Gen x star zeke smith being outed as transgender, by a. Council when jeff varner outed zeke smith as transgender on national television. Why survivors zeke smith wanted cbs to air the moment he. Each night during our season, zeke and i would wander down to the beach, cuddle in the sand and plot how we. During a heated tribal council in the shows 34th season, contestant jeff varner publicly outed zeke smith as transgender, explaining that it showed smith had an ability to deceive. Game changer, contestant jeff varner outed zeke smith as transgender, while facing elimination. Survivor zeke, outed as transgender, post elimination q. Jeff probst kicks out survivor contestant outed zeke smith. Game changers, and we had the chance to interview the most recent castoff, zeke smith. On wednesday night, survivor fans saw one of the shows most raw, emotional, and real moments yet.
How he knew zeke smith is transgender and the shame he feels for outing him this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Wednesdays april 12 episode of survivor was dramatic and surprising for. Zeke revealed in the magazine that someone it turns out it was jeff varner actually outed him while filming the. In one of the most emotional moments in survivor history, zeke smith was outed as transgender in last. Survivor contestant zeke smith outed as transgender. Zeke, now 29, revealed in a new interview that during the april 12 episode taping, a contestant we found out. A survivor player cruelly outed another as transgender for.
If you watched last season, milineals vs gen x, zeke outed himself then over a beer with one of the others when they had won a dinner for 4 or 5 of the contestants. Survivor host jeff probst has dramatically evicted one of this seasons contestants after one of the most shocking situations in 34 seasons of the show. Please do not read on if you havent watched wednesdays survivor season 34 finale sarah lacina, a 32yearold cop from marion, iowa. But this is a unique situation that falls outside the normal boundaries. Survivor game changers ep 6 zeke talks about varners. The outing of a survivor cast member on television has sparked outrage.
However, that all changed while the cast was filming season 34 in fiji. He proved to be a sly force of nature throughout season 33s millennials vs. A couple of weeks after i got back from season 34, we went out to provincetown. Zeke became one of the main characters in millennials vs. Season 34, episode 6, what happened on exile, stays on exile, had this synopsis from cbs. Now that the shocking revelation has been made, people want to know more from zeke smiths wiki. At least the story has a happy ending for zeke smith, who told people the april 12 drama served as a reminder that hate will always lose. The season premiered on march 8, 2017 with a twohour airing, marking the series 500th episode, and ended on may 24, 2017, when sarah lacina was named the winner over brad culpepper and troy troyzan robertson in a 730 vote. Was survivor wrong to air the moment zeke smith got outed. If you care about lgbt issues, trans rights and media representation, or reality tv, you probably have heard by now that on wednesday nights survivor, a trans man was outed. Zeke smith is a contestant whos doing pretty well on season 34 of cbss reality show, survivor.
It became a worldwide cultural moment, host jeff probst told the audience at the live survivor. Hannah shapiro was a runnerup on survivor season 33. Zeke smith was just outed as trans on national television by jeff varner. Jeff varner outed his nuku tribemate zeke smith as. Gen x with his progressive strategy and flamboyant personality. Survivor zeke smith outed as transgender by jeff varner. Survivor contestant who outed tribemate zeke smith as transgender fired from job this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Game changers who outed a fellow contestant as transgender on last weeks episode, has lost his job with a greensboro, north carolina, real estate. Hannah and zeke on survivor season 33cbs the reaction at the nuku tribal council. Here are some of facts to know about survivor contestant, zeke smith.
I knew that she was in casting for season 34 before i went. While he found himself on the bottom on the original vanua tribe, he managed to reach the tribe switch where he formed bonds and connections with chris hammons and david. Survivor contestant who outed tribemate zeke smith as. Season 34, episode 6, what happened on exile, stays on. Opinion outed as transgender on survivor and in real. Game changers, castaway zeke smith returning for his second appearance in two seasons was outed by a fellow contestant as transgender. Zeke smith relives being outed as transgender on survivor. Zeke smith, familiar to viewers of the previous season, went blank. Though survivor has featured a number of gay and lesbian contestants in its 34season run, smith is the first out transgender person to play the game. In april, survivor aired a moment unlike any in realitytv history. His eyes lost focus, and it seemed, for a moment, as if he were.
Survivors zeke smith was outed as transgender in the worst way possible. Game changers finale, referring to the disappointing and shocking moment when jeff varner randomly outed fellow contestant zeke smith as transgender on the april 12 episode. Zeke, now 29, revealed in a new interview that during the april 12 episode taping, a contestant we found out on the episode that it was jeff varner. The outed contestant did a midseason media tour a first for a contestant still in the game and coverage mushroomed on nontraditional survivor media outlets in 2017. Game changers mamanuca islands is the 34th season of the american cbs competitive reality television series survivor, featuring 20 returning castaways. But for dedicated survivor fans, zeke was already frontofmind for. Survivor fans react to zeke smith being outed as transgender tonights episode of survivor had fans on social media in an uproar and rightfully so. Survivor contestant outed as transgender by castmate. In 34 seasons of survivor, i have rarely, if ever, personally commented on what is said or done in the game. Get a closer look at the season 34 contestants by clicking. Survivor player zeke smith is a welcome shot of enthusiastic, wickedly smart energy on the show. Survivor fans react to zeke smith being outed as transgender. Survivor game changers ep 6 zeke talks about varners betrayal.