The 45 Most Surprising Secrets of Survivor 45

Survivor 45 has many secrets the show never told us about for this season and many others. Are Dee and Austin still together? Did Hannah and Sean learn any lessons from quitting? Did you know Katurah hates Bruce?
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[@waywardwillard]

lol the Katurah video is very funny to me bc if I hated someone that much but made it further than them, I wouldn’t feel the need to make a TikTok about it bc whatever they got voted out before me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

I thought that was wild in retrospect. She knew she beat him and made it to the finale.

[@TimeNap]

@@OnceUponAnIsland Bruce was so self centered and narcissistic - iirc at one point he was talking about how big of a celebrity he is and they're all going be. Bruce seemed to lack self-awareness... completely.

[@StrangeCoincidence]

but... they are... he is, we're discussing him now... that's not what a narcissist is nor is that self-centered?

[@tmm4195]

@@TimeNap He lacks self-awareness, but he doesn't come across as a narcissist or self-centered. Nobody else had that big of a problem with him except just being a little annoyed by him. Katurah was dramatic and whiny

[@TimeNap]

@@tmm4195 Thinking about it I'm seeing him through Katurahs pov. She was one of the people I wanted to win so I thought he was just about the worst. His lack of self awareness is bad in a funny way, where someone like Coach it's like he exists in a different reality.

[@Thealligator_man]

Never liked Dee tbh, and all of this unfortunately makes Austin's game that much more disappointing. Dude literally gave it away. Tale as old as time. Also the transition between "Wendall cheated on his gf/ bm with Dee-- DID you know that Patreon is now free to sign up for?" hilarious

[@Kaedientes]

thank god someone else found this funny

[@randycrawford1132]

How he’d give it away

[@randycrawford1132]

We can’t trust Wendell though considering he didn’t even deserve to win and he cheated

[@Thealligator_man]

@@randycrawford1132 1. Telling Dee about Julie blindside 2. Not reading room and playing idol for himself instead of Drew 3. Being a general idiot lol

[@misfit2989]

Love Jeff just casually gaslighting applicants to not pay for Adam's coaching.

[@brianwilliams766]

Especially when consultants, analysts, agents and coaches are all major players in the media industry for good reason. They're definitely encouraged for actors and content creators, so why not reality shows. I mean, a single service worked for a fifth of the cast. And many of the others probably use similar services.

[@Thumper7639]

Branding knowing all the 2nd boots, only to be the 2nd boot is amazing

[@degeneratemale5386]

This is the type of story that only reality tv could come up with

[@tmm4195]

I have a feeling he was naming them because he knew he was gonna be the 2nd boot lol

[@fukayusugma2074]

It's poetic that Brandon himself is now on that 2nd boot list.

[@carsoncox3372]

I believe he only recited them because he knew he was going home.

[@petermcgill3405]

Technically 44 was Maddy because Bruce got pulled.

[@extremelyfordham4811]

@@petermcgill3405Yeah even if they get pulled for reason outside of being voted out their placement is still what it is regardless. Terry is sixth placement Kourtney is first.

[@izzyjoshuadavis]

That is wild that he was able to name all the second boots. 💀

[@kendyll8483]

"So did I really take someone's spot?" Yes, you did.

[@moctor_dario]

What if someone asked Drew about his alliances secrets while he sleeptalks and he spills everything 😂

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

That is some 4d chess.

[@maximeloon]

That would be absolutely hilarious and without a doubt would be featured on the show.

[@xyzzyx7812]

Poor Austin

[@teamsteed1]

I thought Dee and Austin were a couple?

[@amberjulia123]

I know! Wth! Dee screwed him over on the show…and then screwed him over afterwards by cheating on him with a former Survivor winner.

