One of the contestants in this years Australia's Biggest Loser program on channel 10 has been charged by Queensland Police after material was allegedly found in his home relating to child pornography. 26 year old Deryck James Ward was partnered on Loser with his 29 year old sister. The pair were the second to be eliminated from the show which premieres on Sunday night.The show this year has been surrounded by much hype due to the new host, former Olympic swimmer Hayley Lewis and several changes to the format including more detailed dietary information.
The majority of the show's episodes have already been recorded and have had to be painstakingly edited to remove Ward and his sister from the show. A channel Ten spokeswoman said;
Given the seriousness of these charges and that this matter is to be resolved in the courts, the network decided it will not broadcast any episode in which Mr Ward would have appeared.
The show will therefore feature nine couples instead of the original ten that has been promoted ad nauseum in a lengthy promo over the last few weeks on channel 10. Not surprisingly, the videos on the official website aren't playing the previews right now.
Whilst it's a terrible blow to the station, Tony Martin said it best on Twitter last night;
