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Swan song until they announce S60 is "Legends" with a $5 million grand
prize.
_______________________________________________________________________

Cirie Fields says Survivor 50 is her 'swan song' (exclusive)

The reality TV legend notes to "never say never" but feels like this is probably it.

By Dalton Ross

Updated on July 29, 2025 11:41AM EDT

It was 20 years ago when a reality TV fan nurse got up off the couch to
play on Survivor: Panama rCo Exile Island. Little did Cirie Fields know
then that she would become an immediate fan favorite and reality TV
legend rCo a player so popular producers would create a penultimate
episode cliffhanger to keep her on the air heading into the finale.

Twenty years later, Cirie is back on the islandrCa TWICE! Cirie will be appearing alongside fellow U.S. stars Parvati Shallow and Tony Vlachos overseas on Australian Survivor: Australia v The World (premiering Aug.
17), and then again stateside on the highly anticipated Survivor 50 (premiering in 2026 on CBS).

But will those be the last times we ever see the soon-to-be six-season Survivor player on an island? Do these two installments mark her final outings? We connected with the Survivor superstar to ask exactly that.

We also had other questions on our mind rCo questions spurred by CirierCOs recent Nutri-Grain rCLNot SorryrCY ad, in which the contestant starts by apologizing for all her dastardly reality TV deeds, only to then
backtrack and rescind her apologies. That apology nullifier comes
complete with shout-outs to Courtney Marit (whom Cirie blindsided on
Survivor: Panama) and Arie Luyendyk Jr. (whom she brutally cut from the
prize pot on her way to winning season 1 of The Traitors).

So is she sorry or not sorry for her past scheming? What sort of
preparation did she do for Survivor 50? And will that all-star season
really be her last? We were definitely not sorry to ask those questions
and more.

ENTERTIANMENT WEKELY: So in this Nutri-Grain rCLNot SorryrCY ad, you specifically call out your blindside of Courtney Marit. That is going
all the way back, Cirie.

CIRIE FIELDS: You know why? I am 55 years old, as you know, and thinking
about my reality TV career, the first person that was really upset with
me about playing the game was actually Courtney. So if I think about the
first and the last, itrCOs fitting: Courtney and Arie. And I'm not sorry.

I think it's something that happens with age. Like my mother says, after
you get a certain age, you don't care what people think. You are unapologetically you. And that is what I am trying to be from this stage
in my life on. I am unapologetic. And after like thinking about it, what
am I sorry for? Why am I even apologizing? I'm not sorry. We all showed
up here for the same reason. And had they blindsided me, I guarantee you
they wouldn't have been sorry.

You mention Courtney from Panama and Arie from The Traitors as things
maybe people think you should feel bad for, but not Erik. How could Erik
not make the cut?

I mean, I tried to put him in there! [Laughs] But no, I'm not sorry
about anything anymore. I'm not. The only thing I'm sorry for is staying
on the couch for 35 years. That's the only thing I'm sorry about because there's so much life and there are so many experiences and so many
things that I actually got to see once I got up off the couch. Other
than that, I'm not sorry.

Did you do anything different with your preparation before you headed
out for season 50?

No, I didnrCOt actually. I clearly didn't do anything with my working out. [Laughs] And I'm not sorry for that either! I have a specific set of
skills that I kind of try to hone in on. I'm not your gym rat. I will
never be at age 55. Nothing is going to happen that's going to change me
or change my life and make me enjoy working out. So no, I don't do
anything with my diet. I don't do anything with my physicality. Maybe I
should have, but I'm not sorry for not doing it.

Just from a physical perspective, what is playing Survivor in your 50s
like as opposed to playing in your thirties?

Playing Survivor in your 50s is like driving a car that you had 20 years
ago. [Laughs] It was brand new when you drove it off the lot. It was
shiny and you had all the gadgets and stuff, and you had that new car
smell. Then, after about 10 years or so, you might need to change a fuel
pump or catalytic converter. Fifteen years, you might need a head
gasket. Twenty years? You think about trading that car in. That's what
it is like.

It lets you know, every second of your age when you play at 50 versus
35. You know, at 35, I still felt 25. So it was like, rCLYeah, I'm 35,rCY
but I was confused that I was on the older women's tribe, remember? So
at 35, I didn't feel 35. At 55, you get that little knock like, rCyHey,
you in your 50s now. Relax.rCY [Laughs]

WhatrCOs it like to have two different seasons of Survivor in the can and coming out over the next year. ThatrCOs a new one for you.

It is awesome, Dalton, because as you know, when I started Exile Island,
I had zero expectations. I didn't think anything. One, I didn't think
they were gonna pick, choose me. Two, after the game was over, in my
mind, it was over and that was it. Maybe they might have an all-stars
season 10 years from now, but that's all it was at that time.

So to have gone back several times to played across the globe is just
extra blessings for me. I'm still kind of, I don't know, in awe of it
all myself. Like when people are like, rCLWow, you a busy girl. You got
this, you got that,rCY I take a breath and I sit back and am like, rCLWow,
who knew?rCY There's no way I could have anticipated all of this and being
so blessed. That's how I feel.

After doing Australian Survivor and Survivor 50, will that be if for you
and Survivor or are you keeping the door open?

Oh, Dalton, IrCOm tired. I'll go and do a guest spot if they want me to
come and teach some of these youngrCOuns how to play. [Laughs] Or maybe be
a supportive coach or something. I don't know if Jeff [Probst] needs a
nurse on set, maybe. But outside of that, I'm like, ugh. I don't know. I
never say never though. And somebody told me, never say never. So I
never say never. But I feel like 50 was my swan song.

So then what show do you want to do next?

Deal or No Deal Island after David won $5.8 million is looking
attractive. You know what I want? I wouldn't mind having one of my
family members with Extracted. You know why? Because I could be a lot of
help from the inside. I could be sleeping in the bed, making decisions
while somebody else is out there struggling rCo my honey or one of the
kids, somebody who wouldn't mind doing Extracted either because they
would have the benefit of having a gamer inside. They would just have to survive with the elements and do the challenges.

Source: https://ew.com/cirie-fields-says-survivor-50-is-her-swan-song-exclusive-11780877
--
Brian
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On 7/29/2025 4:20 PM, Brian Smith wrote:

Swan song until they announce S60 is "Legends" with a $5 million grand prize. _______________________________________________________________________

Cirie Fields says Survivor 50 is her 'swan song' (exclusive)

The reality TV legend notes to "never say never" but feels like this is probably it.

By Dalton Ross

Updated on July 29, 2025 11:41AM EDT

It was 20 years ago when a reality TV fan nurse got up off the couch to
play on Survivor: Panama rCo Exile Island. Little did Cirie Fields know
then that she would become an immediate fan favorite and reality TV
legend rCo a player so popular producers would create a penultimate
episode cliffhanger to keep her on the air heading into the finale.

Twenty years later, Cirie is back on the islandrCa TWICE! Cirie will be appearing alongside fellow U.S. stars Parvati Shallow and Tony Vlachos overseas on Australian Survivor: Australia v The World (premiering Aug.
17), and then again stateside on the highly anticipated Survivor 50 (premiering in 2026 on CBS).

But will those be the last times we ever see the soon-to-be six-season Survivor player on an island? Do these two installments mark her final outings? We connected with the Survivor superstar to ask exactly that.

We also had other questions on our mind rCo questions spurred by CirierCOs recent Nutri-Grain rCLNot SorryrCY ad, in which the contestant starts by apologizing for all her dastardly reality TV deeds, only to then
backtrack and rescind her apologies. That apology nullifier comes
complete with shout-outs to Courtney Marit (whom Cirie blindsided on Survivor: Panama) and Arie Luyendyk Jr. (whom she brutally cut from the prize pot on her way to winning season 1 of The Traitors).

So is she sorry or not sorry for her past scheming? What sort of
preparation did she do for Survivor 50? And will that all-star season
really be her last? We were definitely not sorry to ask those questions
and more.

ENTERTIANMENT WEKELY: So in this Nutri-Grain rCLNot SorryrCY ad, you specifically call out your blindside of Courtney Marit. That is going
all the way back, Cirie.

CIRIE FIELDS: You know why? I am 55 years old, as you know, and thinking about my reality TV career, the first person that was really upset with
me about playing the game was actually Courtney. So if I think about the first and the last, itrCOs fitting: Courtney and Arie. And I'm not sorry.

I think it's something that happens with age. Like my mother says, after
you get a certain age, you don't care what people think. You are unapologetically you. And that is what I am trying to be from this stage
in my life on. I am unapologetic. And after like thinking about it, what
am I sorry for? Why am I even apologizing? I'm not sorry. We all showed
up here for the same reason. And had they blindsided me, I guarantee you they wouldn't have been sorry.

You mention Courtney from Panama and Arie from The Traitors as things
maybe people think you should feel bad for, but not Erik. How could Erik
not make the cut?

I mean, I tried to put him in there! [Laughs] But no, I'm not sorry
about anything anymore. I'm not. The only thing I'm sorry for is staying
on the couch for 35 years. That's the only thing I'm sorry about because there's so much life and there are so many experiences and so many
things that I actually got to see once I got up off the couch. Other
than that, I'm not sorry.

Did you do anything different with your preparation before you headed
out for season 50?

No, I didnrCOt actually. I clearly didn't do anything with my working out. [Laughs] And I'm not sorry for that either! I have a specific set of
skills that I kind of try to hone in on. I'm not your gym rat. I will
never be at age 55. Nothing is going to happen that's going to change me
or change my life and make me enjoy working out. So no, I don't do
anything with my diet. I don't do anything with my physicality. Maybe I should have, but I'm not sorry for not doing it.

Just from a physical perspective, what is playing Survivor in your 50s
like as opposed to playing in your thirties?

Playing Survivor in your 50s is like driving a car that you had 20 years ago. [Laughs] It was brand new when you drove it off the lot. It was
shiny and you had all the gadgets and stuff, and you had that new car
smell. Then, after about 10 years or so, you might need to change a fuel pump or catalytic converter. Fifteen years, you might need a head
gasket. Twenty years? You think about trading that car in. That's what
it is like.

It lets you know, every second of your age when you play at 50 versus
35. You know, at 35, I still felt 25. So it was like, rCLYeah, I'm 35,rCY but I was confused that I was on the older women's tribe, remember? So
at 35, I didn't feel 35. At 55, you get that little knock like, rCyHey,
you in your 50s now. Relax.rCY [Laughs]

WhatrCOs it like to have two different seasons of Survivor in the can and coming out over the next year. ThatrCOs a new one for you.

It is awesome, Dalton, because as you know, when I started Exile Island,
I had zero expectations. I didn't think anything. One, I didn't think
they were gonna pick, choose me. Two, after the game was over, in my
mind, it was over and that was it. Maybe they might have an all-stars
season 10 years from now, but that's all it was at that time.

So to have gone back several times to played across the globe is just
extra blessings for me. I'm still kind of, I don't know, in awe of it
all myself. Like when people are like, rCLWow, you a busy girl. You got this, you got that,rCY I take a breath and I sit back and am like, rCLWow, who knew?rCY There's no way I could have anticipated all of this and being so blessed. That's how I feel.

After doing Australian Survivor and Survivor 50, will that be if for you
and Survivor or are you keeping the door open?

Oh, Dalton, IrCOm tired. I'll go and do a guest spot if they want me to
come and teach some of these youngrCOuns how to play. [Laughs] Or maybe be
a supportive coach or something. I don't know if Jeff [Probst] needs a
nurse on set, maybe. But outside of that, I'm like, ugh. I don't know. I never say never though. And somebody told me, never say never. So I
never say never. But I feel like 50 was my swan song.

So then what show do you want to do next?

Deal or No Deal Island after David won $5.8 million is looking
attractive. You know what I want? I wouldn't mind having one of my
family members with Extracted. You know why? Because I could be a lot of help from the inside. I could be sleeping in the bed, making decisions
while somebody else is out there struggling rCo my honey or one of the
kids, somebody who wouldn't mind doing Extracted either because they
would have the benefit of having a gamer inside. They would just have to survive with the elements and do the challenges.

