Switching out Survivor tribal paint for war-themed body paint, “Mana” hosts Kelly Wiglesworth and Joe Anglim dropped their buffs to promote their show.
Sure, why not douse yourself in body paint and take a naked photoshoot in the jungle?
It’s par for the course for former Survivor players Joe Anglim and Kelly Wiglesworth, who teamed up with renown body paint artist Paul Roustan to promote their upcoming traveling reality show, Mana. No, they’re not joining the Mana tribe on Survivor Game Changers; they’re just dressing up in native-like paint for…some reason. I’m sure we’ll find one eventually.
The two former Survivor players talked to People about the experience, talking about how a great experience it was to embrace their wilder side as they dropped their buffs. “Doing the body painting felt incredibly freeing,” said Kelly Wiglesworth. “It allowed us to tap into and become our true primal selves! Connecting to our personal power – our MANA – and we wanted to show that we’re not afraid to put ourselves out there and try new things!”
What this has to do with their reality show remains to be seen, as nothing about this online reality/travel show has been released online yet. We do know that Joe and Kelly will be abandoning their Survivor-like backstabbing and producing a show that will explore the customs and rituals of where they go. They’ve already filmed two months in Maui as of last summer, but what does donning body paint have to do with anything?
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In their own words;
"We want to connect with artists and other people and communities who are changing the world in a positive way. We want to help share their story and make good TV about building people up, not tearing people down.-Kelly WiglesworthAll of us are creators and artists and our Mana is our fire. We want you to ignite this fire and continue to fuel it and maximize it to your absolute fullest. It is here in this collaboration and collective movement of MANA where we have the opportunity to make real positive change for our own lives, those around us and for future generations.-Joe Anglim"
Again, what the hell does wearing body paint and posing naked for photos in the jungle have to do with anything? Perhaps we’ll see more if Mana ever gets picked up, but without some context, it just looks like a bunch of crazy people playing dress up for publicity of a show that’s been stalling in post-production.
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At least these videos exist for you to remember this actually happened, forever and ever. There’s no turning back from this.