Rebecca Meyer was eliminated last night from the NBC reality show The Biggest Loser and through the magic of television, appeared as a guest on The Jay Leno Show immediately following a nasty elimination battle.
This week’s show had the six remaining contestants getting fluffed and buffed in a total makeover at the hands of Project Runway mentor Tim Gunn and hairstylist Tabatha Coffey. Then Rudy Pauls, Liz Young, Danny Cahill, Amanda Arlauskas, Allen Smith and Meyer each took a turn at public speaking before a gathering of 300 that was orchestrated by TV Guide.
At the weigh-in Rudy dropped 16, Danny, 12, Amanda, 9, and Allen, 5. Falling below the yellow line were Liz and Rebecca, each having lost 3 pounds. Liz had a hard time fighting for the right to stay another week on campus but the voting went her way, with Rudy casting the deciding vote against Rebecca.
It was revealed by him that he voted to send Meyer home because he had trust issues with her that went back to an incident that happened five weeks previously. Rebecca was very hurt and upset to discover he had been harboring ill feelings toward her and it sent her into meltdown mode.
Meyer told Jay Leno that the incident is “now just more water under the bridge.” She came to The Biggest Loser weighing 279, though she admits that at her heaviest she tipped the scales at 304. She now weighs an amazing 157, having lost 122 pounds—more than the equivalent of Jillian Michaels, her trainer.
Last week Shay Sorrells and Daniel Wright were eliminated – check out their amazing transformation here.
Rebecca Meyer ended up winning $100,000 at the Season 8 finale – see photos and video here.
Check out her amazing transformation in photos and on the video below.