Oldest winner of 'The Biggest Loser', Helen Phillips told Ellen DeGeneres about her past, what happened along the way and what advice she can give to other overweight people.
- May 16, 2009
AceShowbiz -
The recently-crowned "The Biggest Loser" winner paid a visit to "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" on Friday, May 15 to talk about her victory. At 48, Helen Phillips proved to the world that age does not limit someone from getting slimmer when she lost 140 pounds and became the oldest contestant to win the reality show.
She was welcomed with the song "I Feel Good" and later admitted that she indeed felt good. "I feel like I'm 20. I do," she gushed. Ellen DeGeneres then asked her about the heavy past and Helen answered "It was horrible. I was to the point where I wasn't even getting out of bed. I was so depressed it was drawn." And then she went on that 10 and a half hours waiting in line for the audition was the most fulfilling hours in her life.
Helen said that what happened with her in the past was the fact that after being a mother she became less attentive to herself. "We just basically think we need to spend more time with family and so we take the time away from ourselves," Helen said. "And honestly that was the wrong approach because I think the more time we spend for ourselves, the better we are."
Also in the house as guests were Ewan McGregor who was there to promote his latest film "Angels & Demons" and Pink who addressed her reunion with husband Carey Hart.
