She didn’t win.
We spoke to Angelina to get her side of the story on Fake Idolgate.
She even revealed to us how she almost refused to be taken to the end by Nick!
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(Also confirm to read our interviews withSurvivorchampNick Wilson,Mike White,Kara,Alison, andDavie.)
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: So I went to the supermarket the other day and they were out of rice.
Think it’s possible for you to you help me with that?
ANGELINA KEELEY:Oh, no.
I can get you a hookup.
I know someone, I know a guy.
So, no votes at the end from the jury.
It wasn’t unexpected.
I felt that the three of us had played different games.
I wanted to differentiate myself in whatever way I could.
But no, it was not a surprise, and I’m so happy for Nick.
So it was a good outcome in that regard.
And then as it was going on you could sense it was heading more Nick’s way?
I’m gonna give it my all.
I’m gonna have fun, I’m gonna see what happens.
But yeah, I mean, you try your best and that’s all you might do.
Who was inyourideal final three?
Whom did you want to go to the end with?
I was very open to Davie at that point.
And so, at that point, I knew that it was just lip service from Davie.
As much as I loved him, I knew that, that wasn’t a real bond there.
Not bond, but promise.
And again, that wasn’t because I thought I could beat them.
That’s because I felt I was playing a very different game from them.
But obviously, that didn’t work.
That was my game plan.
So you were rooting for Mike to beat Kara at the fire making then?
I helped Mike practice his fire that day!
So, first of all, on Jabeni, I was the primary fire-maker.
And then on the merge tribe after Carl left, I was the primary fire-maker.
And let me explain why.
To get the hero moment?
And Dalton, I was literally so close to just being like, “Thank you, Nick.
I appreciate that so much.
But, Jeff, I haven’t won an immunity yet.
And so, if I were to do it again, I would’ve done that.
You keep talking about these other moves.
Let’s talk about it.
We know the one we’re dancing around, the whole fake idol shenanigans.
You watched the episode backstage.
What do you have to say about that move?
The move was both strategic and emotional, as many of my moves were.
So, I’ll tell you first about the strategic part, and I meant this wholeheartedly.
I knew that Nick had the immunity necklace.
I obviously had the immunity idol in my pocket.
There were three other people left: Alison, Kara, and Mike.
I knew that Alison wanted to take Kara to the end, because she thought she could beat her.
And so, I knew that her next best option was Mike.
Obviously, as I told you, my final three was Mike and Nick.
So I really did want to protect Mike.
So that would’ve been the best-case scenario.
I explained this to Mike.
It did not make the edit unfortunately.
We’ve talked about it several times.
I’m hoping that we can move forward.
We have so much in common.
We were born six days apart.
So again, looking back at it, it’s hard.
It’s hard to watch.
Last note about that idol that you found.
I’m sure you were a little worried about when Nick was on that ladder.
I was like, “Hey, what are you doing?”
Because the rule in that rulebook is then it’s theirs.
And so, I was glad that he did the gentlemanly thing there and let me get it.
And even though I lost it temporarily, I remembered, “atop the rock behind the well.”
And that is why I climbed to the top of the waterfall.
And had the clue said, “inthe rock wall” or “along the rock wall.”
I would’ve been able to find it on my own.
And so, that was actually a big disappointment.
I think words matter.
Alright, let’s say the votes are a little different, Angelina.
Let’s put you in the position of Laurel last season.
Oh, my gosh, I thought about this a lot actually.
Honestly, I don’t know.
There were so many reasons for both!
Not gonna accept that.
Okay, let me tell you this.
I feel bad that Laurel had to do that.
You know I’d love to see you play again.
So, Angelina, the question becomes: Would you do this whole crazy thing over again?
It’s an honor to be asked to play once.
It’s insane to be asked to play twice, especially amongst the cast that this was.
I think my response right now to Jeff is: make me an offer that I can’t refuse.
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