Survivor’s Tyson Did not Wish to Compete on ’The Problem: USA’

A reluctant sure. Tyson Apostol didn’t precisely soar on the probability to compete on The Problem: USA, the model new iteration of the MTV actuality competitors, which can air on CBS this summer season.

Nonetheless, the four-time Survivor participant, who gained season 27 of the long-running sequence, felt the paycheck was value coping with “s–theads I don’t take care of,” he says.

“I didn’t wish to do that in any respect,” he completely tells Us Weekly in an interview, which you’ll watch above. “I’m simply tremendous chill. I hate individuals coming in and feeling like they’re entitled to win. The second the playing cards and chips aren’t of their favor, they wig the f–ok out. I hate that sort of individual.”

Tyson says there have been “a pair [people] on this season I used to be hesitant to work with as a result of I do know that they’ve that precise persona.” In reality, two of these names appear to be his fellow Survivor winners Sarah Lacina and Ben Driebergen, each of whom have “anger administration points” in line with him. In addition they “perceive how harmful I’m,” he says, as all of them performed collectively on Survivor: Winners at Warfare.

And although Sarah, Ben and among the different Survivors know Tyson’s status as a strategic, social and bodily menace, he tells Us, “Sufficient individuals hadn’t seen me on TV, and that performed in my favor somewhat bit. A few of these youthful Large Brother children most likely hadn’t seen me. And Love Island individuals, I feel they solely watch their very own Instagram Tales as leisure.”

So, his plan going into the sport was to work with “anyone I can manipulate, which was just about most likely everyone,” including, “My primary purpose after I exit is be as calm as I can initially. Don’t be seen scrambling an excessive amount of and attempt to win everyone over good you could.”

Tyson additionally deliberate to stay a spectator to any drama as an alternative of an lively participant. “One of many entertaining issues about happening these reveals is watching individuals mentally and emotionally spiral uncontrolled,” he says. “I don’t do this. I’m very very chill and often very reserved, even in moments of maximum depth. If it doesn’t contain me, I like to take a seat again and eat popcorn and watch the fireworks.”

As for whether or not he ended up having enjoyable filming the present, Tyson provides Us a easy, “No.”

The Problem: USA premieres on CBS Wednesday, July 6, at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT.