The Biggest Loser | |
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Series 5 | |
Starring | Richard Callender Charlotte Ord Rob Edmond |
No. of episodes | 9 |
Release | |
Original network | ITV, STV, UTV |
Original release | 3 January 13 March 2012 | –
Series chronology |
The Biggest Loser UK 2012 is the fifth series of the reality television show titled The Biggest Loser. The series began on ITV on 3 January 2012 and ended on 13 March 2012, with seven overweight pairs (fourteen individuals) competing for a cash prize. Davina McCall is featured as the host, with trainer Richard Callender and two new trainers, Charlotte Ord and Rob Edmond, who replaced Angie Dowds. Dowds had left the show part-way through the fourth season, although she returned for the final. Dowds died on 23 November 2011 in an apparent suicide. [1] The prize of £25,000 was won by Kevin McLernon, who shed 40% of his body weight.
There are 14 contestants in this season, competing as 7 teams of two.
Name | Couples Team | 3 Teams | Individuals | Status | Total Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Geoff, 59, Haverfordwest | Yellow Team | Withdrew - medical issues | [E1] | ||
Sam, 26, Keighley | Brown Team | Eliminated Week 1 | 1 [E2] | ||
Damien, 21, Dublin | Eliminated Week 2 | 3 | |||
Amy, 25, Stockton-on-Tees | Red Team | Eliminated Week 3 | 3 | ||
Gemma, 25, Stockton-on-Tees | |||||
Laura, 28, Rotherham | Pink Team | Black Team | Eliminated Week 4 | 2 | |
Diane, 53, Rotherham | Blue Team | Eliminated Week 5 | Elimination Challenge | ||
Tamara, 22, Brixton | Purple Team | White Team | Eliminated Week 6 | 2 | |
Gerard, 24, Limerick | Green Team | Black Team | Green Individual | Eliminated Week 7 | 3 |
Jessie, 22, Brixton | Purple Team | Purple Individual | Eliminated Week 8 | 0 (Red line) | |
Paula, 31, Limerick | Green Team | Blue Team | Green Individual | Eliminated Week 8 | 0 (Red line) |
Sarah, 29, Haverfordwest | Yellow Team | White Team | Yellow Individual | Third Place | |
Amy Mac, 23, South Shields | Orange Team | Orange Individual | Second Place | ||
Kevin, 38, Sunderland | Blue Team | Orange Individual | The Biggest Loser |
The "Total Votes" column indicates the number of votes cast against the contestant when he/she was eliminated.
^[E1] Geoff was forced to withdraw by the doctor, due to having an undiagnosed heart attack. He did not weigh in at any point during the series, including the finale.
^[E2] The contestants voted for Sam & Damien to go home, but as a result of Geoff's withdrawal, one of them was allowed to stay. Their fate was to be decided by the biggest loser, but as Damien was below the yellow line, Kevin became the biggest loser for the week and sent Sam home.
Contestant | Age | Starting Weight |
Week | Finale | Weight Lost |
Percentage Lost | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||||
Kevin | 38 | 450 | 419 | 408 | 401 | 392 | 383 | 379 | 369 | 358 | 270 | -180 | -40.00% |
Amy Mac | 23 | 266 | 255 | 249 | 245 | 238 | 232 | 227 | 223 | 214 | 179 | -87 | -32.71% |
Sarah | 29 | 276 | 260 | 256 | 254 | 251 | 245 | 243 | 237 | 231 | 204 | -72 | -26.09% |
Jessie | 22 | 263 | 254 | 249 | 244 | 241 | 231 | 227 | 223 | 216 | 157 | -106 | -40.30%~ |
Paula | 31 | 261 | 255 | 250 | 249 | 242 | 238 | 235 | 231 | 225 | 203 | -58 | -22.22% |
Gerard | 24 | 278 | 260 | 250 | 241 | 238 | 227 | 223 | 221 | 195 | -83 | -29.86% | |
Tamara | 22 | 276 | 266 | 260 | 256 | 250 | 248 | 248 | 205 | -71 | -25.72% | ||
Diane | 53 | 270 | 256 | 252 | 250 | 245 | 242 | 197 | -73 | -27.04% | |||
Laura | 28 | 222 | 211 | 206 | 204 | 199 | 159 | -63 | -28.38% | ||||
Amy | 25 | 270 | 261 | 252 | 251 | 202 | -68 | -25.19% | |||||
Gemma | 25 | 267 | 253 | 251 | 247 | 178 | -89 | -33.33% | |||||
Damien | 21 | 357 | 331 | 325 | 301 | -56 | -15.69% | ||||||
Sam | 26 | 329 | 307 | 264 | -65 | -19.76% | |||||||
Geoff | 59 | 272 | Did not attend |
Contestant | Week | Finale | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
Kevin | -31 | -11 | -7 | -9 | -9 | -4 | -9** | -11 | -88 |
Amy Mac | -11 | -6 | -4 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -9 | -35 |
