The Scale Doesn't Lie!  4/22/05

VH1 Recruits Eight More Celebrities to Pick Up the Dumbells and Drop the

Pounds on the Second Season of 'Celebrity Fit Club,'

Airing Thursdays at 10pm *

Gary Busey, Jackee Harry, Willie Aames, Tocarra Jones, Wendy Kaufman, Phil Margera, Jani Lane, and Victoria Jackson Put Their Guts On The Line for VH1's

Ultimate Fitness Challenge Hosted By Actor/Comedian Ant

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., April 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the successful run of the first season of "Celebrity Fit Club," VH1 has gathered a new group of celebrities for "Celebrity Fit Club 2," now in production. The series will air this summer on Thursdays at 10PM*.

In season one, eight diverse Celebrity Fit Clubbers bitched, battled and bonded their way through 14 back-breaking weeks of Fit Club training. This season, eight very distinct celebrity personalities-Gary Busey ("The Buddy Holly Story"), Jackee Harry ("227" and "Sister Sister"), Willie Aames ("Eight is Enough"), Tocarra Jones ("America's Top Model"), Phil Margera ("Viva La Bam"), Jani Lane (lead singer of rock group Warrant), Victoria Jackson ("Saturday Night Live") and returning hero Wendy Kaufman (The Snapple Lady)- embark on their own grueling fitness journey that promises a mixed bag of physical challenges.

Our celeb crew won't be left to their own weight-loss devices. VH1 has hooked them up with an impressive team of experts. The hard-driving Harvey Walden IV, U.S. Marine trainer and drill sergeant returns to the series, NBC medical correspondent Dr. Ian Smith and TV psychologist/body image expert Dr. Linda Papadopoulos also weigh in to keep our celebs honest and help them achieve their goals.

Can belly dancing help former party boy turned "Bibleman" Willie Aames lose his spare tire? Will "Viva La Bam's" Phil Margera run from a high colonic? Will wild man Gary Busey drive his fellow fit clubbers over the edge? Find out on this thrilling second season of "Celebrity Fit Club," hosted by actor/comedian Ant.

The first season of "Celebrity Fit Club" featured Daniel Baldwin, Mia Tyler, Ralphie May, Joe Gannescoli ("The Sopranos"), Wendy Kaufman (The Snapple Lady), Kim Coles, Judge Mablean Ephraim (Divorce Court) and Biz Markie. Individually they all achieved great success, while collectively the group lost an impressive 224 pounds!

Go to the "Celebrity Fit Club" page on vh1.com to get more info on our contestants, see "before" pictures, get exclusive video outtakes from the show and check the contestant's progress reports. http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/celebrity_fit_club/series.jhtml

VH1's "Celebrity Fit Club 2" is a production of Granada Entertainment and VH1. Richard Hall ("Nanny 911") is executive producer for Granada. Michael Hirschhorn, Jim Ackerman and Matt Hanna are executive producers for VH1.

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