# The Biggest Loser (British TV series) series 5

The Biggest Loser UK 2012 is the fifth series of the reality television show titled The Biggest Loser. The series began on ITV on 3 January 2012 and ended on 13 March 2012, with seven overweight pairs (fourteen individuals) competing for a cash prize. Davina McCall is featured as the host, with trainer Richard Callender and two new trainers, Charlotte Ord and Rob Edmond, who replaced Angie Dowds. Dowds had left the show part-way through the fourth season, although she returned for the final. Dowds died on 23 November 2011 in an apparent suicide. The prize of £25,000 was won by Kevin McLernon, who shed 40% of his body weight.

## Contestants

There are 14 contestants in this season, competing as 7 teams of two.
| Name | Couples Team | 3 Teams | Individuals | Status | Total Votes |
| Geoff, 59, Haverfordwest | Yellow Team | | | Withdrew - medical issues | |
| Sam, 26, Keighley | Brown Team | | | Eliminated Week 1 | 1 |
| Damien, 21, Dublin | Brown Team | | | Eliminated Week 2 | 3 |
| Amy, 25, Stockton-on-Tees | Red Team | | | Eliminated Week 3 | 3 |
| Gemma, 25, Stockton-on-Tees | Red Team | | | Eliminated Week 3 | 3 |
| Laura, 28, Rotherham | Pink Team | Black Team | | Eliminated Week 4 | 2 |
| Diane, 53, Rotherham | Pink Team | Blue Team | | Eliminated Week 5 | Elimination Challenge |
| Tamara, 22, Brixton | Purple Team | White Team | | Eliminated Week 6 | 2 |
| Gerard, 24, Limerick | Green Team | Black Team | Green Individual | Eliminated Week 7 | 3 |
| Jessie, 22, Brixton | Purple Team | Black Team | Purple Individual | Eliminated Week 8 | 0 (Red line) |
| Paula, 31, Limerick | Green Team | Blue Team | Green Individual | Eliminated Week 8 | 0 (Red line) |
| Sarah, 29, Haverfordwest | Yellow Team | White Team | Yellow Individual | Third Place | |
| Amy Mac, 23, South Shields | Orange Team | White Team | Orange Individual | Second Place | |
| Kevin, 38, Sunderland | Orange Team | Blue Team | Orange Individual | The Biggest Loser | |
The "Total Votes" column indicates the number of votes cast against the contestant when he/she was eliminated. ^[E1] Geoff was forced to withdraw by the doctor, due to having an undiagnosed heart attack. He did not weigh in at any point during the series, including the finale. ^[E2] The contestants voted for Sam & Damien to go home, but as a result of Geoff's withdrawal, one of them was allowed to stay. Their fate was to be decided by the biggest loser, but as Damien was below the yellow line, Kevin became the biggest loser for the week and sent Sam home.

## Weigh-Ins

| Contestant | Age | Starting Weight | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Finale | Weight Lost | Percentage Lost |
| Contestant | Age | Starting Weight | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Finale | Weight Lost | Percentage Lost |
| Kevin | 38 | 450 | 419 | 408 | 401 | 392 | 383 | 379 | 369 | 358 | 270 | -180 | -40.00% |
| Amy Mac | 23 | 266 | 255 | 249 | 245 | 238 | 232 | 227 | 223 | 214 | 179 | -87 | -32.71% |
| Sarah | 29 | 276 | 260 | 256 | 254 | 251 | 245 | 243 | 237 | 231 | 204 | -72 | -26.09% |
| Jessie | 22 | 263 | 254 | 249 | 244 | 241 | 231 | 227 | 223 | 216 | 157 | -106 | -40.30%~ |
| Paula | 31 | 261 | 255 | 250 | 249 | 242 | 238 | 235 | 231 | 225 | 203 | -58 | -22.22% |
| Gerard | 24 | 278 | 260 | 250 | 241 | 238 | 227 | 223 | 221 | | 195 | -83 | -29.86% |
| Tamara | 22 | 276 | 266 | 260 | 256 | 250 | 248 | 248 | | | 205 | -71 | -25.72% |
| Diane | 53 | 270 | 256 | 252 | 250 | 245 | 242 | | | | 197 | -73 | -27.04% |
| Laura | 28 | 222 | 211 | 206 | 204 | 199 | | | | | 159 | -63 | -28.38% |
| Amy | 25 | 270 | 261 | 252 | 251 | | | | | | 202 | -68 | -25.19% |
| Gemma | 25 | 267 | 253 | 251 | 247 | | | | | | 178 | -89 | -33.33% |
| Damien | 21 | 357 | 331 | 325 | | | | | | | 301 | -56 | -15.69% |
| Sam | 26 | 329 | 307 | | | | | | | | 264 | -65 | -19.76% |
| Geoff | 59 | 272 | | | | | | | | | Did not attend | Did not attend | Did not attend |

