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. The prize of £25,000 was won by Kevin McLernon, who shed 40% of his body weight.
Contestants There are 14 contestants in this season, competing as 7 teams of two. NameCouples Team3 TeamsIndividualsStatusTotal votesGeoff, 59, HaverfordwestYellow TeamWithdrew - medical issuesSam, 26, KeighleyBrown TeamEliminated Week 11Damien, 21, DublinEliminated Week 23Amy, 25, Stockton-on-TeesRed TeamEliminated Week 33Gemma, 25, Stockton-on-TeesLaura, 28, RotherhamPink TeamBlack TeamEliminated Week 42Diane, 53, RotherhamBlue TeamEliminated Week 5Tamara, 22, BrixtonPurple TeamWhite TeamEliminated Week 62Gerard, 24, LimerickGreen TeamBlack TeamGreen IndividualEliminated Week 73Jessie, 22, BrixtonPurple TeamPurple IndividualEliminated Week 80 (Red line)Paula, 31, LimerickGreen TeamBlue TeamGreen IndividualEliminated Week 80 (Red line)Sarah, 29, HaverfordwestYellow TeamWhite TeamYellow IndividualThird PlaceAmy Mac, 23, South ShieldsOrange TeamSecond PlaceKevin, 38, SunderlandBlue TeamThe Biggest Loser
The "Total Votes" column indicates the number of votes cast against the contestant when he/she was eliminated. 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. 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.
Weigh-ins ContestantAgeStartingweightWeekFinaleWeightlostPercentagelost12345678Kevin 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
Winners £25,000 winner (among the finalists) Holiday winner (among the eliminated contestants) Standings Week's Biggest Loser Week's Biggest Loser & Immunity Immunity (Challenge or Weigh-In) Under the Yellow Line Week's Biggest Loser & Under the Yellow Line Highest Percentage Weight Loss (among the eliminated contestants)
Weigh-in figures history ContestantWeekFinale12345678Kevin -31 -11 -7 -9 -9 -4 -9** -11 -88Amy Mac -11 -6 -4 -7 -6 -5 -4 -9 -35Sarah -16 -3* -2 -3 -6 -2 -6 -6 -27Jessie -9 -5 -5 -3 -10 -4 -4 -7 -59Paula -6 -5 -1 -7 -4 -3 -4 -6 -22Gerard -18 -10 -9 -3 -11 -4 -2 -26Tamara -10 -6 -4 -6 -2 0 -43Diane -14 -4 -2 -5 -3 -45Laura -11 -5 -2 -5 -40Amy -9 -9 -1 -49Gemma -14 -2 -4 -69Damien -26 -5* -24Sam -22 -43Geoff Notes *In week 2, Damien's and Sarah's weight losses were displayed at -5 and -3 respectively due to their one-pound disadvantages from the weekly challenge. **In week 7, Kevin's weight loss was displayed at -9 due to his one-pound disadvantage from the weekly challenge.
Weigh-in percentages history ContestantWeekFinaleTotal12345678Kevin -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 In week 2, Damien's and Sarah's weight loss percentages were displayed at -1.51% and -1.15% respectively due to their one-pound disadvantages from the weekly challenge.
Elimination voting history Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Eliminated Geoff, Sam Damien Gemma, AmyLauraDiane Tamara Gerard Paula, JessieKevin ? ? Gemma & Amy X X X Gerard XAmy Mac ? ? Gemma & Amy X X Tamara ? XSarah Sam & Damien X Gemma & Amy X X Tamara Gerard XPaula Sam & Damien Damien ? X X X X XJessie X ? Gemma & Amy Laura X X Gerard XGerard Sam & Damien Damien ? Laura X X X Eliminated Week 7Tamara X ? Gemma & Amy X X ? Eliminated Week 6Diane ? Damien X X X Eliminated Week 5Laura ? Damien X Gerard Eliminated Week 4Amy Sam & Damien Damien X Eliminated Week 3Gemma Sam & Damien Damien X Eliminated Week 3Damien X X Eliminated Week 2Sam X Eliminated Week 1Geoff Withdrew Week 1
Not in house for vote Immunity Immunity, vote not revealed Immunity, was below yellow line or not in elimination, unable to vote Below yellow line, unable to vote Below red line Not in elimination, unable to vote Eliminated or not in house Last person eliminated Valid vote cast Vote not revealed £25,000 winner (among the finalists)
Ratings Episode Date Total Viewers Share Source 1 3 January 2012 2,800,000 11.2% 2 10 January 2012 2,670,000 11.0% 3 17 January 2012 2,160,000 9.0% 4 24 January 2012 2,140,000 8.6% 5 31 January 2012 2,180,000 9.0% 6 7 February 2012 2,400,000 10.4% 7 14 February 2012 2,130,000 8.5% 8 28 February 2012 2,210,000 9.3% 9 13 March 2012 2,480,000 10.0%
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