When journalist and television personality Anne Diamond appeared on the show in 2006, she was forced to pull out after admitting she had received a gastric band operation; a medical procedure in which the recipient lose weight quickly. Because Diamond was already losing weight due to the procedure, she could no longer compete. However, Diamond was invited back to the show and given the opportunity to find out how much weight she had lost, but her rival team decided not to award her this privilege. Diamond subsequently left the show.