### Winners

    £25,000 winner (among the finalists)
    Holiday winner (among the eliminated contestants)

### Standings

    Week's Biggest Loser
    Week's Biggest Loser & Immunity
    Immunity (Challenge or Weigh-In)
    Under the Yellow Line
    Week's Biggest Loser & Under the Yellow Line
    Highest Percentage Weight Loss (among the eliminated contestants)

### Weigh-In Figures History

| Contestant | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Finale |
| Contestant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Finale |
| Kevin | -31 | -11 | -7 | -9 | -9 | -4 | -9** | -11 | -88 |
| Amy Mac | -11 | -6 | -4 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -9 | -35 |
| Sarah | -16 | -3* | -2 | -3 | -6 | -2 | -6 | -6 | -27 |
| Jessie | -9 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -10 | -4 | -4 | -7 | -59 |
| Paula | -6 | -5 | -1 | -7 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -6 | -22 |
| Gerard | -18 | -10 | -9 | -3 | -11 | -4 | -2 | | -26 |
| Tamara | -10 | -6 | -4 | -6 | -2 | 0 | | | -43 |
| Diane | -14 | -4 | -2 | -5 | -3 | | | | -45 |
| Laura | -11 | -5 | -2 | -5 | | | | | -40 |
| Amy | -9 | -9 | -1 | | | | | | -49 |
| Gemma | -14 | -2 | -4 | | | | | | -69 |
| Damien | -26 | -5* | | | | | | | -24 |
| Sam | -22 | | | | | | | | -43 |
| Geoff | | | | | | | | | |
Notes
* *In week 2, Damien's and Sarah's weight losses were displayed at -5 and -3 respectively due to their one-pound disadvantages from the weekly challenge.
* **In week 7, Kevin's weight loss was displayed at -9 due to his one-pound disadvantage from the weekly challenge.

### Weigh-In Percentages History

| Contestant | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Finale | Total |
| Contestant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Finale | Total |
| Kevin | -6.89% | -2.63% | -1.72% | -2.24% | -2.30% | -1.04% | -2.37% | -2.98% | -24.58% | -40.00% |
| Amy Mac | -4.14% | -2.35% | -1.61% | -2.86% | -2.52% | -2.16% | -1.76% | -4.04% | -16.36% | -32.71% |
| Sarah | -5.80% | -1.15%* | -0.78% | -1.18% | -2.39% | -0.82% | -2.74% | -2.53% | -11.69% | -26.09% |
| Paula | -2.30% | -1.96% | -0.40% | -2.81% | -1.65% | -1.26% | -1.70% | -2.60% | -9.78% | -22.22% |
| Jessie | -3.42% | -1.97% | -2.01% | -1.23% | -4.15% | -1.73% | -1.76% | -3.14% | -27.31% | -40.30% |
| Gerard | -6.47% | -3.85% | -3.60% | -1.24% | -4.62% | -1.76% | -0.90% | | -11.76% | -29.86% |
| Tamara | -3.62% | -2.26% | -1.54% | -2.34% | -0.80% | 0.00% | | | -17.34% | -25.72% |
| Diane | -5.19% | -1.56% | -0.79% | -2.00% | -1.22% | | | | -18.60% | -27.04% |
| Laura | -4.95% | -2.37% | -0.97% | -2.45% | | | | | -20.10% | -28.34% |
| Amy | -3.33% | -3.45% | -0.40% | | | | | | -19.52% | -25.19% |
| Gemma | -5.24% | -0.79% | -1.59% | | | | | | -30.74% | -35.74% |
| Damien | -7.28% | -1.51%* | | | | | | | -7.38% | -15.69% |
| Sam | -6.69% | | | | | | | | -14.01% | -19.76% |
| Geoff | | | | | | | | | | |
Notes
* In week 2, Damien's and Sarah's weight loss percentages were displayed at -1.51% and -1.15% respectively due to their one-pound disadvantages from the weekly challenge.