[@mississippitornado6842]

and he could have won the money at least if he wasnt crazy for that girl hahaha

[@xyzzyx7812]

this vid shows how Dee "at least" cheated on Austion, but more likely she isn't interested in him altogether, but trying to keep a nice social media face@@teamsteed1

[@morgan1076]

We don’t know she cheated on him?? They broke up after the summer

[@dmanx3391]

Love how heated Jeff got about the casting coaches who clearly work 3 in one season was a major slip up

[@xyzzyx7812]

yet Jeff still refuses to have Russel-type players anymore

[@johnmillay6790]

Yea he thinks good TV is bad TV lmao ​@@xyzzyx7812

[@TheOscar401]

A couple more things: When Dee remarked that Bruce should’ve played his idol at FTC and he looked offended, Bruce himself said he actually almost fell out of his chair from laughter(it wasn’t shown) Austin said playing as an alternate affected his mindset going in since he didn’t have as much time to prepare, had he knew he was playing from the beginning he would’ve played a little more cutthroat About Austin telling Dee about the plan to blindside Julie, someone else already spilled the beans prior to him telling her so yeah, they already knew Also regarding Dee and Austin, they probably did date over the summer but decided the long distance wasn’t worth it, I say this because Austin has a KZbin channel(for those who don’t know) and he posted one video of him, Dee, Drew and a few others at In n Out on their first day back From Fiji and a short of him eating an (I think) almond candy bar with Dee, I’m probably reading too much into it but….idk you tell me

[@mirandacover7680]

This was seriously your most entertaining and interesting secrets video ever and I’ve seen all of them!!!

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

Thanks!

[@tmm4195]

That Dee and Wendell thing is so disgusting and pathetic. Doesn’t surprise me though. Dee always gave off a shady vibe and it seems Wendell has a habit of cheating based on what we hear Michele say in WaW. She didn’t directly say he cheated but I feel like it was implied. I think Michele was just being respectfully vague about what he did to not expose him on tv

[@teamsteed1]

I thought Dee and Austin were a couple?

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

You may want to watch the video you are commenting on...

[@kairenatus]

f you read Wendells message, he says he lied to both parties so Dee likely didn't know about his family or if she did, he told her they weren't together or some lie like that.

[@tmm4195]

@@kairenatus That was just a lie he said to make Dee not get as much heat. It was shown that Dee has liked pictures of him and his gf with their baby on instagram. It’s just another lie Wendell ended up getting caught in. Dee knew about his family and still went along with it

[@TampaBayGator20]

@@kairenatusDee was liking pictures with Wendell’s gf and kid in them….

[@OhSkyeLanta]

I think this might be the season that makes Jeff backslide a little on “nice grandpa Jeff” mode 😂😂😂

[@giovanniorellana2200]

Now that edit with Michele is given more weird context with this recent news

[@franniewaffles6093]

What recent news

[@Lsaldana92]

About a certain ex and Survivor win.

[@TimeNap]

"I dont think we would put Russel on the show today" even though I (and I think a lot of fans) would love to see some actual villains. I actually think that someone like Russell would get eliminated really early in a modern season. People have gotten a lot smarter about the game and are more aware of manipulation with others, but I would LOVE to see some villains in the game.

[@thoringroth]

24:45 Brando hypothesized that it might’ve been a tribe switcher where he could trade two people across tribes but he had to do it on the mat; since he didn’t, they took it so he didn’t think he could do it then AND probably so they could make it return in a later season.

[@corndog7813]

it contributed to his elimination too cause aint no way emily's gonna pick him over austin and drew who has so many game advantages. Not to mention Kendra already made a connection w lulu before so shes a better asset. Brando got dealt w the shittiest consequence after the tribe swap.

[@eddiemarlin1129]

Wait, who did Katurrah hate again?

[@AsraliaX2]

Good gameplay

[@bobongguhgoh3848]

​@@AsraliaX2she literally gave dee the win lol

[@AsraliaX2]

​@@bobongguhgoh3848after she made Jake swear on Nana

[@jessica_chanel]

Loved this video!

[@bushidobot8251]

Should’ve let Adam use the podium idol, now look what you made!!

[@line_one_up]

They should have a season in-between a season and show clips we haven't seen. Only needs to be 30-45 min long.

[@Lemonator167]

"It started raining and so I decided to quit Survivor." If I never see or hear from Hannah again it will be too soon.

[@esinger23]

Great video!

