Michelle Bridges confronted by fat activists on The Project
Celebrity trainer Michelle Bridges confronts fat activists on The Project as she admits The Biggest Loser couldn’t air today because of the body positivity movement
Michelle Bridges became a household name after starring in The Biggest Loser for nine seasons.
But the personal trainer now admits that the weight loss show could not be made today.
Bridges took it up with several fat activists during a roundtable discussion The project this week and said, “When I look back on it, 17 years ago, it was a totally different culture behind them. I don’t think that show would work today. In fact, I know it wouldn’t happen.’
Body-positivity activist April Hélène-Horton admitted she was nervous about meeting Bridges in person, claiming The Biggest Loser was “one of the most traumatic things that ever happened to me,” despite not appearing on the show or had something to do with it.
Michelle Bridges (right) appeared on The Project along with fat activists on Wednesday to discuss the health and fitness industry
Bridges admitted that The Biggest Loser couldn’t be televised today because of the body-positivity movement
“I hear you, I absolutely hear you,” a sympathetic Bridges replied.
“And when I used to go on a show like that, I really had to dig deep and question my morals about why I’m in the health industry and why I’m in the fitness industry.”
The famed trainer first appeared in The Biggest Loser during the show’s second season in 2007.
She took over from Jillian Michaels and starred as the red team’s trainer until 2016, when she retired from the series for good.
Activist April Hélène-Horton (pictured) admitted she was nervous about meeting Bridges in person, claiming The Biggest Loser was “one of the most traumatic things that ever happened to me”
It was canceled the following year in 2017 after ratings fell so low that it was moved to a daytime timeslot.
Bridges used her time on the show to become a force in the Australian fitness industry, publishing more than a dozen books and landing her own line of goods and clothing at Big W.
She also appeared in video games on the Xbox and Nintendo and launched a body transformation course online.
Shannan Ponton, Tiffiny Hall, Michelle Bridges and Steve Willis from The Biggest Loser are pictured in the show