Kamilla Sounds off on Survivor 50’s Pre-Gaming and Feminine Portrayals

By John Powell – GlobalTV.com

Two maybe unintentional themes of Survivor 50 has been the have an effect on of pre-existing alliances, partnerships on the sport and the controversy surrounding how the feminine gamers are being edited, portrayed. Kamilla Karthigesu hasn’t minced her phrases on the subject of her ideas on Survivor 50 and shared her frank, sincere ideas with us.

John Powell: Kamilla, it’s nice to be speaking to you as we speak. How are you?

Kamilla Karthigesu: I’m good! How are you?

John Powell: Doing nice, thanks! The most disappointing factor for me from final night time’s episode is there’s no likelihood a Canadian will win Survivor 50.

Kamilla Karthigesu: I do know it’s so tough! Two seasons in a row the place each Canadians get eradicated in the identical episode, one thing’s up!

John Powell: It’s virtually prefer it’s a conspiracy. (laughs)

Kamilla Karthigesu: Yeah, I believe we’d like a season with no Canadians simply to get a contemporary begin. (laughs)

John Powell: Why did you determine to come back on and play once more?

Kamilla Karthigesu
I had a lot enjoyable mendacity the primary time! (laughs) The thrill of seeing folks fall for my lies was so enjoyable! And additionally, by the tip of 48 I began to love the challenges. I assumed the challenges have been enjoyable so I needed to do the challenges once more.

John Powell: Did you fearful that in becoming a member of 50 your repute would precede you

Kamilla Karthigesu: I used to be a bit of fearful and my plan was to go and inform folks like, hear, I perceive. I lie. Everybody lies in Survivor. That’s simply how it’s but additionally I’m so loyal to a fault. My primary ended up successful. I by no means turned on him. I’m a really loyal particular person. I don’t have it on me to blindside my primary. We can work and take different folks out collectively but when I’m with you, I’m with you.

Kamilla Karthigesu and Jeff Probst. Photo: Robert Voets/CBS.

John Powell: One of the your downfalls final night time was Jonathan’s choice of who to vote for.

Kamilla Karthigesu: Oh, my god! He didn’t play with honor and integrity! That’s craaazy! (laughs)

It’s really humorous as a result of I believe Jonathan did a very good job at downplaying his relationship with Chrissy. He had one tiny slip up in the course of the problem the place he stated, Hang in there, Chrissy, cling in there, Steph, regardless that I used to be nonetheless hanging in there.

He did an incredible job of downplaying his relationship with Chrissy. Had I not blindsided him final episode I don’t even assume that’s the massive factor. I believe on our beginning tribes I used to be very gradual at attending to Jonathan as a result of I felt fairly comfy with our numbers and Tiff was having conversations with him. So perhaps, had I approached all of that in a different way, perhaps it could have been Tiff as a substitute of me, as a result of I figuring out the issues I do know now, Jonathan, Steph and Chrissy have been locked in. They have been by no means going to write down one another’s names downs. It was both me or Tiff.

John Powell: You had one ally betray you then you definately had one other ally depart the sport in Kyle. How did you’re feeling about the entire state of affairs? I imply, it should have affected you in a giant method.

Kamilla Karthigesu: So right here’s the factor, once you play on a season with a bunch of recent folks you sort of fall into trusting folks a bit extra versus like a season with a bunch of returnees. You’ve seen how effectively everybody lies. It may be very arduous to search out 100% belief out right here. I didn’t even know if I had 100% belief with Dee, till she was like, we’re getting Charlie. The one one who I might belief, the one one who I had a very good pre-existing relationship with was gone. Bro, it’s mainly like a contemporary season of Survivor the place I do know everyone seems to be a tremendous participant so it’s arduous.

Kamilla Karthigesu and Charlie Davis. Photo: Robert Voets/CBS.

John Powell: Rizo claimed that Kyle needed you to know you might play and belief Rizo. Did you consider him?

Kamilla Karthigesu: Kyle by no means says good issues about me and I by no means say good issues about Kyle. (laughs) Kyle wouldn’t throw me beneath the bus like that. I’ll say all the pieces else that Rizo stated to me afterwards I’m like, I need to consider it however I’ve to take it with a grain of salt. I used to be truth checking all the pieces afterwards, proper?

John Powell: What is your stand on the speak of how pre-gaming has affected this season?

Kamilla Karthigesu: I imply, folks say everybody pre-games. Yeah, I’m silly and I adopted the principles. Every cellphone name I obtained the place they’re like, don’t inform anybody, as a result of folks will throw you beneath the bus and we’ll reduce you!

We obtained an electronic mail shortly after I made it to a subsequent stage which was like: We trusted you all to keep up the integrity of this recreation and we’re listening to rumors flying round. If we all know that is from you, you’ll be reduce.

