Popular reality show Survivor Tamil, hosted by Action King Arjun premiered on Zee Tamil on September 12 amid much anticipation. The adventure-based show saw actors - Vijayalakshmi, Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli, Vikranth, Nandaa, Gayathri Reddy, Srushti Dange, Umapathy Ramaiah, Besant Ravi, Parvathy and many others - fighting for their survival as the title suggests in a forest in Africa with minimal resources.
Model-turned-Actress Gayathri Reddy, who made her debut with Thalapathy Vijay's 2019 film 'Bigil', was evicted from the show a few days back. Opening up to her fans about playing the Survivor show on an island in Africa, she shared a 'before and after' image and wrote, "Before and After. Not just by appearance, but this journey has made a great impact on my perception of life. I’m a different Gayathri now. A better version. Thanks to the Universe." She has also shared about her experience of living in the island.
Speaking to Behindwoods in an exclusive interview, she recalled her time living in the island with limited resources which made several contestants go without food and water for days. "It is indeed difficult. There's no washroom, so we relieve ourselves in a place behind the bushes. We knew that this was the format of the show."
When asked about the preparations one must take to enter the show, she said that the person must learn to go on about their work for at least two days without food and must survive only on water. She also emphasised the importance of learning how to start a fire without a lint, and how to make a shelter for themselves. "You have to be without taking a bath. In the two months of being inside the show, I have only bathed twice. That too only in sea water," she added.
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