Here's six players who didn't make Survivor: All-Stars: Original class-clown Gervase Peterson, Clarence Black (Africa), Sean Rector (Marquesas), Nick Brown (Australian Outback), Ted Rogers (Thailand) and Osten Taylor (Pearl Islands). In case you didn't notice, there were no — as in nada, zip, zero! — black male players in the championship edition. In fact, the only contestants of color were two women — Alicia Calaway and Shii Ann Huang. Does this strike anyone as odd?
Of course, the absence of some of the guys we listed can easily be explained. Although hunky, Osten was the first Survivor ever to quit the game. Hardly All-Stars material. And maybe Ghandia Johnson's sexual-harassment accusations kept Ted out of the running. But dudes like ace-plotter Sean wonder how they were forgotten. "I'm not surprised that Rob Mariano g
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During the Survivor: All-Stars reunion, we learned that Jenna Lewis had recently eloped with model Travis Wolfe, whom she'd only begun dating a few months ago. The third-place finisher has more than mere matrimonial news up her sleeve, though. You see, while Jenna acted like a good-natured chatterbox during her island stint, she's also quite the spitfire. Here, TV Guide Online discovers just how sassy this mother-of-two can be, as she expresses her true feelings about Amber, Jerri and her other Survivor rivals.
TV Guide Online: Congratulations on your wedding. Was that spur of the moment?Jenna Lewis: Yeah, it was a spontaneous thing last weekend. He asked me, I said yes. My daughters love him. It is so good for them.
TVGO: You lost the game when you had a small slip up, barely moving your foot during the final immunity challenge.Jenna: It's ridiculous how I'm going to relive that moment for th
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Survivor: All-Stars backstabber Boston Rob gets another shot at that $1-million jackpot tonight at 8 pm/ET, when America decides which castaway most deserves to join Amber in the winner's circle. While the Beantown baddie performed some serious damage control by proposing to his suddenly wealthy gal-pal on Sunday's post-finale reunion show, was it enough to convince viewers that he's not the greedy, compassion-challenged conspirator he acted like on the show? Well, just in case it wasn't, the future Mr. Brkich makes his case once again to TV Guide Online.TV Guide Online: Do you think you have a shot at the second million-dollar prize?Boston Rob: I hope so. What I'm hoping is that people will mix up Rupert and Robert and I think I might have a shot. I don't know. We'll see. I think I played the game the best. I think I deserve to win. Who knows, maybe the public will see it that way; we'll have
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Best known for his wild chicken dancing and unintelligible mumbling, Big Tom Buchanan was among the few Survivor: All-Stars who enjoyed life on the deserted isle. Too bad all that goofy behavior may've lost him $1 million. Here, the Virginia farmer jaws with TV Guide Online — just prior to Sunday's finale we should point out — about allying with Rob and Amber, Sue Hawk's extreme makeover and his linguistic issues.
TV Guide Online: You did a song and dance when Sue left. So what do you think of her makeover? Big Tom Buchanan: She damned sure needed it. I'd like to get that number because maybe if they can do something for her, maybe they can do something for me!
TVGO: It is a pretty impressive transformation.Big Tom: From an ugly duckling to a duck. She's got bad breath and hairy legs. Maybe they shaved her legs, anyway. Hey listen, did they get her a new
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Amber Brkich won really big at Sunday's Survivor: All-Stars finale. Not only did she beat Boston Rob for the $1-million prize, but her Beantown beau also proposed on national TV. While many fans think the grumpy jury chose wrongly, this giddy 25-year-old is clearly delighted with the verdict. Here, she tells TV Guide Online about tasting victory, the surprise engagement (and that huge rock!) as well as what her family really thinks of her new fiancé.
TV Guide Online: Has it sunk in yet that you've won $1 million? Amber Brkich: It started sinking in on [Monday] night, and then I actually got some rest. So now, I'm actually getting excited about it because I'm much more awake. It is weird because I really have no clue how much a million dollars is. That is a huge sum of money, so it is hard to really fathom. But I'm really excited!
