The Biggest Loser (British TV series) series 5

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The Biggest Loser
Series 5
StarringRichard Callender
Charlotte Ord
Rob Edmond
No. of episodes9
Release
Original network ITV, STV, UTV
Original release3 January (2012-01-03) –
13 March 2012 (2012-03-13)
Series chronology
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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. [1] The prize of £25,000 was won by Kevin McLernon, who shed 40% of his body weight.

Contents

Contestants

There are 14 contestants in this season, competing as 7 teams of two.

NameCouples Team3 TeamsIndividualsStatusTotal Votes
Geoff, 59, Haverfordwest Yellow TeamWithdrew - medical issues [E1]
Sam, 26, Keighley Brown TeamEliminated Week 11 [E2]
Damien, 21, Dublin Eliminated Week 23
Amy, 25, Stockton-on-Tees Red TeamEliminated Week 33
Gemma, 25, Stockton-on-Tees
Laura, 28, Rotherham Pink TeamBlack TeamEliminated Week 42
Diane, 53, Rotherham Blue TeamEliminated Week 5Elimination Challenge
Tamara, 22, Brixton Purple TeamWhite TeamEliminated Week 62
Gerard, 24, Limerick Green TeamBlack TeamGreen IndividualEliminated Week 73
Jessie, 22, Brixton Purple TeamPurple IndividualEliminated Week 80 (Red line)
Paula, 31, Limerick Green TeamBlue TeamGreen IndividualEliminated Week 80 (Red line)
Sarah, 29, Haverfordwest Yellow TeamWhite TeamYellow IndividualThird Place
Amy Mac, 23, South Shields Orange TeamOrange IndividualSecond Place
Kevin, 38, Sunderland Blue TeamOrange IndividualThe Biggest Loser

The "Total Votes" column indicates the number of votes cast against the contestant when he/she was eliminated.
^[E1] 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.
^[E2] 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

ContestantAgeStarting
Weight		WeekFinaleWeight
Lost		Percentage
Lost
12345678
Kevin38450419408401392383379369358270-180-40.00%
Amy Mac23266255249245238232227223214179-87-32.71%
Sarah29276260256254251245243237231204-72-26.09%
Jessie22263254249244241231227223216157-106-40.30%~
Paula31261255250249242238235231225203-58-22.22%
Gerard24278260250241238227223221195-83-29.86%
Tamara22276266260256250248248205-71-25.72%
Diane53270256252250245242197-73-27.04%
Laura28222211206204199159-63-28.38%
Amy25270261252251202-68-25.19%
Gemma25267253251247178-89-33.33%
Damien21357331325301-56-15.69%
Sam26329307264-65-19.76%
Geoff59272Did 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

ContestantWeekFinale
12345678
Kevin-31-11-7-9-9-4-9**-11-88
Amy Mac-11-6-4-7-6-5-4-9-35
Sarah-16-3*-2-3-6-2-6-6-27
Jessie-9-5-5-3-10-4-4-7-59
Paula-6-5-1-7-4-3-4-6-22
Gerard-18-10-9-3-11-4-2-26
Tamara-10-6-4-6-20-43
Diane-14-4-2-5-3-45
Laura-11-5-2-5-40
Amy-9-9-1-49
Gemma-14-2-4-69
Damien-26-5*-24
Sam-22-43
Geoff

Notes

Weigh-In Percentages History

ContestantWeekFinaleTotal
12345678
Kevin-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

Elimination Voting History

Contestant
Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8
EliminatedGeoff,
Sam		DamienGemma,
Amy		LauraDianeTamaraGerardPaula,
Jessie
Kevin ? ?Gemma & AmyXXXGerardX
Amy Mac ? ?Gemma & AmyXXTamara ?X
SarahSam & DamienXGemma & AmyXXTamaraGerardX
PaulaSam & DamienDamien ?XXXXX
JessieX ?Gemma & AmyLauraXXGerardX
GerardSam & DamienDamien ?LauraXXXEliminated Week 7
TamaraX ?Gemma & AmyXX ?Eliminated Week 6
Diane ?DamienXXXEliminated Week 5
Laura ?DamienXGerardEliminated Week 4
AmySam & DamienDamienXEliminated Week 3
GemmaSam & DamienDamienXEliminated Week 3
DamienXXEliminated Week 2
SamXEliminated Week 1
GeoffWithdrew Week 1
 X  Not in house for vote
     Immunity
 ?  Immunity, vote not revealed
 X  Immunity, was below yellow line or not in elimination, unable to vote
 X  Below yellow line, unable to vote
 X  Below red line
 X  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

EpisodeDateTotal ViewersShareSource
13 January 20122,800,00011.2% [2]
210 January 20122,670,00011.0% [3]
317 January 20122,160,0009.0% [4]
424 January 20122,140,0008.6% [5]
531 January 20122,180,0009.0% [6]
67 February 20122,400,00010.4% [7]
714 February 20122,130,0008.5% [8]
828 February 20122,210,0009.3% [9]
913 March 20122,480,00010.0% [10]

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