A would-be contestant, who passed every criteria to be on the show was rejected. Now he's saying it was discrimination.

Jason Holland was shattered when he was rejected from The Biggest Loser show, not because he wasn't fat, but simply because he was married.

“I got an email saying basically because I was married I was ineligible,” Holland said.

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And that, according to Holland, is against the law.

He's not on his own. On blog sites there are similar complaints against the show, and even lawyers believe Holland may have been discriminated against.

Partner at Aitken law firm, Stephen Curtin believes the producers of The Biggest Loser may have discriminated against Holland.

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“It would certainly seem, on the face of it, there has been discrimination contrary to the sex discrimination act.”

Holland says the show failed to make it clear they were only after singles, but on the website the opposite seems to be the case as it clearly mentions that this series of the show is for singles.

“It never used to say singles. It used to say ‘the search has begun for new individuals’,” Holland said.

This subtle change seems to have taken place after calls by Today Tonight to the producers of The Biggest Loser. Regardless, Holland agrees that in the terms and conditions of the show applicants all but sign their lives away.

Television shows are discriminatory by nature, and contestant contracts are full of disclaimers that allow producers to cast for the perfect talent with impunity.

On The X Factor there are age restrictions. On Masterchef contracts are so onerous that contestants have been likened to slaves because of the rights they had to give up.

Poor pay, long hours and shabby treatment are all the price you pay for a shot at fame.

Make your way onto Gordon Ramsay's shows and you can bet you sign away your right to be offended.

On The Block, and most other reality shows, any material you send producers becomes their property. In fact most shows like to think they own you - many can't leave the house, do other work or earn any other income for the duration of the program.

If you are a hit on Australia's Got Talent, don't think you can just walk out and make a fortune - any fortune you earn will be the show’s until you are released from your contract.

But there is hope: no matter how onerous a contract lawyers say no contract should be above the law.

Curtin even argues that clearly asking for singles on the website may in itself be an act of discrimination. This would be music to Holland’s ears.

Psychologist Collette Smart doesn’t think The Biggest Loser is the ideal weight loss plan.

“I have a view that The Biggest Loser sets people up for failure. The past contestants that we've seen have resulted in long term weight cycling, and long term eating disorders. They've actually gone back to their previous weight, and so I think it is unrealistic for people to think this show is going to be the be all and end all of their health problems.”

“The only thing that offered me a new life was The Biggest Loser,” Holland said.

According to Holland his life is miserable. At more than 170 kilos he is too heavy for his scales.

He can't play properly with his child, he can barely walk, and he can't find the willpower to stop eating. But he has found complete determination in his quest for The Biggest Loser to solve his problems.