{"id":83593,"date":"2013-01-04T07:00:22","date_gmt":"2013-01-04T12:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=83593"},"modified":"2013-01-04T00:31:54","modified_gmt":"2013-01-04T05:31:54","slug":"biggest-loser-14s-danni-allen-will-recap-the-season-exclusively-at-dietsinreview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/biggest-loser-14s-danni-allen-will-recap-the-season-exclusively-at-dietsinreview\/","title":{"rendered":"Biggest Loser 14&#8217;s Danni Allen Will Recap the Season Exclusively at DietsInReview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each year, sometimes twice a year, hundreds of thousands of people vie for a very few coveted spots on <strong><a title=\"biggest loser\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/biggest-loser\">The Biggest Loser<\/a><\/strong>. At most, two dozen people are selected for the most exclusive weight loss experience in the world.<\/p>\n<p>For the upcoming fourteenth season, there were 18 spots open. <strong><a title=\"biggest loser danni\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/slideshows\/biggest-loser-14-contestants\/dannielle-danni-allen\/\">Danielle Allen<\/a><\/strong>, or Danni, was lucky enough to grab one of those spots. And we were lucky enough to grab Danni, as she&#8217;ll assume the role of Biggest Loser Correspondent during this new season.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"nbc-video-widget\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nbc.com\/assets\/video\/widget\/widget.html?vid=n31026\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Whether we made it or not, we knew this was going to be our starting point. I never thought I was going to make it because the casting was so fast,&#8221; Danni told us of her casting experience with a friend. She talked with casting directors at an open audition and headed home, like so many other hopefuls just like her.<a title=\"biggest loser danni\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/slideshows\/biggest-loser-14-contestants\/dannielle-danni-allen\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-83594\" title=\"danni\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/danni.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"315\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/danni.jpg 315w, https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/danni-192x300.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But then, that night, I got a phone call saying they wanted me! I was shocked! A lot of paperwork later and I was on my way to to the ranch.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Call it luck, right place at the right time, or fate, but this was just the next step in a journey she&#8217;d already committed to.<\/p>\n<p>Last February, the 26-year old spent a month in the hospital sitting next to an ICU bed. It wasn&#8217;t hers, but that of her father.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We didn&#8217;t think he was going to make it,&#8221; she recalled. He had a <strong><a title=\"obesity related diseases\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/obesity-related-diseases\/\">weight-related illness<\/a><\/strong> that hospitalized him. During his stay, he turned 50.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I saw myself in him and I knew that that was not what I wanted. I knew he did this to himself and I did not want to one day spend my own 50th birthday in a hospital. I knew I had to make a change.&#8221;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Danni recalls being 25-years-old and completely disgusted with herself. During a time in her life when she felt she should be going out and having fun, she wasn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>That will no doubt change after her stint at the Biggest Loser ranch, which<strong><a title=\"biggest loser 14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/11\/biggest-loser-14-official-trailer-reveals-new-contestants-new-logo-and-new-theme\/\"> kicks off this Sunday, January 6 in a two-night premiere<\/a><\/strong>. Danni is part of an exciting season in which <strong><a title=\"jillian michaels biggest loser\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/09\/jillian-michaels-announces-return-to-biggest-loser-with-a-big-twist\/\">Jillian Michaels returns<\/a><\/strong> and for the first time ever teens will join the cast.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When I heard, I thought it was the best idea the show had ever had. I have always known America suffers from this [obesity] epidemic and now we are putting it onto the children,&#8221; said Danni about the news of three young teenagers suiting up for Loser.<\/p>\n<p>In a <strong><a title=\"biggest loser teen contestants\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/12\/biggest-loser-teen-contestants-will-never-step-on-a-scale-says-host-alison-sweeney\/\">recent interview with Alison Sweeney<\/a><\/strong>, she assured us that <strong><a title=\"biggest loser noah\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/slideshows\/biggest-loser-14-contestants\/noah-bingo-gray\/\">Noah<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a title=\"biggest loser sunny\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/slideshows\/biggest-loser-14-contestants\/sanjana-sunny-chandrasekar\/\">Sunny<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong><a title=\"biggest loser lindsay\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/slideshows\/biggest-loser-14-contestants\/lindsay-bravo\/\">Lindsay<\/a><\/strong> will never set foot on a scale, won&#8217;t workout in the gym, and they won&#8217;t even live on the ranch. Unlike the very secluded life of the adult contestants at the ranch, the kids will head home and be supported in their own environments.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think these teens are going to be great ambassadors for the kids of families that watch the show. I know they are going to be so much more relatable and better role models then adults are at their age,&#8221; remarked Danni.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re excited to follow Danni&#8217;s journey in a way we never have with a contestant before. She will be our Biggest Loser Correspondent for season 14, and you can follow her weekly recaps exclusively <strong><a title=\"biggest loser recaps\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/biggest-loser\">here in the DietsInReview.com blog<\/a><\/strong>. Tune in to new episodes every Monday on NBC, then check out her perspective here the next morning.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the season we&#8217;ll reveal more of Danni&#8217;s journey and celebrate each success she experiences.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"biggest loser 14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/slideshows\/biggest-loser-14-contestants\/\">Meet the Biggest Loser 14 Contestants<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Exclusive Interview: <a title=\"dolvett biggest loser\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/videos\/dolvett-quince-biggest-loser-season-13-finale\/\">Dolvett Quince Back Stage at Biggest Loser 13 Finale<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"jillian michaels\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/videos\/jillian-michaels-new-mom-anxiety\/\">Jillian Michaels Talks New Mom Anxiety<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each year, sometimes twice a year, hundreds of thousands of people vie for a very few coveted spots on The Biggest Loser. At most, two dozen people are selected for the most exclusive weight loss experience in the world. 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