With the most anticipated season upon us, we bet you’re keen to know how and when you can watch Australian Survivor: Heroes v Villains 2023.
Beloved host Jonathan LaPaglia is back guiding (and goading) the ragtag mixture of new and returning players. So, this means you can count on some intense drama unfolding on Samoan shores.
Coming to the small screen via Channel 10 and 10Play, fans can tune in to Australian Survivor 2023 Sunday to Tuesday nights at 7:30 pm.
Yup, that’s THREE episodes of the survival series coming straight to our living rooms and we can’t WAIT.
With a bunch of fan-fave players returning for a second (and for some contestants, a THIRD) shot at Sole Survivor, consider us on the edge of our seats from the get-go.
However, while the eighth season may seem like smooth sailing for some, Jonathan dished that it was an absolute clusterf*ck for production behind the scenes.
What happened behind the scenes of Australian Survivor: Heroes v Villains 2023?
Chatting to The Daily Telegraph ahead of Australian Survivor‘s premiere, the 53-year-old said 80 crew members became sick while shooting.
According to the long-time host, production was hit by both COVID and food poisoning. While he dodged the stomach bug, he was hit with his first dose of the global virus on the very last day of filming.
“I heard a lot of anecdotal stories, you know, people saying it was nothing but a little cold and it was done and dusted,” Jonathan said.
Unfortunately, he wasn’t as lucky.
“It kicked my arse. It knocked me out for about six weeks.”
The actor is thankful he fell ill once shooting for the Heroes v Villains season had wrapped, however.
“We’re working with an Australian budget and [ours] is pretty healthy, but when you compare it to the US — it’s paltry,” he said. “So, we don’t have a lot of redundancy when it comes to crew.
“Once we lose people, I mean someone else needs to take up that job, and when you have at least 30 people go down, and then another 50 go down with food poisoning — it’s just tough. really tough.”
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