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"It's official, tennis hottie &lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.tmz.com/person/anna-kournikova/\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Anna Kournikova&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; has signed a deal to join \"&lt;strong&gt;The Biggest Loser&lt;/strong&gt;\" next season -- while THREE current stars of the show will be on their way out. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2011/05/25/0525-anna-kournikova-bn-getty-01.jpg\" alt=\"0525_anna_kournikova_BN_Getty-01\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Producers confirm the 29-year-old will join the show as a celebrity trainer ... but trainers &lt;strong&gt;Jillian Michaels&lt;/strong&gt;,&amp;#160; &lt;strong&gt;Brett Hoebel&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Cara Castronuova&lt;/strong&gt; will not return for Season 12. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Exec. producer Todd Lubin tells New York Magazine the decision to hire Anna was all part of an effort to reboot the show for it's 12th season.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We're \"getting slightly away from just the tape measure, and getting into overall well being and health. That's where Loser needs to go\" explains Lubin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He continues ... \"She grew up with very little in Moscow, pounding tennis balls every day when she was 5. That's the drive she's bringing to the show.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- relatedlinks --&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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