US TV
'Biggest Loser' features heaviest cast ever
Published Wednesday, Dec 16 2009, 12:03 GMT | By Lara Martin
NBC
According to the network, The Biggest Loser: Couples will feature the heaviest individual in the show's history.
Michael Ventrella, who will compete alongside his mother Maria, is a DJ from Chicago who weighs 526lbs.
Other contestants in the ninth season include twin brothers James and John Crutchfield, who weigh almost 1000lbs between them.
The eleven teams of two contestants will compete to win the $250,000 grand prize under the supervision of trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels.
The Biggest Loser: Couples premieres on January 5 on NBC.
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