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Comprising nine non-scripted episodes, "Ruby" is about Ruby Gettinger'sgenuine love of life and her struggle to lose weight. Ruby hopes to helpothers realize that they are not alone and if she can do it, anyone can.
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In the one-hour series premiere, Ruby has just been told by her doctorthat if she does not lose weight, she risks life-threatening healthcomplications. She talks about life in a world not equipped to handle aperson of her size and makes note of the routine activities that she cannotdo, such as painting her toenails, riding a bike or taking a bubble bath.Ruby is at a crossroads in her life and she decides it is time to get healthy.
Throughout the season, viewers get to know Ruby's devoted friends andfamily -- her nephew Jim, roommate Jeff and best friend Georgia, among others.They surround her constantly and adore her, but have inadvertently enabled herunhealthy eating and inactive lifestyle. Also figuring prominently in Ruby'slife is the team of experts devoted to making her weight-loss dreams areality, including the doctors and dietician who help her understand the illeffects of obesity on her body and her bad food habits; her trainer that getsher exercising; and the psychiatrist that helps Ruby confront her memoryissues.
Beyond following Ruby's battle with obesity, future episodes find hertraveling to Los Angeles to catch-up with old friends Billy Blanks Jr. andBrittany Daniel; planning her friend Georgia's birthday; camping in Savannah;and getting a new look. Other heartfelt episodes include a church revival insupport of Ruby's weight loss efforts and a moving reunion with herex-boyfriend Denny.
"Ruby" is produced by Gay Rosenthal Productions. Executive Producers areGay Rosenthal, Paul Barrosse and Tim Puntillo, as well as Style's ExecutiveProducer Sarah Weidman. Nicholas Caprio and Victoria Zielinski areCo-Executive Producers, joined by Brittany Daniel, who is a ConsultingExecutive Producer.
To coincide with the premiere of "Ruby," Style will launch a robust andinformative Web microsite (mystyle.com/ruby) devoted to Ruby's weight-lossjourney.
SOURCE The Style Network
