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Bartlett fans root for winner in 'Biggest Loser'
2010-05-24 / Chicago Daily Herald
While Bartlett's Michael Ventrella has undergone a physical transformation and shed 227 pounds as a contestant on NBC's "The Biggest Loser," his friends say he's still the guy they remember from high school. The 31-year-old ..., joining Ashley Johnston from Knoxville, Tenn and a third contestant to be chosen in an online vote. The winner earns $250,000. Television crews visited Life Time Fitness in Bloomingdale three ... and Ventrella and his mother - former show contestant Maria Ventrella - work out. Maria Ventrella and most of Michael's immediate family are ... -
Biggest Loser: Nobody Cupcakes Koli
2010-03-24 / Reality TV Calendar
This week on the Biggest Loser, the contestants went home and saw their families- and one contestant quickly retutned home, after the elimination. The show began right after last week's elimination of Sherry, ... wanted to spend some time with his Grandmother. He wished she'd wake up and see him. Maria admitted that although it was a great feeling to know Mike had come so far, it was mixed with sadness at Mike's grandmother's illness. "I have my son back," Maria said. Maria told Michael the doctor was calling a family meeting to discuss Grandma's condition. She also told ... -
Biggest Loser Maria Ventrella's Weight Loss of 57 Pounds | The Biggest Loser Diet
2010-02-01 / The Biggest Loser Diet
Maria Ventrella may have been eliminated from the current season of Biggest Loser but that isn’t stopping this 51-year-old corporate travel agent from staying. See the original post here: This content can easily be edited in the footer.php file of the theme. If you activate widgets in the footer, this content will all be replaced with your widgets. Or, you can simple disable the entire section in the theme options. Special Offer 1 This is a content area in the footer where you can promote special offers or activate widgets for recent posts, image galleries and more! Special Offer 2 ... -
Mom feared son would fall behind on 'Loser'
2010-01-22 / Grand Haven Tribune
... Mom feared son would fall behind on 'Loser' Sat, Jan 23, 2010 CHICAGO — They'll always be mother and son, but Maria and Michael Ventrella are no longer a competing team on NBC's "The Biggest Loser." Maria, 52,...her emotional parting, she pleaded with fellow contestants to keep her son in the competition. His .... "My son and I are very close," Ventrella said in a conference call Wednesday, "and ... fall behind because of his depression. That was the biggest part of Michael's weight gain." The mother-... admitted that his obesity was life-threatening, Maria said she learned equally important ... -
Did Melissa throw the Biggest Loser weigh-in? Eliminated ...
2010-01-22 / The Biggest Loser Today
... contestant Maria says …Examiner.comMaria Ventrella, right, and her son Michael have come a long way since week 1 on the Biggest Loser. Looking for a Biggest Loser season 9 villain? …Maria Ventrella is Biggest Loser Contestant Right TV3 Biggest Loser Couples Clips with Week 4 Preview DeadboltBartlett mother eliminated, son remains on ‘The Biggest Loser‘ Chicago Daily Herald FlashNews.com ..., 2010 at 7:37 pm and is filed under The Biggest Loser News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the Did Melissa throw the Biggest Loser weigh-in? Eliminated contestant ... -
Did Melissa throw the Biggest Loser weigh-in? Eliminated contestant Maria says yes (video)
2010-01-22 / Examiner.com
Maria Ventrella, right, and her son Michael have come a long way since week 1 on the Biggest Loser. View all » Looking for a Biggest Loser season 9 villain? We may have one in red team member Melissa, who appears to have... weigh-ins. Last week Melissa and her husband, Lance, won immunity so she promptly gained a pound. This week.... But did she legitimately throw the weigh-in? Recently eliminated contestant Maria Ventrella of the white team says yes. "I think she knew she wasn't the one that was weighing in," Maria told reporters in a conference call Wednesday afternoon. "And I... -
Maria Ventrella is Biggest Loser Contestant
2010-01-22 / Right TV
Mom Maria Ventrella came on the NBC hit show "The Biggest Loser" with her son, Michael, the largest contestant in the show's history. She soon learned a lot about herself and realized she has a purpose there too. Though she tried, her stay on the ranch was only for three weeks. .... Uh-oh, they just insulted her boy! She “We knew that no matter which way it went either one of us would have gone below the yellow line,” Maria tells ET. “It wasn’t a matter of being upset with them because they chose to switch it. We were more upset because they were saying that Mike ... -
3 Biggest Loser Couples Clips with Week 4 Preview
2010-01-21 / Deadbolt
After fans of The Biggest Loser Couples saw Maria Ventrella leave The Biggest Loser ranch in... Maria's son, Michael, the heaviest competitor in Biggest Loser history, now has to face the upcoming ... Loser segment, "Where are They Now?", which fans of The Biggest Loser can check out below ... week it's Bob's turn to offer some helpful Biggest Loser training tips and an advance ... war path after she suspects one of the Biggest Loser competitors is lying to her. Cooking Tips (1/19/10) - Curtis Stone gives ... Integrity on the Line - Jillian suspects a contestant is lying. All-New Biggest Loser, Tuesday 8/7c. -
The Biggest Loser 9: Exclusive Interview with Maria Ventrella ...
