SEASON 1

Biggest Loser Asia is a reality television series that began broadcasting on the Hallmark Channel in Asia on November 24, 2009. The show is a spin-off of the American programme The Biggest Loser, in which overweight and obese contestants attempt to lose weight for a large sum of money. David Gurnani emerged as the champion of the first season, winning US$100,000 and Renault sponsored by TC Euro Cars.^[1] The filming of this show for the first season was done at the A Famosa Resort in Malacca, Malaysia during late 2009. It is hosted by Malaysian television personality, Sarimah Ibrahim, who claimed to be a fan of the show and has struggled with her weight before. The trainers are Kristy Curtis, who is the Group Exercise Manager from Fitness First Australia^[2] and Dave Nuku, who is the Fitness First Asia’s Regional Fitness Manager^[3] will train the red and blue team, respectively.