EXTREME WEIGHT LOSS: Chris and Heidi Powell Preview Season 5

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EXTREME WEIGHT LOSS returns for its fifth season tonight, and in addition to some big-name guest stars — including an appearance in the season premiere by Kobe Bryant and the Lakers — what’s going to get people talking is the journey this year’s participants go through.

“They truly are the craziest, most jaw-dropping transformations you’ve ever seen,” EXTREME WEIGHT LOSS trainer Chris Powell shared. “The before and after [for the participants], words don’t do it justice…it’s pretty wild.”

I spoke with Powell and his wife/fellow trainer Heidi Powell about what’s in store this season, including EXTREME WEIGHT LOSS: LOVE CAN’T WEIGHT…

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