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In spite of working together on The largest loser, Jillian Michaels and Every harperOff -screen friendship was very different – but where do they stand now?
Nbc’s The largest loserwho first performed in 2004, following a group of people who were considered overweight they would be competing in a 30 -week competition. The aim was to lose as many pounds as possible to be crowned “the biggest loser.”
The competition series quickly became a cultural phenomenon As the viewers tuned weekly to see Michaels and Harper Train Contestants. The largest loser He later received criticism for claiming he pushed competitors to lose weight through intense exercise and calorie constraints.
Harper was part of the show every season before taking over as the new host to replace Alison Sweeney. However, Michaels took part in the first two seasons before being replaced by Kim lyons. Michaels returned to the reality show in 2007 and also a coach in the Australian version of the show between 2006 and 2008.
Michaels left The largest loser In 2011 before returning for season 14. Her last season was in 2013, but did not come back again before the largest loser ended his original run in 2016.
While Harper and Michaels seems friendly On the show, none of them pressed the friendship outside The largest loser. Harper was asked in 2020 for working with Michaels while on Watch what happens live with Andy Cohen.
“I’m very excited to be working with the two new coaches. That is, they’re great,” he said, and Andy Cohen told viewers, “Okay, read between the lines.”
Michaels also confirmed that she was no longer in contact with Harper after he experienced a heart attack. Their issues were briefly addressed in Nocuseries August 2025 Netflix Fit for TV: the reality of the largest loser. Keep scrolling to re -live their friendship:
2004
Harper and Michaels joined The largest loser As coaches, they meant that their teams compete against each other’s season. While Harper stayed on the show, Michaels left a few times.
2013
Michaels officially left The largest loser forever in 2013.
“I don’t want fans to think that I feel too big for the show or I’m trying greener pastures. I’m so grateful to the show and so sad to leave,” he told people at the time for “basic differences” between her and the show’s producers who had “existed for a walk.”
The nutritionist said she did not like how she was portrayed, adding, “You saw none of the relationships, the bonds I built with my clients. (It caused) Millions of people have this warped negative perception of me.”
Harper, for his part, did not address Michaels’ departure and did not appear to remain in touch.
2017
Michaels leaned in after Harper suffer a heart attack While working out at a gym in New York City.
“What do I really think?” He said on him! Daily pop. “Knowing a little about each, I know he had a family history of him. I was there when his mother lost to a heart attack, with him the night he died. So there’s a family history
Michaels seems to have confirmed that she was not in connection with Harper, adding, “From what I remember from Bob, he looks at it, and it’s like, ‘Well I can (do it)!’ He doesn’t think about that way.
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2020
After returning as a host alongside new coaches Erica Lugo and Steve CookTold Harper Weekly US that he and Michaels had not kept in touch “at all” for a long time.
“I’m good,” he said at the time. “I have a couple of people from the past but not much. It’s nice to have fresh eyes on the show but there’s also my eyes that can hopefully help competitors!”
2020
Michaels raised eyebrows during an interview with Buzzfeed News’ For i dmWhen she made comments LizzoWeight.
“Why don’t we celebrate her music? ‘Because it’s not going to be amazing if she gets diabetes,” he said. “I’m just honest. (My family) loves music (Lizzo), but there’s never a moment when I’m like, ‘and I’m so glad she’s overweight.’ Why do I even care?
The coach took to Twitter to stand by her side Comments. “As I have repeatedly noted, we are all beautiful, worthy, and equally well -deserved,” wrote Michaels at the time. “I also feel strongly that we love ourselves sufficient to recognize that serious health consequences come with obesity – heart disease, diabetes, cancer to name but a few. We will never want these to anyone and we hope we prioritize our health because we love ourselves and our bodies.”
Harper weighed the debate, telling us in 2020, “I could never even think where it comes from. When it comes to my thoughts on anyone, I’m never going to give my opinion no one who doesn’t ask for it. It’s nothing of my business.”
2025
Harper was Asked for their friendship In Netflix’s three -part docuseries Fit for TV: the reality of the largest loser.
“How do I put this? People were always similar, ‘You and Jillian have been so close.’ I was like, ‘Well we were close on television,’ ‘Harper told the producers before discussing his heart attack in 2017. “After I had my heart attack, she is the same person I never heard.
Harper expanded in an interview with The guardian In August 2025, saying, “We were not best, but we were partners on a TV show for a very long time. I wouldn’t expect Jillian Michaels to do anything other than what she wants to do.”
