A new season of The Biggest Loser (season 7/The Biggest Loser Couples 2) premieres this week starting another season of drama and hard work for the eleven couples in their bid to lose the most percentage of weight, with teams and contestants voting out each other. The new season, according to earlier press releases by the network, marks several "firsts" with the series with the oldest, youngest, heaviest female and heaviest contestants in the history of the reality-based competition show. These firsts include the following: Estella Hayes, 63, and her husband, Gerald "Jerry" Hayes, also 63, are the oldest couple to ever participate in the show. Meanwhile, the youngest contestant to join the show is 18-year-old Mike Morelli whois coupled with his 54-year-old father, Ronald. The heaviest woman in the history of . The Biggest Loser, meanwhile, is Carla at 379 lbs, and the biggest player yet is Daniel at 454 lbs.
The Biggest Loser Couples 2 promises to be another exciting season as these heavyweights not only try their best to lose weight but outdo each other in the process as well. Who will survive? Who will give up? Who will end up to be the biggest loser of them all and win $250,000? Let us follow their struggles and triumphs as we find out who will be the biggest losing team this season.
Full video streams of The Biggest Loser 7/The Biggest Loser Season 7 will be available on this page throughout the season. Please visit regularly. For now, here are two previously released promo clips of the Biggest Loser Couples 2 as well as the list of participating teams.
Preview 1: The Biggest Loser Couples
Best Friends:
* Carla Triplett (Assistant bank manager), 36, and her best friend Joelle Gwynn (Non-profit founder), 41, Southfield, MI.
* Daniel Wright (Student), 19, Willow Spring, NC, and his best friend, David Lee (Student), 23, Fuquay-Varina, NC.
Cousins:
* Sione Fa (Owner, landscape company), 28, Maricopa, AZ and his cousin, Filipe Fa (Lube technician), 26, Mesa, AZ.
* Blaine Cotter (College counselor), 27, Gilbert, AZ and his cousin Dane Patterson (Real estate appraiser), 27, Mesa, AZ.
Engaged Couple:
* Damien Gurganious (Industrial designer), 31, and his fiancee Nicole Brewer (Wardrobe stylist), 37, Brooklyn, NY.
Former Models:
* Tara Costa (Model/Finance manager), 23, New York, NY, and her friend Laura Denoux (Model/Sales director), 24, Miami, FL.
Father and Son:
* Ron Morelli (Retired food distributor, currently City Councilman), 54, and his son, Mike Morelli (Student), 18, South Lyon, MI.
Grandparents:
* Estella Hayes (Retired nurse), 63 and her husband, Gerald "Jerry" Hayes (Retired engineer), 63, Wheaton, IL.
Mother and Daughter:
* Helen Phillips (Retired retail manager), 47, Sterling Heights, MI and her daughter, Shanon Thomas (Massage therapist), 29, Centerline, MI.
* Cathy Skell (Title sales closing agent at real estate firm), 48, Shiocton, WI and her daughter, Kristin Steede (Business owner), 28, Greenville, WI.
Sisters:
* Amanda Kramer (Cosmetologist), 30, Boise, ID, and her sister, Aubrey Cheney (Information and education specialist), 28, Gooding, ID.