2010-01-21 / The Biggest Loser Today
...The Biggest Loser 9: Exclusive Interview with Maria VentrellaRealitywantedThis week, on The Biggest Loser, the contestants were divided up into teachers ... …Bartlett mother eliminated, son remains on ‘The Biggest Loser‘ Chicago Daily Herald`Loser‘ Attracts Young Men FlashNews.com‘Biggest Loser...21st, 2010 at 8:40 pm and is filed under The Biggest Loser News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the The Biggest Loser Couples season 9, episode 3: Healthy choices – CalorieLab Calorie Counter News ‘Biggest Loser’ Kristen Steede to speak at ... -
Staying Motivated with Maria Ventrella of The Biggest Loser ...
2010-01-21 / The Biggest Loser Today
...a quick excerpt E! Online (blog) Staying Motivated with Maria Ventrella of The Biggest Loser CouplesDeadboltWeek three of ... Loser Couples saw the emotions creep into the Biggest Loser ranch, as the mother of the heaviest competitor in ...;: Drama between trainers and contestants Baltimore SunThe Biggest Loser Couples season 9, episode 3:... 10:30 pm and is filed under The Biggest Loser News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the The Biggest Loser Couples season 9, episode 3: Healthy choices – CalorieLab Calorie Counter News ‘Biggest Loser’ Kristen Steede to speak at... -
The Biggest Loser 9: Exclusive Interview with Maria Ventrella
2010-01-21 / Realitywanted
... Gina Scarpa This week, on The Biggest Loser , the contestants were divided up into teachers ...change to your life and apply for The Biggest Loser? A. Maria: Actually, I wasn't the person to apply ... Michael's weight at that first public weigh in? A. Maria: When I saw how much Michael weighed, I was very ... at the weigh in so that Michael's weight counted? A. Maria: No. I actually thought it was better for us ... you understand where the others were coming from? A. Maria: I don't feel the others really had... yourself so that Michael could stay? A. Maria: No question about it. I went there for Michael... -
The Biggest Loser Couples season 9, episode 3: Healthy choices
2010-01-21 / CalorieLab Calorie Counter News
... piece of the chocolate candy, giving the pink team the win. Although 10 calories wouldn’t ... Migdalia, teacher, Miggy, student; Mike, teacher, Maria, student; and Sherry, teacher, Ashley, ... disentangle the ribbon for his or her team would win immunity and the ability to switch one team... while blindfolded! “Back fire!” Maria, from the white team, told her son,...they didn’t want Mike and Maria to fall below the yellow line, they ...48. Mike lost 10 pounds and Maria lost 4 pounds. Mike’s total ...line. Back inside the “Biggest Loser” ranch, Maria cried as she asked ... -
Staying Motivated with Maria Ventrella of The Biggest Loser Couples
2010-01-21 / Deadbolt
...ranch, as the mother of the heaviest competitor in Biggest Loser history, Maria Ventrella, made a passionate plea ...continuing to do great. How is Michael doing at the ranch? MARIA: Michael is doing great, he's continuing,...he would fall behind with the depression, because that was the biggest part of his weight gain. But ...your relationship changed with him since being on the show? MARIA: I think the journey has made us ...your injury last week, what exactly happened? MARIA: It was a matter of me avoiding going into... you keep losing the weight at home? MARIA: Determination! Once I got home I understood... -
Biggest Biggest Loser's' mom feared son would fall behind
2010-01-21 / Victoria Advocate