[@pawpkulture]

Them reminiscing like they all won is so funny to me

[@PhillipOnTakos]

Feels like the showrunners had an idea for an edit that didn't pan out. They knew the episodes would be longer, so I feel they had this idea with the extra time. Then it just didn't fit in when edited. At least that's my best guess cause I've never seen a scene like this in any other season.

[@hated_josh7086]

There is a new theory not a lot has picked up on. Ever since survicor 43 the last shot has the winner in it. 43 was Gabler in the mud. 44 ended with Yam Yam and for 45 if you go back and look it is Dee faintly in a challenge.

[@JackDennis_]

So can I know who it is for 46 so I can put them on my fantasy team?!?!

[@hated_josh7086]

Tiffany@@JackDennis_

[@JitteryJackanape]

Man Katurah hated bruce so much she had to do a 6 minute tiktok. Amazing lmao

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

And she did it after only 5 episodes lol

[@snobey]

Because she *A B S O L U T L Y H A T E S* Bruca

[@bjroo]

it makes the hatred seem so much more genuine and not fabricated to me

[@JitteryJackanape]

@bjroo I agree. Which is why I want them both back for a return season on the same starting tribe. Survival Rivals could be fun. Find pairs of people who didn't like each other much and put them on tribes together. That'd be fun. Enemies have to work together? But then try and find people they were friends with their first season and put them on the other side.

[@PlushieConniseur]

​@@JitteryJackanapeonly reason I'd feel uncomfortable with that is after listening to her interview with Mike B. She talked about Bruce's actions toward her being more extreme & rooted in something deeper than what was shown in the show. It sounded like he was the one who disliked her more & was constantly making rude, condescending comments :/

[@andrewreinwand4942]

I wonder if they’ll ever go back to a final 2. Final 3 has rarely (if ever?) resulted in the 3rd person getting more than 2 votes. I get it adds intrigue to get to that point but once the final 3 is set it always becomes a battle between 2, never all 3 that remain.

[@xyzzyx7812]

but if it's final 2 it's usually rarely the #2 getting more than 2 votes. 3-people format tends to force more of a close ending, except that lately people throw votes on the same person just so #2 doesn't end up winning by mistake

[@Roz390]

I felt so bad for Katurah after her mom's letter. You could see she was not okay. It felt like someone on the show green-lit her being sabotaged. I hope Survivor screens for that in future seasons. "Who would you absolutely not want to hear from during your already TRYING time in this game?"

[@kolakokaa]

Jeff: “I don’t want anyone to have any barriers to entry for survivor” Also Jeff: “no one without a sob story, only 1 person over 40, no one with any controversial opinions, etc”

[@lrockyfan5106]

Right? With so many hurdles you’re basically advertising coaches for getting into the game at this point:

[@hopeevans1037]

6:50 thank you for mentioning that ad! It was driving me crazy. I watch survivor on CBS's website because I don't have cable so I got that ad ALL THE TIME and it pissed me off. Like, I thought we got rid of "guys" for a reason? And someone went through so much effort to edit it back in for what, nostalgia or something? So weird.

[@EdwardVarner]

I called Dee being a rat the instant she betrayed Austin.

[@PhillipOnTakos]

Something about Brandon naming Jakob Derwin a notorious super fan flame out who went out second, to end up being the modern equivalent of Jakob. Is really funny to me. I know he named all the second boots while being the second boot but that in particular is just really funny to me.

[@ShortRound29]

Dude look up Johnny FairPlay on fear factor. The man is literal tv gold

[@shellbacksclub]

Survivor has to do something drastic to make the show relevant again. They should cast Survivor favorites & winners vs. the offspring of Serial Killers vs. "alleged killers"...( Pretty sure that Bryan Kohberger guy from Idaho hasn't been sentenced yet!) 😉 Johnny Fairplay, Sandra, Rob, Rupert & Hatch would totally be down for it! They could call it: BELOVEDS, BLOODLINES & BLUDGEONERS!... Somebody contact Jeff!

