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Amongst Survivor followers, Cirie Fields is broadly thought of the most effective participant to by no means win the sport.
From the time she was first launched to audiences throughout Survivor: Panama — Exile Island in 2006, Cirie has confirmed herself to be one of the adept social strategists within the present’s historical past. Regardless of not being the strongest bodily competitor, the fact TV veteran excels at speaking herself out of tight spots.
Cirie made historical past in August 2023 when she was revealed because the shock seventeenth houseguest on Large Brother 25, making her the primary Survivor alum to play the sport of Large Brother.
Hold scrolling for a full breakdown of Cirie’s legendary actuality TV profession:
‘Survivor: Panama — Exile Island’
Cirie described herself as a “sofa potato” throughout her first Survivor season in 2006 and have become an early goal after dropping the primary Immunity Problem as a result of her lack of athleticism. Nevertheless, she shortly made an alliance with two of her fellow Casaya tribe members and managed to shift the goal on to Tina Scheer, who was then eradicated in a 3-1 vote.
Later within the competitors, Cirie made one in every of her most well-known strategic films at last six when she realized that a number of castaways deliberate to take Courtney Marit to the ultimate Tribal Council. She then coordinated a 3-2-1 break up vote to efficiently blindside and get rid of Courtney. The artful transfer was a testomony to her social recreation, because it required her to know for sure how each different participant was voting whereas concealing her personal motives from half of them.
Cirie in the end positioned fourth after dropping a fire-making tie breaker to her ally Danielle DiLorenzo.
‘Survivor: Micronesia — Followers vs. Favorites’
Cirie returned to Survivor for Micronesia in 2008, becoming a member of the Black Widow Brigade alliance together with Parvati Shallow, Alexis Jones, Amanda Kimmel and Natalie Bolton. The 4 ladies efficiently pulled off various blindsides, convincing males to vote with them earlier than swiftly turning on them when their help was not wanted.
The alliance’s most notable sufferer was Erik Reichenbach. At last 5, Cirie satisfied Erik to provide his Immunity necklace to Natalie so they may vote out Amanda, telling him that the transfer was the one method to restore his repute as a participant that saved his phrase. Erik fell for Cirie’s tips and the Black Widow Brigade blindsided and eradicated him.
Amanda, Cirie and Parvati stayed true to their phrase on the last 4 and voted out Natalie, however then discovered that solely two gamers would advance to the ultimate Tribal Council. Cirie misplaced to Amanda on the Ultimate Immunity Problem and Amanda, involved that she couldn’t beat Cirie within the finals, eradicated her.
‘Survivor: Sport Changers — Mamanuca Islands’
After being eradicated early within the recreation throughout Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains in 2010, Cirie returned for Survivor: Sport Changers in 2017. In the course of the season, Cirie made a dangerous transfer after her ally Sarah Lacina let her maintain onto her Steal a Vote benefit throughout a Tribal Council as an indication of belief.
With out studying the complete guidelines of the Steal a Vote, Cirie tried to make use of the benefit to vote in opposition to Tai Trang twice. Sarah then revealed that the ability was non-transferable and efficiently used it to steal Tai’s vote and scheme with Brad Culpepper and Troyzan Robertson to get rid of Cirie’s No. 1 ally, Michaela Bradshaw.
Though Cirie’s actions initially sparked backlash from Sarah, she repaired the connection by explaining that she made the transfer to guard Sarah from Tai, who was going after her. Sarah then apologized to Cirie.
Cirie’s elimination on the following Tribal Council got here all the way down to the truth that she was the one remaining participant with out immunity. She was routinely eradicated regardless of having no votes in opposition to her, prompting the jury to clap with respect as she handed host Jeff Probst her torch.
‘The Traitors’
Cirie tried her hand at one other actuality present in 2023, competing as one in every of a number of traitors on the Peacock collection of the identical title. (She additionally competed on one episode of Snake within the Grass in 2022, splitting the $100,00 prize with Janelle Pierzina and Rachel Reilly after they efficiently recognized Stephenie Kendrick (née LaGrossa) because the Snake.) Regardless of her repute as a Survivor legend, Cirie managed to put low and make quite a few allies who trusted her fully.
When her fellow traitor Cody Calafiore proposed eliminating her ally Rachel, Cirie efficiently switched the goal to Ryan Lochte, whom Cody had grown more and more near.
She in the end betrayed all three of her fellow traitors, regardless of being given a chance on the last 4 to finish the sport and break up the prize cash with Arie Luyendyk Jr. At last three, the 2 remaining faithfuls, Andie Thurmond and Quentin Jiles, have been satisfied of Cirie’s loyalty and she or he turned the only winner because the final traitor standing.
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‘Large Brother’
In the course of the last moments of the Large Brother 25 premiere in 2023, Cirie was introduced because the shock seventeenth houseguest, becoming a member of her son, Jared Fields, within the recreation.
