The 2011 Biggest Loser contestants share their family secrets with Woman’s Day.
Leigh: Living with mum is driving me crazy
If you think living with your parents is bad, trying adding your partner to the equation – and then subtracting all the walls. This is the intense form of open-plan living Leigh Westren has been forced to endure since joining The Biggest Loser this season, and he admits living in such close quarters with his family has been harder than shifting those unwanted kilos so far.
“It’s been horrible,” he laughs during an exclusive interview with Woman’s Day.
“Just imagine you’ve moved out of home but then, for some reason, you’re forced to move back and you think, ‘Oh no, I have to live with my parents for a couple of months – this is so frustrating!’ Well image that, but having to move into a room with them with no walls!”
Sarah: My family are strangers to me
As a child Sarah Moon always felt abandoned by her drug-addicted father, who spent long stretches of time leaving Sarah and her brother to fend for themselves. But now The Biggest Loser contestant reveals it wasn’t just her father who was absent, but her extended relatives who also distanced themselves from her side of the family.
“It’s a spin-out of a story,” says Sarah, 29, who shares The Biggest Loser house with cousins Kellie, 33, Jodie, 42, and Rebecca, 34. “Kellie and Jodie really are like strangers to me,” she surprisingly admits.
Read more about Sarah and Leigh’s story, plus find out why contestant Nathaniel will never speak to his fellow contestant and uncle Joe again, in this week’s Woman’s Day.
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