Rumor Has It That <i>The Biggest Loser</i> Will Be Making Some Changes

Looks like viewers aren’t the only ones responding to Rachel Frederickson’s dramatic weight loss

More news on The Biggest Loser front: Producers are considering “small but significant tweaks” to the series’ production process, particularly what happens after filming at the weight-loss ranch concludes but before the live finale is taped, according to E! News. Sources say these changes might include more support and check-ins for contestants once they leave the ranch and are on their own.

MORE: Biggest Loser Winner Rachel Frederickson Says Her Weight Loss Was Natural 

In case you’ve been living under a rock, the most recent winner, 5-foot-4 Rachel Frederickson, shed 155 pounds—and she dropped nearly a third of that amount after the show stopped filming. So it seems likely that her situation—and viewers’ response to it—may have inspired these potential changes.

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Bob Harper on the Controversial <i>Biggest Loser</i> Transformation: “I was stunned”

Find out what he really thought when he first saw Rachel’s results

After Rachel Frederickson won The Biggest Loser on Tuesday by dropping 155 pounds and 60 percent of her body weight, it seemed like everyone had something to say about the controversial transformation. Now, Biggest Loser trainer Bob Harper speaks out about the shocking reveal. Here’s what he said during a recent taping of The Rachael Ray Show:

“What people don’t understand is, when the contestants leave to go home…they’re in charge of themselves. So I had not seen her until that night, and so when she walked out, I was just kind of like, whoa. And I’ve been on the show since the beginning.”

While he didn’t comment on how healthy he thought the transformation was, it definitely sounds like he was surprised. Harper went on to say, “I was stunned. That would be the word. I mean, we’ve never had a contestant come in at 105 pounds.”

Though every person’s weight-loss journey is different, experts say there may be health consequences to losing that much weight that quickly. But Frederickson defended herself in a recent interview with Us Weekly, stressing that her main goals are to be healthy and strong.

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