
A scary reminder that ‘Survivor’ is not for the faint of heart as Season 38’s Lauren joins the black-out club

Kelley Wentworth might have had a sense of deja vu during a difficult endurance challenge on episode 8, “I’m the Puppet Master,” on this week’s edition of “Survivor: Edge of Extinction.” As the fourth player to drop out of the challenge where individual immunity was at stake, she got a bird’s-eye view of the moment when her closest ally in the game, college athlete Lauren O’Connell, 21, suddenly started to black out and fall to the ground.
Kelley is one of four veteran castaways who was previously on Season 29 “Survivor: San Juan del Sur — Blood vs. Water” and Season 31 “Survivor: Cambodia — Second Chance.” It was in Cambodia that she witnessed her fellow “Extinction” returnee, Joe Anglim, swoon and fall during an endurance challenge when he suffered from low blood sugar (see video above).
The good news is that Lauren, who has previously felt nauseous and hasn’t had a substantial meal in ages,...
Kelley is one of four veteran castaways who was previously on Season 29 “Survivor: San Juan del Sur — Blood vs. Water” and Season 31 “Survivor: Cambodia — Second Chance.” It was in Cambodia that she witnessed her fellow “Extinction” returnee, Joe Anglim, swoon and fall during an endurance challenge when he suffered from low blood sugar (see video above).
The good news is that Lauren, who has previously felt nauseous and hasn’t had a substantial meal in ages,...
- 4/4/2019
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
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