EXCLUSIVEJillian Michaels says she's 'uncancelable' as she vows to fight back against prescribing 'dangerous' drugs like Ozempic and puberty blockers to young kids
- Trainer's Keeping It Real podcast has joined Bill Maher's Club Random network
- 'We're taking on the subjects that people are afraid to deal with,' she said
- READ MORE: Jillian Michaels on why she moved away from California
After surviving two decades of ups and downs in the public eye, celebrity trainer Jillian Michaels feels uncancelable.
'I've been canceled so many times,' Michaels tells DailyMail.com. 'Now I just wear a T-shirt and every time is like a Boy Scout badge for me!'
She continues, 'I'm like, "This is the time I got canceled for saying I didn't celebrate obesity! I got canceled for saying we shouldn't give Ozempic to kids. Wait a second, this is the time I got canceled for saying that I don't think it's fair for transgender athletes to compete against biological women."'
Michaels, now 50, has been ruffling feathers since she burst onto screens in 2004 alongside fellow personal trainer Bob Harper on The Biggest Loser.
While Harper was notoriously nice on the competition series, Jillian took a tough-as-nails approach to weight loss, positioning herself as a polarizing figure from the jump.
Personal trainer Jillian Michaels (pictured) is fighting back against some of today's most controversial issues, telling DailyMail.com, 'I've been canceled so many times'
She's now ready to bring her unabashed brand of no B.S. advice to Bill Maher's Club Random podcast network.
Her long-running podcast, Keeping It Real, has been acquired by the network, as Maher continues to build a menagerie of hosts that fit in with his specific style of anti-woke liberalism.
'They're putting together a podcast network where essentially people can be truth seeking, curious, and uncancelable,' she explains.
'Bill wants unique and curious voices that are seeking the truth on a platform where people can have differing opinions and feelings about the facts, but in a way that's tolerant.'
The collaboration was sparked after Michaels appeared as a guest on Maher's own Club Random show in February.
The pair discussed a handful of hot button issues before getting into a spirited disagreement over California Governor Gavin Newson.
Maher was a Newson fan, while Michaels - a lifelong California resident - recently fled the state for the balmy Florida after seeing cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles fall into decline under the governor's leadership.
The Real Time host was impressed by Michaels and offered to bring her podcast over to his network, where it could be supported by a video format to reach more people.
Michaels is bringing her podcast to Bill Maher's Club Random network. 'Bill wants unique and curious voices that are seeking the truth,' she said
Jillian's long-running podcast, Keeping It Real, has been acquired by the network, as Maher continues to build a menagerie of hosts that fit in with his specific style of anti-woke liberalism
Michaels will also 'expand the dialogue' beyond her niche of health and fitness, with plans to discuss everything from social and political issues down to finance and more.
One upcoming episode with Dr. William Lee will explore the alarming rise of cancer in young people, while another episode will focus on how teenagers are buying fentanyl on Snapchat.
'We're basically just exploring thoughtful, evolved conversations to help people level up in all facets of their lives,' she said.
'But we're taking on the subjects that people are kind of afraid to deal with, the things that you get canceled over.
'And that's what Bill really wants his pool of hosts to be fearless in exploring and he's giving us the opportunity to do that.'
Michaels will also 'expand the dialogue' beyond her niche of health and fitness, with plans to discuss everything from social and political issues down to finance and more
Michaels, now 50, has been ruffling feathers since she burst onto screens in 2004 alongside fellow personal trainer Bob Harper on The Biggest Loser
One subject that Michaels is most passionate about is protecting children, whether it's from 'gender-affirming care' like puberty blockers and surgery, or from Ozempic usage.
'The things that I'm focused on, which I personally believe are dangerous, are giving drugs or surgeries to children for obesity. That to me is absolutely insane,' she said.
'It will have lasting repercussions for our kids that are of deep concern, that we don't fully understand. We need to have all hands on deck to fight against it.'
She continued, 'That is my deepest concern right now - that and gender-affirming care is terrifying.
'I want to be clear, this is not about adults. The focus here is on giving off-label cancer drugs, puberty blockers, giving cross sex hormones and performing medical procedures on children while their bodies are developing.
'If an adult chooses to take that on and an adult can comprehend what it means, wonderful. And if many of them find it life saving, fantastic. But the ability to understand it and take it on and know the consequences, you've got to be an adult to do that.'
Michaels moved with her wife, DeShanna Marie Minuto, and adopted kids Lukensia, 14, and Phoenix, 12, from Los Angeles, where she grew up, to Miami in June 2021.
One subject that Michaels is most passionate about is protecting children, whether it's from 'gender-affirming care' like puberty blockers and surgery, or from Ozempic usage
Michaels moved with her wife, DeShanna Marie Minuto, and adopted kids Lukensia, 14, and Phoenix, 12, from Los Angeles, where she grew up, to Miami in June 2021
She previously said the last straw was when her home was broken into by an intruder with 'duct tape and a video camera' who was let out of jail due to COVID.
When asked if she thinks there's a chance of saving Los Angeles, Michaels isn't optimistic.
'I think what it would take is change on a more macro level. I think there needs to be a leadership shift across the board to people in a position of power that are more tolerant and common sense based and less divisive across the board,' she said.
'And what I find is that truthfully, the bad acting does happen on both sides. Both sets of politicians are lying. Both sets of politicians are up for auction through Citizens United to corporate greed. They just are,' she continued.
'You see it every day with big food and big farming and big pharma and big banks, the military industrial complex. We need leaders that are not up for sale. And until campaign finance law passes, that doesn't change.'
Keeping It Real premiers on Monday, July 29th at @JillianMichaels on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts
