Jillian Michaels Considers Leaving Biggest Loser

By Brandi Koskie - DietsInReview.com

Fans of the NBC hit show "The Biggest Loser" are used to change, big change. Although ususally in the form of the overweight contestants who collectively shed thousands of pounds in a season, not in the show's main characters. When NBC announced in early 2009 that it would be casting new trainers, curiosity and concern rose. Who would be leaving? Who would be staying? And were they really going to try to introduce a third trainer? NBC remains tight-lipped, only saying that they are "keeping creative options open."

Jillian Michaels is talking though. In a recent interview with DietsInReview.com she said "I might not be" staying with The Biggest Loser for its eighth season.

"I need certain things to continue with the show, and if I can't get them, then no," says Michaels. She acknowledges that NBC has been great in negotiations, but that might not be enough because she's simply not happy.

"I am freakin' miserable!" she admits, lamenting that Biggest Loser Season 7 has been hard on her, going so far as to say that she really hated some of the contestants, making it difficult to work with them.

For fans, and Michaels, it is a waiting game. The current season will air its live finale in May 2009, with season eight to begin filming shortly thereafter, airing Fall 2009. Message boards indicate the viewership will be much lower in season eight if America's toughest trainer isn't on set, many fans even recommend Michaels get her own show where she'd have the freedom to do things her way.

Hear the Jillian Michaels interview in its entirety at DietsInReview.com.


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