Former Biggest Loser Contestant Daniel Wright Dead at 30

A picture of Daniel Wright [Photo:facebook.com]

30-year-old Daniel Wright, who competed on the seventh season of NBC's weight-loss reality series The Biggest Loser has died following a nearly two-year battle with leukemia.

Several of his Biggest Loser co-stars have commented on social media.

"I am so so heartbroken to hear about Daniel Wright this morning. He has fought SO HARD during his battle with cancer & more," said former contestant Courtney Crozier Respess on Facebook. "This man is one of the kindest people I have ever met & is a true difference maker in this world!"

Diagnosed with leukemia in October 2017, Wright had started to return to work and regain some normalcy in his life when he relapsed in December 2018.