Each weekday, EW will post the answers from a different player.
Take a deep breath, settle in, and sip theSurvivortea that Rita is spilling.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: First off, give the update as to what youve been up to since appearing onSurvivor.
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RITA VERREOS:Where do I begin!
On a professional level, I went on to continue my career on television.
First as the fill in morning news traffic anchor.
I went on to become the fill in news desk anchor/co-producer for Telemundo in San Antonio.
Speaking of community involvement, I created a similar segment for Telemundo in Texas called Rita en Tu Comunidad.
I was brought up in faith of God.
Within minutes, I got an email inviting me to be a judge.
I remember telling her how aboutAmericas Next Top Model?
Or, how aboutAmazing Racewith my brother: The fashion designer brother with the beauty queen sister.
BUT, she said I was perfect for the cougar they wanted on that season ofSurvivor.
Several of mySurvivorfamilia attended: Sylvia, Earl, Cassandra and Alex.
Another thing I have continued doing is my beauty pageant coaching.
I went on to coach several Miss California USA winners, including Michael Phelps wife, Nicole Johnson.
What is your proudest moment ever from playingSurvivor?
I happen to come from ballet royalty.
One of my moms cousins was married to the iconic ballerina Dame Margot Fonteyn.)
What is your biggest regret from yourSurvivorexperience?
Wow, way to make me feel EXACTLY how it feels when youre out there.
Granted, the extreme circumstances on Ravu did a number on my normal super high energy level!
:( That brings me to another regret.
After all, she was gone so he would have no way of verifying that!
you should have told Earl that it was Sylvia!
She thought I looked A LOT younger than I really was.
(If you remember, the whole cougar/MILF thing had started becoming popular right at that time.)
He said they all said the girl with the Venezuela flag baseball cap….which I was wearing.
Thats when Mark asked me if I would hook up w/any of them?
I had no energy to be flirting.
My very strong maternal instincts kicked in.
Now that theyre 24 and 20…is another story.
In fact, my daughter wants to be onLove Island!
A couple of things that happened to me.
At the end of the challenge, Jeff called time out and asked me if I was ok?
He called the doctor in who told me I needed stitches.
The doctor told me I would have to leave to which I answered: I am NOT quitting!
As you saw, we were very unevenly matched (well, actually from the get-go.
haves vs. have nots…LOL).
Anyhoo, within the 1st seconds, I felt like my face was suddenly on FIRE!!
Because your nose is PROFUSELY bleeding!!
So he called the doctor in who told me I had broken the cartilage in my nose!!!
Jeff asks me What do you want to do?
Stay or leave the game?
How do you feel about the edit you got on the show?
Only Michelle stuck w/me from day one on Ravu.
Lastly, I told him I had Michelle.
Michelle reassured Anthony because she was right there when I was trying to lay this strategy.
What was it like coming back to regular society after being out there?
Was there culture shock or an adjustment coming back?
After 15 days STARVING, when I started eating food from civilization, my intestines went haywire.
Took me about a year to get my intestines balanced again.
Are you frejeakin kidding me???!!!!!
I have NEVER for a second regretted going on the most admired, respected and iconic show.
Whom do you still talk, text, or email with the most from your season?
In the beginning, Sylvia.
Early on, she invited me on a business trip to New Orleans w/her and her hubby.
Sylvia was kind to let me stay with her when I went for my friends funeral.
:) Mookie and Edgardo, I stayed in touch through social media.
Do you still watchSurvivor,and if so, whats your favorite season you were not on and why?
It takes all the circumstances to be just right.
Whos one player from anotherSurvivorseason you wish you could have played with or against and why?
I would have liked to play with Coby.
My hero, next to my recently departed Daddy, is my brother Nick.
I also love that wed be proudly representin minorities.
:)
If you could make one change to any aspect ofSurvivor,what would it be and why?
Bring players back one time at most.
Finally, would you play again if asked?
It would be amazeballs to have the chance to play this iconic game again.
