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Gerna Jordaan

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Gerna Jordaan is a South African entrepeneur who was a contestant on the first season of the e.tv reality competition The Biggest Loser South Africa, from 7 January to 14 April, 2008.

She was the eighth contestant to be eliminated from the show.

Show Statistics

Age
35

Weight at the start of the show
142.2kg

The Biggest Loser team
Red

Weight at the finale
95.3kg

Total lost
-46.9kg

Total body percentage lost
-32.98%

BEFORE

AFTER

Biggest Loser Profile
Gerna lives in East London with her husband and three children. Her career choice is an unusual one. She and her husband run a tombstone manufacturing and installation firm.

“My husband is a qualified electrical engineer and I am an interior decorator by trade and most people find it hilarious that we are now making, designing and installing tombstones,” she says.

“Some people joking say that they are dying to do business with us. Ha ha ha! Yes, it might sound very Addams Family, but I am proud to say that we have created jobs for over 40 people, who were all previously unemployed.”

There are a few character traits in people that rub Gerna up the wrong way. People who are condescending, snobbish, and dim-witted and those who judge a book by its cover.

Her favourite meals include California rolls (sushi), followed by succulent fillet (stuffed with seafood), and topped with wonderful sauce. Always followed by Kahlua Dom Pedro, of course.

“I would have loved to say that fruit and vegetables are my favourite snacks, but they are not. Alas, bread, cheese and sweet pastries take first prize.

“The best thing about being thinner would be to take up dancing again, horse riding and not to feel embarrassed wearing a swimming costume. Overweight people are always perceived as lazy, stupid and generally boring.

“I want to shout out to the world and say: “I am not! I am not!” Nevertheless, I guess that it would be easier to change myself than to try to change the world.

“Even though I am not easily daunted by other people, I feel intimidated in a room full of young men, because they certainly do judge a banana by its peel.”


Television Roles

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Contestant - Herself


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