Source: https://ew.com/cirie-fields-says-survivor-50-is-her-swan-song-exclusive-11780877

My first reaction to this is, gosh Dalton, why you are bothering with
this? Haven't we been over-exposed enough with Cirie? What prompted this?

My second reaction was to wonder if she may have actually done well on
either S50 or Oz vs. the World, perhaps even winning one or both, and
surely that would be enough to decide it's time to go.
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On 7/30/2025 4:56 PM, Rick wrote:

On 7/29/2025 4:20 PM, Brian Smith wrote:

Swan song until they announce S60 is "Legends" with a $5 million grand
prize.
_______________________________________________________________________

Cirie Fields says Survivor 50 is her 'swan song' (exclusive)

The reality TV legend notes to "never say never" but feels like this
is probably it.

By Dalton Ross

Updated on July 29, 2025 11:41AM EDT

It was 20 years ago when a reality TV fan nurse got up off the couch
to play on Survivor: Panama rCo Exile Island. Little did Cirie Fields
know then that she would become an immediate fan favorite and reality
TV legend rCo a player so popular producers would create a penultimate
episode cliffhanger to keep her on the air heading into the finale.

Twenty years later, Cirie is back on the islandrCa TWICE! Cirie will be
appearing alongside fellow U.S. stars Parvati Shallow and Tony Vlachos
overseas on Australian Survivor: Australia v The World (premiering
Aug. 17), and then again stateside on the highly anticipated Survivor
50 (premiering in 2026 on CBS).

But will those be the last times we ever see the soon-to-be six-season
Survivor player on an island? Do these two installments mark her final
outings? We connected with the Survivor superstar to ask exactly that.

We also had other questions on our mind rCo questions spurred by CirierCOs >> recent Nutri-Grain rCLNot SorryrCY ad, in which the contestant starts by
apologizing for all her dastardly reality TV deeds, only to then
backtrack and rescind her apologies. That apology nullifier comes
complete with shout-outs to Courtney Marit (whom Cirie blindsided on
Survivor: Panama) and Arie Luyendyk Jr. (whom she brutally cut from
the prize pot on her way to winning season 1 of The Traitors).

So is she sorry or not sorry for her past scheming? What sort of
preparation did she do for Survivor 50? And will that all-star season
really be her last? We were definitely not sorry to ask those
questions and more.

ENTERTIANMENT WEKELY: So in this Nutri-Grain rCLNot SorryrCY ad, you
specifically call out your blindside of Courtney Marit. That is going
all the way back, Cirie.

CIRIE FIELDS: You know why? I am 55 years old, as you know, and
thinking about my reality TV career, the first person that was really
upset with me about playing the game was actually Courtney. So if I
think about the first and the last, itrCOs fitting: Courtney and Arie.
And I'm not sorry.

I think it's something that happens with age. Like my mother says,
after you get a certain age, you don't care what people think. You are
unapologetically you. And that is what I am trying to be from this
stage in my life on. I am unapologetic. And after like thinking about
it, what am I sorry for? Why am I even apologizing? I'm not sorry. We
all showed up here for the same reason. And had they blindsided me, I
guarantee you they wouldn't have been sorry.

You mention Courtney from Panama and Arie from The Traitors as things
maybe people think you should feel bad for, but not Erik. How could
Erik not make the cut?

I mean, I tried to put him in there! [Laughs] But no, I'm not sorry
about anything anymore. I'm not. The only thing I'm sorry for is
staying on the couch for 35 years. That's the only thing I'm sorry
about because there's so much life and there are so many experiences
and so many things that I actually got to see once I got up off the
couch. Other than that, I'm not sorry.

Did you do anything different with your preparation before you headed
out for season 50?

No, I didnrCOt actually. I clearly didn't do anything with my working
out. [Laughs] And I'm not sorry for that either! I have a specific set
of skills that I kind of try to hone in on. I'm not your gym rat. I
will never be at age 55. Nothing is going to happen that's going to
change me or change my life and make me enjoy working out. So no, I
don't do anything with my diet. I don't do anything with my
physicality. Maybe I should have, but I'm not sorry for not doing it.

Just from a physical perspective, what is playing Survivor in your 50s
like as opposed to playing in your thirties?

Playing Survivor in your 50s is like driving a car that you had 20
years ago. [Laughs] It was brand new when you drove it off the lot. It
was shiny and you had all the gadgets and stuff, and you had that new
car smell. Then, after about 10 years or so, you might need to change
a fuel pump or catalytic converter. Fifteen years, you might need a
head gasket. Twenty years? You think about trading that car in. That's
what it is like.

It lets you know, every second of your age when you play at 50 versus
35. You know, at 35, I still felt 25. So it was like, rCLYeah, I'm 35,rCY >> but I was confused that I was on the older women's tribe, remember? So
at 35, I didn't feel 35. At 55, you get that little knock like, rCyHey,
you in your 50s now. Relax.rCY [Laughs]

WhatrCOs it like to have two different seasons of Survivor in the can
and coming out over the next year. ThatrCOs a new one for you.

It is awesome, Dalton, because as you know, when I started Exile
Island, I had zero expectations. I didn't think anything. One, I
didn't think they were gonna pick, choose me. Two, after the game was
over, in my mind, it was over and that was it. Maybe they might have
an all-stars season 10 years from now, but that's all it was at that
time.

So to have gone back several times to played across the globe is just
extra blessings for me. I'm still kind of, I don't know, in awe of it
all myself. Like when people are like, rCLWow, you a busy girl. You got
this, you got that,rCY I take a breath and I sit back and am like, rCLWow, >> who knew?rCY There's no way I could have anticipated all of this and
being so blessed. That's how I feel.

After doing Australian Survivor and Survivor 50, will that be if for
you and Survivor or are you keeping the door open?

Oh, Dalton, IrCOm tired. I'll go and do a guest spot if they want me to
come and teach some of these youngrCOuns how to play. [Laughs] Or maybe
be a supportive coach or something. I don't know if Jeff [Probst]
needs a nurse on set, maybe. But outside of that, I'm like, ugh. I
don't know. I never say never though. And somebody told me, never say
never. So I never say never. But I feel like 50 was my swan song.

So then what show do you want to do next?

Deal or No Deal Island after David won $5.8 million is looking
attractive. You know what I want? I wouldn't mind having one of my
family members with Extracted. You know why? Because I could be a lot
of help from the inside. I could be sleeping in the bed, making
decisions while somebody else is out there struggling rCo my honey or
one of the kids, somebody who wouldn't mind doing Extracted either
because they would have the benefit of having a gamer inside. They
would just have to survive with the elements and do the challenges.

Source: https://ew.com/cirie-fields-says-survivor-50-is-her-swan-song-
exclusive-11780877

My first reaction to this is, gosh Dalton, why you are bothering with this?-a Haven't we been over-exposed enough with Cirie?-a What prompted this?

He needs to produce content to stay employed. CBS and Survivor probably
also expect constant coverage in exchange for easy access to Jeff and at times, exclusives.

My second reaction was to wonder if she may have actually done well on either S50 or Oz vs. the World, perhaps even winning one or both, and
surely that would be enough to decide it's time to go.

Hard to say. It's clear she's not giving up on reality TV. Her
mentioning the $5.8 million David won on DONDI makes me think she
doesn't have enough money yet to retire from reality TV. I've never
watched DONDI. Is it a physically hard show/game?
--
Brian
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On 7/31/2025 3:22 AM, Brian Smith wrote:

On 7/30/2025 4:56 PM, Rick wrote:

On 7/29/2025 4:20 PM, Brian Smith wrote:

Swan song until they announce S60 is "Legends" with a $5 million
grand prize.
_______________________________________________________________________

Cirie Fields says Survivor 50 is her 'swan song' (exclusive)

The reality TV legend notes to "never say never" but feels like this
is probably it.

By Dalton Ross

Updated on July 29, 2025 11:41AM EDT

It was 20 years ago when a reality TV fan nurse got up off the couch
to play on Survivor: Panama rCo Exile Island. Little did Cirie Fields
know then that she would become an immediate fan favorite and reality
TV legend rCo a player so popular producers would create a penultimate
episode cliffhanger to keep her on the air heading into the finale.

Twenty years later, Cirie is back on the islandrCa TWICE! Cirie will be >>> appearing alongside fellow U.S. stars Parvati Shallow and Tony
Vlachos overseas on Australian Survivor: Australia v The World
(premiering Aug. 17), and then again stateside on the highly
anticipated Survivor 50 (premiering in 2026 on CBS).

But will those be the last times we ever see the soon-to-be
six-season Survivor player on an island? Do these two installments
mark her final outings? We connected with the Survivor superstar to
ask exactly that.

We also had other questions on our mind rCo questions spurred by
CirierCOs recent Nutri-Grain rCLNot SorryrCY ad, in which the contestant >>> starts by apologizing for all her dastardly reality TV deeds, only to
then backtrack and rescind her apologies. That apology nullifier
comes complete with shout-outs to Courtney Marit (whom Cirie
blindsided on Survivor: Panama) and Arie Luyendyk Jr. (whom she
brutally cut from the prize pot on her way to winning season 1 of The
Traitors).

So is she sorry or not sorry for her past scheming? What sort of
preparation did she do for Survivor 50? And will that all-star season
really be her last? We were definitely not sorry to ask those
questions and more.

ENTERTIANMENT WEKELY: So in this Nutri-Grain rCLNot SorryrCY ad, you
specifically call out your blindside of Courtney Marit. That is going
all the way back, Cirie.

CIRIE FIELDS: You know why? I am 55 years old, as you know, and
thinking about my reality TV career, the first person that was really
upset with me about playing the game was actually Courtney. So if I
think about the first and the last, itrCOs fitting: Courtney and Arie.
And I'm not sorry.

I think it's something that happens with age. Like my mother says,
after you get a certain age, you don't care what people think. You
are unapologetically you. And that is what I am trying to be from
this stage in my life on. I am unapologetic. And after like thinking
about it, what am I sorry for? Why am I even apologizing? I'm not
sorry. We all showed up here for the same reason. And had they
blindsided me, I guarantee you they wouldn't have been sorry.

You mention Courtney from Panama and Arie from The Traitors as things
maybe people think you should feel bad for, but not Erik. How could
Erik not make the cut?

I mean, I tried to put him in there! [Laughs] But no, I'm not sorry
about anything anymore. I'm not. The only thing I'm sorry for is
staying on the couch for 35 years. That's the only thing I'm sorry
about because there's so much life and there are so many experiences
and so many things that I actually got to see once I got up off the
couch. Other than that, I'm not sorry.

Did you do anything different with your preparation before you headed
out for season 50?

No, I didnrCOt actually. I clearly didn't do anything with my working
out. [Laughs] And I'm not sorry for that either! I have a specific
set of skills that I kind of try to hone in on. I'm not your gym rat.
I will never be at age 55. Nothing is going to happen that's going to
change me or change my life and make me enjoy working out. So no, I
don't do anything with my diet. I don't do anything with my
physicality. Maybe I should have, but I'm not sorry for not doing it.

Just from a physical perspective, what is playing Survivor in your
50s like as opposed to playing in your thirties?

Playing Survivor in your 50s is like driving a car that you had 20
years ago. [Laughs] It was brand new when you drove it off the lot.
It was shiny and you had all the gadgets and stuff, and you had that
new car smell. Then, after about 10 years or so, you might need to
change a fuel pump or catalytic converter. Fifteen years, you might
need a head gasket. Twenty years? You think about trading that car
in. That's what it is like.

It lets you know, every second of your age when you play at 50 versus
35. You know, at 35, I still felt 25. So it was like, rCLYeah, I'm 35,rCY >>> but I was confused that I was on the older women's tribe, remember?
So at 35, I didn't feel 35. At 55, you get that little knock like,
rCyHey, you in your 50s now. Relax.rCY [Laughs]

WhatrCOs it like to have two different seasons of Survivor in the can
and coming out over the next year. ThatrCOs a new one for you.

