Melissa Truel

Biography
Melissa Truel (born August 18, 1992) is the eldest child of Harding and Shannon Truel. Her much younger siblings made fun of her for being plus sized. She was the runner up on The Biggest Loser losing out to the eventual winner named.

Appearance
She stands over 200 pounds in weight. She has brown hair and blue eyes

Family Tree

 * Father: Harding Truel (1965-)
 * Mother: Shannon Truel (née: Winchell) (1974-)
 * Brothers: Seth Truel (2006-), Aiden Truel (2006-), Trevor Truel (2008-), Ari Truel (2008-), Sean Truel (2009-), John Truel (2009-), Cameron Truel (2010-), Adrian Truel (2010-)
 * Sisters: Myca Truel (2008-), Samantha Truel (2009-)
 * Husband: Trey Forrest (1992-)
 * Daughters: Jacqueline Forrest (2016-), Mary-Ellen Forrest (2017-), Dinah Forrest (2018-), Melina Forrest (2020-), Vivian Forrest (2021-)
 * Father-in-Law: Randy Forrest ( -)
 * Mother-in-Law: Claudia Forrest (née: ) ( -)
 * Brothers-in-Law: Ernie Forrest ( -), Francis "Bobcat" Forrest ( -)
 * Sisters-in-Law: Alexis Forrest ( -), April Forrest ( -)
 * Aunts: Elizabeth Winchell-Markie ( -)
 * Uncles: Eric Markie ( -), Samuel Winchell, Preston Winchell, Julian Truel, Jerry Truel
 * Cousins: Luz Winchell, Courtney Truel, Saffron Truel, Sapphire Truel, Lotte Winchell, Lucinda "Bubbles" Truel, Jeremy Truel, Ian Truel, Sibyll Truel
 * Grandmothers: Persephone Truel (1927-), Imogen Winchell (1940-)
 * Grandfathers: Elton Truel (1925-), Albert Winchell (1940-)

Trivia

 * Her full name is Melissa Rebecca Truel.
 * She wants to carve out more time for volunteering.
 * For Halloween 2011, she was dressed up as a Plus Size Head Nurse.
 * She is made fun by her younger siblings for being overweight.

Future
Melissa is married to Trey Forrest before Truel Family Revisited and they have five daughters together.