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Accustomed to surprises from her time on The Biggest Loser, Stephanie Anderson recently received a completely unwelcome one from her husband of one year, fellow show alum Sam Poueu.
As the couple prepared for the birth of their first child, a boy due in July, "Stephanie felt they weren't connecting and decided they should go to counseling," a source close to the situation tells PEOPLE. "It was getting dire."
Finally the truth came out, and it stunned Anderson.
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Nobody is winning in this situation.
Biggest Loser stars Sam Poueu and Stephanie Anderson have separated – two months before their first child is due.
"It is with great sadness that my marriage to Sam Poueu is ending," Anderson tells PEOPLE in an exclusive statement. "Thank you in advance for respecting our privacy during this difficult time."
The two, who met on the hit NBC show's season 9 and wed in April 2012, are in the process of divorcing – but no papers have been filed yet.
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Danni Allen went from a size 20 to a size 4, won $250,000 and was crowned The Biggest Loser on Monday. But most important, she found herself.
"I am different in every which way possible," Allen told reporters Tuesday, the morning after her big win. "The physical transformation is right in front of you, but the mental change that I've gone through has been amazing. I've been able to change who I am going to be."
Allen, 26, became the last member of trainer Jillian Michael's team early in the season, but the adversity she faced on the Ranch allowed her to work through "demons" she says have plagued her throughout her life.
"It was the most heartbreaking thing to lose my team, but looking back, I think it was the best thing that could have happened to me," she said. "I just had to realize, 'You are enough, and you can be more.' "
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Alison Sweeney hosts NBC's The Biggest Loser and is the award-winning star of Days of Our Lives, in addition to being an author, director, producer, wife and mom. Like she has for the past two seasons, Alison will blog each week about the latest episode of The Biggest Loser. Follow her on Twitter @Ali_Sweeney.
Our journey together for season 14 of The Biggest Loser has come to an end. Hopefully, you enjoyed Monday's finale!
Each season, I'm always nervous when first meeting the contestants and then uber-nervous for the live finale. What you don't see is that I go on stage right before the live show to say hi to the audience. The best part of that is to see my supportive family in the audience and to see all the alumni that come back year after year as their Biggest Loser family grows with each season.
It's always so fun to see some of the veterans return. I loved seeing Amanda, Sunshine, Estella and Jerry, Dan and Jackie and so many others.
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You lose some, you win some.
After a season of battling it out with the scale – and each other – Danni Allen, Jeff Nichols and Jackson Carter were the three left vying for the big prize Monday night on NBC's The Biggest Loser.
So who was named the winner? Danni Allen took home the title in the live finale by losing the biggest percentage of her body weight – 46.9 percent – outlasting Jeff Nichols and Jackson Carter to pick up the $250,000 grand prize.
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As this season of The Biggest Loser comes to an end on campus, we all love to reflect on just how far the remaining contestants have come.
When we started the season and introduced the show that was going to tackle childhood obesity, many of you were skeptical.
Week after week, Sunny, Lindsay and Biingo inspired all of us and hopefully they inspired you. Their journey has been one of strength, bravery and celebration. To see them transform during the season and to gain self-confidence has been incredibly rewarding.
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Alison Sweeney hosts NBC's The Biggest Loser and is the award-winning star of Days of Our Lives, in addition to being an author, director, producer, wife and mom. Like she has for the past two seasons, Alison will blog each week about the latest episode of The Biggest Loser. Follow her on Twitter @Ali_Sweeney.
Did you like this season's Makeover Week? I personally love telling the remaining contestants that they've made it to makeovers because it's always such an important part of the Biggest Loser journey. And as Jeff said, it's the moment when the contestants realize their hard work has paid off.
Tim Gunn and Ken Paves are absolute geniuses every season. Their vision for the contestants' hair and wardrobe changes is always impressive. But this season, they took it to the next level with their transformations of Lindsay, Biingo and Sunny.
I was bummed to not be a part of the makeover reveals because it's always such a special moment. But I loved watching the show at home. I was so happy for every contestant and especially for the kids. Everyone exuded such confidence and joy and I loved the celebration they each could experience.
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Alexandra "Alex" Reid may have struggled to keep up with her fellow Biggest Loser contestants on the ranch, but at home she is thriving and happier than ever.
"It's a lot easier being at home to just focus on you and the goal at hand," Reid told reporters about being sent home from the competition.
Reid, 24, was voted out after losing 8 lbs. on the scale – one pound less than she needed to be safe from the threat of elimination.
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Alison Sweeney hosts NBC's The Biggest Loser and is the award-winning star of Days of Our Lives, in addition to being an author, director, producer, wife and mom. Like she has for the past two seasons, Alison will blog each week about the latest episode of The Biggest Loser. Follow her on Twitter @Ali_Sweeney.
I hope you guys like this week's episode of The Biggest Loser as much as I did. To me, it combined Jackson's humor, the challenge of living in the real world, the facing of fears and celebrations on the scale.
The week started in Biggest Loser style – with another unexpected twist. Just when the contestants were sad to see Francelina go, I had to tell them that she was not the only contestant to leave campus for the week. The already somber mood got worse in that moment.
Once we got outside in the freezing cold, it seemed like the contestants might send Gina away since she had been such a distraction on campus. The last thing I expected was for Jackson to literally beg to go for the week so he could test himself in the "real world." I was definitely blown away when Jeff volunteered to go home with him. It seemed like a split second decision, but I really admired both of them for standing behind their reasons for doing it.
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Francelina Morillo may have lost the chance to win the title of Biggest Loser, but she has found love.
"We have something special," Morillo said Tuesday about falling for fellow constant Jeff Nichols while on the ranch. "I have found a bond with him that I haven't had with anyone else. It's like a mirror when I look at him."
Morillo, 26, and Nichols, 25, both lost their fathers while in their teens and bonded in the gym as they began to shed their weight – and emotional baggage.
