Is Jillian Michaels Gay, Lesbian, Married?husband, partner, family

Jillian Michaels is an American-born trainer, fitness expert, entrepreneur, author, reality TV star, and media personality. In 2004, Michaels rose to national fame as one of the original coaches on the first season of the long-running reality TV show The Biggest Loser. She has featured as a coach in 11 of the show’s 17 total seasons The fitness mogul also featured as a trainer on the Australian version of The Biggest Loser .

Jillian Michaels also headlined the short-lived reality series Spike Sweat, INC. double as host and co-judge. Michaels also had her own reality show Just Jillian which premiered in January 2016 on the E! network.

Who is Jillian Michaels?

Jillian Michaels was born Jillian Leigh McKarus on February 18, 1974 in Los Angeles, California. Her parents divorced when she was quite young. She survived a difficult childhood as she struggled with her parents’ divorce coupled with weight issues and self-esteem issues. However, her life was transformed at the age of 14 when her mother signed her up for martial arts lessons. She earned a black belt in martial arts and was able to put her weight in check. However, she remained a troubled teenager and ultimately fell out with her mother.

Michaels received her college education at California State University, Northridge and there she began her journey as a professional fitness coach. She holds personal fitness trainer certifications from the National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association (NESTA), Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA), and American Fitness Professionals and Associates (AFPA).

Jillian Michaels had a brief stint at International Creative Management (ICM Partners) working as a talent representative. She established her own Sky Sport & Spa fitness center in Beverly Hills, California in 2002. She landed a spot on the hit NBC series The Biggest Loser in 2004 which marked a major turning point in her career. She coached the red team for the first 2 seasons of the show, after which she left. In February 2007, Jillian Michaels returned for the 4th season of the show and her 2nd spell lasted until May 2011. After an absence of 2 seasons, she returned to the show in March 2014. After 2 more seasons, Michaels has made his last start from The Biggest Loser in June 2014.

The exposure afforded on The Biggest Loser helped establish Michaels as a leading health and fitness expert in the United States. In 2008, she founded Empowered Media, LLC. alongside his longtime partner and manager Giancarlo Chersich.

Over the years, Jillian Michaels has earned a reputation as one of America’s foremost fitness experts. She has successfully built a health and fitness empire after writing many bestselling books and has also produced several DVDs on various aspects of the subject. She also has 2 video games Jillian Michaels’s Fitness Ultimatum 2009 and Fitness Ultimatum 2010 and a mobile fitness app named after her.

Family

Jillian Michaels was born to JoAnn, a psychotherapist and Douglas McKarus, a lawyer. Her father is of Syrian/Lebanese descent and her mother is of Italian, English and Russian descent. She was raised alongside a sibling, a younger sister named Lauren Michaels. Her parents divorced when she was 12 and the split had a huge impact on her. She has remained distant from her father since he left home.

Est Jillian Michaels Gay?

Jillian Michaels is gay (or better yet, a lesbian). According to the fitness guru, she assumed she was bisexual when she was 18. Much later in life, she came to terms with the fact that she was gay. Jillian Michaels credits the controversial video for Madonna’s 1990 single “Justify My Love” as helping on her long journey of self-discovery. Jillian Michaels’ most significant relationship to date was with yoga instructor Heidi Rhoades and it lasted 9 years.

Is she married? Partner

Marriage may be in Jillian Michaels’ plans for the near future. However, the fitness guru is very close to getting married. She was in a long-term relationship with professional yoga instructor Heidi Rhoades. Michaels and Rhoades have 2 children together and they resided on a farm on the outskirts of Malibu.

In May 2012, the couple adopted their first child, daughter Lukensia Michaels Rhoades (born 2010). That same month, Rhoades gave birth to their second child, a son named Phoenix Michaels Rhoades, born May 3, 2012.

The couple got engaged in 2016 at a private cinema. The proposal aired on the March 8 season finale of Michaels  Just Jillian  reality show on  E! . However, they didn’t make it down the aisle as they announced their split in June 2018.

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