That electronic mail stated “integrity”. I’m not making this up. I see integrity. My eyes go huge as a result of I’m like: Oh, watch out. Caution, warning!

I really adopted the principles. Now I’ll say pre-gaming within the sense of we’re buddies outdoors of the present, proper? I don’t actually care about that. Everyone has that, aside from people who find themselves newer survivor gamers. I’m not bothered by that in any respect however we realized within the present on this journey that Mike, Savannah and Colby went on, we realized that there was a pre-game alliance that had precise calls collectively, like technique calls and that three of these gamers ended up being on my tribe.

I used to be like, oh s—t! I hope they’re conscious that everybody is conscious of this alliance and they should reduce one out to make it appear to be they’re not locked in. That’s what I hoped for. I hoped Jonathan was going to try this after which I used to be like: Damn, I ought to have simply trusted Mike White!

Dee Valladares, Kamilla Karthigesu, Rick Devens, Jonathan Young, Charlie Davis. Photo: Robert Voets/CBS.

John Powell: That would have been an incredible technique, really, to chop any person out, to throw folks off. That would have been sensible.

Kamilla Karthigesu: I do know some folks say I’m not unhealthy on the technique a part of Survivor. (laughs)

John Powell: What do you concentrate on the controversy in regards to the edit of the feminine castaways on the present?

Kamilla Karthigesu: SO, I’m going to take myself out of the equation. I knew I used to be not going to get edit as a result of it wasn’t actually related. I don’t make it that far.

I really bumped into Johnny Fairplay final night time.

One of the issues he advised me was: “Stop doing this! You guys are ruining Survivor! You guys are ruining Season 50!”.

I’m like: What’s ruining Survivor 50?

He was like: “This stuff you guys are doing, speaking about how the edit hates ladies.

I’m like: Oh, that may be a wild extrapolation once we’re speaking about gender inequality and also you’re now saying that we’re saying that the Edit HATES ladies?

He was like: “Just stop. What you guys and Angelina are doing is ruining the season.”

I used to be like: “That is crazy thing to say to me.”

Later on that night time, like two hours later, he comes up and he tries to have this dialog once more.

I’m like: “Oh, I’m sorry I ruined the season for you.”

He was saying: Oh, Kamilla, you’re such an incredible participant. I really like you.” Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.

I’m like: “Sorry I ruined the season for you.”

He’s like: “Wait. What do you mean ruined the season?”.

I used to be like: “Like you told me earlier today that me and Angelina were ruining Survivor 50 for everyone.”

He’s like: “No. I was joking. I was just joking. I was joking.”

We talked for like perhaps 5 to 10 minutes extra after which he pulls his bag and he’s obtained some photographs he wants me to signal, proper? So I’m like, okay. I suppose me and Angelina and each different lady who’re speaking about this and even non-women, different folks, we’re ruining Survivor 50 proper now as a result of everyone seems to be on-line to see our social media.

John Powell: How do you’re feeling about your edit?

Kamilla Karthigesu: They have been fairly beneficiant in some facets, proper? The problem the place I latched on to Jonathan and rode him like a dolphin. That was very sort of them to edit that complete problem. I can’t be too bothered with the way in which they edited me as a result of I perceive. The technique I used to be concerned in didn’t actually pan out as a result of we didn’t go to Tribal Council. I get I get it. 24 folks. I get it.

It’s nice. Maybe subsequent time I’ll poo my pants on nationwide tv.



John Powell: Was there a second you would like viewers noticed that was reduce?

I sort of want that made the present.

Kamilla Karthigesu: So, the day we have been debating between Charlie and Rizo I used to be NEVER the swing vote. I used to be attempting to get Jonathan out that day, which had I accomplished that who is aware of what would have occurred. Jonathan wouldn’t have existed to flip on me.

I advised everybody we’re swapping tomorrow, that we’ve been on this tribe for too lengthy. Turns out we merged that the following day however nobody believed me they usually have been afraid to lose Jonathan. So, I ended up voting towards Charlie as a result of the Rizo group would give me entry to extra new gamers than the Jonathan and Charlie group at that second in time. When we have been on the swap tribe I didn’t know Rick was buddies with Emily and Christian all that effectively. It was as soon as we obtained to the Merge the place I’m like: Oh, I sort of burned that bridge, proper? I might have beloved to speak to Emily and Christian however I imply Christian entertained me and Emily didn’t.

John Powell: Is there something that from the present that you just’ve seen up to now that has stunned you essentially the most that you just have been shocked by?

Kamilla Karthigesu: Oh, I might say most likely the dynamics on the tribe with Ozzy Christian. I like the way in which each single vote that occurred, all of us have been shocked, as a result of Jenna made no sense to us as folks on the skin. Savannah didn’t actually make sense. Every single vote we have been simply saying what’s occurring? To really see what was occurring behind the scenes, I used to be like, wow!