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"Anna Kournikova has said that she is &amp;quot;excited and honoured&amp;quot; to be joining The Biggest Loser next season.  The former professional tennis star was announced as a new trainer on the NBC series during Tuesday night&amp;#039;s live finale.  &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m so excited to be a part of the Biggest Loser team; I&amp;#039;ve always been a fan of the show,&amp;quot; she said today in a press release.  &amp;quot;As a former professional tennis player and certified trainer, this is a wonderful opportunity for me to share my enthusiasm for staying fit across America&amp;#039;s homes.&amp;quot; She added: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m honoured to join a program that embraces the values of a healthy lifestyle and is committed to fighting obesity. I look forward to the upcoming season and seeing the results we can achieve together!&amp;quot; Kournikova appeared on The Biggest Loser back in October 2010, where she led the contestants in a game of tennis. NBC&amp;#039;s Paul Telegdy added that the network &amp;quot;couldn&amp;#039;t be more excited&amp;quot; about welcoming Kournikova to The Biggest Loser. &amp;quot;She is a fierce competitor and an accomplished athlete, and we are confident that she will be a powerful motivator to contestants to get fit and healthy,&amp;quot; he said in the statement. Kournikova&amp;#039;s appointment comes following the departure of long-time trainer Jillian Michaels, who announced last year that she intended to leave the series at the end of this season to focus on other projects. Biggest Loser returns for a 12th season in September. &amp;gt; The Biggest Loser recap: The winner is crowned "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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