The Biggest Loser Australia: Couples
| The Biggest Loser Australia: Couples | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Reality television, Game show |
| Created by | NBC and Network Ten |
| Developed by | FremantleMedia Australia |
| Presented by | Ajay Rochester |
| Starring |
Michelle Bridges Shannan Ponton Steve Willis (Commando) Emma Hutton ("Emazon") |
| Opening theme | "Lift" by Shannon Noll |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 75 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Paul Franklin Jonathon Summerhayes Tara McWilliams |
| Location(s) |
Fitzroy Island, Queensland Australia "Camp Biggest Loser", 33°48′38″S 151°17′56″E / 33.810559°S 151.298947°E Manly, New South Wales, Australia |
| Release | |
| Original network | Network Ten |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 1 February – 27 April 2009 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Season 3 (2008) |
| Followed by | Season 5 (2010) |
| Related shows | The Biggest Loser (US) |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The fourth season of the Australian version of the original NBC American reality television series The Biggest Loser, known as The Biggest Loser Australia: Couples, premiered on 1 February 2009 on Network Ten. Series Host Ajay Rochester reprised her role for the fourth season, along with trainers Shannan Ponton, Michelle Bridges and Steve Willis ("The Commando"). The show also introduced a new trainer Emma Hutton ("Emazon"). Applications opened mid-2008 for potential contestants. On 27 April, Bob Herdsman was crowned the oldest contestant in Australian History to ever win with a record weight loss of 87.6 kg, or 52.21% of his starting weight, and won $200,000 in prize money.
There are 20 contestants in this season, competing as ten teams of two.
Note: * Holly and Melanie were given a "double vote" as a result of Nathan and Andrew's second walk. As a result, Holly and Melanie's vote was definitive in voting Jodi and Jeda off the show.
Note: ** In week three a second "elimination" was performed with incredibly short notice after the normal elimination, resulting in Nathan & Andrew getting four nominations. In another twist Ajay revealed that they had a lifeline, in which they would compete against the average weight loss percentage of the other six couples and if they won they would have the one and only vote at the next elimination.
Note: *** In week 11, both Stewart and Sharif returned to the competition, to compete in singles.
^Note A : After the red team chose to eliminate Nathan, he received a letter instructing him to select one other player from either the red or the blue teams to leave the house with him. To increase his brother's chances of winning the overall title, Nathan chose Bob to join him. After leaving Camp Biggest Loser with the belief that they had just been eliminated from the game, Nathan and Bob were greeted by the Commando and informed that they would be returning to Fitzroy Island to spend the next five weeks training with the Commando. At the conclusion of those five weeks, the man who had lost the most weight during their time on the island would receive a guaranteed spot in the finale.
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