Category: biggest loser 17

Heba Salama
30
Orange Team
Partner: Ed Brantley (Husband)
Trainer: Bob
Sales Representative
Raleigh, NC

NBC Bio
Heba is an energetic go-getter. She is definitely the feisty element in the relationship. She wears her emotions on her sleeve and says whatever is on her mind. She works in the competitive world of pharmaceutical sales and her size makes each day an extra challenge. Heba began to put on weight around age 12 and gained 50 pounds her first year of college. To make things even more interesting, she married an amazing professional chef, Ed, who can whip up anything at anytime—who could resist? Due to her busy career and even busier social life, Heba’s health has taken a back seat over the years. One thing is for sure, she is ready to make a change forever, and wherever she is, there is sure to be a good time!

Ed Brantley
31
Orange Team
Partner: Heba Salama (Wife)
Trainer: Bob
Chef
Raleigh, NC

NBC Bio
Ed is a laid-back Southern chef. He is sincere and an extremely hard worker while running his own “one-man-show” catering business. With specialties like his irresistible mac’n’cheese, and shrimp and grits, how could he resist not tasting his dishes all day long? Ed was raised in a home where food was the center of everything. He began to really put on weight in his early teen years due to a combination of laziness and junk food. With his wife, Heba, Ed keeps a very busy social calendar where wine, food and friends make it hard to stay healthy. An all-around good soul, Ed wants to change his life in hopes of having a family someday. He is ready to turn his life around for good!

This hard-working, super-social husband and wife are always on the go! Both extremely competitive, they definitely help balance each other out. Heba brings the fire and energy and Ed cools things down with his laid-back Southern charm. They complete each other on many levels; from inspiring each other’s competitive spirits to being each other’s biggest cheerleaders. They have a giant love for life and it is obvious to everyone who knows them!

Phillip Parham
41
Red Team
Partner: Amy Parham (Wife)
Trainer: Bob
Greer, SC

NBC Bio
Phillip is a strong competitor under that easygoing exterior. Raised as the oldest and only boy of three children, he began to be concerned about his body image at a young age. Even though he was a normal weight during high school, college and his young adult years, when he served in the U.S. Air Force he still saw himself as heavy and soon after began to gain weight. When he married his college sweetheart, Amy, 20 years ago, he weighed 185 pounds. Desperate to be a better husband and a healthier father for his sons, Phillip has vowed to get trim and healthy!

Amy Parham
40
Red Team
Partner: Phillip Parham (Husband)
Trainer: Bob
Greer, SC

NBC Bio
Amy is very competitive and knows how to set a goal and reach it. She and Phillip were the top agents at their realty company last year. Her youngest son was diagnosed with autism five years ago. This proved to be a challenge so overwhelming that Amy turned to food for comfort and in the process gained 80 pounds. Amy feels like now is the time to focus on getting her body fit and healthy so she can be a good role model and parent for her sons.

Charismatic and fun, Phillip and Amy are a married couple determined to win people over with their positive attitudes and competitive spirits. No strangers to a challenge, these two know how to work together and make it through any obstacle. College sweethearts, co-workers, parents and married for nearly 20 years, this couple is ready to add new chapters to their lives as they lose weight and get in shape together! Look out for these two because together they make a powerful team!

Stacey Capers
33
Green Team
Partner: Adam Capers (Husband)
Trainer: Bob
Contract Pricing Analyst
Gainesville, VA

NBC Bio
Stacey is a determined woman. When she sets her mind on something, it is as good as done. Growing up as the youngest child, she always felt she had to prove she was the best and could do anything. It is something that her parents instilled in her at a very young age. However, she has never been able to maintain that mindset when it comes to her weight. Stacey has been overweight all of her life. As a child she was always heavier than most of her classmates and often teased. Even though she was very athletic in high school, someone wrote in her friend’s yearbook that she was fat. After a long commute, preparing dinner and helping with homework, the time available for exercise is time that most people use sleeping. When time does present itself, it is usually not enough to be effective. Stacey is a great cook so meals are always bountiful, but not always healthy. The recent death of a close friend only one year older than she is has forced Stacey to re-evaluate how she is balancing her life so that she can be around for the very thing she cherishes the most—her family. She will finally prove to herself that every goal that she has is attainable, even those that have precluded her since childhood. With Adam by her side, she is even more motivated to get it done.

Adam Capers
39
Green Team
Partner: Stacey Capers (Wife)
Trainer: Bob
Contracts Manager
Gainesville, VA

NBC Bio
Despite his towering presence and bodyguard physique, Adam is a friendly and affectionate guy who people look up to for guidance and leadership. However, Adam has struggled to take the lead in regards to a weight-loss plan. Adam has a twin brother and as a child, Adam was dubbed the “heavy twin.” Although Adam enjoys exercising—his basement is full of weights, resistance bands, and even a treadmill—a schedule full of frequent business travel usually gets him off track. He has been blessed and cursed with a wife who loves to cook. Adam has never been pushed to lose weight because he is always given a clean bill of health. As he approaches his 40th birthday, he knows that he needs to make a change as a measure of prevention. Being married and having children have also given Adam a new perspective on his health. Together with Stacey, he will show just what competitive spirit means.

Power punches come in twos—this husband and wife know how to get the job done. They work together, commute together, and raise a family together. As former athletes, this focused pair is going to be tough to beat!

The Biggest Loser is returning for season 6. The Biggest Loser: Families premieres Tuesday September 16 at 8/7c on NBC. The eight teams of two that make up the cast are:

Adam Capers & Stacey Capers
Husband and wife
Green Team
Trainer: Bob
Gainesville, VA

Brady Vilcan & Vicky Vilcan
Husband and wife
Brown Team
Trainer: Bob
Houma, LA

Ed Brantley & Heba Salama
Husband and wife
Orange Team
Trainer: Bob
Raleigh, NC

Jerry Skeaback & Coleen Skeaback
Father and daughter
Yellow Team
Trainer: Jillian
Cleveland, OH

Phillip Parham & Amy Parham
Husband and wife
Red Team
Trainer: Bob
Greer, SC

Renee Wilson & Michelle Aguilar
Mother and daughter
Pink Team
Trainer: Jillian
Fort Worth, TX and Jacksonville, MO

Shellay Cremen & Amy Cremen
Mother and daughter
Purple Team
Trainer: Jillian
Royal Oak, MI and Auburn Hills, MI

Tom Desrochers Sr & Tom Desrochers Jr
Father and son
Grey Team
Trainer: Jillian
Everett, MA