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Just a quick note today to let Twitter junkies know I have created a separate account for people to follow to receive updates from The Biggest Loser Recap. To save people from the generalised horror of my regular Twitter stream.

The new username to follow is @TBLRecap

That account will be used only for links to Biggest Loser Recaps when the show begins airing and, very rarely, short updates like noting special episode air times and the like.

I’m, like, totes organised and shit this year.

Retweets, especially for the first episode recap on Sunday night, greatly appreciated!

Revealed in a video interview with Commando Steve (see it here) is the surprising news that each contestant pairing will get the opportunity to train with each trainer, rather than the traditional Red/Blue/Black team structure.

This is a radical departure from previous seasons where even hanging out during off times with members of the other teams was a little frowned upon. While the trainers have always been open to helping each other out where necessary, this season they’re going all in on the cooperation. It’ll be interesting to see how this change affects the contestants, who may find they bond with a particular trainer and then the roster will change and they’ll be with another one…

Interesting little tidbit, I think. What does everyone else think of this change?

The official site has added the 2013 contestant profiles and I’ve just finished mirroring them here. Or you can navigate via the top menu to the pairing you want to see. Or you can see them and watch a little video with each couple on the official site.

For newcomers, I mirror them each year so when the official site takes one set of contestants down for the next, people can still read whatever the previous year’s people had there.

You’ll also note Tiffiny has been removed from the header image as she will apparently not be a trainer this year. Unless she’s training a team of ninjas in some kind of secret ninja training camp.

Anyway, new contestants! What do we think of them?

Via the official Twitter for The Biggest Loser Australia comes the news we’ve all been waiting for – Season 8 starts on Sunday, March 17!

If you had something else planned for that evening now would be the time to cancel it. Or face the horrors of the Recap!

Not long to go. Who’s excited?

The official site has just added two new teaser clips, both contain footage from the actual episodes this time. Are Richard and Amber ready for Michelle? It sure doesn’t seem like it in the first clip!

The second clip has Commando Steve putting Gerald and Todd through the wringer, as well as an early backstory revelation – Gerald has a daughter with spina bifida. Which means Todd has a sister with spina bifida. It’s unclear whether anyone has a daughter with spina bifida. You may need to watch the show for that.

Or, of course, read The Biggest Loser Recap. :-)