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Alison Sweeney leaves 'The Biggest Loser'

The actress joined the reality competition in 2007.

By Annie Martin
Alison Sweeney at the Stand Up to Cancer fundraiser on September 5, 2014. The actress will not return to host 'The Biggest Loser' season 17. File photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
1 of 5 | Alison Sweeney at the Stand Up to Cancer fundraiser on September 5, 2014. The actress will not return to host 'The Biggest Loser' season 17. File photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Alison Sweeney has left NBC series The Biggest Loser.

Producers confirmed the 38-year-old actress' departure to news outlets this week, saying, "After an incredible run together, Alison Sweeney will not be returning as host of The Biggest Loser next season." Season 17 will begin filming in September.

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Sweeney joined the reality competition in season 4, and hosted the program for eight years. News of her exit comes over a year after longtime trainer Jillian Michaels quit the show. Michaels was replaced by Jessie Pavelka and Jennifer Widerstrom in season 16.

Sweeney is best known for portraying Samantha "Sami" Brady" on NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives. The actress will star in two upcoming Hallmark movies: Love on the Air, which premieres Sept. 26, and the Murder She Baked sequel Nov. 15.

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