{"id":1091,"date":"2008-08-28T12:31:09","date_gmt":"2008-08-28T17:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/08\/meet-the-biggest-loser-6-contestants\/"},"modified":"2008-12-31T11:20:41","modified_gmt":"2008-12-31T16:20:41","slug":"meet-the-biggest-loser-6-contestants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/08\/meet-the-biggest-loser-6-contestants\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Biggest Loser Season 6 Contestants"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"alisonNBC is finally unveiling the newest round of Biggest Loser contestants. Season 6, Biggest Loser: Families<\/a>, begins Sept. 16. It’s shaping up to be one of the most emotional and inspiring seasons yet.<\/p>\n

The focus is on family, with eight teams of two, made up of four husband-and-wife teams and four parent-child teams. Bob Harper<\/a> will lead the spouse teams and Jillian Michaels<\/a> will lead the parents and adult children. For the first time ever, as we’ll see in the first episode, Bob and Jillian traveled to inform each team that they would be a part of The Biggest Loser. Once again, Alison Sweeney <\/a>will host the show, which she says it’s her “job to be their biggest cheerleader!”<\/p>\n

Don’t miss out on any of the Biggest Loser recaps, interviews and other news this season. Get the Biggest Loser Updates Newsletter<\/a> from DietsInReview.com.<\/p>\n

Parent\/Child Team (lead by Jillian Michaels) <\/strong><\/p>\n

PINK Team: <\/strong>Renee Wilson<\/a> (Event manager), 46, and her daughter, Michelle Aguilar<\/a> (Assistant director), 26, Ft. Worth, Texas.<\/p>\n

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GREY Team:<\/strong> Tom Desrochers Sr.<\/a> (Cab driver), 42, and his son Tom Desrochers Jr.<\/a> (Cab driver), 22, Everett, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n

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PURPLE Team:<\/strong> Shellay Cremen<\/a> (Stay-at-home Mom), 51, Royal Oak, Michigan and her daughter Amy Cremen<\/a> (Purchasing department representative), 26, Auburn Hills, Michigan.<\/p>\n

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YELLOW Team: <\/strong>Jerry Skeabeck<\/a> (Police sergeant), 51, and his daughter Coleen Skeabeck<\/a> (Receptionist), 23, Cleveland, Ohio. Jerry has more life-threatening health issues than any contestant in the history of the show.
\nExecutive Producer Mark Koops<\/a> explained “our father and daughter team, it\u2019s literally she\u2019s desperate to have her father regain his health so he\u2019s alive on her wedding day.”<\/p>\n

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Spouse Teams (lead by Bob Harper)<\/strong><\/p>\n

ORANGE Team:<\/strong> Ed Brantley<\/a> (Chef), 31, and his wife, Heba Salama<\/a> (Pharmaceutical sales representative), 30, Raleigh, North Carolina.<\/p>\n

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BROWN Team:<\/strong> Brady Vilcan<\/a> (Pharmacist), 36, and Vicky Vilcan<\/a> (Anesthetist), 37, Houma, Louisiana. Their goal is to get healthy so they set a good example for their children-\u00a0 which includes their overweight four-year-old daughter who already outweighs their seven-year-old son.<\/p>\n

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GREEN Team:<\/strong> Adam Capers<\/a> (Contracts manager), 39, and his wife, Stacey Capers<\/a> (Contract pricing analyst), 33, Gainesville, Virginia.<\/p>\n

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RED Team:<\/strong> Phillip Parham<\/a> (Real estate agent), 41, and his wife, Amy Parham<\/a> (Real estate agent), 40, Greer, South Carolina.<\/p>\n

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You know we’ll have more coverage of Biggest Loser 6 all season. Don’t miss any of it! Sign-up today for the all-new Biggest Loser Updates Newsletter <\/a>from DietsInReview.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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