It is awesome, Dalton, because as you know, when I started Exile
Island, I had zero expectations. I didn't think anything. One, I
didn't think they were gonna pick, choose me. Two, after the game was
over, in my mind, it was over and that was it. Maybe they might have
an all-stars season 10 years from now, but that's all it was at that
time.

So to have gone back several times to played across the globe is just
extra blessings for me. I'm still kind of, I don't know, in awe of it
all myself. Like when people are like, rCLWow, you a busy girl. You got >>> this, you got that,rCY I take a breath and I sit back and am like,
rCLWow, who knew?rCY There's no way I could have anticipated all of this >>> and being so blessed. That's how I feel.

After doing Australian Survivor and Survivor 50, will that be if for
you and Survivor or are you keeping the door open?

Oh, Dalton, IrCOm tired. I'll go and do a guest spot if they want me to >>> come and teach some of these youngrCOuns how to play. [Laughs] Or maybe >>> be a supportive coach or something. I don't know if Jeff [Probst]
needs a nurse on set, maybe. But outside of that, I'm like, ugh. I
don't know. I never say never though. And somebody told me, never say
never. So I never say never. But I feel like 50 was my swan song.

So then what show do you want to do next?

Deal or No Deal Island after David won $5.8 million is looking
attractive. You know what I want? I wouldn't mind having one of my
family members with Extracted. You know why? Because I could be a lot
of help from the inside. I could be sleeping in the bed, making
decisions while somebody else is out there struggling rCo my honey or
one of the kids, somebody who wouldn't mind doing Extracted either
because they would have the benefit of having a gamer inside. They
would just have to survive with the elements and do the challenges.

Source:
https://ew.com/cirie-fields-says-survivor-50-is-her-swan-song-
exclusive-11780877

My first reaction to this is, gosh Dalton, why you are bothering with
this?-a Haven't we been over-exposed enough with Cirie?-a What prompted
this?

He needs to produce content to stay employed. CBS and Survivor probably
also expect constant coverage in exchange for easy access to Jeff and at times, exclusives.

Clearly that's the case, but there are numerous other players he could
write about besides Cirie.

My second reaction was to wonder if she may have actually done well on
either S50 or Oz vs. the World, perhaps even winning one or both, and
surely that would be enough to decide it's time to go.

Hard to say. It's clear she's not giving up on reality TV. Her
mentioning the $5.8 million David won on DONDI makes me think she
doesn't have enough money yet to retire from reality TV. I've never
watched DONDI. Is it a physically hard show/game?

I've never watched it either, but the Wikipedia summary says "Deal or No
Deal Island is a reality competition in which a group of contestants
compete in excursions to collect briefcases hidden across the Banker's
private island, an undisclosed island in the Panama islands." Not sure
what they mean by "excursions".

Also "The show features contestants competing in physical and mental challenges in an island setting to retrieve briefcases containing cash values."

The original version hosted by Howie Mandel was strictly
strategic/luck-based, so I guess they're trying to make it more
interesting by adding in a slight physical element.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deal_or_No_Deal_Island


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On 7/31/2025 8:14 AM, Rick wrote:

On 7/31/2025 3:22 AM, Brian Smith wrote:

On 7/30/2025 4:56 PM, Rick wrote:

On 7/29/2025 4:20 PM, Brian Smith wrote:

Swan song until they announce S60 is "Legends" with a $5 million
grand prize.
_______________________________________________________________________ >>>>
Cirie Fields says Survivor 50 is her 'swan song' (exclusive)

The reality TV legend notes to "never say never" but feels like this
is probably it.

By Dalton Ross

Updated on July 29, 2025 11:41AM EDT

It was 20 years ago when a reality TV fan nurse got up off the couch
to play on Survivor: Panama rCo Exile Island. Little did Cirie Fields >>>> know then that she would become an immediate fan favorite and
reality TV legend rCo a player so popular producers would create a
penultimate episode cliffhanger to keep her on the air heading into
the finale.

Twenty years later, Cirie is back on the islandrCa TWICE! Cirie will
be appearing alongside fellow U.S. stars Parvati Shallow and Tony
Vlachos overseas on Australian Survivor: Australia v The World
(premiering Aug. 17), and then again stateside on the highly
anticipated Survivor 50 (premiering in 2026 on CBS).

But will those be the last times we ever see the soon-to-be six-
season Survivor player on an island? Do these two installments mark
her final outings? We connected with the Survivor superstar to ask
exactly that.

We also had other questions on our mind rCo questions spurred by
CirierCOs recent Nutri-Grain rCLNot SorryrCY ad, in which the contestant >>>> starts by apologizing for all her dastardly reality TV deeds, only
to then backtrack and rescind her apologies. That apology nullifier
comes complete with shout-outs to Courtney Marit (whom Cirie
blindsided on Survivor: Panama) and Arie Luyendyk Jr. (whom she
brutally cut from the prize pot on her way to winning season 1 of
The Traitors).

So is she sorry or not sorry for her past scheming? What sort of
preparation did she do for Survivor 50? And will that all-star
season really be her last? We were definitely not sorry to ask those
questions and more.

ENTERTIANMENT WEKELY: So in this Nutri-Grain rCLNot SorryrCY ad, you
specifically call out your blindside of Courtney Marit. That is
going all the way back, Cirie.

CIRIE FIELDS: You know why? I am 55 years old, as you know, and
thinking about my reality TV career, the first person that was
really upset with me about playing the game was actually Courtney.
So if I think about the first and the last, itrCOs fitting: Courtney
and Arie. And I'm not sorry.

I think it's something that happens with age. Like my mother says,
after you get a certain age, you don't care what people think. You
are unapologetically you. And that is what I am trying to be from
this stage in my life on. I am unapologetic. And after like thinking
about it, what am I sorry for? Why am I even apologizing? I'm not
sorry. We all showed up here for the same reason. And had they
blindsided me, I guarantee you they wouldn't have been sorry.

You mention Courtney from Panama and Arie from The Traitors as
things maybe people think you should feel bad for, but not Erik. How
could Erik not make the cut?

I mean, I tried to put him in there! [Laughs] But no, I'm not sorry
about anything anymore. I'm not. The only thing I'm sorry for is
staying on the couch for 35 years. That's the only thing I'm sorry
about because there's so much life and there are so many experiences
and so many things that I actually got to see once I got up off the
couch. Other than that, I'm not sorry.

Did you do anything different with your preparation before you
headed out for season 50?

No, I didnrCOt actually. I clearly didn't do anything with my working >>>> out. [Laughs] And I'm not sorry for that either! I have a specific
set of skills that I kind of try to hone in on. I'm not your gym
rat. I will never be at age 55. Nothing is going to happen that's
going to change me or change my life and make me enjoy working out.
So no, I don't do anything with my diet. I don't do anything with my
physicality. Maybe I should have, but I'm not sorry for not doing it.

Just from a physical perspective, what is playing Survivor in your
50s like as opposed to playing in your thirties?

Playing Survivor in your 50s is like driving a car that you had 20
years ago. [Laughs] It was brand new when you drove it off the lot.
It was shiny and you had all the gadgets and stuff, and you had that
new car smell. Then, after about 10 years or so, you might need to
change a fuel pump or catalytic converter. Fifteen years, you might
need a head gasket. Twenty years? You think about trading that car
in. That's what it is like.

It lets you know, every second of your age when you play at 50
versus 35. You know, at 35, I still felt 25. So it was like, rCLYeah, >>>> I'm 35,rCY but I was confused that I was on the older women's tribe,
remember? So at 35, I didn't feel 35. At 55, you get that little
knock like, rCyHey, you in your 50s now. Relax.rCY [Laughs]

WhatrCOs it like to have two different seasons of Survivor in the can >>>> and coming out over the next year. ThatrCOs a new one for you.

It is awesome, Dalton, because as you know, when I started Exile
Island, I had zero expectations. I didn't think anything. One, I
didn't think they were gonna pick, choose me. Two, after the game
was over, in my mind, it was over and that was it. Maybe they might
have an all-stars season 10 years from now, but that's all it was at
that time.

So to have gone back several times to played across the globe is
just extra blessings for me. I'm still kind of, I don't know, in awe
of it all myself. Like when people are like, rCLWow, you a busy girl. >>>> You got this, you got that,rCY I take a breath and I sit back and am
like, rCLWow, who knew?rCY There's no way I could have anticipated all >>>> of this and being so blessed. That's how I feel.

After doing Australian Survivor and Survivor 50, will that be if for
you and Survivor or are you keeping the door open?

Oh, Dalton, IrCOm tired. I'll go and do a guest spot if they want me
to come and teach some of these youngrCOuns how to play. [Laughs] Or
maybe be a supportive coach or something. I don't know if Jeff
[Probst] needs a nurse on set, maybe. But outside of that, I'm like,
ugh. I don't know. I never say never though. And somebody told me,
never say never. So I never say never. But I feel like 50 was my
swan song.

So then what show do you want to do next?

Deal or No Deal Island after David won $5.8 million is looking
attractive. You know what I want? I wouldn't mind having one of my
family members with Extracted. You know why? Because I could be a
lot of help from the inside. I could be sleeping in the bed, making
decisions while somebody else is out there struggling rCo my honey or >>>> one of the kids, somebody who wouldn't mind doing Extracted either
because they would have the benefit of having a gamer inside. They
would just have to survive with the elements and do the challenges.

Source: https://ew.com/cirie-fields-says-survivor-50-is-her-swan-
song- exclusive-11780877

My first reaction to this is, gosh Dalton, why you are bothering with
this?-a Haven't we been over-exposed enough with Cirie?-a What prompted >>> this?

He needs to produce content to stay employed. CBS and Survivor
probably also expect constant coverage in exchange for easy access to
Jeff and at times, exclusives.

Clearly that's the case, but there are numerous other players he could
write about besides Cirie.

That's true but a lot of fans are not sick of her. I think if she had
won already that would not be the case. It shouldn't be too much longer
until Dalton can start writing about S49. That should stop the
S5o-related articles for a while. Later in the season (airtime), he'll probably start writing articles on how he thinks RIZGOD (sp?) and
Savanah will do in S50.

My second reaction was to wonder if she may have actually done well
on either S50 or Oz vs. the World, perhaps even winning one or both,
and surely that would be enough to decide it's time to go.

Hard to say. It's clear she's not giving up on reality TV. Her
mentioning the $5.8 million David won on DONDI makes me think she
doesn't have enough money yet to retire from reality TV. I've never
watched DONDI. Is it a physically hard show/game?

I've never watched it either, but the Wikipedia summary says "Deal or No Deal Island is a reality competition in which a group of contestants
compete in excursions to collect briefcases hidden across the Banker's private island, an undisclosed island in the Panama islands."-a Not sure what they mean by "excursions".

Also "The show features contestants competing in physical and mental challenges in an island setting to retrieve briefcases containing cash values."

The original version hosted by Howie Mandel was strictly strategic/luck- based, so I guess they're trying to make it more interesting by adding
in a slight physical element.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deal_or_No_Deal_Island

I saw the Howie Mandel version. That was a studio audience show where it seemed like the crowd was encouraged to get the players to be greedy.
Very weird that they managed to convince NBC to morph the show into DONDI.
--
Brian
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On 7/31/2025 5:39 PM, Brian Smith wrote:

On 7/31/2025 8:14 AM, Rick wrote:

On 7/31/2025 3:22 AM, Brian Smith wrote:

On 7/30/2025 4:56 PM, Rick wrote:

On 7/29/2025 4:20 PM, Brian Smith wrote:

Swan song until they announce S60 is "Legends" with a $5 million
grand prize.
_______________________________________________________________________ >>>>>
Cirie Fields says Survivor 50 is her 'swan song' (exclusive)

The reality TV legend notes to "never say never" but feels like
this is probably it.

By Dalton Ross

Updated on July 29, 2025 11:41AM EDT

It was 20 years ago when a reality TV fan nurse got up off the
couch to play on Survivor: Panama rCo Exile Island. Little did Cirie >>>>> Fields know then that she would become an immediate fan favorite
and reality TV legend rCo a player so popular producers would create >>>>> a penultimate episode cliffhanger to keep her on the air heading
into the finale.

