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Survivor 50 interview with Cirie Fields
Well, you had an opportunity to warm up for this experience with Australia V the World. Did your time on that season affect your mentality going into this one?So I was able to hone in on some skills that I didn't have in previous seasons. Previously, if you mentioned my name, if I heard there were any grumblings from you about me, you were dead to me. I could not work with you; my only plan in life was to get rid of you. But I've learned that the game is so fast and so fluid that you have to be able to work with your enemies. You have to be able to take the knife out that they stabbed you with and give it back to them as a peace offering and say, "Hey, let's put that behind us, and we can move forward in this game." And I was not able to do that before. I was, I think, a little young, a little immature. And I feel like I've grown up. Survivor's 20 years for me now. So I think being able to do that on the previous season that I played will help me with this cast.As much as you may not think you're a legend, there are many, many people who think you are, including the members of this cast. Obviously, there's a lot of reverence for some of the things you've been able to do. And this is certainly not your first rodeo of coming into a season with the perception of being this big player. So is that something you're going to try to curb, or steer into?I am who I am. Most of the people here, including myself, are Survivor fans. So they know what they know. However, I do think being a Survivor fan and seeing the cast of characters here, there's more huge targets than myself. You have someone who won the game yesterday and is still hungry enough to come back today. I think that's a bigger target than myself. You have someone who almost broke the record for challenges back again. So I think, yeah, I may have a target. But I feel like we all have targets, and it just is going to depend on who's able to spotlight whose target the fastest.Counting Australia V The World, this is your sixth season, which is a franchise record. Do you feel like your preseason prep routine has changed at all between the last time you were out here in Fiji almost a decade ago?[Laughs.] You know, right now it's hitting me. There's a lot of things I probably should have done! [Laughs.] I get my mind right. I try to get into a mindset of, no matter what, you just keep going. No matter what, you don't quit. You die out there, if you have to, figuratively and literally, and just try to bring this chapter of your life to a close. That's the only thing that I have in my view.So if this is that last lap on the track for you, is there a specific bucket list you're trying to check the last items off of? Or is it solely focused on getting that brass ring at the end of the season?I just want my name on that parchment. I want Jeff to say, "The winner of Survivor 50: Cirie Fields." That is the only thing I can see. And am I going to be foolish and risky about it? I don't know. I won't know until I hit the beach. It all depends on the vibes. Whatever vibe is going to get me further in the game, that's the vibe I'm going to take.Across all the times you've played, are there any qualities that you seek in a number one ally?Oh boy. What you see is not always what you get. So I need to kind of interact with a person. Because the most reliable person or character that you may see may not jive with me. So maybe he's good or she's good with someone else, but when their energy and my energy connect, it goes chaotic. I can feel that now. If it is calming and reassuring, I don't really care what your history was, it's all about how you make me feel, and that's what I go off on. Who could be my number one ally in your actions? I'm watching you, so I can see what you're doing and I can hear what you're saying. And if you can prove to me that you're my number one ally, then that you shall be.Well, let's plug some possible faces in there. We're gonna play a game called "Friend or Foe." Aw, shucks. [Laughs.][Laughs.] That's a perfect reaction. I'm going to give you a name of someone on the cast, and you have to tell me if they're someone you want to work with, or someone you see as an enemy or threat.Starting with Jenna.I don't know enough about Jenna. Jenna scares me. I would like for Jenna to be Friend. I just don't know what Jenna's perception of me is, and would she be afraid of me? Jenna and I might be in the same age range, like auntie or mom-ish. So I'm hoping that Jenna could be a Friend. What about Colby? He's someone you shared Heroes beach with 15 years ago, but who also was part of the group that took you out.Colby, Colby, Colby. If Colby was smart, we could be great friends. But if history repeats itself with Colby, he just has that alpha male fear of me for some reason. But Colby, I could go a long way in this game if he were to allow it.Let's open Pandora's Box here and get into Stephenie. Because there was some stuff that got left on the beaches of Samoa in Heroes vs. Villains. There was some other stuff that got left in a castle in Scotland on The Traitors. Where do you feel the two of you stand right now?Oh my God. I'm afraid that Stephenie may feel threatened by me because of the gameplay. Of the games that we've played together, two out of three of them, I came out on top. But that doesn't mean I wouldn't be loyal to her. I think Stephenie is one of those real anxious, tight, skittish kind of players. And I think I'll have to watch Stephenie real close and constantly, constantly reassure Stephenie. In this type of game, as fast as it is moving, I don't know if I'm gonna have the energy to be able to do that with Stephenie, to keep her grounded enough to know, "Look, I don't care what happened in those other games. I never targeted you, even in those other games. I may have won, but you were never targeted. I always considered you an ally." I don't know if she sees me the same way.
