With just a handful of Australian Survivor episodes to go until the Sole Survivor is crowned, three of the most strategic players – Feras, Kirby and Mark – are all still in the game. But not for long. Get set for the ultimate power move, with one of the big three finally being voted out.
“This season of Survivor is such a frenetic season – there’s chaos everywhere,” Mark, 36, tells TV WEEK.
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“I think the thing that was so distinctive about Feras, Kirby and me was that we all had a lot of self-belief and self-confidence. Feras and Kirby were like magnets to the other players.
“We also had an understanding among each other that we were somewhat like the heads of our families and we were just going at it.”
Feras, 28, tells TV WEEK that his relationship with Kirby was “Iike a brother-sister rivalry”. Keeping her around was “super-important” to him.
“We were each other’s shields, which meant that if she got out [was voted out], I’d be next in line,” he says.
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In this week’s episodes, former diplomat Mark sets his sights on convincing Feras that going to the end with Kirby is a bad idea.
“That was my challenge, to get inside Feras’ head and make sure he worked with me to get rid of Kirby,” he explains.
But Feras says he didn’t want to be sitting next to either Kirby or Mark at the final Tribal Council.
“It would be extremely hard to pitch your case against really strong players,” he says. “So for me, it was about trying to work with them the entire time, but getting them out at the perfect time.”
Voting out people isn’t easy when there are idols in play and an immunity necklace to be won every episode. Kirby has played netball at an elite level, as well as AFLW, but Mark also has a sporting background, having been a competitive swimmer as a kid.
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“I held some North Queensland records,” he reveals.
As for Feras, viewers are now seeing him at something more like his usual size, as he deliberately put on “a bunch of weight” before heading to Samoa.
“I was 105 kilos when I started on the show,” he says. “I could have worn a bra in that first episode!”
The human resources manager from Western Sydney is hoping Survivor won’t be the last time he appears on screen. He says he’s been dreaming of becoming an actor his “entire life”.
“The absolute dream would be a super-villain in a movie,” he says.
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