Jillian Michaels slams Biggest Loser Netflix docuseries: Some folks still lie like its 1985

Their loss. On Tuesday, former “Biggest Loser” celebrity trainer Jillian Michaels took to social media to break her silence on the Netflix docuseries, “Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser,” now streaming. In an Instagram post, Michaels, 51, blasted claims made in “Fit For TV,” and posted several photos of emails and texts that she claimed backed up her allegations.“Dr.Huizenga did approve caffeine pills on many seasons of Biggest Loser,” Michaels posted, referring to the show’s medical advisor, Dr.

Robert “H” Huizenga. She was referring to how the docuseries covers her controversial choice to give caffeine supplements to her contestants. In “Fit For TV,” series physician Dr.Huizenga alleged that caffeine was banned. He also said that Michaels “never really showed any interest in my advice.”In her Instagram post, Michaels claimed, “Bob Harper not only knew about the caffeine pills the ‘stackers fat burner’ were actually his suggestion.

I wanted to use my brand instead because they were cleaner and had no more than 200mg of caffeine (equivalent to a strong cup of coffee).”The celebrity trainer alleged that caffeine was “NEVER banned” on “The Biggest Loser.” The Post reached out to Harper, Michaels, and Netflix for comment. “The Biggest Loser” ran for 17 seasons on NBC from 2004 to 2016, before moving to USA Network in 2020 for a short-lived run. The show featured overweight contestants competing for a cash prize of $250,000  if they lost the highest percentage of weight, compared to their starting weight. In the years since the show ended, many former contestants have blasted the series.In 2015, former contestant Kai Hibbard told The Post, “The whole f—king show is a fat-shaming disaster that I’m embarrassed to have participated in.”She recalled an incident when contestants were put in stalls like horses and made to run around a track.

“I walked.They edited it to look like I was lazy, ...