‘Survivor 47’ preview: Kyle Ostwald wants to ‘create a really solid foundation’ for his daughter [WATCH]
“Survivor 47” fans, it’s time to meet Kyle Ostwald, a 31-year-old construction worker from Cheyboygan, Michigan. In CBS’s preview video, he unexpectedly laughs as he realizes, “I think I swallowed a bug.” Watch Kyle’s intro above at the 11:16 mark.
The outdoorsy castaway notes, “I like to do this thing called the Bump ‘n’ Run Derby. There’s lefts and rights, there’s humps and bumps, and the main goal of the game is to cross the finish line, and if that means putting somebody into the wall along the way, so be it. It’s been preparing me for ‘Survivor’ because there’s a bunch of different strategies that you could take, but there’s only one of us that are going to cross that line.”
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Kyle opens up about his childhood by saying, “I grew up kind of rough. I lived in a house that didn’t have electricity. It was just a little bit of a fumble. But I met my fiance coming out of high school. She’s really inspired me to want to do more with myself. So the home where I did a lot of my growing up, I’ve demolished that home and decided to build our own home there. She just filled a growth inside of me that’s been remarkable.”
He smiles when he talks about his newborn daughter named Moose. “That’s my girl,” he states proudly. “Moose is my daughter. Given the fact that I grew up so rough, I’ve just wanted to create a really solid foundation for her.” As for the $1 million grand prize, he declares, “I’m bringing it home.”
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Kyle Ostwald is one of the six contestants competing on the blue Tuku tribe this year, along with Caroline Vidmar, Gabe Ortis, Sue Smey, Tiyana Hallums and Terran “TK” Foster. See the cast photos in our gallery below.
The 47th season of “Survivor” will premiere on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 with a two-hour episode, followed by 90-minute episodes thereafter. Four-time Emmy winner Jeff Probst returns to host and produce the long-running reality TV show, which films in Mamanuca Islands, Fiji. Make your predictions at Gold Derby right now to let us know who YOU think will win and who will be voted out each week.
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