‘The Biggest Loser’ Gains A Soap Opera Star

Filed under: Television — jimmy @ 10:12 am

Caroline Rhea out, Alison Sweeney in as host of “The Biggest Loser”

Caroline Rhea, who has been the one and only host of NBC’s hit reality show “The Biggest Loser” for the past three seasons, has decided to leave the show “to pursue other interests.”

As a self-described BIG FAN of “The Biggest Loser,” I’ve always wondered about the choice of Carolina Rhea as the host of that show. Why? Well, she ain’t exactly skinny herself (that photo at the top of this post was from a few years back when she was thinner) and it seems like such a waste of talent for a comedian to play host of a show with a bunch of fat people on it. I kept waiting for Rhea to bust out with a crude joke at some point, but she was always so stoic (although the “it’s time to cut the fat” line she used in the elimination room always made me cringe when I heard it).

Who’s gonna replace Rhea? It’s award-winning “Days Of Our Lives” star Alison Sweeney who claims she dealt with a weight problem as a child. I sincerely hope Sweeney does understand the plight of carrying around extra weight and the physical as well as the emotional scars that come with it.

Click here to learn more about the new changes coming to Season 4 on “The Biggest Loser.”