The Biggest Loser Aus 5 – New Host Revealed
Hayley Lewis will be the host of the upcoming 5th season of The Biggest Loser Australia, set to start in early 2010.
Lewis is an Olympic swimming champion who gained 25kg while pregnant with her son Jacob in 1998 and has spoken out about her own weight battle and self esteem issues.
Lewis told the Herald Sun: “I’ve watched The Biggest Loser since the first season and to see what these contestants overcome is so inspiring. I can empathise with them because I’ve been in their shoes and know how low you can feel. I can’t wait to start this hosting job.”
The Olympian said about her weight issues: “There were times I didn’t want to get out of bed or put on my togs because I was too embarrassed…a glossy magazine came out and said I wasn’t your typical athlete and a little bit heavy legged.”
She added: “It was really hard. I was only a young girl and I had to wear togs every day of my life, you can’t hide. I was embarrassed and upset. It’s tough and more problems came when I had children.”
Lewis is replacing former host Ajay Rochester, who hosted the first four series of the show and was rumoured to have been axed from the show after hitting headlines for her welfare fraud court case earlier in the year.
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