Cirie Fields on 'Survivor 50'Robert Voets/CBS
Related: The 50 Best ‘Survivor’ Challenges Ever — According to the People Who Made Them (Exclusive)Let's get into the new era, starting with Jonathan.Jonathan is like a big, giant teddy bear! I hate to see him like that, but I can't help myself. He's just so huge. He has to be kind, right? You can't be that big and be mean. I would love to play with Jonathan. I feel like Jonathan is going to lean more towards the super strong, super fit. I mean, look at him! But I feel like I have some motherly love that I could share with Jonathan if he would allow me to. I feel like I could help Jonathan navigate this game in ways that he can't. Physically, beast; he can do everything. Socially, I don't know. Maybe I could help him along, and maybe he can help me along.How about Dee?Dee's gotta go! [Laughs.] Dee has won already. Here's the thing. I got two trains of thought; let me clarify. The one train of thought I have about Dee is keep her as a shield, right? Because no one's gonna want another two-time winner if they're smart, and these people don't look stupid. The second train of thought is, it's gonna all depend on Dee. Have you seen her? Did you get a good look at her? Fit as a fiddle! Is she gonna lean toward the strong people? "Let's get rid of all the dead weight"? Or is Dee going to be more dynamic and want to play with somebody that's going to really help her through this game and maybe be a shield for her as well? So I'm hoping for the latter, but I don't know.Emily.I don't know. Emily gives me this like, I want to fix her hair or something. [Laughs.] Not even in a judgmental way. She seems like a porcelain doll to me, like somebody I want to take care of. And I think Emily could be somebody that maybe would go a significant distance with me once I prove to he that I am who I am, and I'm super loyal and trustworthy. I like Emily. But this is all on looks, right? This is our looks and feels. That's it.So what are your looks and feels with Charlie?Charlie, Charlie, Charlie. I think Charlie has the All-American "you can trust me, take me with you" look. But then there's something behind Charlie's eyes that say, "Only trust me to a degree. You can't trust me 100% because I'm playing the way you're playing, and this look is helping me play that game." So I feel a little like, I like you, Charlie; you look spot on. But can I trust you? I don't know.Q.Q looks like the Terminator. All three of them, from all the Schwarzenegger down to the cop one, the silver one. You know when your mother tells you don't touch the stove because it's hot? That's what I feel about Q. Listen, I want to be open. My doors are open to everyone. My doors, windows, all of it is open. However, something is saying to me, "Q is that hot stove. And if you touch that hot stove, you're gonna get burned." Hopefully, I'm wrong, but we'll see.Goddamn, Q came to play! You can look at him. His stance, every muscle that he's worked on since he's probably gotten a call, shows that Q is here to play. And I think we all are. But he is screaming, "I'm here to play." And that, that makes me a little like, "Ooh." Tiffany.You know my middle name is Tiffany? They said it on Abbott Elementary. I was like, "Wow, my whole name!" I would like to work with Tiffany. But I feel like Tiffany is — I don't know if she's a millennial or Gen Z, but it's hard to guide them. Because they want to do it on their own, almost like your toddler. If you have children, and they get to a certain age and you want to put their stuff on, [they go], "No, No, I can do it!" Even though they want to pour their own milk, it's splashing all over the floor, your whole house is filthy. And they're like, "No, me, me, me!" That's what I get from Tiffany. I don't know if Tiffany would be open enough to value what I have to offer and the strategic mind that I can bring to her gameplay. Or would she feel overshadowed by that? I'm not sure. If she was open, she can get it, though! [Laughs.]Genevieve.I