McCart is having difficulty getting pregnant. From joining this show, McCart hopes to make better life choices in the future.
10. Robert Richardson II
Robert Richardson II works as a Territory Sales Manager for a tobacco company in Lafayette. Son of a former NFL player, Richardson always had dreams about joining the football team like his father. Unfortunately, his dreams were shattered once he suffered injuries due to his weight. Weighing at 409 pounds Richardson is trying to make exercise part of his everyday life.
11. Delores Tomorrow
Delores Tomorrow is the founder of a non-profit serving teen girls of color, and event planner who served on the advance team for former First Lady Michelle Obama. Tomorrow has always put off hitting the gym or following a healthy diet but weighing at 280 pounds she is ready to bring out the best in her and start losing weight.
12. Kyle Yeo
Kyle Yeo lived most of his life as a closeted gay man so he relied on food to hide his feelings. Weighing 302 pounds Yeo now hopes to not let his weight define him. He decided to be part of the show so he can feel confident about his body.
