Although she ended up losing 110 pounds during her 2008 race, Michelle Aguilar is very grateful for the relationship she made through the series.
“I did the show with my mom and before we did it, we weren’t talking,” Michelle told E! News. “Yes, I stood at the top and the confetti fell and I won and it’s all wonderful. But in the end, because of The biggest loser…my mother and I were able to rebuild a new relationship.”
During this time, she managed to adopt a host of healthier habits. Credit trainer Jillian Michaels changing her life, she wrote on Instagram in August 2025: “She was my motivation, my guide and sometimes the tough love I didn’t know I needed.”
Now, she continued, “I can call Jillian my friend, and that’s one of the greatest gifts I could ever imagine.”
