The useful life of “reality events” such as ‘Survivors’ or ‘Nightmare in Paradise’ (if we can call it that, given their audience data) is very limited. Although while they are on the air they draw a lot of interest and dominate the conversations (on and off the networks), when their stars end they gradually fall into oblivion (unless they get into another reality show, of course). So that… What has happened to the ‘Survivors’ contestants since the contest ended?
Beyond ‘Survivors’
For several contestants of the last edition of ‘Survivors’, life after the contest has not been exactly easy. In the case of Nacho Palaushortly after his adventures in reality, he was diagnosed lung cancer. Although his illness worsened then, the former singer was already ill on the show, where they did several tests that always concluded as “some time of allergy.”
On the other hand, Anwar Beno He has also made a posteriori revelations about his time in the contest. The one who was one of the most hated contestants by the audience (due to the constant fights and confrontations with his companions) also recounted how, effectively, he cheated with fire and that the week before being expelled, he told a companion “If I save myself, I put my foot in the fire”.
After several months of coexistence in Cayos Cochinos, it seems that the fights and the accusations did not make a dent in the former survivors (or they miss them, which could also be). Neither short nor lazy, Alejandro Nieto, Tania Medina, Anabel Pantoja, Yulen Pereira, Ana Luque and her husband have decided to pack (they can) and embark on a new journey together.
The five former contestants embark on this “wild adventure” (I don’t think they will dare to camp out this time) “across the pond.” The trip to the land of Licoln has so far allowed them to scratch some notoriety in networks, with the viral video of Anabel Pantoja singing the national anthem in front of the Stars and Stripes flag.
Although ‘Survivors’ worked relatively well for Telecinco, the audience figures obtained were well below the figures usually achieved by these programs. We will have to see if ‘The Island of Temptations’, which opens tonight, manages to overcome this losing streak or does not meet expectations.