Celebrities
Announced for new season of "Celebrity Fit Club" Show Returns
March 13 3/5/08
AT-TEN-TION!!! FIT CLUB VETERANS TAKE ON NEW RECRUITS IN AN ALL NEW
SEASON OF CELEBRITY FIT CLUB: BOOTCAMP PREMIERING THURSDAY, MARCH 13 AT
9PM ET/PT
Veteran Fit Clubbers Tina Yothers, Toccara, Willie Aames, Dustin
Diamond Battle Against Newbies Erin Moran, Sommore, Brian Dunkleman, and
A.J. Benza Hosted by Actor/Comedian ANT
New York, March 5, 2008 - The battle of the bulge rages on as VH1
returns with a new twist on its popular series. "Celebrity Fit Club:
Boot Camp" premieres on Thursday, March 13th at 9PM ET/PT*. A leaner
CFC cast, with just those last 10-20 pounds to lose, battle together,
sweat together and even bunk together in a military barracks, all under
the watchful eye of hardcore Drill Sgt Harvey Walden IV [Ret]. Their
mission is simple, follow Harvey's rules, don't whine and stay in the
fight. Their reward? Burn fat, get buff and look better naked.
The boot-camp style exercise regime is not the only new element to this
all new season of "Celebrity Fit Club." Half the cast are
returning Fit Club vets - Tina Yothers ("Family Ties"), Toccara
("Take the Cake"), Willie Aames ("Charles in Charge"),
and rebel Dustin Diamond ("Saved by the Bell") - who are back
for a second chance to complete their weight-loss mission, while the new
recruits - Erin Moran ("Happy Days"), Sommore ("The Queens
of Comedy"), Brian Dunkleman ("American Idol"), and A.J.
Benza ("High Stakes Poker") report for duty to receive their
very first fitness assignments. They will be transformed with workout
regimens engineered by Drill Sgt Harvey Walden IV [Ret], and inspired by
those used to train the elite U.S. Armed Forces.
In addition to Harvey, nutritional & diet expert, Dr. Ian Smith,
and psychotherapist Stacy Kaiser offer advice and support for the Fit
Clubbers. ANT returns for his sixth season as host and has the honor of
presenting $150K in cash and prizes to the team that achieves the greatest
"Fit Factor" - a new measure this season that takes into account
the loss of not just body weight, but body fat as well.
VH1.com will sneak peek episode one beginning Thursday, March 6 - one
week prior to the series' on-air premiere - and will be home to exclusive
video content throughout the season. Each episode will be available on
VH1.com each Monday following its Thursday on-air premiere. VH1 Mobile
will also offer select "Celebrity Fit Club" video on mobile
handsets throughout the season.
VH1's "Celebrity Fit Club: Boot Camp" is a production of
Granada America and VH1. Jonas Larsen ("The Joe Schmo Show") is
executive producer and Heather Schuster is co-executive producer for
Granada. Jim Ackerman and Caroline Perez are executive producers for VH1.
Source:
VH1 Press Release