? SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox ? As the couple put it, their dynamic began before Survivor 45 even started. During the pregame period, contestants live among one another, but are not allowed to speak. Despite that, Katurah and Sabiyah were still picking up good vibes from one another. The only issue: Sabiyah, who was admittedly not wanting to give anyone signals to make assumptions, was giving Katurah nothing in response. It took a wayward trip to the bathroom hours before the game began for them to finally connect.
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Following the season, including Katurah's impressive fourth-place finish, the castways of Season 45 began to connect in the outside world. As the two never ended up interacting in the game, Sabiyah formally introduced herself to Katurah. They hopped on the phone and immediately hit it off, connecting across a variety of shared interests.
As odd as she felt saying it, it was completely reciprocated by Katurah.
"Going on TV, being in the public eye, the real ones show," she explains. "And the people who are actually not really there for you or envious or jealous or bothered or you're on TV or getting all this attention, they fall to the wayside. And so I was like, 'You seem really genuine. And honestly, I just want to surround myself really genuine people. And if you're a genuine, dope, respectful, cool as hell girl, let's be friends in a real way.'"The two developed their friendship over the months, as they pursued separate relationships which respectively fizzled out. They would proceed to visit each other in New York and North Carolina, spending a week at a time together twice a month. And, as they put it, it was only a matter of time before things turn romantic.
The two officially coupled up on January 20, 2025, with the interview coming out just after their six-month anniversary. While the two still split their time between New York and North Carolina, Katurah also used the podcast to announce her upcoming memoir, and how traveling for the writing process will send her aorund the world, with Sabiyah in tow.
"Even if you just watch a glimpse of our individual stories and our individual lives, just our time on Survivor, you’re going to get a lot of hits," Katurah says. "But that doesn’t mean you’re down forever. We get up, we keep fighting, we shine regardless. Love brings you back."
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