[@mikaylacaldwell4452]

So Austin threw his game for a cheating girl 💀 poor guy thinking with the wrong head

[@TheAckeePlant]

6:00 Jeff sounds like such an ass lol Another great secrets video as always

[@faelosopher]

Jeff probst really said "Headline pal: If you need help from who know the process to get on then we probably dont want you in the first place"

[@alexandreb888]

My favorite is them making fire!

[@bushidobot8251]

I bet Austin feels so stupid now!! The fact she did that with someone who also won the game’s gotta hurt even more

[@xyzzyx7812]

If Austin had won the game, Dee would have slept with Austin by now, and probably would even be dating him long distance. From several interviews it's clear Dee is only in for the money/status

[@calebwany8422]

I ain't saying she a gold digger@@xyzzyx7812

[@AGJ117]

Austin shouldn't feel hurt or stupid over losing Dee, and I doubt that he does. He's young, well educated, and from videos he's posted he's living his best life not focuse on her. He lost the season but walked away dodging a bullet and still getting good compensation from the show.

[@EdwardVarner]

Where do you get secret scenes?

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

I linked to them in the description :)

[@EdwardVarner]

@@OnceUponAnIslandawesome, thanks!

[@wtfisthis1094]

Katurah -“I know survivor” DO YOU THOUGH?

[@jacksonparker9022]

I heard that Kaleb voted Jake at final tribal, but it wasn't shown. Is this true, if not then why did Kaleb shout Jake while in the voting booth.

[@cgarcia3614]

Just to be clear, not sure how much Dee could be blamed for the cheating. Wendell's post said that he lied to her about his family life (he could've told her he and baby mama weren't a thing), and I feel like that should've been mentioned in the video even if it was at least shown. Still shady if Dee was kind of seeing Austin, but as she said, they were taking it slow. Maybe seeing other people wasn't out of the question for them?

[@master11050]

Several commenters have stated that Dee was liking photos of Wendell and his girlfiend/family prior to or during the affair. Meaning her and Wendell may have just lied to take some of the heat off of her. That could be why the video doesn't give Dee credit for supposedly not knowing.

[@cgarcia3614]

@@master11050 Thank you for providing that info in respectful way. :) Man, if that's true that really sucks. 😮‍💨

[@toastwithjelly4327]

Now that I’m thinking abt it, what was to like abt Katurah?

[@syra1541]

wait, katurah hated bruce??

[@Harrison244]

Can’t believe Hannah is trying to rationalize her quit like that lmfao

[@wattrus6077]

Yeah that was amazingly pathetic. It’s scary that someone who won’t own their actions can be any kind of therapist

[@SporkSlayer]

To be fair, if she didn't quit, Emily would have been the first boot. Then again, if she and Sean weren't on the show, maybe Lulu would have gotten someone who could actually compete in a challenge.

[@shellbacksclub]

I faked being a professional cameraman in my resume to a local production & i actually got to shoot clips for a show called 'The Handmaid's Tale'. They didn't find out until later when i didn't produce a SAG card & i asked a million questions like "where is the record button? & Do i have to zoom? & What does this storyboard have to do with me?". Go to school and become a Camera man is the moral of the story! U get paid for sitting around all day & the AD sets up all ur shots unless ur known for ur dumb track shots or Dutch angles etc., Survivor Cameramen are glorified dad's recording Tropical Fat Camp videos!

[@shellbacksclub]

Omg! Boom operators (sound engineers) are even worse! They take no blame for loss of audio & they constantly ruin the shot by lazily dropping the boom mic into frame, which causes an unnecessary HD unwarranted & unflattering Zoom shot! They're the kids that ride the short bus & got a luck break due to nepotism!

[@mrf018]

8:08 hannah was so mf annoying like yeah you did take someone else's spot ugh

[@KirbyThePig]

#justiceforaustin

[@extremelyfordham4811]

Sabiyah playing the idol would have been Ice Cold taking out Kaleb. Edit: Second chance her or Brando for untapped potential if one slot has a random premerger. Jake, Kellie, Bruce (Must for the next all-star season), not Emily ( Said she would never play again). Kaleb and or Sifu.

[@pawpkulture]

Damn I wonder why Emily will never play again :(

[@extremelyfordham4811]

@@pawpkulture She was called Racist for targeting Bruce, Sabiyah, and Kaleb. And hated for being a pessimistic person she would have become a typical first-boot if Hannah didn't quit.

