Survivor Contestants

Survivor: Redemption Island - Exclusive Red Carpet Interview with Mike Chiesl, Matt Elrod, and Grant Mattos : RealityWanted.com: Reality TV, Game Show, Talk Show, News
2011-05-20 / Realitywanted
by Michael Lamp and Gina Scarpa Besides Boston Rob, there were no three competitors on Survivor this season as physically intimidating as Mike, Matt, and Grant. Yet, at Redemption Island on the season finale, Andrea beat all three and sent them to the jury. On the red carpet in New York City...well as their relationships with people in the game of Survivor. Q. Michael, RealityWanted: What was your highest high and lowest low this season? A. Mike: Highest high [was] winning that first challenge. Knowing that we were going up in numbers, the outlook is good. You're riding high. Then we decided ...

'Survivor' post-game: Matt Elrod talks about 'Avatar'-like swims and possibly returning to the game
2011-05-20 / Los Angeles Times
... blind faith got him sent right back, and although he lasted until the final RI duel of the season, he fell to both Mike and Andrea. Still, a castaway voted out in the second episode wasn't completely out of it until the finale. I emailed Matt some questions on what his experience was like, given that... we will have to wait and see... And if you care, please detail some of your favorite pop culture stuff -- fave movies? Music/artists? TV shows? Books? Mark Twain is my absolute favorite. He really changed everything in my opinion, and he is just so stinking funny! I am also a huge fan of...

Andrea Boehlke ('Survivor: Redemption Island')
2011-05-20 / All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media News
... and sent to Redemption Island. While she earned another opportunity to re-enter the competition after winning the final duel, she struggled to integrate herself into the tightly-knit group and was once again ousted,...we'd been out there so long but Rob was just really good at making everyone feel comfortable. They never showed Grant and I interacting but we did a lot of it and we built up a trust, I think...pulling all the strings. There were points in the Ometepe alliance that we all thought we should vote out Julie. We all made decisions but in terms of individual strategic moves, it'll look to...

Ashley Underwood ('Survivor: Redemption Island')
2011-05-19 / All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media News
...winner - Rob 'Boston Rob' Mariano for most of the game and maintaining a low profile, conspired to make some bold moves as the game drew to a close. Proposing to former Ometepe tribemate and best friend in the game Natalie Tenerelli that the girls vote...elimination radar. While she preserved her spot in the game for a few extra days by winning two immunity challenges, she was eventually bested and, after being betrayed by Natalie during Tribal Council, she was voted out and became the final... difficult it is, it's easy to make assumptions from home." You said that you and Natalie knew about Rob's ...

Survivor: Redemption Island - Exclusive Red Carpet Interview with Andrea Boehlke and Ashley Underwood : RealityWanted.com: Reality TV, Game Show, Talk Show, News
2011-05-19 / Realitywanted
...voted back out again by her Ometepe tribemates. After that, Rob convinced Natalie to turn on Ashley, her close friend, so that he could eliminate the biggest threat to beat him in the game. On the red carpet at the finale... talking behind my back. Someone's not being up front with me. I was like, 'I need to win.' Good thing I did - and the next one as well. It proves that Rob saw me as...people. I got very comfortable. I've seen all the seasons. I was thinking, 'Why didn't you see this coming?' The second time, I pretty much knew I was going home. Q. Michael, RealityWanted: I have to ask what the...

Final Survivor interviews: Phillip
2011-05-18 / Examiner.com
... Throughout the season his claim that he was a former Federal Agent led to a question mark being placed behind his occupation every time his name appeared on the show, and although the Reunion Show verified his claim... him in the Final 3. Of course, he was the type of player you wanted to sit against in the end. He wasn't afraid to speak his mind, escalating arguments about rice and race to ... been compared to former player, the Dragon Slayer Coach Wade, but those comparisons died off early this season as Phillip quickly came into his own. Unlike Coach though, Phillip was able to excel in the ...

'Survivor' post-game: Phillip talks insanity, Natalie defends her strategy
2011-05-18 / Los Angeles Times
...He read executive producer Mark Burnett's book, "...Rob's there, a celebrity," he said. "...thinking she could win, but she...blog commenters. "It's a very, very, very, very, very small audience," Phillip said. "Albert Einstein said the definition of insanity is doing something over and over again, and expecting a different result. So why did [his fellow Ometepe tribe members] waste all those votes...final three - Natalie, Rob and Phillip - await the announcement of the winner of this season's "Survivor." Credit: CBS Fall TV Season: CBS releases its 2011-2012 prime-time schedule featuring five new shows...