Twenty years later, Cirie is back on the islandrCa TWICE! Cirie will >>>>> be appearing alongside fellow U.S. stars Parvati Shallow and Tony
Vlachos overseas on Australian Survivor: Australia v The World
(premiering Aug. 17), and then again stateside on the highly
anticipated Survivor 50 (premiering in 2026 on CBS).

But will those be the last times we ever see the soon-to-be six-
season Survivor player on an island? Do these two installments mark >>>>> her final outings? We connected with the Survivor superstar to ask
exactly that.

We also had other questions on our mind rCo questions spurred by
CirierCOs recent Nutri-Grain rCLNot SorryrCY ad, in which the contestant >>>>> starts by apologizing for all her dastardly reality TV deeds, only
to then backtrack and rescind her apologies. That apology nullifier >>>>> comes complete with shout-outs to Courtney Marit (whom Cirie
blindsided on Survivor: Panama) and Arie Luyendyk Jr. (whom she
brutally cut from the prize pot on her way to winning season 1 of
The Traitors).

So is she sorry or not sorry for her past scheming? What sort of
preparation did she do for Survivor 50? And will that all-star
season really be her last? We were definitely not sorry to ask
those questions and more.

ENTERTIANMENT WEKELY: So in this Nutri-Grain rCLNot SorryrCY ad, you >>>>> specifically call out your blindside of Courtney Marit. That is
going all the way back, Cirie.

CIRIE FIELDS: You know why? I am 55 years old, as you know, and
thinking about my reality TV career, the first person that was
really upset with me about playing the game was actually Courtney.
So if I think about the first and the last, itrCOs fitting: Courtney >>>>> and Arie. And I'm not sorry.

I think it's something that happens with age. Like my mother says,
after you get a certain age, you don't care what people think. You
are unapologetically you. And that is what I am trying to be from
this stage in my life on. I am unapologetic. And after like
thinking about it, what am I sorry for? Why am I even apologizing?
I'm not sorry. We all showed up here for the same reason. And had
they blindsided me, I guarantee you they wouldn't have been sorry.

You mention Courtney from Panama and Arie from The Traitors as
things maybe people think you should feel bad for, but not Erik.
How could Erik not make the cut?

I mean, I tried to put him in there! [Laughs] But no, I'm not sorry >>>>> about anything anymore. I'm not. The only thing I'm sorry for is
staying on the couch for 35 years. That's the only thing I'm sorry
about because there's so much life and there are so many
experiences and so many things that I actually got to see once I
got up off the couch. Other than that, I'm not sorry.

Did you do anything different with your preparation before you
headed out for season 50?

No, I didnrCOt actually. I clearly didn't do anything with my working >>>>> out. [Laughs] And I'm not sorry for that either! I have a specific
set of skills that I kind of try to hone in on. I'm not your gym
rat. I will never be at age 55. Nothing is going to happen that's
going to change me or change my life and make me enjoy working out. >>>>> So no, I don't do anything with my diet. I don't do anything with
my physicality. Maybe I should have, but I'm not sorry for not
doing it.

Just from a physical perspective, what is playing Survivor in your
50s like as opposed to playing in your thirties?

Playing Survivor in your 50s is like driving a car that you had 20
years ago. [Laughs] It was brand new when you drove it off the lot. >>>>> It was shiny and you had all the gadgets and stuff, and you had
that new car smell. Then, after about 10 years or so, you might
need to change a fuel pump or catalytic converter. Fifteen years,
you might need a head gasket. Twenty years? You think about trading >>>>> that car in. That's what it is like.

It lets you know, every second of your age when you play at 50
versus 35. You know, at 35, I still felt 25. So it was like, rCLYeah, >>>>> I'm 35,rCY but I was confused that I was on the older women's tribe, >>>>> remember? So at 35, I didn't feel 35. At 55, you get that little
knock like, rCyHey, you in your 50s now. Relax.rCY [Laughs]

WhatrCOs it like to have two different seasons of Survivor in the can >>>>> and coming out over the next year. ThatrCOs a new one for you.

It is awesome, Dalton, because as you know, when I started Exile
Island, I had zero expectations. I didn't think anything. One, I
didn't think they were gonna pick, choose me. Two, after the game
was over, in my mind, it was over and that was it. Maybe they might >>>>> have an all-stars season 10 years from now, but that's all it was
at that time.

So to have gone back several times to played across the globe is
just extra blessings for me. I'm still kind of, I don't know, in
awe of it all myself. Like when people are like, rCLWow, you a busy >>>>> girl. You got this, you got that,rCY I take a breath and I sit back >>>>> and am like, rCLWow, who knew?rCY There's no way I could have
anticipated all of this and being so blessed. That's how I feel.

After doing Australian Survivor and Survivor 50, will that be if
for you and Survivor or are you keeping the door open?

Oh, Dalton, IrCOm tired. I'll go and do a guest spot if they want me >>>>> to come and teach some of these youngrCOuns how to play. [Laughs] Or >>>>> maybe be a supportive coach or something. I don't know if Jeff
[Probst] needs a nurse on set, maybe. But outside of that, I'm
like, ugh. I don't know. I never say never though. And somebody
told me, never say never. So I never say never. But I feel like 50
was my swan song.

So then what show do you want to do next?

Deal or No Deal Island after David won $5.8 million is looking
attractive. You know what I want? I wouldn't mind having one of my
family members with Extracted. You know why? Because I could be a
lot of help from the inside. I could be sleeping in the bed, making >>>>> decisions while somebody else is out there struggling rCo my honey or >>>>> one of the kids, somebody who wouldn't mind doing Extracted either
because they would have the benefit of having a gamer inside. They
would just have to survive with the elements and do the challenges.

Source: https://ew.com/cirie-fields-says-survivor-50-is-her-swan-
song- exclusive-11780877

My first reaction to this is, gosh Dalton, why you are bothering
with this?-a Haven't we been over-exposed enough with Cirie?-a What
prompted this?

He needs to produce content to stay employed. CBS and Survivor
probably also expect constant coverage in exchange for easy access to
Jeff and at times, exclusives.

Clearly that's the case, but there are numerous other players he could
write about besides Cirie.

That's true but a lot of fans are not sick of her. I think if she had
won already that would not be the case. It shouldn't be too much longer until Dalton can start writing about S49. That should stop the
S5o-related articles for a while. Later in the season (airtime), he'll probably start writing articles on how he thinks RIZGOD (sp?) and
Savanah will do in S50.

Only problem might be that Rizz and Savannah haven't been officially
announced as being on S50, so I doubt Dalton will be allowed to
speculate about them. I suspect CBS isn't happy their names were leaked
for S50 since it changes the way many fans will watch S49. Rizz was
featured prominently in the trailer for S49 and Savannah has an
off-camera quote, but I don't think the network intended for their
presence on S50 to be announced until after S49 concludes.

My second reaction was to wonder if she may have actually done well
on either S50 or Oz vs. the World, perhaps even winning one or both,
and surely that would be enough to decide it's time to go.

Hard to say. It's clear she's not giving up on reality TV. Her
mentioning the $5.8 million David won on DONDI makes me think she
doesn't have enough money yet to retire from reality TV. I've never
watched DONDI. Is it a physically hard show/game?

I've never watched it either, but the Wikipedia summary says "Deal or
No Deal Island is a reality competition in which a group of
contestants compete in excursions to collect briefcases hidden across
the Banker's private island, an undisclosed island in the Panama
islands."-a Not sure what they mean by "excursions".

Also "The show features contestants competing in physical and mental
challenges in an island setting to retrieve briefcases containing cash
values."

The original version hosted by Howie Mandel was strictly
strategic/luck- based, so I guess they're trying to make it more
interesting by adding in a slight physical element.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deal_or_No_Deal_Island

I saw the Howie Mandel version. That was a studio audience show where it seemed like the crowd was encouraged to get the players to be greedy.
Very weird that they managed to convince NBC to morph the show into DONDI.

And ironically, it says in the article that Howie was revealed on season
one of the new show to be the banker, though he evidently passed that
duty to someone else in S2.
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On 7/31/2025 6:01 PM, Rick wrote:

On 7/31/2025 5:39 PM, Brian Smith wrote:

On 7/31/2025 8:14 AM, Rick wrote:

On 7/31/2025 3:22 AM, Brian Smith wrote:

On 7/30/2025 4:56 PM, Rick wrote:

On 7/29/2025 4:20 PM, Brian Smith wrote:

Swan song until they announce S60 is "Legends" with a $5 million
grand prize.
_______________________________________________________________________ >>>>>>
Cirie Fields says Survivor 50 is her 'swan song' (exclusive)

The reality TV legend notes to "never say never" but feels like
this is probably it.

By Dalton Ross

Updated on July 29, 2025 11:41AM EDT

It was 20 years ago when a reality TV fan nurse got up off the
couch to play on Survivor: Panama rCo Exile Island. Little did Cirie >>>>>> Fields know then that she would become an immediate fan favorite
and reality TV legend rCo a player so popular producers would create >>>>>> a penultimate episode cliffhanger to keep her on the air heading
into the finale.

Twenty years later, Cirie is back on the islandrCa TWICE! Cirie will >>>>>> be appearing alongside fellow U.S. stars Parvati Shallow and Tony >>>>>> Vlachos overseas on Australian Survivor: Australia v The World
(premiering Aug. 17), and then again stateside on the highly
anticipated Survivor 50 (premiering in 2026 on CBS).

But will those be the last times we ever see the soon-to-be six-
season Survivor player on an island? Do these two installments
mark her final outings? We connected with the Survivor superstar
to ask exactly that.

We also had other questions on our mind rCo questions spurred by
CirierCOs recent Nutri-Grain rCLNot SorryrCY ad, in which the contestant
starts by apologizing for all her dastardly reality TV deeds, only >>>>>> to then backtrack and rescind her apologies. That apology
nullifier comes complete with shout-outs to Courtney Marit (whom
Cirie blindsided on Survivor: Panama) and Arie Luyendyk Jr. (whom >>>>>> she brutally cut from the prize pot on her way to winning season 1 >>>>>> of The Traitors).

So is she sorry or not sorry for her past scheming? What sort of
preparation did she do for Survivor 50? And will that all-star
season really be her last? We were definitely not sorry to ask
those questions and more.

ENTERTIANMENT WEKELY: So in this Nutri-Grain rCLNot SorryrCY ad, you >>>>>> specifically call out your blindside of Courtney Marit. That is
going all the way back, Cirie.

CIRIE FIELDS: You know why? I am 55 years old, as you know, and
thinking about my reality TV career, the first person that was
really upset with me about playing the game was actually Courtney. >>>>>> So if I think about the first and the last, itrCOs fitting: Courtney >>>>>> and Arie. And I'm not sorry.

I think it's something that happens with age. Like my mother says, >>>>>> after you get a certain age, you don't care what people think. You >>>>>> are unapologetically you. And that is what I am trying to be from >>>>>> this stage in my life on. I am unapologetic. And after like
thinking about it, what am I sorry for? Why am I even apologizing? >>>>>> I'm not sorry. We all showed up here for the same reason. And had >>>>>> they blindsided me, I guarantee you they wouldn't have been sorry. >>>>>>
You mention Courtney from Panama and Arie from The Traitors as
things maybe people think you should feel bad for, but not Erik.
How could Erik not make the cut?

I mean, I tried to put him in there! [Laughs] But no, I'm not
sorry about anything anymore. I'm not. The only thing I'm sorry
for is staying on the couch for 35 years. That's the only thing
I'm sorry about because there's so much life and there are so many >>>>>> experiences and so many things that I actually got to see once I
got up off the couch. Other than that, I'm not sorry.

Did you do anything different with your preparation before you
headed out for season 50?

No, I didnrCOt actually. I clearly didn't do anything with my
working out. [Laughs] And I'm not sorry for that either! I have a >>>>>> specific set of skills that I kind of try to hone in on. I'm not
your gym rat. I will never be at age 55. Nothing is going to
happen that's going to change me or change my life and make me
enjoy working out. So no, I don't do anything with my diet. I
don't do anything with my physicality. Maybe I should have, but
I'm not sorry for not doing it.

