Jillian Michaels Leaving Biggest Loser, Wants Kids
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Bye, bye, Jillian Michaels.
The tough-talking trainer and fitness guru announced that she is leaving the NBC reality competition that made her famous.
"Season 11 of Biggest Loser will be my last :) have to finish out my contract," Michaels, 36, Tweeted earlier this week.
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Michaels explained her decision -- and her desire to have kids. "I want to take a year off TV and focus on becoming a mommy and doing more charity work," she wrote.
Michaels launched her own weight-loss show over the summer, Losing It -- which also inspired her, she said.
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"Shooting Losing It also had big impact on me," she said of the series, in which she helped kids slim down. "Living with kids, I saw firsthand what I was missing."
As for Michaels' replacement on The Biggest Loser? "They already hired her," she told a Twitter follower. "Using my last season to help launch her in season 11."
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Michaels' final Biggest Loser season gets underway this January.
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5I'll miss her. She's fabulous. Best of luck Jillian.
She really has never struck me as the warm and fuzzy mommy type.She will never have a kid she will be afraid to gain a healthy weight to sustain a preg.She will adopt a token child..the thing to do in Hollyweird.
OMG!! I'm totally going to miss her. I love her so much. I hope whoever they hired to replace her can not only help physically but the mental challenge these people face too. Good luck to you Jillian.
I'd bet everyone besides me will miss you if you are ready to have a kid good luck. I know you are tough but I truelly inspired you, you are one of my favorite tv star as a weight loss trainer.
NO--I admire her work ethic and sure she's a cool person but I didn't care for her on the show...