Sarah | -16 | -3* | -2 | -3 | -6 | -2 | -6 | -6 | -27 |
Jessie | -9 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -10 | -4 | -4 | -7 | -59 |
Paula | -6 | -5 | -1 | -7 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -6 | -22 |
Gerard | -18 | -10 | -9 | -3 | -11 | -4 | -2 | -26 | |
Tamara | -10 | -6 | -4 | -6 | -2 | 0 | -43 | ||
Diane | -14 | -4 | -2 | -5 | -3 | -45 | |||
Laura | -11 | -5 | -2 | -5 | -40 | ||||
Amy | -9 | -9 | -1 | -49 | |||||
Gemma | -14 | -2 | -4 | -69 | |||||
Damien | -26 | -5* | -24 | ||||||
Sam | -22 | -43 | |||||||
Geoff |
Notes
Contestant | Week | Finale | Total | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||
Kevin | -6.89% | -2.63% | -1.72% | -2.24% | -2.30% | -1.04% | -2.37% | -2.98% | -24.58% | -40.00% |
Amy Mac | -4.14% | -2.35% | -1.61% | -2.86% | -2.52% | -2.16% | -1.76% | -4.04% | -16.36% | -32.71% |
Sarah | -5.80% | -1.15%* | -0.78% | -1.18% | -2.39% | -0.82% | -2.74% | -2.53% | -11.69% | -26.09% |
Paula | -2.30% | -1.96% | -0.40% | -2.81% | -1.65% | -1.26% | -1.70% | -2.60% | -9.78% | -22.22% |
Jessie | -3.42% | -1.97% | -2.01% | -1.23% | -4.15% | -1.73% | -1.76% | -3.14% | -27.31% | -40.30% |
Gerard | -6.47% | -3.85% | -3.60% | -1.24% | -4.62% | -1.76% | -0.90% | -11.76% | -29.86% | |
Tamara | -3.62% | -2.26% | -1.54% | -2.34% | -0.80% | 0.00% | -17.34% | -25.72% | ||
Diane | -5.19% | -1.56% | -0.79% | -2.00% | -1.22% | -18.60% | -27.04% | |||
Laura | -4.95% | -2.37% | -0.97% | -2.45% | -20.10% | -28.34% | ||||
Amy | -3.33% | -3.45% | -0.40% | -19.52% | -25.19% | |||||
Gemma | -5.24% | -0.79% | -1.59% | -30.74% | -35.74% | |||||
Damien | -7.28% | -1.51%* | -7.38% | -15.69% | ||||||
Sam | -6.69% | -14.01% | -19.76% | |||||||
Geoff |
Notes
Contestant | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | |
Eliminated | Geoff, Sam |
Damien | Gemma, Amy |
Laura | Diane | Tamara | Gerard | Paula, Jessie |
Kevin | ? | ? | Gemma & Amy | X | X | X | Gerard | X |
Amy Mac | ? | ? | Gemma & Amy | X | X | Tamara | ? | X |
Sarah | Sam & Damien | X | Gemma & Amy | X | X | Tamara | Gerard | X |
Paula | Sam & Damien | Damien | ? | X | X | X | X | X |
Jessie | X | ? | Gemma & Amy | Laura | X | X | Gerard | X |
Gerard | Sam & Damien | Damien | ? | Laura | X | X | X | Eliminated Week 7 |
Tamara | X | ? | Gemma & Amy | X | X | ? | Eliminated Week 6 | |
Diane | ? | Damien | X | X | X | Eliminated Week 5 | ||
Laura | ? | Damien | X | Gerard | Eliminated Week 4 | |||
Amy | Sam & Damien | Damien | X | Eliminated Week 3 | ||||
Gemma | Sam & Damien | Damien | X | Eliminated Week 3 | ||||
Damien | X | X | Eliminated Week 2 | |||||
Sam | X | Eliminated Week 1 | ||||||
Geoff | Withdrew Week 1 |
Episode | Date | Total Viewers | Share | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 January 2012 | 2,800,000 | 11.2% | [2] |
2 | 10 January 2012 | 2,670,000 | 11.0% | [3] |
3 | 17 January 2012 | 2,160,000 | 9.0% | [4] |
4 | 24 January 2012 | 2,140,000 | 8.6% | [5] |
5 | 31 January 2012 | 2,180,000 | 9.0% | [6] |
6 | 7 February 2012 | 2,400,000 | 10.4% | [7] |
7 | 14 February 2012 | 2,130,000 | 8.5% | [8] |
8 | 28 February 2012 | 2,210,000 | 9.3% | [9] |
9 | 13 March 2012 | 2,480,000 | 10.0% | [10] |
The Biggest Loser | |
---|---|
Series 5 | |
Starring | Richard Callender Charlotte Ord Rob Edmond |
No. of episodes | 9 |
Release | |
Original network | ITV, STV, UTV |
Original release | 3 January 13 March 2012 | –
Series chronology |
The Biggest Loser UK 2012 is the fifth series of the reality television show titled The Biggest Loser. The series began on ITV on 3 January 2012 and ended on 13 March 2012, with seven overweight pairs (fourteen individuals) competing for a cash prize. Davina McCall is featured as the host, with trainer Richard Callender and two new trainers, Charlotte Ord and Rob Edmond, who replaced Angie Dowds. Dowds had left the show part-way through the fourth season, although she returned for the final. Dowds died on 23 November 2011 in an apparent suicide. [1] The prize of £25,000 was won by Kevin McLernon, who shed 40% of his body weight.