Just from a physical perspective, what is playing Survivor in your >>>>>> 50s like as opposed to playing in your thirties?

Playing Survivor in your 50s is like driving a car that you had 20 >>>>>> years ago. [Laughs] It was brand new when you drove it off the
lot. It was shiny and you had all the gadgets and stuff, and you
had that new car smell. Then, after about 10 years or so, you
might need to change a fuel pump or catalytic converter. Fifteen
years, you might need a head gasket. Twenty years? You think about >>>>>> trading that car in. That's what it is like.

It lets you know, every second of your age when you play at 50
versus 35. You know, at 35, I still felt 25. So it was like,
rCLYeah, I'm 35,rCY but I was confused that I was on the older women's >>>>>> tribe, remember? So at 35, I didn't feel 35. At 55, you get that
little knock like, rCyHey, you in your 50s now. Relax.rCY [Laughs] >>>>>>
WhatrCOs it like to have two different seasons of Survivor in the >>>>>> can and coming out over the next year. ThatrCOs a new one for you. >>>>>>
It is awesome, Dalton, because as you know, when I started Exile
Island, I had zero expectations. I didn't think anything. One, I
didn't think they were gonna pick, choose me. Two, after the game >>>>>> was over, in my mind, it was over and that was it. Maybe they
might have an all-stars season 10 years from now, but that's all
it was at that time.

So to have gone back several times to played across the globe is
just extra blessings for me. I'm still kind of, I don't know, in
awe of it all myself. Like when people are like, rCLWow, you a busy >>>>>> girl. You got this, you got that,rCY I take a breath and I sit back >>>>>> and am like, rCLWow, who knew?rCY There's no way I could have
anticipated all of this and being so blessed. That's how I feel.

After doing Australian Survivor and Survivor 50, will that be if
for you and Survivor or are you keeping the door open?

Oh, Dalton, IrCOm tired. I'll go and do a guest spot if they want me >>>>>> to come and teach some of these youngrCOuns how to play. [Laughs] Or >>>>>> maybe be a supportive coach or something. I don't know if Jeff
[Probst] needs a nurse on set, maybe. But outside of that, I'm
like, ugh. I don't know. I never say never though. And somebody
told me, never say never. So I never say never. But I feel like 50 >>>>>> was my swan song.

So then what show do you want to do next?

Deal or No Deal Island after David won $5.8 million is looking
attractive. You know what I want? I wouldn't mind having one of my >>>>>> family members with Extracted. You know why? Because I could be a >>>>>> lot of help from the inside. I could be sleeping in the bed,
making decisions while somebody else is out there struggling rCo my >>>>>> honey or one of the kids, somebody who wouldn't mind doing
Extracted either because they would have the benefit of having a
gamer inside. They would just have to survive with the elements
and do the challenges.

Source: https://ew.com/cirie-fields-says-survivor-50-is-her-swan- >>>>>> song- exclusive-11780877

My first reaction to this is, gosh Dalton, why you are bothering
with this?-a Haven't we been over-exposed enough with Cirie?-a What >>>>> prompted this?

He needs to produce content to stay employed. CBS and Survivor
probably also expect constant coverage in exchange for easy access
to Jeff and at times, exclusives.

Clearly that's the case, but there are numerous other players he
could write about besides Cirie.

That's true but a lot of fans are not sick of her. I think if she had
won already that would not be the case. It shouldn't be too much
longer until Dalton can start writing about S49. That should stop the
S5o-related articles for a while. Later in the season (airtime), he'll
probably start writing articles on how he thinks RIZGOD (sp?) and
Savanah will do in S50.

Only problem might be that Rizz and Savannah haven't been officially announced as being on S50, so I doubt Dalton will be allowed to
speculate about them.-a I suspect CBS isn't happy their names were leaked for S50 since it changes the way many fans will watch S49.-a Rizz was featured prominently in the trailer for S49 and Savannah has an off-
camera quote, but I don't think the network intended for their presence
on S50 to be announced until after S49 concludes.

My second reaction was to wonder if she may have actually done well >>>>> on either S50 or Oz vs. the World, perhaps even winning one or
both, and surely that would be enough to decide it's time to go.

Hard to say. It's clear she's not giving up on reality TV. Her
mentioning the $5.8 million David won on DONDI makes me think she
doesn't have enough money yet to retire from reality TV. I've never
watched DONDI. Is it a physically hard show/game?

I've never watched it either, but the Wikipedia summary says "Deal or
No Deal Island is a reality competition in which a group of
contestants compete in excursions to collect briefcases hidden across
the Banker's private island, an undisclosed island in the Panama
islands."-a Not sure what they mean by "excursions".

Also "The show features contestants competing in physical and mental
challenges in an island setting to retrieve briefcases containing
cash values."

The original version hosted by Howie Mandel was strictly strategic/
luck- based, so I guess they're trying to make it more interesting by
adding in a slight physical element.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deal_or_No_Deal_Island

I saw the Howie Mandel version. That was a studio audience show where
it seemed like the crowd was encouraged to get the players to be
greedy. Very weird that they managed to convince NBC to morph the show
into DONDI.

And ironically, it says in the article that Howie was revealed on season
one of the new show to be the banker, though he evidently passed that
duty to someone else in S2.

Interesting. Looking at the Wikipedia article I see that Howie is the
first listed executive producer. He probably gave up the banker role
because he was too busy with other aspects of the show.
--
Brian
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On 7/31/2025 9:41 PM, Brian Smith wrote:

On 7/31/2025 6:01 PM, Rick wrote:

On 7/31/2025 5:39 PM, Brian Smith wrote:

On 7/31/2025 8:14 AM, Rick wrote:

On 7/31/2025 3:22 AM, Brian Smith wrote:

On 7/30/2025 4:56 PM, Rick wrote:

On 7/29/2025 4:20 PM, Brian Smith wrote:

Swan song until they announce S60 is "Legends" with a $5 million >>>>>>> grand prize.
_______________________________________________________________________ >>>>>>>
Cirie Fields says Survivor 50 is her 'swan song' (exclusive)

The reality TV legend notes to "never say never" but feels like >>>>>>> this is probably it.

By Dalton Ross

Updated on July 29, 2025 11:41AM EDT

It was 20 years ago when a reality TV fan nurse got up off the
couch to play on Survivor: Panama rCo Exile Island. Little did
Cirie Fields know then that she would become an immediate fan
favorite and reality TV legend rCo a player so popular producers >>>>>>> would create a penultimate episode cliffhanger to keep her on the >>>>>>> air heading into the finale.

Twenty years later, Cirie is back on the islandrCa TWICE! Cirie >>>>>>> will be appearing alongside fellow U.S. stars Parvati Shallow and >>>>>>> Tony Vlachos overseas on Australian Survivor: Australia v The
World (premiering Aug. 17), and then again stateside on the
highly anticipated Survivor 50 (premiering in 2026 on CBS).

But will those be the last times we ever see the soon-to-be six- >>>>>>> season Survivor player on an island? Do these two installments
mark her final outings? We connected with the Survivor superstar >>>>>>> to ask exactly that.

We also had other questions on our mind rCo questions spurred by >>>>>>> CirierCOs recent Nutri-Grain rCLNot SorryrCY ad, in which the
contestant starts by apologizing for all her dastardly reality TV >>>>>>> deeds, only to then backtrack and rescind her apologies. That
apology nullifier comes complete with shout-outs to Courtney
Marit (whom Cirie blindsided on Survivor: Panama) and Arie
Luyendyk Jr. (whom she brutally cut from the prize pot on her way >>>>>>> to winning season 1 of The Traitors).

So is she sorry or not sorry for her past scheming? What sort of >>>>>>> preparation did she do for Survivor 50? And will that all-star
season really be her last? We were definitely not sorry to ask
those questions and more.

ENTERTIANMENT WEKELY: So in this Nutri-Grain rCLNot SorryrCY ad, you >>>>>>> specifically call out your blindside of Courtney Marit. That is >>>>>>> going all the way back, Cirie.

CIRIE FIELDS: You know why? I am 55 years old, as you know, and >>>>>>> thinking about my reality TV career, the first person that was
really upset with me about playing the game was actually
Courtney. So if I think about the first and the last, itrCOs
fitting: Courtney and Arie. And I'm not sorry.

I think it's something that happens with age. Like my mother
says, after you get a certain age, you don't care what people
think. You are unapologetically you. And that is what I am trying >>>>>>> to be from this stage in my life on. I am unapologetic. And after >>>>>>> like thinking about it, what am I sorry for? Why am I even
apologizing? I'm not sorry. We all showed up here for the same
reason. And had they blindsided me, I guarantee you they wouldn't >>>>>>> have been sorry.

You mention Courtney from Panama and Arie from The Traitors as
things maybe people think you should feel bad for, but not Erik. >>>>>>> How could Erik not make the cut?

I mean, I tried to put him in there! [Laughs] But no, I'm not
sorry about anything anymore. I'm not. The only thing I'm sorry >>>>>>> for is staying on the couch for 35 years. That's the only thing >>>>>>> I'm sorry about because there's so much life and there are so
many experiences and so many things that I actually got to see
once I got up off the couch. Other than that, I'm not sorry.

Did you do anything different with your preparation before you
headed out for season 50?

No, I didnrCOt actually. I clearly didn't do anything with my
working out. [Laughs] And I'm not sorry for that either! I have a >>>>>>> specific set of skills that I kind of try to hone in on. I'm not >>>>>>> your gym rat. I will never be at age 55. Nothing is going to
happen that's going to change me or change my life and make me
enjoy working out. So no, I don't do anything with my diet. I
don't do anything with my physicality. Maybe I should have, but >>>>>>> I'm not sorry for not doing it.

Just from a physical perspective, what is playing Survivor in
your 50s like as opposed to playing in your thirties?

Playing Survivor in your 50s is like driving a car that you had >>>>>>> 20 years ago. [Laughs] It was brand new when you drove it off the >>>>>>> lot. It was shiny and you had all the gadgets and stuff, and you >>>>>>> had that new car smell. Then, after about 10 years or so, you
might need to change a fuel pump or catalytic converter. Fifteen >>>>>>> years, you might need a head gasket. Twenty years? You think
about trading that car in. That's what it is like.

It lets you know, every second of your age when you play at 50
versus 35. You know, at 35, I still felt 25. So it was like,
rCLYeah, I'm 35,rCY but I was confused that I was on the older
women's tribe, remember? So at 35, I didn't feel 35. At 55, you >>>>>>> get that little knock like, rCyHey, you in your 50s now. Relax.rCY >>>>>>> [Laughs]

WhatrCOs it like to have two different seasons of Survivor in the >>>>>>> can and coming out over the next year. ThatrCOs a new one for you. >>>>>>>
It is awesome, Dalton, because as you know, when I started Exile >>>>>>> Island, I had zero expectations. I didn't think anything. One, I >>>>>>> didn't think they were gonna pick, choose me. Two, after the game >>>>>>> was over, in my mind, it was over and that was it. Maybe they
might have an all-stars season 10 years from now, but that's all >>>>>>> it was at that time.

So to have gone back several times to played across the globe is >>>>>>> just extra blessings for me. I'm still kind of, I don't know, in >>>>>>> awe of it all myself. Like when people are like, rCLWow, you a busy >>>>>>> girl. You got this, you got that,rCY I take a breath and I sit back >>>>>>> and am like, rCLWow, who knew?rCY There's no way I could have
anticipated all of this and being so blessed. That's how I feel. >>>>>>>
After doing Australian Survivor and Survivor 50, will that be if >>>>>>> for you and Survivor or are you keeping the door open?

Oh, Dalton, IrCOm tired. I'll go and do a guest spot if they want >>>>>>> me to come and teach some of these youngrCOuns how to play.
[Laughs] Or maybe be a supportive coach or something. I don't
know if Jeff [Probst] needs a nurse on set, maybe. But outside of >>>>>>> that, I'm like, ugh. I don't know. I never say never though. And >>>>>>> somebody told me, never say never. So I never say never. But I
feel like 50 was my swan song.

So then what show do you want to do next?