## Elimination Voting History

| Contestant |
| Contestant | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 |
| Eliminated | Geoff, Sam | Damien | Gemma, Amy | Laura | Diane | Tamara | Gerard | Paula, Jessie |
| Kevin | ? | ? | Gemma & Amy | X | X | X | Gerard | X |
| Amy Mac | ? | ? | Gemma & Amy | X | X | Tamara | ? | X |
| Sarah | Sam & Damien | X | Gemma & Amy | X | X | Tamara | Gerard | X |
| Paula | Sam & Damien | Damien | ? | X | X | X | X | X |
| Jessie | X | ? | Gemma & Amy | Laura | X | X | Gerard | X |
| Gerard | Sam & Damien | Damien | ? | Laura | X | X | X | Eliminated Week 7 |
| Tamara | X | ? | Gemma & Amy | X | X | ? | Eliminated Week 6 | Eliminated Week 6 |
| Diane | ? | Damien | X | X | X | Eliminated Week 5 | Eliminated Week 5 | Eliminated Week 5 |
| Laura | ? | Damien | X | Gerard | Eliminated Week 4 | Eliminated Week 4 | Eliminated Week 4 | Eliminated Week 4 |
| Amy | Sam & Damien | Damien | X | Eliminated Week 3 | Eliminated Week 3 | Eliminated Week 3 | Eliminated Week 3 | Eliminated Week 3 |
| Gemma | Sam & Damien | Damien | X | Eliminated Week 3 | Eliminated Week 3 | Eliminated Week 3 | Eliminated Week 3 | Eliminated Week 3 |
| Damien | X | X | Eliminated Week 2 | Eliminated Week 2 | Eliminated Week 2 | Eliminated Week 2 | Eliminated Week 2 | Eliminated Week 2 |
| Sam | X | Eliminated Week 1 | Eliminated Week 1 | Eliminated Week 1 | Eliminated Week 1 | Eliminated Week 1 | Eliminated Week 1 | Eliminated Week 1 |
| Geoff | Withdrew Week 1 | Withdrew Week 1 | Withdrew Week 1 | Withdrew Week 1 | Withdrew Week 1 | Withdrew Week 1 | Withdrew Week 1 | Withdrew Week 1 |
    X Not in house for vote
    Immunity
    ? Immunity, vote not revealed
    X Immunity, was below yellow line or not in elimination, unable to vote
    X Below yellow line, unable to vote
    X Below red line
    X Not in elimination, unable to vote
    Eliminated or not in house
    Last person eliminated
    Valid vote cast
    ? Vote not revealed
    £25,000 winner (among the finalists)

## Ratings

| Episode | Date | Total Viewers | Share |
| 1 | 3 January 2012 | 2,800,000 | 11.2% |
| 2 | 10 January 2012 | 2,670,000 | 11.0% |
| 3 | 17 January 2012 | 2,160,000 | 9.0% |
| 4 | 24 January 2012 | 2,140,000 | 8.6% |
| 5 | 31 January 2012 | 2,180,000 | 9.0% |
| 6 | 7 February 2012 | 2,400,000 | 10.4% |
| 7 | 14 February 2012 | 2,130,000 | 8.5% |
| 8 | 28 February 2012 | 2,210,000 | 9.3% |
| 9 | 13 March 2012 | 2,480,000 | 10.0% |