Beauty Reveals Why She Quit Survivor: Fiji ASAP

In a candid interview with TV Guide, Melissa McNulty  a talent agent who was poised to be this season's Jenna  details why she bailed out on Survivor: Fiji before the contest even began filming. "I was there in Fiji for almost two weeks before I took myself out of the game," she tells us, revealing that a history of panic attacks ultimately did her in. "My No. 1 trigger is being in a situation where I can't get out. I get a claustrophobia kind of panic," she says. "[In Fiji] I had multiple panic attacks in one day, which I've never experienced before. I tried to pull myself together, but.... "For much more from the Survivor almost-ran, see Interviews & Features.

Matt Mitovich

Feb. 7, 2007 at 3:30 p.m. PT

In a candid interview with TV Guide, Melissa McNulty - a talent agent who was poised to be this season's Jenna - details why she bailed out on Survivor: Fiji before the contest even began filming. "I was there in Fiji for almost two weeks before I took myself out of the game," she tells us, revealing that a history of panic attacks ultimately did her in. "My No. 1 trigger is being in a situation where I can't get out. I get a claustrophobia kind of panic," she says. "[In Fiji] I had multiple panic attacks in one day, which I've never experienced before. I tried to pull myself together, but.... "

For much more from the Survivor almost-ran, see Interviews & Features.