Deal or No Deal Island after David won $5.8 million is looking
attractive. You know what I want? I wouldn't mind having one of >>>>>>> my family members with Extracted. You know why? Because I could >>>>>>> be a lot of help from the inside. I could be sleeping in the bed, >>>>>>> making decisions while somebody else is out there struggling rCo my >>>>>>> honey or one of the kids, somebody who wouldn't mind doing
Extracted either because they would have the benefit of having a >>>>>>> gamer inside. They would just have to survive with the elements >>>>>>> and do the challenges.

Source: https://ew.com/cirie-fields-says-survivor-50-is-her-swan- >>>>>>> song- exclusive-11780877

My first reaction to this is, gosh Dalton, why you are bothering
with this?-a Haven't we been over-exposed enough with Cirie?-a What >>>>>> prompted this?

He needs to produce content to stay employed. CBS and Survivor
probably also expect constant coverage in exchange for easy access
to Jeff and at times, exclusives.

Clearly that's the case, but there are numerous other players he
could write about besides Cirie.

That's true but a lot of fans are not sick of her. I think if she had
won already that would not be the case. It shouldn't be too much
longer until Dalton can start writing about S49. That should stop the
S5o-related articles for a while. Later in the season (airtime),
he'll probably start writing articles on how he thinks RIZGOD (sp?)
and Savanah will do in S50.

Only problem might be that Rizz and Savannah haven't been officially
announced as being on S50, so I doubt Dalton will be allowed to
speculate about them.-a I suspect CBS isn't happy their names were
leaked for S50 since it changes the way many fans will watch S49.
Rizz was featured prominently in the trailer for S49 and Savannah has
an off- camera quote, but I don't think the network intended for their
presence on S50 to be announced until after S49 concludes.

My second reaction was to wonder if she may have actually done
well on either S50 or Oz vs. the World, perhaps even winning one
or both, and surely that would be enough to decide it's time to go. >>>>>

Hard to say. It's clear she's not giving up on reality TV. Her
mentioning the $5.8 million David won on DONDI makes me think she
doesn't have enough money yet to retire from reality TV. I've never >>>>> watched DONDI. Is it a physically hard show/game?

I've never watched it either, but the Wikipedia summary says "Deal
or No Deal Island is a reality competition in which a group of
contestants compete in excursions to collect briefcases hidden
across the Banker's private island, an undisclosed island in the
Panama islands."-a Not sure what they mean by "excursions".

Also "The show features contestants competing in physical and mental
challenges in an island setting to retrieve briefcases containing
cash values."

The original version hosted by Howie Mandel was strictly strategic/
luck- based, so I guess they're trying to make it more interesting
by adding in a slight physical element.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deal_or_No_Deal_Island

I saw the Howie Mandel version. That was a studio audience show where
it seemed like the crowd was encouraged to get the players to be
greedy. Very weird that they managed to convince NBC to morph the
show into DONDI.

And ironically, it says in the article that Howie was revealed on
season one of the new show to be the banker, though he evidently
passed that duty to someone else in S2.

Interesting. Looking at the Wikipedia article I see that Howie is the
first listed executive producer. He probably gave up the banker role
because he was too busy with other aspects of the show.

Not to mention his longstanding regular role as a judge on America's Got Talent
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On 8/1/2025 4:03 PM, Rick wrote:

On 7/31/2025 9:41 PM, Brian Smith wrote:

On 7/31/2025 6:01 PM, Rick wrote:

On 7/31/2025 5:39 PM, Brian Smith wrote:

On 7/31/2025 8:14 AM, Rick wrote:

On 7/31/2025 3:22 AM, Brian Smith wrote:

On 7/30/2025 4:56 PM, Rick wrote:

On 7/29/2025 4:20 PM, Brian Smith wrote:

Swan song until they announce S60 is "Legends" with a $5 million >>>>>>>> grand prize.
_______________________________________________________________________

Cirie Fields says Survivor 50 is her 'swan song' (exclusive)

The reality TV legend notes to "never say never" but feels like >>>>>>>> this is probably it.

By Dalton Ross

Updated on July 29, 2025 11:41AM EDT

It was 20 years ago when a reality TV fan nurse got up off the >>>>>>>> couch to play on Survivor: Panama rCo Exile Island. Little did >>>>>>>> Cirie Fields know then that she would become an immediate fan >>>>>>>> favorite and reality TV legend rCo a player so popular producers >>>>>>>> would create a penultimate episode cliffhanger to keep her on >>>>>>>> the air heading into the finale.

Twenty years later, Cirie is back on the islandrCa TWICE! Cirie >>>>>>>> will be appearing alongside fellow U.S. stars Parvati Shallow >>>>>>>> and Tony Vlachos overseas on Australian Survivor: Australia v >>>>>>>> The World (premiering Aug. 17), and then again stateside on the >>>>>>>> highly anticipated Survivor 50 (premiering in 2026 on CBS).

But will those be the last times we ever see the soon-to-be six- >>>>>>>> season Survivor player on an island? Do these two installments >>>>>>>> mark her final outings? We connected with the Survivor superstar >>>>>>>> to ask exactly that.

We also had other questions on our mind rCo questions spurred by >>>>>>>> CirierCOs recent Nutri-Grain rCLNot SorryrCY ad, in which the >>>>>>>> contestant starts by apologizing for all her dastardly reality >>>>>>>> TV deeds, only to then backtrack and rescind her apologies. That >>>>>>>> apology nullifier comes complete with shout-outs to Courtney
Marit (whom Cirie blindsided on Survivor: Panama) and Arie
Luyendyk Jr. (whom she brutally cut from the prize pot on her >>>>>>>> way to winning season 1 of The Traitors).

So is she sorry or not sorry for her past scheming? What sort of >>>>>>>> preparation did she do for Survivor 50? And will that all-star >>>>>>>> season really be her last? We were definitely not sorry to ask >>>>>>>> those questions and more.

ENTERTIANMENT WEKELY: So in this Nutri-Grain rCLNot SorryrCY ad, you >>>>>>>> specifically call out your blindside of Courtney Marit. That is >>>>>>>> going all the way back, Cirie.

CIRIE FIELDS: You know why? I am 55 years old, as you know, and >>>>>>>> thinking about my reality TV career, the first person that was >>>>>>>> really upset with me about playing the game was actually
Courtney. So if I think about the first and the last, itrCOs
fitting: Courtney and Arie. And I'm not sorry.

I think it's something that happens with age. Like my mother
says, after you get a certain age, you don't care what people >>>>>>>> think. You are unapologetically you. And that is what I am
trying to be from this stage in my life on. I am unapologetic. >>>>>>>> And after like thinking about it, what am I sorry for? Why am I >>>>>>>> even apologizing? I'm not sorry. We all showed up here for the >>>>>>>> same reason. And had they blindsided me, I guarantee you they >>>>>>>> wouldn't have been sorry.

You mention Courtney from Panama and Arie from The Traitors as >>>>>>>> things maybe people think you should feel bad for, but not Erik. >>>>>>>> How could Erik not make the cut?

I mean, I tried to put him in there! [Laughs] But no, I'm not >>>>>>>> sorry about anything anymore. I'm not. The only thing I'm sorry >>>>>>>> for is staying on the couch for 35 years. That's the only thing >>>>>>>> I'm sorry about because there's so much life and there are so >>>>>>>> many experiences and so many things that I actually got to see >>>>>>>> once I got up off the couch. Other than that, I'm not sorry.

Did you do anything different with your preparation before you >>>>>>>> headed out for season 50?

No, I didnrCOt actually. I clearly didn't do anything with my >>>>>>>> working out. [Laughs] And I'm not sorry for that either! I have >>>>>>>> a specific set of skills that I kind of try to hone in on. I'm >>>>>>>> not your gym rat. I will never be at age 55. Nothing is going to >>>>>>>> happen that's going to change me or change my life and make me >>>>>>>> enjoy working out. So no, I don't do anything with my diet. I >>>>>>>> don't do anything with my physicality. Maybe I should have, but >>>>>>>> I'm not sorry for not doing it.

Just from a physical perspective, what is playing Survivor in >>>>>>>> your 50s like as opposed to playing in your thirties?

Playing Survivor in your 50s is like driving a car that you had >>>>>>>> 20 years ago. [Laughs] It was brand new when you drove it off >>>>>>>> the lot. It was shiny and you had all the gadgets and stuff, and >>>>>>>> you had that new car smell. Then, after about 10 years or so, >>>>>>>> you might need to change a fuel pump or catalytic converter.
Fifteen years, you might need a head gasket. Twenty years? You >>>>>>>> think about trading that car in. That's what it is like.

It lets you know, every second of your age when you play at 50 >>>>>>>> versus 35. You know, at 35, I still felt 25. So it was like,
rCLYeah, I'm 35,rCY but I was confused that I was on the older >>>>>>>> women's tribe, remember? So at 35, I didn't feel 35. At 55, you >>>>>>>> get that little knock like, rCyHey, you in your 50s now.
Relax.rCY [Laughs]

WhatrCOs it like to have two different seasons of Survivor in the >>>>>>>> can and coming out over the next year. ThatrCOs a new one for you. >>>>>>>>
It is awesome, Dalton, because as you know, when I started Exile >>>>>>>> Island, I had zero expectations. I didn't think anything. One, I >>>>>>>> didn't think they were gonna pick, choose me. Two, after the
game was over, in my mind, it was over and that was it. Maybe >>>>>>>> they might have an all-stars season 10 years from now, but
that's all it was at that time.

So to have gone back several times to played across the globe is >>>>>>>> just extra blessings for me. I'm still kind of, I don't know, in >>>>>>>> awe of it all myself. Like when people are like, rCLWow, you a >>>>>>>> busy girl. You got this, you got that,rCY I take a breath and I >>>>>>>> sit back and am like, rCLWow, who knew?rCY There's no way I could >>>>>>>> have anticipated all of this and being so blessed. That's how I >>>>>>>> feel.

After doing Australian Survivor and Survivor 50, will that be if >>>>>>>> for you and Survivor or are you keeping the door open?

Oh, Dalton, IrCOm tired. I'll go and do a guest spot if they want >>>>>>>> me to come and teach some of these youngrCOuns how to play.
[Laughs] Or maybe be a supportive coach or something. I don't >>>>>>>> know if Jeff [Probst] needs a nurse on set, maybe. But outside >>>>>>>> of that, I'm like, ugh. I don't know. I never say never though. >>>>>>>> And somebody told me, never say never. So I never say never. But >>>>>>>> I feel like 50 was my swan song.

So then what show do you want to do next?

Deal or No Deal Island after David won $5.8 million is looking >>>>>>>> attractive. You know what I want? I wouldn't mind having one of >>>>>>>> my family members with Extracted. You know why? Because I could >>>>>>>> be a lot of help from the inside. I could be sleeping in the
bed, making decisions while somebody else is out there
struggling rCo my honey or one of the kids, somebody who wouldn't >>>>>>>> mind doing Extracted either because they would have the benefit >>>>>>>> of having a gamer inside. They would just have to survive with >>>>>>>> the elements and do the challenges.

Source: https://ew.com/cirie-fields-says-survivor-50-is-her-
swan- song- exclusive-11780877

My first reaction to this is, gosh Dalton, why you are bothering >>>>>>> with this?-a Haven't we been over-exposed enough with Cirie?-a What >>>>>>> prompted this?

He needs to produce content to stay employed. CBS and Survivor
probably also expect constant coverage in exchange for easy access >>>>>> to Jeff and at times, exclusives.

Clearly that's the case, but there are numerous other players he
could write about besides Cirie.

That's true but a lot of fans are not sick of her. I think if she
had won already that would not be the case. It shouldn't be too much
longer until Dalton can start writing about S49. That should stop
the S5o-related articles for a while. Later in the season (airtime),
he'll probably start writing articles on how he thinks RIZGOD (sp?)
and Savanah will do in S50.

Only problem might be that Rizz and Savannah haven't been officially
announced as being on S50, so I doubt Dalton will be allowed to
speculate about them.-a I suspect CBS isn't happy their names were
leaked for S50 since it changes the way many fans will watch S49.
Rizz was featured prominently in the trailer for S49 and Savannah has
an off- camera quote, but I don't think the network intended for
their presence on S50 to be announced until after S49 concludes.