[@shellbacksclub]

Let's Go Brandon!

[@jaymills817]

19:22 Who?

[@hellojace]

does brandon only remember that or every survivor player evers placements?

[@shellbacksclub]

Is Kelly & Regis/ Strahan/ Ryan/... still a thing today?

[@SteelersFanEv]

I H A T E K A T U R A H BRUCE IS 👑

[@memeview2566]

Bruce is best player ever

[@SteelersFanEv]

@@memeview2566 BRUCE IS THE 🐐 KATURAH = 🤢

[@andrecanton7591]

I should apply just to quit and piss off Jeff lol

[@shellbacksclub]

... & Then Wendell wins Netflix's THE GOAT season... Uggh!

[@franniewaffles6093]

Which one did Brandon get wrong 😂?

[@KirbyThePig]

I think it was Justine My bad I was wrong

[@misfit2989]

Panama, he said Misty instead of Melinda. Also technically 44 since Maddy was the second to leave.

[@AsraliaX2]

Dee's whole story was about family and she turns around cheats on Austin and takes a father away from Wendells child and ex

[@teamsteed1]

I thought Dee and Austin were a couple?

[@matildahillstrom3710]

Well they were clearly not a couple when this happened so Dee didn’t cheat and Dee and Austin seems to be good friends

[@kairenatus]

If you read Wendells message, he says he lied to both parties so Dee likely didn't know about his family or if she did, he told her they weren't together--Some lie like that. And it was also stated in the video that Dee and Austin where hiding that they aren't together anymore.

[@pmaigotthat7211]

@@kairenatusshe 100% saw Wendell’s instagram and pics of him with his family.

[@mikaylacaldwell4452]

⁠@@kairenatusstop defending her lmao she doesn’t need you as a white knight

[@entertainer_ev2747]

To think Austin could've won the game if he wasn't a simp to a homewrecker 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@knivves0ut]

Harsh but true!!!!

[@xyzzyx7812]

and Dee would probably be dating Austin now if Austin was a winner

[@pawpkulture]

​@@xyzzyx7812wowwww truuuu

[@munchiemunchette3344]

if you quit they should ban you from any future interviews the show does.

[@munchiemunchette3344]

15:40 talks like a genZero knot head "my safe space" LOL

[@jaye5872]

Dee didn't delete her Twitter tho

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

At the time of recording/uploading this it was not active. She may have reactivated it.

[@jaye5872]

Ah ok ​@@OnceUponAnIsland

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

It could be because she is doing the On Fire podcast with Jeff for Survivor 46. Idk for sure.

[@jaye5872]

Yeah maybe ​@@OnceUponAnIsland

[@mississippitornado6842]

no way wendall cheated with dee of all women HAHAHAHA

[@tmm4195]

Is it really that surprising? She's a pretty girl that is easy and lacks morals. Perfect for Wendell considering he's a decent looking guy who also lacks morals. Perfect toxic couple

[@knivves0ut]

Dee was so horrible, it was obvious the editors were downplaying her villainous behavior because winners have to be “likeable”

[@josephaxler492]

My friend who knows Wendell said he’s got such an ego and honestly this doesn’t surprise me about him

[@friskybriskyy3997]

I don't care what Hannah says.. her quit was still super annoying.

[@rebeccaloa]

It's silly not to say "come on in guys", Girl who went home just wanted a cigarette. liked Jake. I didn't like Bruce either. Casting people from other COUNTRIES and from very specific states. It's not true that they "don't fill holes". The people who quit are just losers who are too soft. I want the loved ones to come back.

[@Magic--518]

Wen always been a little scumm

[@shellbacksclub]

U produce ur show with Clowns, don't be surprised when it becomes a Circus! 🎪

[@shellbacksclub]

I get hating Wokeism, but calling a group of males and females "guys" is kinda dumb

[@1863ArthurMorgan]

Dee got with Wendell, she’s not with Austin

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

Yep, what do you think about that?

[@shellbacksclub]

Jeff is wack!