Ledger Pop Journal - Celebrity News & Sports

Who won on Nashville Star? The votes are in and the Nashville Star finals are set for Monday night on the NBC network and the winner will be unveiled on Monday live on the show. The three finalists are Melissa Lawson, Gabe Garcia and Shawn Mayer. (No - she is not related to Jennifer Aniston beau John Mayer.) This is the first season that the show made its way over to network television and the reviews have been mixed, but all in all it is a very good reality TV show for country music fans.

Melissa Lawson Beleives Gabe Garcia Toughest Competition

Melissa Lawson, 32, made the top three on Nashville Star and is a favorite to win. After once tipping the scale at nearly 300 pounds, she's now down 70 and counting. OK! Magazine has a good story on possible winner and the magazine went to Nashville and got the exclusive behind the scenes scoop on the shrinking star's secret to success.


Q: Was being on the show your motivation to lose weight?

A: "No, I didn't even know I was going to audition. I've lost about 45 pounds since the auditions started [in March]. I had lost almost 30 pounds before the auditions. I had been yo-yo dieting all of my life, and I realized the only way I was going to get over it was to quit dieting."

Q: How did you start?

A: "I started researching healthy eating. I found out that your body needs carbs, fats and proteins to function. So I did things more balanced, I found this great web site (vitabot.com). You can log your food on there, and it will tell you what you need."


Q: What's your exercise routine?

A: "I started walking for 10 minutes, then built myself up. Now I work out seven days a week. I do interval training. I walk/run for two to three minutes then I do weights, then I go back to the treadmill. I do three sets. I have a trainer, Ray Wehr, at home. I'm doing a playground workout book with him. There are so many moms that go to the playground and sit on the bench. They can use the equipment to benefit themselves in two minutes of time."

Q: What's you diet like now?

A: "I wake up and have a banana. Then I take my kids to school, come back and make myself an egg and mushroom tortilla or omelet. I'll have another piece of fruit during the day. I eat a lot of grilled chicken and extra-lean ground turkey. If we have pasta, we use multigrain pasta. I eat a lot of broccoli. I love cheese, but I cut it out just to see what would happen and now it doesn't agree with me anymore. I have things more in moderation now. I used to drink four 32-ounce sugary beverages a day. I gave that up. I drink unsweetened tea now." Melissa believes that Gabe Garcia is her toughest competition on the show.


The winner will be revealed here as it is announced live on the show or just refresh this page as we will have the Nashville Star results as soon as they come in.

Update: Melissa Lawson is the new Nashville Star!