Natalie Tenerelli: I was hoping for a really bitter 'Survivor' jury
2011-05-18 / Reality TV World
...Boston" being crowned the game's winner via a 8-1 vote during Sunday night's live finale broadcast on CBS (Phillip Sheppard, the third final Tribal Council castaway, received the remaining vote). During a conference call with ...is understandable. Reality TV World: During one of your interviews right before the Tribal Council where you voted off Ashley, you said you "would honestly rather ...final Tribal Council and the live show, what was going through your mind at home? Did you feel you had a chance to win? Natalie Tenerelli: Yeah, I thought that [I could get] really maybe a couple of votes...

Survivor: Redemption Island - Exclusive Red Carpet Interview with Rob Mariano, Phillip Sheppard, and Natalie Tenerelli : RealityWanted.com: Reality TV, Game Show, Talk Show, News
2011-05-17 / Realitywanted
...finale, Rob Mariano finally took home the grand prize, after playing the game 4 times over a period of 10 years. He defeated special agent Phillip Sheppard and good girl Natalie Tenerelli. On the red carpet in New York City, RealityWanted's Michael Lamp caught up with the final three right after the live reunion show... to get their thoughts on this season of Survivor. Q. Michael, RealityWanted: Congratulations! Did you have any doubts about how the vote... deserves to win, but I...interviews with the final 8 contestants from Surivor: Redemption Island !

Andrea Boehlke and Ashley Underwood talk about 'Survivor'
2011-05-17 / Reality TV World
...winner "Boston" Rob Mariano; when Ashley discovered Rob had found a hidden Immunity Idol; and how Andrea reacted to the poor treatment she received by the guys upon her arrival on Redemption Island. Also check back with Reality TV World the rest of this week for additional interviews with fellow finale... big moves you believe you made? Because for viewers watching at home, it kind of looked like Andrea was right and you guys did... during Sunday night's reunion show, you said that Natalie and yourself knew that Rob had an idol before the [second] Final 5 Tribal Council vote because he told you. ...

'Survivor' review: Turns out, Phillip Sheppard WAS a federal agent
2011-05-16 / Examiner.com
... the "Survivor: Redemption Island" finale-reunion show, and you trust the comments of Diane Hardy , a current federal agent and one who knows Phillip personally, then the three-month long joke just might be over. Phillip Sheppard, after all the gags, wild rants, and "crazy" rice arguments, was once a federal ...agent. When Jeff Probst started asking Phillip questions about his past, CBS threw up a picture of a very young Phillip from his army days. Phillip then explained his past work ...

Phillip Sheppard quotes from 'Survivor: Redemption Island' finale
2011-05-16 / Examiner.com
... the "Survivor" reunion show last night, Phillip explained why the person you saw every Wednesday was really nothing more than a character. Early on, when Phillip noticed that Boston Rob had a stranglehold on his tribe, he told Jeff Probst and those attending the live finale that his strategy was to... hand, essentially apologizing for suggesting that Steve might be bigoted due to his earlier in the season. Be sure to return for more "Survivor" coverage here at the TV Examiner column, where we'll finally get to the bottom of the most important question: Was Phillip Sheppard really a federal agent...

'Survivor: Redemption Island' interview: brief words from Phillip Sheppard
2011-05-16 / Examiner.com
... a great deal of time available to speak with the show's resident former federal agent in Phillip Sheppard. However, we...sort of changes he would employ to his strategy. As the quote below shows, Phillip has plenty ot say on the subject: "I'm the type... of person, having been trained as a forder federal agent -- I have been read every single book that has been published on the game of 'Survivor.' I have seen almost every single season... end, I want Phillip to go with me because he can't win.' For my first time out, to come out and lose to...

'Survivor: Redemption Island:' Phillip says 'I played a brilliant ruse on everybody'; plans to be become an actor
2011-05-16 / Entertainment Weekly
Image Credit: Monty Brinton/CBS If you had told me before the season began that Phillip Sheppard would end up in second place on Survivor: Redemption Island , I would have called you crazy. Crazy like Phillip Sheppard! But somehow, ... I see. But the girls and Matt and Grant were so enraptured with Rob, they never once had a conversation about strategy with me the entire freaking season. So I was like, okay, how can I make myself more useful, and survive this game, and, by the way, not tell a lie. I had to get with...