There are 14 contestants in this season, competing as 7 teams of two.
Name | Couples Team | 3 Teams | Individuals | Status | Total Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Geoff, 59, Haverfordwest | Yellow Team | Withdrew - medical issues | [E1] | ||
Sam, 26, Keighley | Brown Team | Eliminated Week 1 | 1 [E2] | ||
Damien, 21, Dublin | Eliminated Week 2 | 3 | |||
Amy, 25, Stockton-on-Tees | Red Team | Eliminated Week 3 | 3 | ||
Gemma, 25, Stockton-on-Tees | |||||
Laura, 28, Rotherham | Pink Team | Black Team | Eliminated Week 4 | 2 | |
Diane, 53, Rotherham | Blue Team | Eliminated Week 5 | Elimination Challenge | ||
Tamara, 22, Brixton | Purple Team | White Team | Eliminated Week 6 | 2 | |
Gerard, 24, Limerick | Green Team | Black Team | Green Individual | Eliminated Week 7 | 3 |
Jessie, 22, Brixton | Purple Team | Purple Individual | Eliminated Week 8 | 0 (Red line) | |
Paula, 31, Limerick | Green Team | Blue Team | Green Individual | Eliminated Week 8 | 0 (Red line) |
Sarah, 29, Haverfordwest | Yellow Team | White Team | Yellow Individual | Third Place | |
Amy Mac, 23, South Shields | Orange Team | Orange Individual | Second Place | ||
Kevin, 38, Sunderland | Blue Team | Orange Individual | The Biggest Loser |
The "Total Votes" column indicates the number of votes cast against the contestant when he/she was eliminated.
^[E1] Geoff was forced to withdraw by the doctor, due to having an undiagnosed heart attack. He did not weigh in at any point during the series, including the finale.
^[E2] The contestants voted for Sam & Damien to go home, but as a result of Geoff's withdrawal, one of them was allowed to stay. Their fate was to be decided by the biggest loser, but as Damien was below the yellow line, Kevin became the biggest loser for the week and sent Sam home.
Contestant | Age | Starting Weight |
Week | Finale | Weight Lost |
Percentage Lost | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||||
Kevin | 38 | 450 | 419 | 408 | 401 | 392 | 383 | 379 | 369 | 358 | 270 | -180 | -40.00% |
Amy Mac | 23 | 266 | 255 | 249 | 245 | 238 | 232 | 227 | 223 | 214 | 179 | -87 | -32.71% |
Sarah | 29 | 276 | 260 | 256 | 254 | 251 | 245 | 243 | 237 | 231 | 204 | -72 | -26.09% |
Jessie | 22 | 263 | 254 | 249 | 244 | 241 | 231 | 227 | 223 | 216 | 157 | -106 | -40.30%~ |
Paula | 31 | 261 | 255 | 250 | 249 | 242 | 238 | 235 | 231 | 225 | 203 | -58 | -22.22% |
Gerard | 24 | 278 | 260 | 250 | 241 | 238 | 227 | 223 | 221 | 195 | -83 | -29.86% | |
Tamara | 22 | 276 | 266 | 260 | 256 | 250 | 248 | 248 | 205 | -71 | -25.72% | ||
Diane | 53 | 270 | 256 | 252 | 250 | 245 | 242 | 197 | -73 | -27.04% | |||
Laura | 28 | 222 | 211 | 206 | 204 | 199 | 159 | -63 | -28.38% | ||||
Amy | 25 | 270 | 261 | 252 | 251 | 202 | -68 | -25.19% | |||||
Gemma | 25 | 267 | 253 | 251 | 247 | 178 | -89 | -33.33% | |||||
Damien | 21 | 357 | 331 | 325 | 301 | -56 | -15.69% | ||||||
Sam | 26 | 329 | 307 | 264 | -65 | -19.76% | |||||||
Geoff | 59 | 272 | Did not attend |
Contestant | Week | Finale | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
Kevin | -31 | -11 | -7 | -9 | -9 | -4 | -9** | -11 | -88 |
Amy Mac | -11 | -6 | -4 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -9 | -35 |
