This week, Parvati Shallow (Survivor: Cook Islands, Survivor: Micronesia, Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains, and Survivor: Winners at War) is celebrating the launch of her new book, Nice Girls Don't Win, with a series of appearances including book signings, photo opportunities, and a headlining "Survivor vs. Traitors Drag Show."
Parvati has been co-hosting drag shows for a few years now, many of which have been themed to match the various reality shows she's been featured on, like Survivor and The Traitors. But her entrance on Tuesday night left fans even more in awe than ever before.
Parvati took to the stage in a full Boston Rob Mariano cosplay—Red Sox hat and all!
She and co-host Jan Sport opened the show by performing a full routine to a revamped version of the song "Shallow" from the film A Star is Born, which featured altered lyrics such as "there's a million bucks we're playing for" and "in the bad times I fear Jeff Probst."
The crowd—including friends and former players Ethan Zohn (Survivor: Africa, Survivor: All Stars, Survivor: Winners at War), Kellie Nalbandian (Survivor 45), Ben Katzman (Survivor 46), Brandon Donlon (Survivor 45), Andy Rueda (Survivor 47), and Mitch Guerra (Survivor 48)—were going wild as both leading ladies stunned with a parody performance that rivaled the original, in the eyes of Survivor fans, at least.
And of course, the song wouldn't have been complete without acknowledging the play on her last name by updating the chorus to "it's Parvati Shallow now" which the entire crowd chanted along with. Jan nailed the live vocals in a classic Survivor bikini and buff combination while Parvati slayed with her dance moves and spot-on costume choice.
With the book's press tour, we've been getting a lot of new information from the four-time Survivor castaway. In a recent interview on GLAAD's Instagram with Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X and Survivor: Game Changers player Zeke Smith, Parvati revealed that Rob was one of the first people to read her new book.
So her choice to dress up as him for the "Survivor vs. Traitors Drag Show" might also be an ode to their friendship in addition to a shout-out to his legend status across both platforms. While we don't know for sure the intent behind her costume, we know she absolutely crushed it!
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