In a single transferring scene in direction of the tip of Survivor 47, Genevieve Mushaluk mused on her father’s sentiments from a letter from residence, realizing she had no mates on the islands. Sadly, she’s strolling into her second season with the identical perception. The 34-year-old is considered one of just a few solid members not linked to anybody on Season 50, which she fears might make her identify simple to throw out early on. But when the lawyer is ready to get previous the opening arguments of this 26-day trial, she has an actual shot at a profitable verdict. This time, she’s keen to chop folks with no regret — and even has a few names prime of thoughts already to, very similar to her hair between seasons, get the chop.
Learn on for my interview with Genevieve, and verify in with Parade day by day for interviews with this season’s contestants and different tidbits. Survivor 50 premieres on Feb. 25 with a three-hour episode on CBS.
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Survivor 50 interview with Genevieve Mushaluk
Whenever you and I spoke after your exit in 47, I had requested you the following time you got here out, if there was one other time, would you be extra of Genevieve the participant or Genevieve the particular person? Proper? This could this was your complete steadiness. You had mentioned that you’d be fantastic chopping folks now that you just perceive the inherent feelings in doing so. Do you’re feeling the identical factor now? What’s your headspace approaching this?
I like that I mentioned that, as a result of now I haven’t got to contradict myself. As a result of that’s precisely how I really feel as I sit right here, sweaty, pumped to be speaking to you. Everybody right here is aware of the deal, and it isn’t private or it should not be. I can not management how they will interpret it. However I do know, one, I wish to join extra with folks. And two, sure, it doesn’t really feel good to get voted out. However I’d quite you get voted out than me get voted out, and I do not really feel unhealthy about that truth. No apologies there.
What’s fascinating about returning participant seasons, although, is how a lot emotion is baked into it. Sure, most individuals right here have been voted off earlier than. However now there could also be relationships baked into each transfer you make. Is that one thing you’ve got anticipated?
The nice factor for me is I’ve no mates. Not no mates interval, however I can see why you may need interpreted it that means. [Laughs.]
By no means! You are a queen bee.
[Laughs.] However as I go searching, I am fairly certain it is solely me, Jonathan and Chrissy who have not performed with another person on this solid earlier than. So there’s plenty of historical past with everyone else. And I am undecided, is it historical past prefer it’s your finest good friend, and so you’ve got acquired their again? Or is it historical past prefer it’s your ex, and so you’ve got acquired a rating to settle? I do not know. And I am hoping that simply coming in impartial offers me a chance to construct a constructive reference to folks. And hear, there could also be friendships which are very scary to me. However you may’t break up the verify with your mates.
Whilst you aren’t coming in with anybody who performed in your season, you are coming in with loads of individuals who have watched your season. What do you suppose your notion goes to be in 50, given what the others noticed in 47?
I feel individuals are going to count on me to be fairly standoffish. Hear, you inform me! What’s your notion of me? [Laughs.]
I feel folks watch your arc and should have seen somebody who was in a position to make these spectacular strikes within the first half of the sport, however needed to work her means up from the underside within the second half. And, if she had made it to the tip, she most certainly would have received. Which is a status that may work for or in opposition to you in a returning participant season.
Sure. Effectively, thanks! I hope as a lot as 47 is in current reminiscence, and possibly a few of these issues about me, 48 is tremendous recent. Let’s deal with 48 as a result of there’s three of them, so that you needn’t fear about me! Let’s speak concerning the 48ers, as a result of they’re so scary. And I’m simply little outdated me. I’ve acquired nobody! I am a gross, sweaty lady from Canada. I’m not somebody to be nervous about!
You may have made the (very wholesome) option to probably not be on social media. However do you’re feeling like which may make you much less linked to all of those gamers who’re commenting on one another’s posts and posting pictures with one another?
Sure, it is powerful, as a result of — let me be very clear. Each time I am going on social media, I put down my cellphone a very long time after I’d have meant to place down my cellphone, aware of the time I am spending, and I simply really feel worse about myself. So I do not prefer to spend a lot time on social media.
However now that I am out right here, I’m questioning, and I am just a little insecure of, is that gonna work in opposition to me? As a result of folks have this skill to attach now. There are good components to social media, together with with the ability to join and converse with individuals who aren’t in your rapid neighborhood. And if I am restricted to my rapid neighborhood, that is the Survivor inhabitants in Winnipeg, which is me. And I can not assist me a lot multiple vote! So yeah, I’m nervous that. Being a personal particular person won’t assist me out right here. However I do not know, each drawback has its benefits, generally.
Fairly actually right here. You had a giant begin to your sport early on, taking cost with the Kishan vote. Is {that a} related mentality you are going into your second season with?
