Survivor Winner Kyle Fraser Reveals How Much Weight He Lost During 26-Day Game

“This belt is the only thing holding my pants up in these challenges,” he detailed, sharing another photo of him underwater with the belt on. “Those shorts would’ve slipped off as I was trying to get back to the surface, so there’s another representation of how the belt was useful.”

However, Kyle went on to laugh at himself wearing “business casual” while competing in an immunity challenge during the 12th episode, referring to the slanted platform that he had to remain on amid the game as a “torture device.”

“The belt,” he laughed, noting his shirt made the outfit look more ridiculous. “I think tucking in the shirt was a little too much. It was raining, it was cold, so that’s why I had the shirt on because I thought it would keep my body heat in. In reality, it just made me look like a dumbass on TV.”

Of course, Kyle is far from the only contestant to embarrass themselves on Survivor. In fact, White Lotus creator Mike White explained that part of the appeal of the series is to observe how the experience affects human behavior. 

“It’s not ironic,” Mike, who first competed on season 37, insisted of his devotion to the series in a 2021 interview with the New Yorker. “Part of my job and my way of life is studying people and analyzing motivation and character. I still feel like, even on the most contrived reality show, the people are human and they’re more interesting than some of the most well-scripted drama.”

Mike may love to observe, but he’s about to become the observed after returning for Survivor’s season 50 cast. Keep reading to see his fellow contestants…