TIM GUNN AND TABATHA COFFEY HELP TRANSFORM “THE BIGGEST LOSER” CONTESTANTS IN ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR EPISODES OF THE SEASON – THE MAKEOVER EPISODE OF “THE BIGGEST LOSER: COUPLES” AIRING TUESDAY, APRIL 14 (8-10 P.M. ET) ON NBC

UNIVERSAL CITY, CALIFORNIA – Tim Gunn (“Project Runway”) and Tabatha Coffey (Bravo’s “Tabatha’s Salon Takeover“) guest star on one of the most eagerly-anticipated events of each “Biggest Loser” season – the makeover episode airing Tuesday, April 14 (8-10 p.m. ET) on NBC’s “The Biggest Loser: Couples.

“Before getting glammed up for their makeovers, the remaining seven contestants soar to new heights with this week’s challenge. They’ll have to cross a canyon – equivalent to a 10-story building at its highest point – on a zipline spanning 700 feet. The winner gets one of the most amazing prizes of the season – a $25,000 kitchen makeover.

After the kitchen makeover is awarded to the challenge winner, the contestants find out from host Alison Sweeney that they will all be getting makeovers. But this season, they’ll be getting made over for their very own Hollywood premiere – complete with red carpet, reunions with loved ones, and a movie packed with emotional moments from their weight loss journeys.

First, the contestants head to Macy’s where they find fashion guru Tim Gunn waiting to help them pick out stylish new outfits to flatter their slimmer selves. Guest hair stylist Tabatha (Bravo’s “Tabatha’s Salon Takeover”) and celebrity stylist Brandon Martinez transform them further with complete salon makeovers. Then it’s time for amazing reveals and emotional reunions when the made-over contestants show off their incredible new looks to loved ones flown in to help them celebrate their big day.

Later, back at the ranch, the contestants head to the gym for last chance workouts. But a visit with Dr. Huizenga reveals that one player is sidelined with a medical injury that will have a dramatic impact on workouts – and could affect her future on the show. And at this week’s weigh-in, one player breaks the Biggest Loser record for most weight ever lost at the ranch. Then an emotional elimination sends another player home.

The teams competing for the $250,000 grand prize are:

BEST FRIENDS:
Carla Triplett (Assistant bank manager), 36, and her best friend Joelle Gwynn (Non-profit founder), 41, Southfield, Michigan (Both eliminated week five)

Daniel Wright (Student), 19, Willow Spring, North Carolina (Eliminated in week eight) and his best friend, David Lee (Student), 23, Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina (Both eliminated week four)

COUSINS:
Sione Fa (Owner, landscape company), 28, Maricopa, Arizona (Eliminated in week 14) and his cousin, Filipe Fa (Lube technician), 26, Mesa, Arizona

Blaine Cotter (College counselor), 27, Gilbert, AZ (Eliminated week 7) and his cousin Dane Patterson (Real estate appraiser), 27, Mesa, Arizona

ENGAGED COUPLE:
Damien Gurganious (Industrial designer), 31, (Eliminated in week 3) and his fiancée Nicole Brewer (Wardrobe stylist), 37, Brooklyn, New York (Eliminated in week 3 due to Damien’s elimination, returned in week 13 and then eliminated again in same episode)

FORMER MODELS:
Tara Costa (Model/Finance manager), 23, New York, NY, and her friend Laura Denoux (Model/Sales director), 24, Miami, Florida

FATHER/SON:
Ron Morelli (Retired food distributor, currently City Councilman), 54, and his son, Mike Morelli (Student), 18, South Lyon, MI.

GRANDPARENTS:
Estella Hayes (Retired nurse), 63 and her husband, Gerald “Jerry” Hayes (Retired engineer), 63, Wheaton, Illinois (Both eliminated in week 2 due to Jerry’s elimination)

MOTHER/DAUGHTER:
Helen Phillips (Retired retail manager), 47, Sterling Heights, MI and her daughter, Shanon Thomas (Massage therapist), 29, Centerline, MI. (Eliminated in week 7)

Cathy Skell (Title sales closing agent at real estate firm), 48, Shiocton, Wisconsin (Eliminated in week 11) and her daughter, Kristin Steede (Business owner), 28, Greenville, Wisconsin

SISTERS:
Amanda Kramer (Cosmetologist), 30, Boise, Idaho (Eliminated in week 10), and her sister, Aubrey Cheney (Information and education specialist), 28, Gooding, Idaho (Eliminated in week 12)

Alison Sweeney hosts, and trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels also star.

“The Biggest Loser” has become a worldwide hit airing in over 90 countries and produced in 25 countries. Since its debut in 2004, “The Biggest Loser” has grown to become a standalone health and lifestyle brand by developing tools and products inspired by the show and approved by its doctors and experts. Anchored by the online, subscription-based extension of the show, Biggestloserclub.com, The Biggest Loser Meal Plan, The New York Times best-selling books series, best-selling fitness DVD series, a line of appliances, fitness equipment, protein supplements and countless other health and lifestyle based products, The Biggest Loser consumer products program has generated over $50 million in spending with presence at more than 25,000 major retailers to date. Check out www.biggestloser.com for more information.

“The Biggest Loser: Couples” is a production of Reveille LLC, 25/7 Productions and 3Ball Productions. Ben Silverman (NBC’s “The Office,” “Ugly Betty”), Dave Broome (“A Model Life with Petra Nemcova,” “Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope”), JD Roth (“Age of Love,” “Beauty and the Geek”), Todd A. Nelson (“Unan1mous,” “Beauty and the Geek”) and Mark Koops (“American Gladiators,” “Shear Genius”) serve as executive producers.

Source: NBC Press Releases

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