... Maria and Michael Ventrella are no longer a competing team on NBC's "The Biggest Loser." Maria, 52, who ... In her emotional parting, she pleaded with fellow contestants to keep her son in the competition. His initial ... 526 pounds, making him the reality show's heaviest contestant ever. "My son and I are very close," Ventrella said in a conference call Wednesday, "and I was...he would fall behind because of his depression. That was the biggest part of Michael's weight gain." The mother-son ...While Michael admitted that his obesity was life-threatening, Maria said she learned equally important lessons ... -
'The Biggest Loser''s Maria Ventrella: I Went to the Ranch to Save My Son's Life
2010-01-20 / WXYZ
...team fell below the yellow line on Tuesday night's "The Biggest Loser: Couples," Maria Ventrella pleaded with the rainbow of remaining teams to vote her ... teams respected a mother's wish to save her child, but in Maria's case she felt she was fighting for for more than ... about saving my son's life because of his big amount of weight," she says. Maria's son Michael is the biggest-ever "The Biggest Loser" contestant, whose starting weight was 526 pounds and, as ... enough number to stay above the yellow line. Weight loss on "The Biggest Loser" is based on percentage of body weight, not actual pounds.... -
Maria Ventrella's Biggest Loser Elimination Interview | Diets in Review Blog
2010-01-20 / Diets in Review Blog
... my son’s life,” said Maria Ventrella, mother of the show’s heaviest contestant ever, Michael Ventrella. “Then ... about Michael. At least that’s how it started. And while this mom won’t waiver in her dedication to her son, she has learned... exercising. Both Maria’s and Michael’s friends join her at the gym. Maria says leaving the Biggest Loser ranch was difficult, as she feared being left alone Michael would slip into a depression. In turns...going. And when she gets to her goal weight, the reward won’t just be her renewed health and sense of self... -
Maria Ventrella gets eliminated from 'The Biggest Loser : Couples ...
2010-01-20 / The Biggest Loser Today
... TV World Here’s a quick excerpt Chicago Tribune Maria Ventrella gets eliminated from ‘The Biggest Loser: Couples’Reality TV World“[The Biggest Loser trainer Jillian Michaels] and I have ... me understand that I am a stronger person than I was, …The Biggest Loser: Did the Red Team Really Throw the Weigh-In? E! Online (blog)‘Biggest Loser‘ mom feared son would lapse on weight loss Chicago TribuneBiggest Loser’s Maria Defends Son: “You Don’t... 21st, 2010 at 5:47 am and is filed under The Biggest Loser News. You can follow any ... -
Maria Ventrella gets eliminated from 'The Biggest Loser : Couples ...
2010-01-20 / The Biggest Loser Today
Bartlett mother eliminated, son remains on ‘The Biggest Loser’ – Chicago Daily Herald Maria Ventrella gets eliminated from ‘The Biggest Loser: Couples’ – Reality TV World Maria Ventrella, a 51-year-old corporate ... from Chicago, IL, became the third contestant eliminated from The Biggest Loser: Couples during last ... at 5:42 am and is filed under The Biggest Loser News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the Biggest Loser Couples: Another Mom Bites the Dust ... The Remaining 15 – Reality TV Calendar Maria Ventrella gets eliminated from ‘...
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Maria Ventrella
- Status - Eliminated
- Occupation - Corporate Travel Agent
- Hometown - Chicago, IL
- Age - 51
- Height - 5'4"
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