20 Questions: Jillian Michaels Fills Us In

January 5, 2016

MT: Were you nervous about giving people so much access to your personal life?

JM: No, I am pretty much an open book.

MT: Most of us only know you as a tough-as-nails trainer. How might “Just Jillian” change our perceptions?

JM: I think that people who have idealized me will see that I’m human. I swear when my kids are around. I make mistakes in business…

Heather Morgan Shott is the former Editor-in-Chief of Momtastic.com. Previously she was site director of The Nest. Before that, she was founding editor of the social network MixingBowl.com, and she held senior editor positions at Parents.com and BHG.com, as well as digital editor positions at WineSpectator.com, Brides.com, and National Geographic Traveler.
When she's not working, she's hanging with her fam in Brooklyn, probably at the playground and most definitely drinking coffee. Her two impeccably dressed children, Mason, 6, and Poppy Belle, 2, listen to every word she says and never have tantrums (hey, a girl can dream!). Follow their adventures on her blog, High Chair Times, and Facebook.
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