Each weekday, EW will post the answers from a different player.
Jessica “Sugar” Kiper certainly has experienced both sides of theSurvivorspectrum.
Her first time out, she lasted all 39 days onSurvivor: Gabon(losing to Bob Crowley).
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Then, in her return appearance, she was the very first one out inHeroes vs. Villains.
Buckle up, folks!
JESSICA “SUGAR” KIPER:Jeez… it’s been a while.
You know how it is… drama.
Luckily, she turned out to be totally RAD and even better than I had hoped for!
I’m back in Los Angeles with my family.
Punky Jean and I have the same manager, but she has a different agent.
It’s totally okay if I ended up being her chauffeur/set teacher/acting coach.
It’s also okay if she never wants to do anything in the arts.
Some other ideas she’s had are: teacher, doctor, scientist, and astronaut.
Obviously, NOTHING is happening this year, but she’s started remote learning kindergarten.
What is your proudest moment ever from playingSurvivor?
I guess I’m just proud of sticking in there & not letting a–holes win?
That was my goal, so… mission accomplished.
What is your biggest regret from yourSurvivorexperiences?
I’ve had a few… but then again, okay, yeahI could mention them.
I guess I wish I hadn’t gone mad with power.
I hadn’t realized that and did a bunch of crazy stuff directly after returning to my life.
Like… marrying a complete stranger.
I wish I had heeded the words of the psych a little more.
“Don’t change where you work.
Don’t change who you’re in a relationship with, or jump into one.
Also, you will feel compelled to pee behind bushes and keeps snacks on you all the time.
That’s normal.”
This is what the doctor told Bob, Susie, and I in the van after the final Tribal.
It took me a long time to get my head on straight.
I’d never experienced someone bragging about terrible things they’d done.
I don’t think people usually do that.
I told my tribe that I was a ’50s diner waitress and a Marilyn Monroe impersonator.
I didn’t lie, those were jobs I had held.
Sugar was already my nickname for 10 years by then (not a character I made up forSurvivor).
We were both so sad at that time,Survivorseemed like a sign.
Not that it would make her dislike me LESS knowing I’d been a working actor on primetime already.
She couldn’t stand losing to someone she thought wasn’t as good as her.
I got my education by working on TV (because I WENT for it, and got it).
To my nemesis, I just hadn’t gone to college, so I was “uneducated.”
It sucks being wrong.
Narcissists will never admit it & just keep doubling down.
I’ve seen absolute LIES in print from her.
How do you feel about the edit you got on the show?
It felt very character based.Heroes vs. Villainswas completely different.
They couldn’t air my J.T.
drama, so they made it look like I had the hots for Colby.
That was weird, but whatever.
I was a sitting duck that season anyway.
What was it like coming back to regular society after being out there?
Was there culture shock or an adjustment coming back?
AfterGabon,I was bats— crazy for a long time.
I was just floating through life and not paying attention.
That’s life though.
you’re able to’t shoulda, coulda, woulda.
This the reality I chose, so I try and not hate it or love it.
It is a wonderful LARGE family, where most people love, appreciate, and respect each other.
Whom do you still talk, text, or email with the most from your seasons?
Hmmmm… well, there are different levels.
Bob and Susie, I keep up with.
I think he just hates US.
FromHeroes vs. Villains,I talk to Sandra the most and also Coach, Courtney, and Danielle.
Maybe forgetting someone… but I doubt it.
It’s so wack now.
It must be a little harder for the players to keep up with all the options.
It’s f—ing miserable out there.
Being nice in those conditions isn’t easy… at all.
Anyone who says differently is full of s—.
Who’s one player from anotherSurvivorseason you wish you could have played with or against and why?
There’s a ton of cool people I would’ve liked to play with (not necessarily against).
You could just go through each season and find the players with the best quality and most meaningful tattoos.
I’d probably enjoy them.
I really should’ve told Tom that… ooooooh!
Shoulda, coulda, woulda!
That ship has sailed.
Plus, I get to eat, and sleep!
I much prefer it this way.
If you could make one change to any aspect ofSurvivor, what would it be and why?
I mean, like players that were off early and never heard from again…
I don’t know what I’d expect from them, maybe a Christmas card?
Just sayin'… a card would be nice!
Finally, would you play again if asked?
I sleep with four pillows and a heating pad and for as long as I like!
I enjoy my comfort and loved ones way too much nowadays.
