Shannan Ponton is a

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on the

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n version of ''

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''. He made his first appearance during the show's second season in 2007, where he trained the blue team alongside Bob Harper. After Harper's departure during the second week of training, Ponton was left as the official trainer of the blue team, and he continued his role as the blue team's trainer during the show's third season in 2008. He has been the blue teams trainer for a total of 10 seasons as he continues in '' The Biggest Loser Australia 2016: Transformed''. He attended

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. In 2020, Ponton participated in the

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's reality program '' SAS Australia''.(2 October 2020
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''TV Blackbox''. Retrieved 2 October 2020.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ponton, Shannan 1973 births Living people Australian exercise and fitness writers Australian exercise instructors Australian health and wellness writers Writers from Sydney