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‘Survivor: South Pacific’ Pre-Game Interview: Edna Ma

August 22, 2011

Name: Edna Ma

Age: 35

Current Residence: Los Angeles, California

Occupation: Anesthesiologist

Tribe: Upolu

Gordon Holmes: It says here that one of your pet peeves is liars. You may be in for a rude awakening over the next 39 days.
Edna Ma: (Laughs) Yeah, that’s one of my big pet peeves, and yet here I am.
Holmes: Are you going to be a liar yourself?
Ma: Being deceptive is going to be very difficult for me because I don’t lie very well. My eyes tend to dart when I’m lying. So, I’ll try to be honest.

Holmes: Edna, if I may be so bold, you’re quite lovely.
Ma: (Laughs) You’re generous.
Holmes: Don’t sell yourself short. But what I was getting at is would you use your looks to get ahead in the game?
Ma: I don’t have my wedding band on right now, but I am married. I don’t intend on using flirtatious ways. I think I can connect well with men without using the sexual aspect of it. Also, I think I mix well with women, so I think that’ll be a good balance.

Holmes: Any plans for the million dollars?
Ma: I’m going to use that to invest in my start-up company.

Holmes: You’re a big fan of Oprah?
Ma: Yeah!
Holmes: Why is she an inspiration to you?
Ma: I take Oprah as inspiration because she went through a lot of hardships. She has been through physical and sexual abuse, psychological abuse and she was able to use that as strengths in her life. I don’t think of her career as ending, she’s just moving onto a different chapter in her life.
Holmes: Just like you, “Survivor” girl.
Ma: Yes! Just like I’m here on “Survivor” island. Hopefully this will be a springboard to something else wonderful.

“Survivor: South Pacific” premieres Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.

More “Survivor” Fun: XFINITY TV sent Gordon Holmes into the heart of the South Pacific to get a first-hand look at the filming of the latest edition of “Survivor.” Be sure to check back for exclusive interviews with the returning All-Stars and host Jeff Probst, behind-the-scenes photos, and Gordon’s personal (and injury-filled) account of what it’s like to compete in an actual immunity challenge.

Any Questions about “Survivor: South Pacific”? Drop me a line on Twitter: @gordonholmes

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‘Survivor: South Pacific’ Pre-Game Interview: Rick Nelson

August 22, 2011

Name: Rick Nelson

Age: 51

Current Residence: Aurora, Utah

Occupation: Rancher

Tribe: Upolu

Gordon Holmes: Your bio here says you don’t like lazy people. A lot of people went a long way being really lazy last season. What would you have done?
Rick Nelson: You have to weed them out. I’m going to do the best I can and try to do 110% when I’m around camp, but I’m sure you’ve been camping with people who don’t do anything, they don’t pull their weight. It doesn’t take long to want to get rid of them. Why keep them?

Holmes: Some people have issues lying during the game. Are you OK with it?
Nelson: For a million bucks, I’ll lie all I have to. I mean, you’ve gotta. You’re going to step on toes no matter how you do it. But you’ve gotta do it in a way where you can come out and win a vote at the end. If you stick it in ‘em bad, it’s gonna be bad in the end.

Holmes: You’re an outdoorsman. Are you confident you can use those skills to become a go-to guy around camp?
Nelson: I’m sure I could be, but I don’t know if I want to be to these people. I really don’t want to be the guy they’re coming to and asking, “What about this, what about that?” Cause they’re the first one gone. When things go bad, they’ll get rid of me.

Holmes: How many times have you applied to be on “Survivor”?
Nelson: I’ve applied 14 times. The first time was “Survivor” eight. I’ve wanted to be on the show since the very first season. And I finally got enough guts to give it a shot. So, I started applying and actually got interviewed for “Survivor” nine and eleven and thirteen. Of course got turned down. Then I entered the Sears contest this time. Made the top ten, and thank you, America…I made it. Here I am, and I’m ready.
Holmes: I didn’t realize you were this year’s Sears contestant.
Nelson: I didn’t either until they brought me out to Los Angeles. (Laughs)

Holmes: You’ve been with this cast for a few days. What’re your first impressions?
Nelson: Oh, I’ve already got one I want to make an alliance with as soon as we get there. We went to Survivor School and they taught us how to weave the leaves for shelters and baskets. I was weaving all these things and the one gal in here was doing the same thing. The rest of them were reading books and drinking sodas and hanging out. It’s been raining every stinking night and I want to be dry.

Holmes: What’re you going to do with that money when Jeff Probst hands you that big check in December?
Nelson: That’s good. That’s positive. It might sound kind of corny, but I’m going to give 10% to my church right off the bat. And the rest is going to the Rick Nelson fund so I can pay my bills.

“Survivor: South Pacific” premieres Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.

More “Survivor” Fun: XFINITY TV sent Gordon Holmes into the heart of the South Pacific to get a first-hand look at the filming of the latest edition of “Survivor.” Be sure to check back for exclusive interviews with the returning All-Stars and host Jeff Probst, behind-the-scenes photos, and Gordon’s personal (and injury-filled) account of what it’s like to compete in an actual immunity challenge.

