{"id":1963217,"date":"2025-08-16T00:52:57","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T00:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1963217"},"modified":"2025-08-16T00:52:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T00:52:57","slug":"this-biggest-loser-star-still-cant-forgive-bob-harper-after-16-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/this-biggest-loser-star-still-cant-forgive-bob-harper-after-16-years\/","title":{"rendered":"This &#8216;Biggest Loser&#8217; Star Still Can&#8217;t Forgive Bob Harper After 16 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/news\/this-biggest-loser-star-still-cant-forgive-bob-harper-after-16-years\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:This 'Biggest Loser' Star Still Can't Forgive Bob Harper After 16 Years;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">This &#8216;Biggest Loser&#8217; Star Still Can&#8217;t Forgive Bob Harper After 16 Years<\/a> originally appeared on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Parade;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Parade<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A former contestant from <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/tv\/the-biggest-loser-winners-where-are-they-now\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Biggest Loser;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Biggest Loser<\/a><\/em> still holds a grudge against one of the show&#8217;s trainers from her time on Season 7.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It\u2019s been more than 16 years since one of the most intense reality show confrontations aired, and now, fans are getting both sides of the story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Netflix&#8217;s recent documentary series <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AQGCPZ2VC0c\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Fit for TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loser;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Fit for TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loser <\/a><\/em>brought both participants back together to share their perspectives on the heated exchange that became one of the show&#8217;s most shocking moments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Joelle Gwynn<\/strong> and trainer <strong>Bob Harper <\/strong>gave two different outlooks on what happened during their explosive argument in 2009.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I remember having bruises from working out,&#8221; Gwynn recalled. &#8220;There was a part of me that was like, &#8216;Let me just get out of here, I&#8217;m tired, I&#8217;m tired.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The intense exchange escalated during a gym workout when Harper, now 59, instructed contestants to run on treadmills. &#8220;Do not be sloppy. Finish this strong, Joelle,&#8221; he warned in a clip from the show. &#8220;No, Joelle, don&#8217;t do it! Don&#8217;t do it. Dig, Joelle, dig!&#8221; he said as she struggled to continue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The situation reached its breaking point when Harper&#8217;s frustration boiled over. &#8220;What the f&#8212;, Joelle? Every single time at 20 seconds, every time, what is it?&#8221; he shouted as other contestants exchanged shocked looks.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Trae Patton&amp;sol;NBCU Photo Bank<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Everyone goes for 30 seconds. You don&#8217;t come off for 30 seconds, okay? That&#8217;s all I&#8217;m asking, just do that. God!&#8221; Harper continued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For Gwynn, the impact of Harper&#8217;s approach was overwhelming. &#8220;When Bob starts berating me, I go out of body, that&#8217;s the only way &#8211; I literally kid you not, I went out of body,&#8221; she said. &#8220;And everything went really slow motion and I was like, &#8216;Is this happening?&#8217; &#8220;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Harper later acknowledged his own intense reaction to the situation. &#8220;My head blew off my shoulders.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The interaction quickly turned into a shouting match from both sides. &#8220;I&#8217;m not trying to quit, I&#8217;m not trying to quit!&#8221; Gwynn yelled at the time. &#8220;Well then do it, Joelle! Stop saying all these words. Quit talking! I&#8217;m sick of just words, words, words, talk, talk, talk! Shut the f&#8212; up, just do it! Just stop talking and do it!&#8221; Harper responded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On the Netflix series, Gwynn reflected, &#8220;That little country bumpkin of a man berates me in such a way I&#8217;ve never seen on the show before.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Harper attempted to provide context for his behavior, though he admitted his mistakes. &#8220;It wasn&#8217;t about the treadmill. It was \u2014 the picture was bigger than that. It was like her committing to something and finishing it,&#8221; Harper said. &#8220;It wasn&#8217;t one of my proudest moments.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For Gwynn, the televised moment was &#8220;very embarrassing.&#8221; &#8220;I&#8217;ve never seen someone get abused like that. It was very, very, very, very embarrassing,&#8221; Gwynn recalled.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">More than a decade after the original confrontation aired, Gwynn said the emotional wound still hasn\u2019t healed. &#8220;I do not care for Bob Harper,&#8221; she said. &#8220;F&#8212; you, Bob Harper.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/news\/this-biggest-loser-star-still-cant-forgive-bob-harper-after-16-years\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:This 'Biggest Loser' Star Still Can't Forgive Bob Harper After 16 Years;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">This &#8216;Biggest Loser&#8217; Star Still Can&#8217;t Forgive Bob Harper After 16 Years<\/a> first appeared on Parade on Aug 15, 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>This story was originally reported by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/news\/this-biggest-loser-star-still-cant-forgive-bob-harper-after-16-years\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Parade;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Parade<\/a> on Aug 15, 2025, where it first appeared.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This &#8216;Biggest Loser&#8217; Star Still Can&#8217;t Forgive Bob Harper After 16 Years originally appeared on Parade. A former contestant from The Biggest Loser still holds a grudge against one of the show&#8217;s trainers from her time on Season 7. It\u2019s been more than 16 years since one of the most intense reality show confrontations aired, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1963218,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[344948,344947,346433],"class_list":["post-1963217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-biggest-loser","tag-bob-harper","tag-joelle-gwynn"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/This-Biggest-Loser-Star-Still-Cant-Forgive-Bob-Harper-After.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1963217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1963217"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1963217\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1963218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1963217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1963217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1963217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}