My second reaction was to wonder if she may have actually done
well on either S50 or Oz vs. the World, perhaps even winning one >>>>>>> or both, and surely that would be enough to decide it's time to go. >>>>>>

Hard to say. It's clear she's not giving up on reality TV. Her
mentioning the $5.8 million David won on DONDI makes me think she >>>>>> doesn't have enough money yet to retire from reality TV. I've
never watched DONDI. Is it a physically hard show/game?

I've never watched it either, but the Wikipedia summary says "Deal
or No Deal Island is a reality competition in which a group of
contestants compete in excursions to collect briefcases hidden
across the Banker's private island, an undisclosed island in the
Panama islands."-a Not sure what they mean by "excursions".

Also "The show features contestants competing in physical and
mental challenges in an island setting to retrieve briefcases
containing cash values."

The original version hosted by Howie Mandel was strictly strategic/ >>>>> luck- based, so I guess they're trying to make it more interesting
by adding in a slight physical element.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deal_or_No_Deal_Island

I saw the Howie Mandel version. That was a studio audience show
where it seemed like the crowd was encouraged to get the players to
be greedy. Very weird that they managed to convince NBC to morph the
show into DONDI.

And ironically, it says in the article that Howie was revealed on
season one of the new show to be the banker, though he evidently
passed that duty to someone else in S2.

Interesting. Looking at the Wikipedia article I see that Howie is the
first listed executive producer. He probably gave up the banker role
because he was too busy with other aspects of the show.

Not to mention his longstanding regular role as a judge on America's Got Talent

Dude must be raking in the bucks.
--
Brian
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On 8/1/2025 6:23 PM, Brian Smith wrote:

On 8/1/2025 4:03 PM, Rick wrote:

On 7/31/2025 9:41 PM, Brian Smith wrote:

On 7/31/2025 6:01 PM, Rick wrote:

On 7/31/2025 5:39 PM, Brian Smith wrote:

On 7/31/2025 8:14 AM, Rick wrote:

On 7/31/2025 3:22 AM, Brian Smith wrote:

On 7/30/2025 4:56 PM, Rick wrote:

On 7/29/2025 4:20 PM, Brian Smith wrote:

Swan song until they announce S60 is "Legends" with a $5
million grand prize.
_______________________________________________________________________

Cirie Fields says Survivor 50 is her 'swan song' (exclusive) >>>>>>>>>
The reality TV legend notes to "never say never" but feels like >>>>>>>>> this is probably it.

By Dalton Ross

Updated on July 29, 2025 11:41AM EDT

It was 20 years ago when a reality TV fan nurse got up off the >>>>>>>>> couch to play on Survivor: Panama rCo Exile Island. Little did >>>>>>>>> Cirie Fields know then that she would become an immediate fan >>>>>>>>> favorite and reality TV legend rCo a player so popular producers >>>>>>>>> would create a penultimate episode cliffhanger to keep her on >>>>>>>>> the air heading into the finale.

Twenty years later, Cirie is back on the islandrCa TWICE! Cirie >>>>>>>>> will be appearing alongside fellow U.S. stars Parvati Shallow >>>>>>>>> and Tony Vlachos overseas on Australian Survivor: Australia v >>>>>>>>> The World (premiering Aug. 17), and then again stateside on the >>>>>>>>> highly anticipated Survivor 50 (premiering in 2026 on CBS).

But will those be the last times we ever see the soon-to-be >>>>>>>>> six- season Survivor player on an island? Do these two
installments mark her final outings? We connected with the
Survivor superstar to ask exactly that.

We also had other questions on our mind rCo questions spurred by >>>>>>>>> CirierCOs recent Nutri-Grain rCLNot SorryrCY ad, in which the >>>>>>>>> contestant starts by apologizing for all her dastardly reality >>>>>>>>> TV deeds, only to then backtrack and rescind her apologies. >>>>>>>>> That apology nullifier comes complete with shout-outs to
Courtney Marit (whom Cirie blindsided on Survivor: Panama) and >>>>>>>>> Arie Luyendyk Jr. (whom she brutally cut from the prize pot on >>>>>>>>> her way to winning season 1 of The Traitors).

So is she sorry or not sorry for her past scheming? What sort >>>>>>>>> of preparation did she do for Survivor 50? And will that
all-star season really be her last? We were definitely not
sorry to ask those questions and more.

ENTERTIANMENT WEKELY: So in this Nutri-Grain rCLNot SorryrCY ad, >>>>>>>>> you specifically call out your blindside of Courtney Marit. >>>>>>>>> That is going all the way back, Cirie.

CIRIE FIELDS: You know why? I am 55 years old, as you know, and >>>>>>>>> thinking about my reality TV career, the first person that was >>>>>>>>> really upset with me about playing the game was actually
Courtney. So if I think about the first and the last, itrCOs >>>>>>>>> fitting: Courtney and Arie. And I'm not sorry.

I think it's something that happens with age. Like my mother >>>>>>>>> says, after you get a certain age, you don't care what people >>>>>>>>> think. You are unapologetically you. And that is what I am
trying to be from this stage in my life on. I am unapologetic. >>>>>>>>> And after like thinking about it, what am I sorry for? Why am I >>>>>>>>> even apologizing? I'm not sorry. We all showed up here for the >>>>>>>>> same reason. And had they blindsided me, I guarantee you they >>>>>>>>> wouldn't have been sorry.

You mention Courtney from Panama and Arie from The Traitors as >>>>>>>>> things maybe people think you should feel bad for, but not
Erik. How could Erik not make the cut?

I mean, I tried to put him in there! [Laughs] But no, I'm not >>>>>>>>> sorry about anything anymore. I'm not. The only thing I'm sorry >>>>>>>>> for is staying on the couch for 35 years. That's the only thing >>>>>>>>> I'm sorry about because there's so much life and there are so >>>>>>>>> many experiences and so many things that I actually got to see >>>>>>>>> once I got up off the couch. Other than that, I'm not sorry. >>>>>>>>>
Did you do anything different with your preparation before you >>>>>>>>> headed out for season 50?

No, I didnrCOt actually. I clearly didn't do anything with my >>>>>>>>> working out. [Laughs] And I'm not sorry for that either! I have >>>>>>>>> a specific set of skills that I kind of try to hone in on. I'm >>>>>>>>> not your gym rat. I will never be at age 55. Nothing is going >>>>>>>>> to happen that's going to change me or change my life and make >>>>>>>>> me enjoy working out. So no, I don't do anything with my diet. >>>>>>>>> I don't do anything with my physicality. Maybe I should have, >>>>>>>>> but I'm not sorry for not doing it.

Just from a physical perspective, what is playing Survivor in >>>>>>>>> your 50s like as opposed to playing in your thirties?

Playing Survivor in your 50s is like driving a car that you had >>>>>>>>> 20 years ago. [Laughs] It was brand new when you drove it off >>>>>>>>> the lot. It was shiny and you had all the gadgets and stuff, >>>>>>>>> and you had that new car smell. Then, after about 10 years or >>>>>>>>> so, you might need to change a fuel pump or catalytic
converter. Fifteen years, you might need a head gasket. Twenty >>>>>>>>> years? You think about trading that car in. That's what it is >>>>>>>>> like.

It lets you know, every second of your age when you play at 50 >>>>>>>>> versus 35. You know, at 35, I still felt 25. So it was like, >>>>>>>>> rCLYeah, I'm 35,rCY but I was confused that I was on the older >>>>>>>>> women's tribe, remember? So at 35, I didn't feel 35. At 55, you >>>>>>>>> get that little knock like, rCyHey, you in your 50s now. Relax.rCY >>>>>>>>> [Laughs]

WhatrCOs it like to have two different seasons of Survivor in the >>>>>>>>> can and coming out over the next year. ThatrCOs a new one for you. >>>>>>>>>
It is awesome, Dalton, because as you know, when I started
Exile Island, I had zero expectations. I didn't think anything. >>>>>>>>> One, I didn't think they were gonna pick, choose me. Two, after >>>>>>>>> the game was over, in my mind, it was over and that was it. >>>>>>>>> Maybe they might have an all-stars season 10 years from now, >>>>>>>>> but that's all it was at that time.

So to have gone back several times to played across the globe >>>>>>>>> is just extra blessings for me. I'm still kind of, I don't
know, in awe of it all myself. Like when people are like, rCLWow, >>>>>>>>> you a busy girl. You got this, you got that,rCY I take a breath >>>>>>>>> and I sit back and am like, rCLWow, who knew?rCY There's no way I >>>>>>>>> could have anticipated all of this and being so blessed. That's >>>>>>>>> how I feel.

After doing Australian Survivor and Survivor 50, will that be >>>>>>>>> if for you and Survivor or are you keeping the door open?

Oh, Dalton, IrCOm tired. I'll go and do a guest spot if they want >>>>>>>>> me to come and teach some of these youngrCOuns how to play. >>>>>>>>> [Laughs] Or maybe be a supportive coach or something. I don't >>>>>>>>> know if Jeff [Probst] needs a nurse on set, maybe. But outside >>>>>>>>> of that, I'm like, ugh. I don't know. I never say never though. >>>>>>>>> And somebody told me, never say never. So I never say never. >>>>>>>>> But I feel like 50 was my swan song.

So then what show do you want to do next?

Deal or No Deal Island after David won $5.8 million is looking >>>>>>>>> attractive. You know what I want? I wouldn't mind having one of >>>>>>>>> my family members with Extracted. You know why? Because I could >>>>>>>>> be a lot of help from the inside. I could be sleeping in the >>>>>>>>> bed, making decisions while somebody else is out there
struggling rCo my honey or one of the kids, somebody who wouldn't >>>>>>>>> mind doing Extracted either because they would have the benefit >>>>>>>>> of having a gamer inside. They would just have to survive with >>>>>>>>> the elements and do the challenges.

Source: https://ew.com/cirie-fields-says-survivor-50-is-her- >>>>>>>>> swan- song- exclusive-11780877

My first reaction to this is, gosh Dalton, why you are bothering >>>>>>>> with this?-a Haven't we been over-exposed enough with Cirie? >>>>>>>> What prompted this?

He needs to produce content to stay employed. CBS and Survivor
probably also expect constant coverage in exchange for easy
access to Jeff and at times, exclusives.

Clearly that's the case, but there are numerous other players he
could write about besides Cirie.

That's true but a lot of fans are not sick of her. I think if she
had won already that would not be the case. It shouldn't be too
much longer until Dalton can start writing about S49. That should
stop the S5o-related articles for a while. Later in the season
(airtime), he'll probably start writing articles on how he thinks
RIZGOD (sp?) and Savanah will do in S50.

Only problem might be that Rizz and Savannah haven't been officially
announced as being on S50, so I doubt Dalton will be allowed to
speculate about them.-a I suspect CBS isn't happy their names were
leaked for S50 since it changes the way many fans will watch S49.
Rizz was featured prominently in the trailer for S49 and Savannah
has an off- camera quote, but I don't think the network intended for
their presence on S50 to be announced until after S49 concludes.

My second reaction was to wonder if she may have actually done >>>>>>>> well on either S50 or Oz vs. the World, perhaps even winning one >>>>>>>> or both, and surely that would be enough to decide it's time to go. >>>>>>>

Hard to say. It's clear she's not giving up on reality TV. Her
mentioning the $5.8 million David won on DONDI makes me think she >>>>>>> doesn't have enough money yet to retire from reality TV. I've
never watched DONDI. Is it a physically hard show/game?

I've never watched it either, but the Wikipedia summary says "Deal >>>>>> or No Deal Island is a reality competition in which a group of
contestants compete in excursions to collect briefcases hidden
across the Banker's private island, an undisclosed island in the
Panama islands."-a Not sure what they mean by "excursions".

Also "The show features contestants competing in physical and
mental challenges in an island setting to retrieve briefcases
containing cash values."