'Survivor: Redemption Island:' Matt admits he wasn't there to play the game; talks possible future with Andrea
2011-05-16 / Entertainment Weekly
... doing an interview. We will, and I’ll say, “See, I told you!” Now let’s say Andrea had made it to the final three. Would you have voted for her to win? I think I absolutely would have voted for her to win. I mean...what’s going on. I mean, I don't know. We’ve talked a lot since we got back from the show. I think we’re just at different places in our lives right now and maybe want two different things out of life.... of right now, we’re just friends. To see my pre-game joint interview with Matt, check out the video player below. Also make sure to read

'Survivor: Redemption Island' interview: Matt Elrod and Mike Chisel
2011-05-16 / Examiner.com
...in the game. Why did you decide to go against that? They didn't really show this, but me and Mike had the exact same plan without talking to each other.... -- she though she was #3, and going to end up in the finals. There was absolutely no chance she was going to flip. After that happened, ...made. And it's totally fine because we got to spend some great time together winning duels on Redemption Island together -- that's one of the best things I took from... idol for Matt and wipe out all the votes. Had we done that, it would've been an Ometepe going home and Matt would have been a Zapatera for ...

'Survivor' winner Rob Mariano: I feel Julie Wolfe totally crossed the line
2011-05-16 / Reality TV World
...with his wife, former Survivor: All-Stars winner After 117 days of gameplay, four Survivor seasons, and a 10-year quest to become "Sole Survivor," Mariano finally got the job done. The former Survivor:...win, as he claimed Survivor: Redemption Island's $1 million grand prize during the live portion of Sunday night's finale broadcast from New York City after beating out Natalie Tenerelli and Phillip Sheppard in the season's final jury voting... of this week for additional interviews with Natalie and Phillip, as well as fellow finale castaways Andrea Boehlke, Ashley Underwood, Grant Mattos, Matt Elrod...

'Survivor: Redemption Island' interview: Grant Mattos and Natalie Tenerelli
2011-05-16 / Examiner.com
Following the "Survivor: Redemption Island" finale on Sunday night, a number of the show's castaways have decided to speak out about their experiences. Check back later Monday for more interviews -- but for now, we begin with Grant Mattos and Natalie Tenerelli. Both were among Boston Rob's biggest allies in the game, but one ...there first, right? Yeah, that's the hard part. Definitely. (Laughs.) Natalie, do you regret anything that you said in the final tribal council that may have cost you a vote or two? It was such a tough game to play with Rob being that he has done this four times and he has...

'Survivor' review: Does Carolina Eastwood really want to marry David Murphy?
2011-05-16 / Examiner.com
The "Survivor: Redemption Island" reunion offered one very unexpected moment when David Murphy dropped to one knee to propose to his girlfriend and former "Survivor: Tocantins" contestant Carolina Eastwood . But what made the moment a bit strange was Eastwood's reaction. When Murphy walked into the audience ..."Survivor," that's because she was blindsided very early on "Tocantins." In fact, Carolina was the first person to see her torch get snuffed that season. It could've been the shock of a marriage proposal recorded live in front of millions, or simply the fact that she hasn't known David ...

'Survivor' castaways David Murphy, Carolina Eastwood get engaged
2011-05-16 / Reality TV World
...reunion show. ...marry me, please?" the 31-year-old defense attorney from West Hollywood, CA, continued. The live studio audience laughed and then Eastwood eventually acquiesced to Murphy's request for her hand in marriage. Eastwood -- who was voted out of the franchise's eighteenth season... on Day 3 due to her loud and boisterous personality -- reiterated how the game of Survivor has been known to throw her curve balls. Murphy and Eastwood are the fourth couple to result from Survivor , following in the footsteps of Survivor: Redemption Island winner...

Is Andrea dating Matt from 'Survivor: Redemption Island?'
2011-05-16 / Examiner.com
... Elrod appeared to have a grade school-like crush on one another. Andrea and Matt, of course, were the two contestants to go to Redemption Island, win, earn the right to reenter the game, only to be blindsided again by their tribemates. Still, Jeff Probst probed the situation (is there any other...