See, you say I began 47 like that. However you are speaking about Episode 4. I imply, I assume one of many nice issues about being the Purple Princess of 47 is nobody is aware of how I began the sport. However no, it was unhealthy. I will not begin that means once more. However early days is what I am nervous about. As a result of I feel your relationships, your voting blocs, the individuals who are available with you out of your season, that is gonna defend you within the early days. As a result of should you’re somebody from 48 or 46 or Heroes vs. Villains, you’ve got acquired those that performed with you, and so possibly I do not say your identify to any of these folks.
It kind of whittles down the group that you would be able to say with out worrying that they have an advocate amongst the solid. And other people can have a look at me and rightfully guess that I in all probability do not have a Genevieve advocate on the market. So my identify is a reasonably low-risk identify to throw out at first of the sport. And so I am gonna must get to fast work at making mates and connections, as a result of I feel I am most weak at first of the sport. And later within the sport, I feel these friendships will matter much less because it will get just a little extra cutthroat. However I am cutthroat from Day 1. Or am I? You do not know.
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Let’s speak about your prep between your two seasons.
No! I used to be so nervous you have been gonna ask me about this. No, skip previous. The subsequent one.
Genevieve, did you apply firemaking?
I did. I did. I did. I did apply firemaking. That was so many “I did”s, it is in all probability suspicious I apply firemaking just a little bit sufficient to know that if I had an entire day to apply, I might do it. However, have you ever performed Expedition 33? I did not play it as a result of, particularly for you, I used to be like, “I am not going there once more.” However I made my husband obtain it and performed it and I watched him.
I meant to not. But it surely’s like, you understand, when somebody’s watching a TV present, and you are like, “I am not .” And then you definitely stroll by, and also you catch like a line of dialogue, and you are like, “Oh, it is fascinating.” You flip, after which earlier than you understand, you are leaning, and earlier than you understand it, you are sitting. And earlier than I knew it, there’s 4 hours that I might have been doing one thing else. That sport is superb. In order quickly as I get residence, I’d extremely advocate it. It seems superb. Shout out to Mark and video video games and being unprepared. [Laughs.]
We’re gonna play a sport known as “Buddy or Foe.” I’ll provide you with a reputation of somebody on the solid, and you must inform me in the event that they’re somebody you wish to work with, or somebody you see as an enemy or menace.
Intestine intuition. As a result of I actually don’t have any mates out right here. However I do not wish to name all of them Foes. It is gonna be intestine intuition. Nobody take it personally.
There we go, very lawyerly of you. Let’s begin with Jenna.
Buddy. Good vibes, nice vibes. By no means spoken a phrase to her. However nice, nice vibes.
Colby.
Foe. He is no Jenna. [Laughs.]
[Laughs.] Stephenie.
Buddy.
Cirie.
[Pause.] Foe. I can not inform if my like preliminary impression of vibes is influenced by an intimidation issue. It is in all probability extra me than her, however I would say Foe.
Ozzy.
Buddy. I am simply going off a hunch proper now. Let me be clear, this isn’t from what I’ve seen. That is in main as much as the sport and the publicity that I’ve needed to folks. I have never spoken to them, but it surely’s simply the preliminary vibe of how folks current, like nonverbal physique language communication, that is what I am going off of proper now. So nearly nothing. These usually are not well-informed opinions! [Laughs.]
Effectively, how about Coach?
Buddy! Him and Jenna, the vibes are so good.
Aubry.
You understand what? If you happen to requested me yesterday, I’d have mentioned Foe. However at the moment, the vibes are Buddy.
What was she doing yesterday that was so completely different?
[Pauses, then laughs.] I had a superb breakfast sandwich this morning, I do not know! I’ve Buddy vibes at the moment.
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Chrissy.
Buddy. As a result of I used to be a Chrissy fan.
Let’s get to our David vs. Goliath block right here.
All Mates. I’ve such sophisticated emotions about Mike being right here. I’m nervous that individuals are not going to wish to vote him out. And I am nervous he is along with having the advantages that include folks out of your season and being in the neighborhood longer, so having the chance to make extra connections, I am nervous, due to The White Lotus of all of it, individuals are not going to wish to vote him out. And I am like, “Let’s then possibly let’s get him out additional early! Let’s get him out earlier than the sport even begins then!” It isn’t too quickly to eliminate somebody that nobody needs to eliminate.
So Angelina and Christian are each Mates for you?
The one factor that makes me nervous about Angelina is that I am sporting this stunning coat. [Laughs.] And I might simply hear already. “Genevieve? Genevieve?”
Would you give it to her?
