The Biggest Loser News

Helen Phillips was named the winner of The Biggest Loser last night.

To accomplish the feat, this 48-year mother of two shed an incredible 140 pounds and 20 dress sizes. Wow.

"I feel so good! I feel like I can do anything," Phillips said about the victory.

Helen overcame 19-year-old Mike Morelli and 24-year-old Tara Costa in the finals. Her children couldn't have been more proud.

“My mom is really motivated,” said Phillips’s daughter Shanon Thomas, who lost 92 pounds herself as part of The Biggest Loser: Couples. “She is just as tough mentally as she is physically. I knew she had just as good of a shot as anybody. She’s come such a long way — when I look at her I have to do a double-take. I’m so proud of her.”

Shanon Thomas is doing her best to prove that she really is The Biggest Loser.

The contestant on this season of that reality show has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a housemate with a bag of flour. Seriously.

According to The Detroit Free Press, on the same day The Biggest Loser debuted on NBC, Thomas, was charged with domestic violence. If convicted, she'll be could face more than three months in jail, where she'll be the laughingstock of prison.

On December 16, police claim Thomas assaulted a man who lived in the basement of her suburban Detroit home. The reason? His TV's volume was too high.

Thomas is alleged to have "kicked open the door" to this gentleman's basement apartment and thrown flour in his face, damaging some of his personal property in the process.

The massage therapist was arraigned and released on $2,000 bond after being taken into custody.

Amy and Marty Wolff, who met on the third season of The Biggest Loser, are expecting their first child together. The son/daughter is due in July.

The couple met in 2007 and got married in March 2008.

Michelle Aguilar conquered all competitors last night on The Biggest Loser: Families. And she didn't hide her emotion after being named champion.

"I'm number one!" Michelle screamed, as the season's 15 other contestants congratulated her and confetti streamed down on the finale stage.

Aguilar, a 26-year-old assistant director from Ft. Worth, Texas, began the competition at 242 pounds and lost 132 pounds, sufficient for a 45.45% weight-loss percentage. She earned the show's $250,000 grand prize for her efforts.

While it's not as hyped as other premieres - such as The CW's new 90210 - at least some people are excited for The Biggest Loser: Families. It will debut on September 16.

Host Alison Sweeney recently told reporters on a confernce call that the show's sixth season will begin with "four teams of husbands and wives versus four teams of parents and their children."

"Every person is on their own journey. So even though they come together as a family, they each have their own experience," said the Days of Our Lives star. "So for me, I have to approach it with what's appropriate for that person in that moment."

Still, the actress acknowledged that family members competing on The Biggest Loser are different than the series' history of individual participants.

"Something that strikes my heart very closely is the parents and their kids, and how parents take responsibility for being the role model that brought their child to this point and seeing how they deal with, 'Okay, I'm sort of part of why you're here. I'm part of the problem, now let's both be part of the solution.' Obviously emotions run high and feelings go extremely deep in all the people involved."

Thanks to an incredible 112-pound weight loss, Ali Vincent was named the first-ever female winner of The Biggest Loser last week. Here is an excerpt of an interview she gave to BuddyTV:

When you were eliminated in the fourth episode, you knew you were going to come back and be The Biggest Loser. How could you have possibly known that you were going to achieve that goal? Is that something that you just saw in your future?
From the beginning, even in the line I just felt something through my body. I just knew I was gonna make it to each step. I knew, but I didn't. I mean, I never knew, but I felt it in my body like, oh my God, this is happening. Oh my God, I think I'm supposed to be the first female Biggest Loser.

First, it was just something I said, and I wanted it, and basically, I was kind of faking it until you make it. I was like, "I'm gonna be the first female Biggest Loser! I'm gonna do it." Even in the interview process! In week four, when I read my letters from home from my siblings, and all the things they had to say about me, how they knew that I could do this, it was just pure heart.

It was absolutely true for me that I'm gonna be The Biggest Loser.

Read the full interview with Vincent now.

We're still in awe of David Cook's performance on American Idol last night. But here's a recap of three other reality shows from the evening...

Hell's Kitchen: Jen is still upset about Corey picking her and Christina for elimination last week. She says that "the dumb blonde" was stupid to pick the most intelligent person in the group and one of the strongest in the group, though she doesn't clarify which she is... -- TV Squad

Big Brother: Natalie, delusional little chipmunk that she is, has given up counting miscellaneous objects to concentrate on telling Adam that she is going to win the PoV and take him off the block... -- Zap2It

The Biggest Loser: Ali immediately called Mark out on all his crying this season. He made a point to say that getting voted out and then having the chance to come back made him realize how great of an opportunity it was and that he wasn't going to get wrapped up in game-play... TV Guide

While American Idol finalists attempted to inspire last night, a trio of other reality shows didn't aim nealtly as high. Their goal, instead? High ratings. Here's are a few recaps...

Hell's Kitchen: We have the ceremonial lighting of the millions of fires and spotlights that festoon the outside of Hell's Kitchen itself, making it as bright as the sun. But there's no time to speculate on their moth problem because we have to get the extremely short introductions... Television Without Pity

The Biggest Loser: On tonight's episode of The Biggest Loser, the final four contestants flew back to the campus from Australia but had to work out without their trainers. First, Rocco DiSpirito returned to the show after talking to everyone's families. He showed them their favorite dishes that they loved to eat before they came to The Biggest Loser and reminded them how unhealthy their eating habits used to be... BuddyTV

Big Brother: After Adam honored his word to James (which he later admitted was probably because he got caught up in James' sob story), Sheila went on a rampage reminiscent of her first week in the house... TV Guide

After announcing yesterday that the cast of Beauty and the Geek would visit The Young and the Restless, here's more news about reality TV linking up with soap operas.

The Biggest Loser trainer Jillian Michaels will hang out with show host Alison Sweeney's during her day job when Michaels guest stars on Days of Our Lives April 22.

As previously reported, former The Biggest Loser couple Amy Hildreth and Marty Wolff recently got married.

"We are luckiest people on earth!" Hildreth told Us Weekly following the ceremony.

Here's a wedding photo of the thrilled twosome: