Celebrity ‘Survivor’ Alum Lisa Whelchel Wasn’t Asked Back for Season 50—For 1 Big Reason

Lisa Whelchel revealed that she was not approached to join the cast of Survivor 50—but that it wasn’t a surprise. The Fact of Life star, who famously landed as runner-up on Survivor: Philippines in 2012, told Entertainment Weekly that she made her stance clear in a previous interview about the CBS reality show.

In a 2020 Survivor Quarantine Questionnaire for EW Whelchel, who won the $100,000 fan favorite award during Survivor: Philippines, revealed that she “cried for almost three straight...