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Kamilla Karthigesu promisedEntertainment Weeklybefore filming onSurvivor 48began that the competition would not see her coming.
Of course, she claimed that was due to her short 5-foot-1 stature.
I mean… literally…
Kamilla Karthigesu on ‘Survivor 48’.Credit:CBS
I am down here.
Everyone’s eyes are, like, their eye level is up here.
They’re all like a foot taller than me.
Kamilla Karthigesu on ‘Survivor 48’.Robert Voets/CBS
They won’t see me coming!
Thomas Krottinger, Shauhin Davari, andJoe Huntercertainly did not see Kamilla coming after a tribe swap.
What would have happened had original Civa gone to Tribal Council?
Kamilla Karthigesu, Kyle Fraser, Shauhin Davari, and Joe Hunter on ‘Survivor 48’.CBS
Did Kamilla ever consider lying to her tribe about her extra vote from the journey?
How much did the California Girls really buy her acting job?
And whats something that didnt make it to air that we should know about?
Kyle Fraser, Shauhin Davari, Joe Hunter and Kamilla Karthigesu on ‘Survivor 48’.Robert Voets/CBS
Read on for all the intel!
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: All the players are coming together on one beach this week.
KAMILLA KARTHIGESU:Pure excitement and relief.
Bianca Roses, Kamilla Karthigesu and Justin Pioppi on ‘Survivor 48’.Robert Voets/CBS
I was also super excited to meet all the other players and catch up with my old Civa folks.
How much do you think they bought that?
I had no option but to believe they bought it.
After seeing the votes?
After seeing that said advantage wasn’t played?
Yeah, I think they ate it up.
You saw me try and rush away from him while he was still asking about his bag being searched!
How did that happen, and did it surprise you how quickly it happened?
Yeah, I have some explaining to do.
First off, I was genuinely surprised in the moment.
I had a slow start on Civa socially I was the quietest and shyest one there.
Then on Vula, all of that came naturally.
We bonded over our family backgrounds and shared struggles.
We bonded over our love for our parents and recognizing all the hardships they went through.
In other words, we bonded over a shared identity.
This was the case for me on Civa.
You looked shocked when you landed your ball to win this last immunity challenge.
Have you surprised yourself with how youve competed in challenges this season?
I was shocked cause I had zero control of that ball.
It was zooming around the table on its own.
But yes, I have surprised myself!
At the marooning, I looked around and was surrounded by literal athletes.
Or at least people who regularly hit the gym.
I was questioning why I was here with everyone else.
But that wasn’t the case!
But I did fine!
I wasted so much time and energy worrying about the what-ifs when nothing went wrong.
When your expectations about yourself are that low, everything feels like a win.
How would the votes have fallen?
Never considered it after Mitch came back and shared his advantage with us.
Whats something that happened so far that didnt make an episode that you wish we had seen?
Mitch almost got hurt real bad.
Remember that bamboo beam that David was doing pull-ups on?
That beam is actually split in half right now.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
