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Excess Baggage (2012)

Excess Baggage poster
Genre
reality television
Country
Australia

How it feels

Eight celebrities and eight regular contestants pair up in a weight loss competition. They are guided by a psychologist, a nutritionist, and a personal trainer as they work to lose weight.

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What happens

Excess Baggage is an Australian television reality show that first aired on the Nine Network on 30 January 2012. Due to dismal ratings it was moved to digital channel GO! on 13 February 2012. The basic premise involves eight celebrities teamed with eight contestants in a weight loss competition. It features three experts: psychologist Dr. Timothy Sharp (AKA Dr. Happy), nutritionist Dr. Joanna McMillan and personal trainer Christian Marchegiani. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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