Sarah | -16 | -3* | -2 | -3 | -6 | -2 | -6 | -6 | -27 |
Jessie | -9 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -10 | -4 | -4 | -7 | -59 |
Paula | -6 | -5 | -1 | -7 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -6 | -22 |
Gerard | -18 | -10 | -9 | -3 | -11 | -4 | -2 | -26 | |
Tamara | -10 | -6 | -4 | -6 | -2 | 0 | -43 | ||
Diane | -14 | -4 | -2 | -5 | -3 | -45 | |||
Laura | -11 | -5 | -2 | -5 | -40 | ||||
Amy | -9 | -9 | -1 | -49 | |||||
Gemma | -14 | -2 | -4 | -69 | |||||
Damien | -26 | -5* | -24 | ||||||
Sam | -22 | -43 | |||||||
Geoff |
Notes
Contestant | Week | Finale | Total | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||
Kevin | -6.89% | -2.63% | -1.72% | -2.24% | -2.30% | -1.04% | -2.37% | -2.98% | -24.58% | -40.00% |
Amy Mac | -4.14% | -2.35% | -1.61% | -2.86% | -2.52% | -2.16% | -1.76% | -4.04% | -16.36% | -32.71% |
Sarah | -5.80% | -1.15%* | -0.78% | -1.18% | -2.39% | -0.82% | -2.74% | -2.53% | -11.69% | -26.09% |
Paula | -2.30% | -1.96% | -0.40% | -2.81% | -1.65% | -1.26% | -1.70% | -2.60% | -9.78% | -22.22% |
Jessie | -3.42% | -1.97% | -2.01% | -1.23% | -4.15% | -1.73% | -1.76% | -3.14% | -27.31% | -40.30% |
Gerard | -6.47% | -3.85% | -3.60% | -1.24% | -4.62% | -1.76% | -0.90% | -11.76% | -29.86% | |
Tamara | -3.62% | -2.26% | -1.54% | -2.34% | -0.80% | 0.00% | -17.34% | -25.72% | ||
Diane | -5.19% | -1.56% | -0.79% | -2.00% | -1.22% | -18.60% | -27.04% | |||
Laura | -4.95% | -2.37% | -0.97% | -2.45% | -20.10% | -28.34% | ||||
Amy | -3.33% | -3.45% | -0.40% | -19.52% | -25.19% | |||||
Gemma | -5.24% | -0.79% | -1.59% | -30.74% | -35.74% | |||||
Damien | -7.28% | -1.51%* | -7.38% | -15.69% | ||||||
Sam | -6.69% | -14.01% | -19.76% | |||||||
Geoff |
Notes
Contestant | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | |
Eliminated | Geoff, Sam |
Damien | Gemma, Amy |
Laura | Diane | Tamara | Gerard | Paula, Jessie |
Kevin | ? | ? | Gemma & Amy | X | X | X | Gerard | X |
Amy Mac | ? | ? | Gemma & Amy | X | X | Tamara | ? | X |
Sarah | Sam & Damien | X | Gemma & Amy | X | X | Tamara | Gerard | X |
Paula | Sam & Damien | Damien | ? | X | X | X | X | X |
Jessie | X | ? | Gemma & Amy | Laura | X | X | Gerard | X |
Gerard | Sam & Damien | Damien | ? | Laura | X | X | X | Eliminated Week 7 |
Tamara | X | ? | Gemma & Amy | X | X | ? | Eliminated Week 6 | |
Diane | ? | Damien | X | X | X | Eliminated Week 5 | ||
Laura | ? | Damien | X | Gerard | Eliminated Week 4 | |||
Amy | Sam & Damien | Damien | X | Eliminated Week 3 | ||||
Gemma | Sam & Damien | Damien | X | Eliminated Week 3 | ||||
Damien | X | X | Eliminated Week 2 | |||||
Sam | X | Eliminated Week 1 | ||||||
Geoff | Withdrew Week 1 |
Episode | Date | Total Viewers | Share | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 January 2012 | 2,800,000 | 11.2% | [2] |
2 | 10 January 2012 | 2,670,000 | 11.0% | [3] |
3 | 17 January 2012 | 2,160,000 | 9.0% | [4] |
4 | 24 January 2012 | 2,140,000 | 8.6% | [5] |
5 | 31 January 2012 | 2,180,000 | 9.0% | [6] |
6 | 7 February 2012 | 2,400,000 | 10.4% | [7] |
7 | 14 February 2012 | 2,130,000 | 8.5% | [8] |
8 | 28 February 2012 | 2,210,000 | 9.3% | [9] |
9 | 13 March 2012 | 2,480,000 | 10.0% | [10] |