It’s been a long time since I’ve posted about The Biggest Loser because honestly I don’t really watch it anymore. I happened to catch the finale tonight and they announced that Anna Kournikova is replacing Jillian as the new trainer next season.
SERIOUSLY?!
She is a hot tennis star that has ZERO experience training people.
She is now going to be in charge of getting morbidly obese people into tip top shape based on her “own experience”?
This CANNOT be a good idea.
Whatever credibility that The Biggest Loser had left just went out the window in my opinion. This is an obvious grab at ratings so who are they going to add next—-Charlie Sheen? 
What do you think? Will you watch with Anna as the new trainer?
Picture source: Kournikova.com
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Seriously? That is ridiculous. I have the finale on DVR and still need to watch it. I assumed they were moving over to the other new trainers they introduced this year. I think I may boycott from now on.
I wasn’t too worried about Jillian leaving until I saw who they were replacing her with. Gag. My favorite show just dropped WAY down on the list. So sad to see such a good show go down the drain.
I’m pissed they chose her! And she looked SO unhealthy too!!! She has no credibility in my mind. I will probably still watch some to see what its like and bec its tradition with my sis…but I would have chosen Cara over Anna K. And that’s saying a lot.
@Tina @ Faith Fitness Fun: yes, even my husband said the same thing about her not even looking healthy/strong!
I haven’t watched Biggest Loser in a long time buy I thought they just got new trainers this past season? It does sound outrageous to me. You would think they would want someone with more experience and credibility. I wonder if they will get enough contestants too after this.
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@Jeannie: they apparently ditched the new trainers in favor of her. (ratings win over everything these days I guess?)
Oh geez. Leave it to Hollywood. And WTH is she wearing? A bikini, back pack, and platforms? The producers will probably want her wearing that for the show for ratings.
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@Jenn (GH): this was from her photo shoot for Maxim. Classy, huh?
I am generally a lurker on your blog.. but this one has me stumped as the rest of you! GAG!
What are they thinking.. She looks ridiculously skinny and unhealthy. Here comes Barbie number 2 to ruin the enjoyment of BL!
Um, WOW! I watched the finale but must have skipped over this part. Her knees are even super skinny. They could have just stuck with the 3 trainers and not replace Jillian. I mean really, how do you replace Jillian? I’ll bet Jillian is cracking up over their choice of her replacement.
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@@PamelaMKramer – A Renaissance Woman: Jillian is probably waiting for them to call with her BIG payday when this doesn’t work!
I was kind of shocked to see that announced last night…I could maybe see her as a healthy lifestyle COACH (helping people deal with body image, changing bodies in the public eye, etc.) but not a trainer.
I completely agree with you!!! I mean she HIRES trainers to get her in shape!!!! I won’t even go there with how she looked….EAT SOMETHING!!! I was very disappointed with the shows choice and don’t really understand how she is going to relate with the contestants and help them. Bad move biggest loser!
I dont watch now. I cannot stand JM ….I REALLY will not watch with some hot blonde “trainer” – can you say LAME?!?!
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I have serious issues with this…
she’s not a trainer
she certainly cannot deal with obese people and training them…
but apparently it’s all about her looks and nothing more…
I don’t get it….
oh and to Jenn of PersonalFitCoach.com they’re getting rid of hottie Brett Hoebel and Cara…they’re not going to be on show any longer
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@Tara Burner: Brett and Cara are leaving too??!?! WTF! so its just Bob basically that knows ANYTHING.
@Allison @ Food For Healing:
Yep…if you watched this past season they barely showed Brett or Cara at all in the end shows
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I will watch the first few episodes i’m sure, BUT i am not getting my hopes up. She is more tennis/swimsuit model type, i do not see her as a trainer, and she has no experience training whatsoever. so i dont think it will be very good or effective. I am definitely disappointed, but i suppose we could be surprised. We’ll see i guess, but i still think the biggest loser will lose a lot of viewers because of this.
I didn’t watch this last season. I’m becoming disenchanted with the whole series. I think it’s been on one season too many. Didn’t they bring Jillian back in the first place because their ratings were tanking with the other trainer and Bob? I mean Bob is great, but Jillian and Bob together made the show. Apart it’s nothing. To top it off this chick looks like a hot mess. That was in a maxim mag? Good thing I don’t read or buy that either.
