He started off the season as someone that had never left the country and seemed overwhelmed by his surroundings.
He left as the Tribal Council bomb-thrower never afraid to mix it up.
Donathan Hurley may not have wonSurvivor: Ghost Island,but he became a fan favorite along the way.
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How frustrated was Donathan at not being able to make a move?
Why did he vote for Wendell to win and not his big ally in Laurel?
What would he do differently if able to play again?
And hwo doe she feel about pop star Sia giving him $10,000 at the live show?
We asked Donathan all that and more after the finale.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Whats going on, Donathan?DONATHAN HURLEY:Its been a crazy day.
Its been a great day.
Yeah and uh, hello?
Getting $10,000 from a huge pop star in Sia!Oh my god!
I cant believe it.
It just brings tears to my eyes every time I make a run at even talk about it.
And that money, that is so thoughtful.
Im so appreciative of it, and she just blew my mind tonight for sure.
Well, listen, Ive got some bills to pay.
Can you put in a good word for me now that you two are like BFFs?
Can you hook a brother up?I will, Dalton.
Okay, lets get into the episode and what we saw in this finale.
First off, I obviously want to ask you about your vote.
But also, I had to look back and say she never really made any moves.
She played a great social game in a sense, but also you have to play the game ofSurvivor.
So thats kinda where I look that Wendell is.
Hes a great social guy, he worked around camp, and you dont see much of that anymore.
So, its time to throw some flames at them.
Its a big platform, so why not go ahead and go big or go home, right?
Out there it was frustrating, that I knew those guys were really steamrolling through the game.
What was your best move out there?My best move was the Morgan vote.
Its the one time I had some people that were real and did anything.
We really surprised them when Morgans name was read.
That was an electrifying moment.
I really take pride in that.
I wanted to go play and do things thatSurvivorplayers do, but also show people who Donathan was.
I let my story out at the first Tribal.
People say, You dont do that!
But I wanted to flip that kind of script.
Seeing Adam and Jeremy on Day 39, they played it through and told their story at the end.
Thats the way I view it.
A lot of people gave me a lot of credit pretty much over that.
You know, you dont know the full story.
I was never supposed to go down there that far.
I told them, No I dont want to do that.
James was this guy that said, I can do it.
I can do it.
Then, the script flipped and he ended up bout drowning out there.
It was up to me to go.
People dont know that I was a smoker.
I smoked for ten years.
I quit right before this experience, and I never really worked out or anything.
Just those elements of knowing that Oh my God, I cant breathe.
I had to take a second to collect myself before I went back down.
Hes the hero of his tribe.
That kind of gave me the confidence to kind of move forward.
I will never back down.
I had a great moment with that.
Well, forget about you for a second.
Tell me everything about Aunt Patty and tell me right now.Aunt Patty is wonderful.
She is the greatest.
She is just electrifying.
She is someone that is just so great to be around and I just love her to death.
I was so happy.
A lot of the people, I think they like her more than they do me!
How is she handling her newfound celebrity?Oh, shes loving it.
Shell get along with everybody.
She was here taking pictures with the fans, getting offered crafts.
She was living it up here these past few days.
I say, Id go back and then I say, Oh I guess I might not.
Then I come out here and you see the fans, and you see how much theyve enjoyed me.
But coming out here has gave me that, Yes, one hundred percent I would definitely go back.
Yeah, a better poker face for sure.
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