Bite Back with Abbey Sharp
Bite Back with Abbey Sharp
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The Biggest Loser Exposed: Rapid Weight Regain, EDs, Broken Bodies & More with Fit for TV Director Skye Borgman
29 minutes Posted Sep 9, 2025 at 8:30 am.
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In today’s episode of Bite Back with Abbey Sharp, I’m joined by award-winning filmmaker Skye Borgman to talk about her new Netflix docuseries Fit for TV, which pulls back the curtain on the cultural phenomenon of The Biggest Loser. We revisit the toxic 2000s era of primetime weight-loss TV — from public weigh-ins and extreme exercise to the lasting shame, disordered eating, and metabolic damage contestants carried with them. Beyond the spectacle, this conversation explores what these shows reveal about our collective fears, fantasies, and fraught relationship with our bodies.