A Guide to Every 'Survivor' Cameo on 'The White Lotus' | 80WCRK7 | 2024-03-01 13:08:01
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Survivor alum and The White Lotus creator Mike White can't resist drawing parallels between his reality breakout and his hit HBO show.
White, 53, was a contestant on Survivor: David vs. Goliath in 2018, the place he was runner-up to Nick Wilson in a controversial end. The White Lotus premiered three years later and was an on the spot success.
Though White was a author and director long before his Survivor days, he drew from his time on the island when creating The White Lotus.
"Survivor isn't that dissimilar to [The White Lotus], which is lots of occasions simply individuals type of kvetching about who's tending the hearth or they're hangry as a result of they haven't had anything to eat," White told NPR in 2022.
After White brought on certainly one of his former Survivor castmates in the first season, he quickly promised more castaways would be a part of the show. To the delight of followers of the CBS actuality collection, White has delivered. Listed here are all the Survivor castaways who have made cameos on The White Lotus — thus far.
Merlino was in White's unique Goliath tribe on Survivor earlier than turning into the fourth jury member when he was voted out on day 28. Merlino appeared in five episodes of The White Lotus' first season, enjoying a bartender named Hutch. HBO Max
Keeley completed third on White's season, dropping out in the remaining vote to each Wilson and White. Like Merlino, she was also on White's unique tribe, but her stay at The White Lotus was short-lived. Keeley appeared alongside Kara Kay within the opening scene of season 2, the place they play a pair of pleasant beachgoers. Keeley had by no means acted previous to The White Lotus, and recalled a humorous second over brunch the place White informed her and Kay that they might have a guest look. "I used to be slightly frazzled; I was operating late," Keeley advised Selection. "As I sat down, he goes, 'I'm putting you two in White Lotus.' I used to be like, 'Oh, that's funny, let's get some mimosas and lattes.' Why would he allow us to goofballs anyplace close to his set? Mike was entrance row to a few of the worst appearing moments of my life on Survivor: jacketgate and the pretend idol." HBO Max
Kay, the final jury member and fourth-place finisher on Survivor: David vs. Goliath, was stunned to study she and Keeley would have talking roles on the present. "I used to be like, Perhaps we're within the background, waving, consuming some cocktails," she recalled to Variety. "Then we acquired a draft of the script and realized, oh we've strains, we're going to say something. We're going to be appearing." HBO Max
With capturing for season three of The White Lotus simply underway in early 2024, we don't know but precisely what Cole's position will probably be on the present. The fourth participant voted out of White's Survivor season, Cole will seem on the season, along with fellow castaway Carl Boudreaux, in line with Evan Ross Katz. Paramount+
Boudreaux is the only Survivor: David vs. Goliath player confirmed to seem on The White Lotus who was not on White's unique tribe. The 10th player voted out and the fifth jury member performed with White for 10 days after the merge. Like Cole, we have no idea but what his position might be on The White Lotus. Paramount+
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