Any Questions about “Survivor: South Pacific”? Drop me a line on Twitter: @gordonholmes

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‘Survivor: South Pacific’ Pre-Game Interview: Christine Shields Markoski

August 22, 2011

Name: Christine Shields Markoski

Age: 39

Current Residence: Merrick, New York

Occupation: Teacher

Tribe: Upolu

Gordon Holmes: You’re about to spend up to 39 days in the Samoan wilderness. Do you have any experience roughing it?
Christine Shields Markoski: I have a lot of experience in the wilderness. Growing up we went camping a lot. I tend to gravitate toward traveling to remote areas in the world and I like to backpack and sleep outside.

Holmes: It says in your bio that “stubborn” is a word that describes you. Do you think that’s going to get you in trouble during the game?
Markoski: I think my stubbornness might get me into some trouble. But I think this is going to be an exercise in patience and curbing my stubbornness. I’m going to try to be a little more pliable.

Holmes: As a self-professed “stubborn” person, would you have had a problem playing second banana to someone like the Ometepe tribe did to Boston Rob (Mariano) last season?
Markoski: Those Ometepe girls…I wanna smack them in the face. I don’t really. (Laughs) But I don’t like that they made no attempt to think on their own. Well, that’s what it appeared to us watching. I kept telling my daughter, who is seven, “You do not behave like that. You think for yourself. You question everything.” So it was actually a good lesson for my daughter.

Holmes: It also said that you need the money. What do you need it for?
Markoski: I’ve heard that college is really expensive. (Laughs)
Holmes: I’ve heard that somewhere.
Markoski: I think I’m going to use it for that. And my husband and I agree on one car, that’s the Challenger. We can’t agree on the color, but we agree on the car.

Holmes: I understand your brother-in-law is a huge “Survivor” fan.
Markoski: My brother in law is a HUGE “Survivor” fan. He knows everything about “Survivor.”
Holmes: How does he feel about his sister-in-law rubbing elbows with Jeff Probst?
Markoski: He’s so stoked about me being here. But he’s not jealous because he doesn’t think he’d be able to survive out here.

Holmes: Any first impressions on the rest of the cast?
Markoski: Yeah, there are a couple of divas. And, unfortunately that’s a pet peeve of mine, so I don’t know how that’s going to work. And it seems like there are a couple that are hard working and we’ll get along fine.

“Survivor: South Pacific” premieres Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.

More “Survivor” Fun: XFINITY TV sent Gordon Holmes into the heart of the South Pacific to get a first-hand look at the filming of the latest edition of “Survivor.” Be sure to check back for exclusive interviews with the returning All-Stars and host Jeff Probst, behind-the-scenes photos, and Gordon’s personal (and injury-filled) account of what it’s like to compete in an actual immunity challenge.

Any Questions about “Survivor: South Pacific”? Drop me a line on Twitter: @gordonholmes

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‘Survivor: South Pacific’ Pre-Game Interview: Stacey Powell

August 22, 2011

Name: Stacey Powell

Age: 44

Current Residence: Grand Prairie, Texas

Occupation: Mortician

Tribe: Upolu

Gordon Holmes: I understand that your inspiration in life is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Is it possible to have his kind of integrity in a game like “Survivor”?
Stacey Powell: Martin Luther King is an inspiration to me in reference to the game in trying to bring people together. There are so many of us, and a lot of diverse people. And we have to learn to live together and try to know one another’s culture. We have to try to get a feel for how the person’s culture really is so we can understand one another.

Holmes: “Survivor” is a game that usually features a bit of lying. Is that something you’re comfortable doing?
Powell: Yeah, I’m prepared to be deceptive. I’ll do it in a really sly, conniving way. A very generous, laughing way. (Laughs)

Holmes: A lot of people were frustrated last season with the way Boston Rob (Mariano) led the Ometepe tribe. Are you concerned that an all-star could wield that kind of power this season?
Powell: Rob was the pimp and they were his little hoes. They ate right out of his pimp hand. They did just as he wanted to.  And it wasn’t only women, men ate right out of his hand too. So, I don’t care who they are, but they’ve got to go.

Holmes: Have you ever been in a situation where you’ve been surrounded by strangers and had to work together as a team?
Powell: My job. I work with totally strangers each and every day. Every type of culture, every type of race. We have to come together with that family at that time. Getting to be a team is something that I’m used to.

Holmes: Any plans for the big check they’ll hand you when you win this thing?
Powell: When I win the million, my plan is to pay off my home. That’s my first priority. And be able to bless people who’ve been a blessing to me.

Holmes: How do your kids feel about their mom playing “Survivor”?
Powell: My children are so happy. They know this is the best experience that their mom can do. And for myself, I’m doing something for me. I’ve always done everything for my children, but this is for me. My son is graduating in a few weeks, and he’s so proud of me.

Holmes: Have you been sizing the other competitors up?
Powell: (Laughs) I’m ready to get the game started, don’t talk the talk unless you can walk the walk. And when the challenges start, we can separate the strongest from the weakest.

“Survivor: South Pacific” premieres Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.

More “Survivor” Fun: XFINITY TV sent Gordon Holmes into the heart of the South Pacific to get a first-hand look at the filming of the latest edition of “Survivor.” Be sure to check back for exclusive interviews with the returning All-Stars and host Jeff Probst, behind-the-scenes photos, and Gordon’s personal (and injury-filled) account of what it’s like to compete in an actual immunity challenge.

Any Questions about “Survivor: South Pacific”? Drop me a line on Twitter: @gordonholmes

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