The original version hosted by Howie Mandel was strictly
strategic/ luck- based, so I guess they're trying to make it more >>>>>> interesting by adding in a slight physical element.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deal_or_No_Deal_Island

I saw the Howie Mandel version. That was a studio audience show
where it seemed like the crowd was encouraged to get the players to >>>>> be greedy. Very weird that they managed to convince NBC to morph
the show into DONDI.

And ironically, it says in the article that Howie was revealed on
season one of the new show to be the banker, though he evidently
passed that duty to someone else in S2.

Interesting. Looking at the Wikipedia article I see that Howie is the
first listed executive producer. He probably gave up the banker role
because he was too busy with other aspects of the show.

Not to mention his longstanding regular role as a judge on America's
Got Talent

Dude must be raking in the bucks.

No doubt. He's certainly come a long way from when I first remember
watching him as the curly haired young Doctor Fiscus on St. Elsewhere
back in the 1980s.

https://www.tvmaze.com/characters/175427/st-elsewhere-dr-wayne-fiscus

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Swan song until they announce S60 is "Legends" with a $5
million grand prize.
_______________________________________________________________________

Cirie Fields says Survivor 50 is her 'swan song' (exclusive) >>>>>>>>>>
The reality TV legend notes to "never say never" but feels >>>>>>>>>> like this is probably it.

By Dalton Ross

Updated on July 29, 2025 11:41AM EDT

It was 20 years ago when a reality TV fan nurse got up off the >>>>>>>>>> couch to play on Survivor: Panama rCo Exile Island. Little did >>>>>>>>>> Cirie Fields know then that she would become an immediate fan >>>>>>>>>> favorite and reality TV legend rCo a player so popular producers >>>>>>>>>> would create a penultimate episode cliffhanger to keep her on >>>>>>>>>> the air heading into the finale.

Twenty years later, Cirie is back on the islandrCa TWICE! Cirie >>>>>>>>>> will be appearing alongside fellow U.S. stars Parvati Shallow >>>>>>>>>> and Tony Vlachos overseas on Australian Survivor: Australia v >>>>>>>>>> The World (premiering Aug. 17), and then again stateside on >>>>>>>>>> the highly anticipated Survivor 50 (premiering in 2026 on CBS). >>>>>>>>>>
But will those be the last times we ever see the soon-to-be >>>>>>>>>> six- season Survivor player on an island? Do these two
installments mark her final outings? We connected with the >>>>>>>>>> Survivor superstar to ask exactly that.

We also had other questions on our mind rCo questions spurred by >>>>>>>>>> CirierCOs recent Nutri-Grain rCLNot SorryrCY ad, in which the >>>>>>>>>> contestant starts by apologizing for all her dastardly reality >>>>>>>>>> TV deeds, only to then backtrack and rescind her apologies. >>>>>>>>>> That apology nullifier comes complete with shout-outs to
Courtney Marit (whom Cirie blindsided on Survivor: Panama) and >>>>>>>>>> Arie Luyendyk Jr. (whom she brutally cut from the prize pot on >>>>>>>>>> her way to winning season 1 of The Traitors).

So is she sorry or not sorry for her past scheming? What sort >>>>>>>>>> of preparation did she do for Survivor 50? And will that all- >>>>>>>>>> star season really be her last? We were definitely not sorry >>>>>>>>>> to ask those questions and more.

ENTERTIANMENT WEKELY: So in this Nutri-Grain rCLNot SorryrCY ad, >>>>>>>>>> you specifically call out your blindside of Courtney Marit. >>>>>>>>>> That is going all the way back, Cirie.

CIRIE FIELDS: You know why? I am 55 years old, as you know, >>>>>>>>>> and thinking about my reality TV career, the first person that >>>>>>>>>> was really upset with me about playing the game was actually >>>>>>>>>> Courtney. So if I think about the first and the last, itrCOs >>>>>>>>>> fitting: Courtney and Arie. And I'm not sorry.

I think it's something that happens with age. Like my mother >>>>>>>>>> says, after you get a certain age, you don't care what people >>>>>>>>>> think. You are unapologetically you. And that is what I am >>>>>>>>>> trying to be from this stage in my life on. I am unapologetic. >>>>>>>>>> And after like thinking about it, what am I sorry for? Why am >>>>>>>>>> I even apologizing? I'm not sorry. We all showed up here for >>>>>>>>>> the same reason. And had they blindsided me, I guarantee you >>>>>>>>>> they wouldn't have been sorry.

You mention Courtney from Panama and Arie from The Traitors as >>>>>>>>>> things maybe people think you should feel bad for, but not >>>>>>>>>> Erik. How could Erik not make the cut?

I mean, I tried to put him in there! [Laughs] But no, I'm not >>>>>>>>>> sorry about anything anymore. I'm not. The only thing I'm >>>>>>>>>> sorry for is staying on the couch for 35 years. That's the >>>>>>>>>> only thing I'm sorry about because there's so much life and >>>>>>>>>> there are so many experiences and so many things that I
actually got to see once I got up off the couch. Other than >>>>>>>>>> that, I'm not sorry.

Did you do anything different with your preparation before you >>>>>>>>>> headed out for season 50?

No, I didnrCOt actually. I clearly didn't do anything with my >>>>>>>>>> working out. [Laughs] And I'm not sorry for that either! I >>>>>>>>>> have a specific set of skills that I kind of try to hone in >>>>>>>>>> on. I'm not your gym rat. I will never be at age 55. Nothing >>>>>>>>>> is going to happen that's going to change me or change my life >>>>>>>>>> and make me enjoy working out. So no, I don't do anything with >>>>>>>>>> my diet. I don't do anything with my physicality. Maybe I >>>>>>>>>> should have, but I'm not sorry for not doing it.

Just from a physical perspective, what is playing Survivor in >>>>>>>>>> your 50s like as opposed to playing in your thirties?

Playing Survivor in your 50s is like driving a car that you >>>>>>>>>> had 20 years ago. [Laughs] It was brand new when you drove it >>>>>>>>>> off the lot. It was shiny and you had all the gadgets and >>>>>>>>>> stuff, and you had that new car smell. Then, after about 10 >>>>>>>>>> years or so, you might need to change a fuel pump or catalytic >>>>>>>>>> converter. Fifteen years, you might need a head gasket. Twenty >>>>>>>>>> years? You think about trading that car in. That's what it is >>>>>>>>>> like.

It lets you know, every second of your age when you play at 50 >>>>>>>>>> versus 35. You know, at 35, I still felt 25. So it was like, >>>>>>>>>> rCLYeah, I'm 35,rCY but I was confused that I was on the older >>>>>>>>>> women's tribe, remember? So at 35, I didn't feel 35. At 55, >>>>>>>>>> you get that little knock like, rCyHey, you in your 50s now. >>>>>>>>>> Relax.rCY [Laughs]

WhatrCOs it like to have two different seasons of Survivor in >>>>>>>>>> the can and coming out over the next year. ThatrCOs a new one >>>>>>>>>> for you.

It is awesome, Dalton, because as you know, when I started >>>>>>>>>> Exile Island, I had zero expectations. I didn't think
anything. One, I didn't think they were gonna pick, choose me. >>>>>>>>>> Two, after the game was over, in my mind, it was over and that >>>>>>>>>> was it. Maybe they might have an all-stars season 10 years >>>>>>>>>> from now, but that's all it was at that time.

So to have gone back several times to played across the globe >>>>>>>>>> is just extra blessings for me. I'm still kind of, I don't >>>>>>>>>> know, in awe of it all myself. Like when people are like, >>>>>>>>>> rCLWow, you a busy girl. You got this, you got that,rCY I take a >>>>>>>>>> breath and I sit back and am like, rCLWow, who knew?rCY There's no >>>>>>>>>> way I could have anticipated all of this and being so blessed. >>>>>>>>>> That's how I feel.

After doing Australian Survivor and Survivor 50, will that be >>>>>>>>>> if for you and Survivor or are you keeping the door open?

Oh, Dalton, IrCOm tired. I'll go and do a guest spot if they >>>>>>>>>> want me to come and teach some of these youngrCOuns how to play. >>>>>>>>>> [Laughs] Or maybe be a supportive coach or something. I don't >>>>>>>>>> know if Jeff [Probst] needs a nurse on set, maybe. But outside >>>>>>>>>> of that, I'm like, ugh. I don't know. I never say never
though. And somebody told me, never say never. So I never say >>>>>>>>>> never. But I feel like 50 was my swan song.

So then what show do you want to do next?

Deal or No Deal Island after David won $5.8 million is looking >>>>>>>>>> attractive. You know what I want? I wouldn't mind having one >>>>>>>>>> of my family members with Extracted. You know why? Because I >>>>>>>>>> could be a lot of help from the inside. I could be sleeping in >>>>>>>>>> the bed, making decisions while somebody else is out there >>>>>>>>>> struggling rCo my honey or one of the kids, somebody who
wouldn't mind doing Extracted either because they would have >>>>>>>>>> the benefit of having a gamer inside. They would just have to >>>>>>>>>> survive with the elements and do the challenges.

Source: https://ew.com/cirie-fields-says-survivor-50-is-her- >>>>>>>>>> swan- song- exclusive-11780877

My first reaction to this is, gosh Dalton, why you are
bothering with this?-a Haven't we been over-exposed enough with >>>>>>>>> Cirie? What prompted this?

He needs to produce content to stay employed. CBS and Survivor >>>>>>>> probably also expect constant coverage in exchange for easy
access to Jeff and at times, exclusives.

Clearly that's the case, but there are numerous other players he >>>>>>> could write about besides Cirie.

That's true but a lot of fans are not sick of her. I think if she >>>>>> had won already that would not be the case. It shouldn't be too
much longer until Dalton can start writing about S49. That should >>>>>> stop the S5o-related articles for a while. Later in the season
(airtime), he'll probably start writing articles on how he thinks >>>>>> RIZGOD (sp?) and Savanah will do in S50.

Only problem might be that Rizz and Savannah haven't been
officially announced as being on S50, so I doubt Dalton will be
allowed to speculate about them.-a I suspect CBS isn't happy their
names were leaked for S50 since it changes the way many fans will
watch S49. Rizz was featured prominently in the trailer for S49 and >>>>> Savannah has an off- camera quote, but I don't think the network
intended for their presence on S50 to be announced until after S49
concludes.

My second reaction was to wonder if she may have actually done >>>>>>>>> well on either S50 or Oz vs. the World, perhaps even winning >>>>>>>>> one or both, and surely that would be enough to decide it's >>>>>>>>> time to go.

Hard to say. It's clear she's not giving up on reality TV. Her >>>>>>>> mentioning the $5.8 million David won on DONDI makes me think >>>>>>>> she doesn't have enough money yet to retire from reality TV.
I've never watched DONDI. Is it a physically hard show/game?

I've never watched it either, but the Wikipedia summary says
"Deal or No Deal Island is a reality competition in which a group >>>>>>> of contestants compete in excursions to collect briefcases hidden >>>>>>> across the Banker's private island, an undisclosed island in the >>>>>>> Panama islands."-a Not sure what they mean by "excursions".

Also "The show features contestants competing in physical and
mental challenges in an island setting to retrieve briefcases
containing cash values."

The original version hosted by Howie Mandel was strictly
strategic/ luck- based, so I guess they're trying to make it more >>>>>>> interesting by adding in a slight physical element.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deal_or_No_Deal_Island

I saw the Howie Mandel version. That was a studio audience show
where it seemed like the crowd was encouraged to get the players
to be greedy. Very weird that they managed to convince NBC to
morph the show into DONDI.

And ironically, it says in the article that Howie was revealed on
season one of the new show to be the banker, though he evidently
passed that duty to someone else in S2.

Interesting. Looking at the Wikipedia article I see that Howie is
the first listed executive producer. He probably gave up the banker
role because he was too busy with other aspects of the show.

Not to mention his longstanding regular role as a judge on America's
Got Talent

Dude must be raking in the bucks.

No doubt.-a He's certainly come a long way from when I first remember watching him as the curly haired young Doctor Fiscus on St. Elsewhere
back in the 1980s.

https://www.tvmaze.com/characters/175427/st-elsewhere-dr-wayne-fiscus

I totally forgot about that.
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Brian
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