I’d, I’d! In fact I’d. If she requested. I would not provide it. [Pause.] I would. However I’d need her to ask me, after which I’d give to her.
How about Rick?
Ooh…[Pause.] Buddy. I did not suppose that I’d say Buddy. Having watched him, I did not we’d click on. However then out right here, I am getting, I am optimistic that we are going to click on.
Let’s get into your fellow new period contestants. Beginning with Jonathan.
Effectively, I hope he is on my tribe! If he is not, how are we ever gonna win? He is large. In actual life, he’s large.
Dee.
Buddy. I mentioned I needed to play like her for Season 47. We get requested who we wish to play like. And I gave completely different solutions for each interview, as a result of I am a pushed particular person. However she was one reply that I gave time and again.
Yeah, I bear in mind you writing in your bio that you may be “Dee on in the future and Sydney on one other.” How about Emily?
Buddy. I’ve met Emily at one “Rob Has a Podcast” occasion.
Charlie.
[Pause.] Hmm. My knee-jerk response was Buddy, however I feel Foe.
What made you alter your tune?
I do not know. My knee mentioned one factor, and my intestine mentioned one other. [Laughs.] We’ll see. When folks open their mouths, then I will actually know. When folks solid their votes.
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Q.
I like chaotic males. So Buddy. [Laughs.] Greatest good friend! [Laughs.] Who could be my finest good friend? Jenna. She would not comprehend it. Her vibes are superb. You will see, the vibes are superb.
Tiffany.
Buddy, but additionally foe. As a result of out of everybody right here, I am most afraid of Tiffany. Tiffany and Joe. As a result of I feel Tiffany and Joe are precisely the kind of individuals who would win a season like this. As a result of we have got the 49ers, who stand out as a result of we do not know them, proper, and so they’ve seen all of us. So there’s that. And then you definitely’ve acquired kind of these Survivor figureheads bigger than life, Cirie, Ozzy, Colby, we’ll placed on this finish of the spectrum. And everybody’s gonna be taking a look at them for different causes.
So there’s those that draw consideration. After which there’s folks within the center who’re succesful and intelligent and robust, however are simply kind of on this candy spot the place you may overlook them and end up leaving the sport earlier than they do. And I feel Tiffany and Joe are the kind of gamers who can play with outdated period, new period, any group of individuals. And they will be troublesome to eliminate, and that is why I am afraid of them.
You spoke about Joe. What are your ideas on Kamilla?
Buddy. She simply appears so likable.
Kyle.
Buddy. Good vibes. You see why he received. How do I bottle that up? Give me some Kyle vibes!
You talked about the 49 gamers earlier than. What’s your sense of them as unknown entities?
Effectively, I noticed the trailer. I do not bear in mind if she spoke in it, however he did, as a result of it made a long-lasting impression on me, the “RizGod.” I do not usually get alongside properly with males who add “God” to their identify. I imply, I have never met many who do. [Laughs.] However possibly that is not honest. As a result of possibly he is gonna fall into this bucket of chaotic males who I discover fascinating in a medical means. [Laughs.] Hear, I am not standing on a soapbox saying that, so please, do not get me flawed.
Which earlier participant do you want have been out right here on the island with you proper now?
Jerri. But it surely’s in all probability for the perfect. As a result of if Jerri was out right here, I’d simply be like, “Oh, sorry, Jeff. Let me interrupt this marooning.” Stroll over, bend the knee. “I like you.”
“JerriGod” is your one exception.
[Laughs.] Ladies who add God to their identify, now them’s my folks!
They are saying generally when a participant returns, they take from the sport of the one that received their unique season. Is there something out of your “frenemy” Rachel that you take from her 47 sport into 50?
We have been at an occasion, and one other former Survivor participant who’s not right here, kind of described Rachel as somebody she felt like she’s recognized her complete life, and me as somebody who she would do what I say, as a result of I am intimidating. And I wish to channel extra of that. Such as you’ve recognized me your complete life, protected, heat area to be snug. I’ll nonetheless attempt to activate the “do what I say” with regards to Tribal. However I would like folks to really feel snug with me and go together with what I would like as a result of they wish to, not as a result of they’re intimidated. I wish to be needed. Do not all of us!
Lastly, what movie star or fictional character would you deliver out for a Cherished Ones go to? Final time, you mentioned Dumbledore. Do you wish to double Dumbledore down, or decide any person else?
No, I do not wish to double Dumbledore down. [Laughs.] I would like Pleasure from Inside Out. That is an ideal film, too. If you have not seen it, everyone go watch. Or Amy Poehler. Or Leslie Knope, or any model of her. [Laughs.]