Biggest Loser definitely won’t be getting this viewer back ever! I think it’s time to shut er down folks.
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I laughed! Even as a tennis player she was nothing special….no big wins, etc. As far as pro tennis, she was lackluster at best. All her fame come from modeling/endorsements of hot looking athletic wear, not her actual talent as a player. Has she gotten a certification as a trainer? I don’t know. If she’s not certified/qualified, I think it’s very sloppy of the producers to do that…Is she hired because she’s a hot blonde that will increase male viewership? this isn’t a fashion print ad like Maxim we’re talking about….this is people’s lives.
Now on the plus side, her voice is not as annoying as Cara’s. LOL
I’m going to miss Jillian. She really made the show what it is with her no nonsense way. I’ll watch just to see how it goes (curiosity kills the cat)
Bleh.
That is all.
Just: BLEH.
I am predicting that ratings will tank and this will be the last season of BL. Time to move on. Anna K. is just not the right person for the job – she can not relate to the players, she does not have the credibility or knowledge, and she looks horrible!
I agree with Char. I think next season will be the last, or at least the beginning of the end. Hiring a not-so-good tennis player who is NOT a trainer and has had the most success as a super-skinny model? Smacks of desperation to me. Bob’s going to have to work double-time fixing all the mistakes she’s going to make.
Maybe when TBL goes off the air we can return to a more sane way of losing weight.
Oh who am I kidding! It’ll probably be replaced by an even crazier, more extreme show. Like “Gladiator Weight Loss” where the winner gets to, y’know, live.
I thought the same thing. I wonder what Bob is thinking. I will watch as long as I can next season, but I’m not counting on that being long. It’s a big old slap in the face to everyone in the fitness industry. The Biggest Loser people apparently don’t take training seriously!
The more I think about this, the more I think it must all be fake. I bet they will have real trainers “behind the scenes” and she will just be for “show.”
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I’m pretty sure I’ve read that she has struggled with an eating disorder in the past, too, besides her lack of experience as a trainer, so not sure how that’s gonna work.
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I think it’s great that the Biggest Loser is finally embracing their Hollywood drama self and dropping the pretense of “health”. At least now we know what we’re getting.
P.S. This isn’t Anna’s fault but she was so so ubiquitous on pro-Ana thinspo sites that that is what I always associate her with: scary skinny.
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I never saw biggest looser, but now that I know Anna is hosting, sure as hell I will be watching. I bet you the ratings will go up like crazy.
I know for a fact that she is going to make a great trainer, she is a athlete and she has been working out for a really long time. I know this because I am an athlete. A person doesn’t have to have a paper that states they are able to train someone. It is the experience
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@Tatianna: you are about the only one on countless blogs that I’ve seen say they’d watch it because Anna was going to be on it…most think it’s a joke. She knows nothing about training people, she may be a decent tennis player but then again she hasn’t really won much in that field either. She’s more known for her skank topless sunbathing in South Beach and her Maxim photo shoots. I personally don’t think she’ll last one full season. I just hope she doesn’t hurt anyone on the show since she lacks knowledge, experience dealing with obese people and will most likely end up hurting one because of her inexperience.
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Hi Tara
. But I have a feeling this is going to be the biggest season yet.
Well, I guess if I am the only one who says they’d watch it then be it. I am not a person to follow the crowd
TV is all about ratings, and Anna equals ratings. Even though she never won anything, I don’t think it is fair for people to judge her and talk so negatively about her if we haven’t even seen the first episode of her as a trainer.
I am sure even those who say they are not going to watch Biggest Looser anymore, are those who secretly can’t wait to see it, just so they can judge Anna.
But I will watch it because I love Anna, she is my home town girl!
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Oh I so agree with you on this. I can’t even explain what I felt when I heard this. I have never been a fan of hers & feel she portrays more of a sex symbol than a fitness symbol.
People either love Jillian or hate her. I happen to be one who loves both her & Bob. I really not sure if I will be able to watch next season and that makes me a little sad.
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