{"id":86931,"date":"2013-03-27T14:19:57","date_gmt":"2013-03-27T19:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=86931"},"modified":"2013-04-02T20:42:15","modified_gmt":"2013-04-03T01:42:15","slug":"meet-and-greet-the-extreme-makeover-weight-loss-casting-directors-before-the-13-city-casting-tour-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/03\/meet-and-greet-the-extreme-makeover-weight-loss-casting-directors-before-the-13-city-casting-tour-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet and Greet the Extreme Makeover Weight Loss Casting Directors Before the 13 City Casting Tour Begins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/46pMCczr8H4\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>ABC&#8217;s Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition hits the road this April for a live casting call tour in 13 cities nationwide. It&#8217;s an exciting opportunity to be on one of the most popular weight loss reality shows, but more importantly to change your health and life with the help of leading experts.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"extreme makeover weight loss\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/03\/meet-and-greet-the-extreme-makeover-weight-loss-casting-directors-before-the-13-city-casting-tour-begins\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86934\" title=\"extreme makeover weight loss\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/extreme-makeover-weight-loss.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/extreme-makeover-weight-loss.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/extreme-makeover-weight-loss-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>5 winners for @<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emwle_casting\">emwle_casting<\/a> G+ Meet &amp; Greet Event have been chosen: @<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/momduce\">momduce<\/a> @<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kellywithay\">kellywithay<\/a> @<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theedshanley\">theedshanley<\/a> @<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/the3sparks\">the3sparks<\/a> @<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thejessicaist\">thejessicaist<\/a> !!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DietsInReview (@DietsInReview) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DietsInReview\/status\/317754325759819776\">March 29, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>You&#8217;ll have an exclusive opportunity to meet the casting directors for the show and win a front of the line pass to the casting call<\/strong> of your choice during our G+ Hangout on April 2 at 8:00p EST. We&#8217;re hosting this event with Holland Weathers and Brandon Nickens, as well as season two success Jacqui McCoy. There are five open seats and we want to put you in one! <em><strong>GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED!<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>At the live casting calls, you&#8217;ll meet one-on-one with casting agents, interviews that could land you one of a few coveted spots on the show&#8217;s fourth season. Unlike other reality weight loss shows, <strong><a title=\"about extreme makeover weight loss\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/04\/extreme-makeover-weight-loss-edition-newest-non-competition-weight-loss-reality-show\/\">Extreme Makeover is not competition<\/a><\/strong> based and follows an individual&#8217;s journey from start to finish for 365 days under the direction of trainer Chris Powell.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>To be eligible for the show<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Must be 18 years old<\/li>\n<li>A legal resident of the United States<\/li>\n<li>Have 50% or more of your body weight to lose<\/li>\n<li>Male or female cast as individuals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Each casting experience is different, but Jacqui McCoy, who lost 207 pounds during season two, shared that it was quite positive for her.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"extreme makeover jacqui\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/03\/meet-and-greet-the-extreme-makeover-weight-loss-casting-directors-before-the-13-city-casting-tour-begins\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86932\" title=\"jacqui emwle\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/jacqui-emwle.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/jacqui-emwle.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/jacqui-emwle-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/jacqui-emwle-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The people I met [in line] were awesome,&#8221; she told us. &#8220;We shared our struggles, there was no judgment. It was amazing to talk openly and honestly about how we got so overweight and what we wanted to do with our lives.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>During a casting call, Jacqui warns that you&#8217;ll have about two minutes to dazzle the casting agents, who are friendly and easy to talk to. &#8220;You get a small, two-minute window to discuss things that are important to you and show who you are.&#8221; In those two minutes, she says there is no time to be shy, but instead, &#8220;be bold.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Put one of these live casting calls on your calendar<\/strong>. Details about time, location, applications, and more can be found at <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/extrememakeovercasting.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">ExtremeMakeoverCasting.com<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>April 6th, 2026<\/strong><a title=\"chris powell and jacqui emwle\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/03\/meet-and-greet-the-extreme-makeover-weight-loss-casting-directors-before-the-13-city-casting-tour-begins\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-86935\" title=\"chris powell and jacqui mccoy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/chris-powell-and-jacqui-mccoy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/chris-powell-and-jacqui-mccoy.jpg 350w, https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/chris-powell-and-jacqui-mccoy-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nSalt Lake City, UT<br \/>\nAustin, TX<br \/>\nAtlanta, GA<br \/>\nMilwaukee, WI<\/p>\n<p><strong>April 13th, 2026<\/strong><br \/>\nDenver, CO<br \/>\nDallas, TX<br \/>\nNashville, TN<\/p>\n<p><strong>April 20th, 2026<\/strong><br \/>\nSt. Louis, MO<br \/>\nOklahoma City, OK<br \/>\nPhoenix, AZ<br \/>\nJackson, MS<\/p>\n<p><strong>April 27th, 2026<\/strong><br \/>\nChicago, IL<br \/>\nLos Angeles, CA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don&#8217;t miss our exclusive G+ Hangout with the casting team!<\/strong> Win Your Seat and front of the line pass to a casting call, just<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=I%20want%20to%20meet%20%40@EMWLE_Casting%20casting%20team%20%26%20win%20a%20casting%20call%20pass%20in%20the%20%40DietsInReview%20G%2BHangout%20event%20http%3A\/\/flwr.it\/EmwleVIP.\" target=\"twitter\" data-url=\"http:\/\/flwr.it\/EmwleVIP\" data-counturl=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/03\/meet-and-greet-the-extreme-makeover-weight-loss-casting-directors-before-the-13-city-casting-tour-begins\/\" data-lang=\"en\" data-related=\"dietsinreview\" data-via=\"dietsinreview\">Click Here to Share on Twitter!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nAlso Read:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"danni allen winner biggest loser\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/03\/danni-allen-wins-biggest-loser-season-14-by-one-pound-continuing-the-pink-team-legacy\/\">Danni Allen Wins Biggest Loser 14 by One Pound<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"jillian michaels tour\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/02\/jillian-michaels-maximize-your-life-tour-scheduled-for-35-cities-in-us-and-canada\/\">Jillian Michaels&#8217; Maximize Your Life Tour to Visit 35 Cities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"scale weight\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/03\/weigh-ins-should-you-scale-back-or-step-up\/\">Weigh Ins: Should You Scale Up or Step Back?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>images with permission from ABC<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABC&#8217;s Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition hits the road this April for a live casting call tour in 13 cities nationwide. It&#8217;s an exciting opportunity to be on one of the most popular weight loss reality shows, but more importantly &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/03\/meet-and-greet-the-extreme-makeover-weight-loss-casting-directors-before-the-13-city-casting-tour-begins\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":85,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[93,58],"tags":[577,3664,8127,10560,3533,3746],"class_list":["post-86931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mens-health","category-womens-health","tag-auditions","tag-chris-powell","tag-extreme-makeover-weight-loss-edition","tag-hangouts","tag-holland-striplin","tag-reality-tv"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/85"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86931"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86931\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87215,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86931\/revisions\/87215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}