On the Nov. 26 episode of the NBC show The Biggest Loser, personal trainer Bob Harper, 48, came out as a gay man.
Contestant Bobby Saleem revealed that he was gay on the show, but struggled to break the news of his sexuality to his father. To help encourage Saleem to come out to his dad, Harper decided to share his own story. At one point Harper said, "Being gay doesn't mean that you are less than anybody else. It's just who you are."
Harper stated on the show: "I haven't talked about my sexuality on this show ever. And now, meeting Bobby, I really do believe this is the right time. I want to show Bobby that he doesn't have to live in shame."
Jillian Michaels, who was an original trainer on Biggest Loser and has come back on the show periodically, is bisexual and raising two children with her partner Heidi Rhoades.