The Biggest Loser will be returning, more or less, next month. It will return a couple weeks late on Tuesday October 8 and be shrunk to just 1 hour from 8-9EST. Stupid The Voice. Bob, Jillian, and Dolvett will return as trainers, and each of them will be given the opportunity to save one of their contestants in this season dubbed Second Chances.
There are 15 new contestants who make up The Biggest Loser season 15 cast. The most noteworthy is American Idol season 2 winner Ruben Studdard. Unlike runner up Clay Aiken, he seems to have all but vanished since winning the show. Now weighing in at 462 pounds, he is the heaviest contestant on the show this season. The full cast includes:
Fernanda Abarca (3D Animation Artist/Cake Sugar Artist), 32, Montrose, Calif.
Craig Arrington (Warehouse Supervisor for Pharmaceutical Company), 30, Wilson, N.C.
Chelsea Arthurs (Clinical Research Professional/Event Planner), 28, Raleigh, N.C.
David Brown (Project Manager for Construction Company and Social Commerce Leader for Phone Company), 43, Edmond, Okla.
Rachel Frederickson (Voice-over Artist), 24, Los Angeles, Calif.
Hap Holmstead (Sales Consultant/Entrepreneur), 26, Pleasant Grove, Utah
Matt Hooper (Retail Manager), 38, Georgetown, Mass.
Holley Mangold (Olympic Weightlifter/Caterer), 24, Columbus, Ohio
Jennifer Messer (Clerk/Bookkeeper), 42, Abingdon, Va.
Tumi Oguntala (Brand Strategist), 41, Clifton Park, N.Y.
Marie Pearl (Senior Staff Accountant at a Community College), 30, Springfield, Mo.
Bobby Saleem (Attorney), 28, Chicago, Ill.
Jay Sheets (Marketing Associate for a Food Company), 38, Farmington, MO.
Ruben Studdard (Singer), 35, Birmingham, Ala.
Tanya Winfield (Chief Operating Officer of a Restaurant Franchise), 41, Plainfield, Ill.