Parvati Shallow's next reality TV show will reunite her with two U.S. ‘Survivor' legends in Australia: It's a ‘wild ride'

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27-03-2025

After traveling the world to exotic islands (Survivor: Micronesia), forbidden temples (Deal or No Deal Island), and Scottish castles (The Traitors), where is Parvati Shallow off to next?
The 42-year-old American reality TV superstar had better start practicing her didgeridoo, because her next venture will be Survivor: Australia v the World. The highly anticipated season is being dubbed the "Olympics of Survivor" because it pits contestants from Australia against those from the United States, New Zealand, South Africa, and Norway.
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Parvati will be competing alongside two fellow U.S. Survivor legends, Cirie Fields and Tony Vlachos. All three of them know what it's like to claim a show's ultimate prize money, with Parvati winning Survivor Season 16, Tony winning Survivor Seasons 28 and 40, and Cirie winning The Traitors Season 1.
As far as whether she'd want to take part in the 50th season of the American Survivor, Parvati tells Gold Derby, "I would have a hard time, because it doesn't seem like people want to play with me, or they haven't in the past. So, I'm not really feeling compelled to go out." Comparatively, she says her upcoming stint on Survivor: Australia v the World will be a "wild ride."
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The international program will debut this July on Australia's Network 10. Sadly, there are no current plans for U.S. distribution of the program. Likewise, older seasons of Australian Survivor are not available to watch in the States due to streaming rights issues. (Online Survivor communities continue to debate this hot topic.)
The Australian installment filmed in Samoa, just like 2023's Heroes v Villains, 2024's Titans v Rebels, and 2025's Brains v Brawn II. But unlike those cycles, which each took place over 47 days, Australia v the World will be a shortened version at only 16 days. In addition, there will be only 14 castaways, down from the normal 24 who play a normal season Down Under.
In addition to Parvati, Cirie, and Tony, it has been announced that "King" George Mladenov, Shonee Bowtell, and Kirby Bentley will be representing Australia. The identities of the New Zealand, South Africa, and Norway competitors will be unveiled at a later date.
Actor and TV personality Jonathan LaPaglia returns as the show's resident torch-snuffer, who notably closes out each episode with the same iconic catchphrase as America's host Jeff Probst: "The tribe has spoken." Probst has gone on record that he doesn't watch Australian Survivor, or any rival reality shows, because he never wants to be in a position where someone accuses him of borrowing an idea from elsewhere.
Besides her winning moment in Micronesia (watch below), Parvati also finished sixth in Cook Islands, second in Heroes vs. Villains, and 15th in Winners at War. As for non-Survivor projects, she placed 11th in The Traitors Season 2, and fourth in Deal or No Deal Island Season 2.
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