The Largest Loser is again within the highlight greater than 20 years after it first premiered on NBC.
Within the new Netflix docuseries Match for TV: The Actuality of The Largest Loser, former contestants and producers reveal the extreme actuality behind the success of the weight-loss actuality present.
Former coach Bob Harper and the present's medical guide, Dr. Robert Huizenga, are simply a few of the individuals who agreed to take part within the docuseries and share their perspective on the present.
One former contestant grabbing the eye of viewers is season 7 participant Joelle Gwynn.
In 2009, the Michigan resident participated within the present on the age of 41 in hopes of getting wholesome. Earlier than she was eradicated in week 5, the contestant had an unforgettable onscreen confrontation with Harper, which is revisited in Match for TV.
Because the docuseries continues making headlines, preserve studying to be taught extra about Gwynn:
Who Is Joelle Gwynn?
When showing on The Largest Loser, Gwynn was a part of a couples-themed season.
Whereas some individuals had been paired with members of the family, Gwynn was in a position to compete alongside her shut pal Carla Triplett.
Initially of the present, Gwynn weighed in at 309 kilos and ended the present having misplaced 80 kilos. She additionally started her expertise with a BMI of 47 and accomplished the present with a BMI of 34.8.
How Was Joelle Gwynn's Expertise With Coach Bob Harper?
Bob Harper Trae Patton / NBC /Courtesy Everett Assortment
Throughout a gymnasium exercise in a 2009 episode, Harper instructed a gaggle of contestants to run on the treadmill.
“Don't be sloppy. End this robust, Joelle,” he mentioned in a clip from the present as his teammate struggled to finish the duty. “What the f***, Joelle? Each single time at 20 seconds, each time, what's it?”
On Match for TV, each Harper and Gwynn had the chance to look again on the tense gymnasium second.
“That little nation bumpkin of a person berates me in such a method I've by no means seen on the present earlier than,” she mentioned. “I don't take care of Bob Harper. F*** you, Bob Harper.”
Harper, nonetheless, mentioned it was a lot greater than only a treadmill train.
“It was — the image was greater than that. It was, like, her committing to one thing and ending it,” he defined. “It wasn't one in all my proudest moments.”
What Was Joelle Gwynn's Authorized Battle With the Present?
Joelle Gwynn Netflix/YouTube
In a 2016 interview with the New York Submit, Gwynn alleged she was given illicit tablets to shed pounds.
“I felt jittery and hyper,” Gwynn reportedly told the publication. “I went and informed the sports activities medication man. The subsequent day, Dr. H gave us some lame rationalization of why they bought added to our routine and that it was as much as us to take them.”
Dr. Huizenga and Harper instantly vehemently denied her claims. Dr. Huizenga later sued Gwynn and different defendants for defamation.
In 2019, a decide dominated that Huizenga's declare towards Gwynn failed as a result of the doctor couldn't present precise malice on her half.
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What Is Joelle Gwynn Doing Now?
Though Gwynn appeared to briefly run a YouTube channel and Instagram page referred to as Menopause Hottie, she seems to have taken a step again from social media.
She did, nonetheless, agree to look on Match for TV, which is streaming now on Netflix.