TVGO: Have you had chance to decide when and where you'll marry Rob?Amber: No,
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Technically speaking, Rupert Boneham came in fourth on Survivor: All-Stars. TV Guide Online sat in the audience at Sunday's finale, though, and judging by the cheers, applause and tie-dyed tees, Rupe's clearly the fan fave. That's good news for him, since this season's "big twist" allows viewers to award a second $1-million prize by voting American Idol-style. The popularity contest will be settled live on CBS Thursday night. While we think the bearded hero's got this prize in the bag, he's cautiously optimistic about his chances...
TV Guide Online: Thursday could be a big night for you!Rupert Boneham: I'm thrilled for Thursday. I cannot wait. I've got three hours of free time [today], and you know I'm going to go on the website and vote for myself constantly.
TVGO: Based on the audience reaction, you look like a shoo-in to win.Rupert: I sure hope so. But I thought that I was going to win Pearl Islands
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Shii Ann Huang lived up to her "Shii Devil" rep on last Thursday's Survivor: All-Stars when she tore into her knucklehead tribemates for annihilating what was left of the Mogo Mogos instead of targeting the game's biggest threats (i.e. Amber, Rob, Rupert... ). In the end, the 30-year-old Big Appler still got her torch snuffed, but at least she went down fighting. Here, Shii Ann dishes about her climactic Tribal Council tirade, her real feelings about Boston Rob and why swimming challenges are the death of her.
TV Guide Online: I loved your speech during tribal council.Shii Ann Huang: Thanks! I am really happy with the way it turned out. It was everything that I felt that I'd been holding in for a couple of days. It was really exciting to just let loose.
TVGO: Do you think it will help? Shii Ann: I don't know that it was meant to be helpful. I just kind of wanted people to stop being so content with coming in third,
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Given her fitness pedigree, it's hardly a surprise that Survivor: All-Stars' Alicia Calaway pulled no punches when TV Guide Online interviewed her shortly after her nationally televised ousting Thursday night. The sassy finger-pointin' 35-year-old — dubbed by her tribemates as the Survivor most likely to be under the false impression that she is a) smart and b) a true All-Star — vented about her doomed alliance with Boston Rob, her beef with Shii Ann and why Amber is the real baby of the show.
TV Guide Online: How upset were you about the whole "She's not really smart" thing?Alicia: I wasn't really upset in a hurt way. The way I truly felt about it was frustrated. I had spent the whole entire game on my own without making any alliances. I didn't want to play the way everyone else was playing.
TVGO: That's not true. You made an alliance with Rob. Alicia: He came to me with that allian
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Last week, Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien — whose fate was likely sealed by Lex's recent ouster — became Boston Rob's latest victim on Survivor: All-Stars. The 50-year-old Marquesas alumna scrambled until her last minute to sway votes, but failed. Now an All-Stars jury member, Kathy tells TV Guide Online all about her strategy, Rob's backstabbing, and why she was the one who decided to keep Amber around.
TV Guide Online: You were such a power player in the beginning. What happened?Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien: I was working it, but I guess [getting voted off] is what happens when you trust a friend. Other than that, I think I played a pretty good game.
TVGO: What made you think Rob could be trusted after he betrayed Lex? Kathy: I helped with that Lex decision, unfortunately. I was the one that instigated that whole Amber idea. I thought it gave us more options to bring Amber over. Hindsight is 20/20
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Last week on Survivor: All-Stars, love was definitely not in the air when 40-year-old Lex van de Berghe got his torch snuffed out. After sacrificing tribemate Jerri two weeks ago — so his pal Boston Rob could keep girlfriend Amber around — it was Lex's turn to get burned. Mere moments after helping the lovebirds reunite, Lex was backstabbed by his Beantown bud at tribal council. Here, the first member of the All-Stars jury tells TV Guide Online about his intense strategy, why he voted out Ethan and his feelings toward Rob.
TV Guide Online: Are you happy with the way you played the game? Lex van de Berghe: I'm absolutely, 100-percent thrilled with the way that I played the game. It is the one thing that I can walk away [from] feeling totally good and at peace with. What you see is what you get with me. I only know how to play the game the way I am, which is straight and hard.
TVGO: Out of all
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