don't know. Genevieve gives me English teacher vibes. And these are all just first looks, right? I feel like Genevieve is gonna say, "Mmhmm, sure, yeah," and then come up with our own plan the second I walk away. So I'm a little sketched by Genevieve. But again, we'll see when we hit the beach.Let's get into the people you just watched before coming out here. Joe.I'm a nurse and Joe's a fireman. So you would think we would vibe. I don't know that Joe will feel the same way. I don't know if these newbies feel like, "Oh, she's had her chances. Now is our time." I don't know. Even though Joe's a little older and a little more mature, I think Joe could take care of me like he took care of Eva! [Laughs.] Not for the same reasons. But if we could have that type of relationship, we could have that type of relationship. I just don't know. For some reason, the alpha males, the Joes, the Colbys, the Tom Westmans, the Boston Robs, they are standoffish for me. I don't know why. I'm nice! [Laughs.] I don't know why they feel some type of way about me. I'm cool if you're cool! I think the perception is that we target strong men just because of that one season. That's the way it went with the Black Widow Brigade. But that is not my ultimate target. I am willing to go to the end with a Joe. I'm willing to go to the end with a Coach, with an Ozzy. Even with a Colby, I haven't been given that opportunity because they're so afraid. "Oh, we got to get her." No, lean back to this bosom — not literally. [Laughs.] But come! I can give you a little bit, and you can give me a little bit, and we can get there together.Kyle.Kamilla and Kyle are a duo in my mind, an unbreakable duo. And Kyle just won yesterday. So in my mind, Kyle's public enemy number one. I feel like Kyle will be threatened by me. Why? I don't know, little old me. I'm a Lola now; I'm a grandmother. I don't know why someone as strong as Kyle will be threatened by me. However, I do feel like he would. But I think Kyle's going to want to play with the other winners. Which is smart, keep some shields around yourself. What about Kamilla?Kamilla, I feel like, has proven that she's loyal to Kyle. Now, that being said, we're all here to play our own game. And in the beginning, you do need the numbers, and I know loyalty counts. However, I don't know how far Kamilla wants to go again, knowing that Kyle has said to her face and she to his, "I would never win sitting next to you." So what is your ultimate goal in this game? Is it to prove your loyalty to Kyle, or make it to the end with people who is who are willing to sit next to you? Because I'm one of them!Last but certainly not least, we have the Season 49 players. Now in Game Changers, you experienced playing with people whose game you didn't see in Michaela and Zeke. So what are your thoughts about these two unknowns?For me and my motherly wisdom, everything in my being is saying to me, the devil you know is better than the devil you don't know. And I didn't even consider that when I thought about it. . Because obviously we see and everybody's thinking; my wheels are turning. I didn't even think about Michaela and Zeke. When I thought about players, castmates that I haven't seen their season, I thought about Russell Hantz. And I could be just wrong as two left shoes, but I never met a Rizo that was on the up and up.How many Rizos have you met?I'm from New Jersey, so there's quite a few Rizos! But they always got a little shadiness to them. I just fear the unknown. It took me 35 years to get off the couch to come see the unknown. So to not be able to know what Rizo and the other lady brings to the table would make them targets for me.Finally, what celebrity or fictional character would you bring out for a Loved Ones visit? Bring out Denzel! Denzel is gonna get me together. He's gonna tell me like it is. He's going to help me in any way that he can. And he has that regal oomph that I'm gonna need to keep going in the game.
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