Celebrity Survivor

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Celebrity Survivor: Vanuatu
Filming Location	Éfaté Island, Vanuatu
Winner	Guy Leech (3-2)
Season run	2006-08-17 – 2006-11-02
Filming Dates	circa 2006-05-14 – 2006-06-18
Number of episodes	12
Number of days	25
Number of survivors	12
Tribes	Kakula (Burnt Orange), Moso (Blue), Tanna (Watermelon Red)
Season chronology
Previous season	(on the Nine Network) Australian Survivor, (aired on Nine Network) Survivor: Panama - Exile Island
Next season	(aired on Nine Network) Survivor: Cook Islands

Celebrity Survivor, also known promotionally as Celebrity Survivor: Vanuatu and Australia's Celebrity Survivor, is an Australian television series currently screening on the Seven Network and based on the popular reality television show Survivor. The show was filmed on an island in Vanuatu in the South Pacific and is hosted by former Australian Idol judge and My Restaurant Rules host, Ian "Dicko" Dickson. The executive producer of Celebrity Survivor is David Mason, who also produces other shows on the Seven Network, such as Medical Emergency.

The series was filmed over twenty-five days, or three weeks, from late May to early June 2006, with promotional advertising beginning in July. From promos and footage shown on the Seven Network, it can be seen that Celebrity Survivor has borrowed many elements from the U.S. franchise's ninth season, Survivor: Vanuatu - Islands of Fire. The eventual winner, or "Sole Survivor", of the show will be donating AU$100,000 to the charity of their choice and the other contestants' charities will also be receiving AU$5000 each.

While the Nine Network currently have the rights to screen the U.S. version of Survivor, after their failed 2002 local Survivor project, Australian Survivor, the Seven Network have since found a loophole in their contract ^[1] and have obtained rights to produce Celebrity Survivor. The new series joins the many celebrity-oriented reality programs already in their lineup, such as It Takes Two and Dancing with the Stars. Castaway Television, who produced Australian Survivor, are once again involved in the making of an Australian franchise of Survivor.

The one-hour show was rated PG (parental guidance recommended) and aired in the 8:30 PM timeslot during Thursday nights on the Seven Network.

• Before the series began, Dicko - the host - and a select few of the Celebrity Survivor contestants appeared on Sunrise, the Seven Network's breakfast news show, to promote their series. The five players to be on Sunrise that morning were Amber, David, Imogen, Justin and Wayne. This parallels to what occurs in the U.S. (with the show being promoted on The Early Show, CBS' own breakfast news program) and what happened during the Nine Network's own venture - Australian Survivor (the series was featured on the early morning show, Today, and also on A Current Affair).

• The advertisements for Olay Total Effects anti-wrinkle cream, broadcast most notably in the ad breaks before the Tribal Council results are revealed, show both Amber and Nicolle.

[edit] Celebrity Survivors

The entire original Kakula tribe at the Episode 02 Immunity Challenge: (left to right) Wayne, Elton, Ben, David, Gabrielle and Guy. David, Elton, Guy and Wayne were founding members with Gabrielle joining later on Day 1 and the inclusion of non-celebrity Ben was on Day 3.

The entire original Moso tribe at the Episode 01 Immunity Challenge: (left to right) Justin, Kym, Imogen, Amber, Nicolle and Fiona. Amber, Fiona, Imogen, Kym and Nicolle were the founding members, while Justin was the last person to become a member of the tribe late on Day 1.

The new Kakula tribe at the Episode 03 Reward Challenge after the Day 6 tribal shuffle: (left to right) Gabrielle, Guy, Imogen, Wayne and Nicolle.

The new Moso tribe at their Tribal Council in Episode 03 after the Day 6 tribal shuffle: (left to right) Elton, Amber, David, Fiona and Justin.

In Episode 06, Kakula and Moso form the newly merged Tanna tribe on Day 12 (Guy has gone to collect his reward and therefore is missing from the photograph): (left to right) Justin, Imogen, Elton, Gabrielle, Nicolle and David.

[edit] The Game

[edit] Voting History

[edit] Episodes

[edit] Episode 01

[edit] Reward Challenge

[edit] Immunity Challenge

[edit] Tribal Council

[edit] Notes

List of items that the Survivors were allowed to bring:

• 1 x hat or cap
• 1 x jacket or fleece
• 1 x pair of thongs (flip-flops)
• 1 x pair of trainers (shoes)
• 1 x shorts
• 1 x swim wear
• 1 x top or shirt
• 1 x trousers or pants
• 3 x underwear

... and only if worn: a hair band, piercings and jewelry, contact lenses and/or prescription glasses and glasses case.

Contestant's Luxury items:

• Amber Petty - mascara
• Ben - mosquito net
• David Oldfield - vitamins
• Elton Flatley - football
• Fiona Horne - Tarot cards
• Gabrielle Richens - teddy bear
• Guy Leech - razor
• Imogen Bailey - Swiss army knife
• Justin Melvey - guitar
• Kym Johnson - Sheridan sheet
• Nicolle Dickson - soap
• Wayne Gardner - necklace and letter from his kids

Note that the U.S. franchise does not allow luxury items (which are now semi-phased out of their later series) to be in any way survival related; however, in the Australian version, this rule also seems to have been relaxed (e.g. Imogen's Swiss army knife). The omission of this rule also occurred in Australian Survivor, as Jeff had toilet paper as his luxury item.

Order of Survivors in the opening titles:

Nicolle, David, Amber, Justin, Imogen, Kym, Guy, Fiona, Elton, Gabrielle, Wayne, Ben.

[edit] See also

• Australian Survivor
• Survivor U.S.
• Survivor U.K.
• I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!
• Survivor: Vanuatu - Islands of Fire
• Survivor: All-Stars
• Treasure Island

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Yahoo!7 Celebrity Survivor Official Site
• Australian Reality Television Blog