Rachel Reilly won't get a free pass to Survivor: 'She's got to apply'

Since there are so many reality shows on the air these days, the term reality star has started to have diminished value in some ways. After all, when there are thousands of reality stars at any given time, how many of them are really stars? However,someone like Rachel Reillyabsolutely deserves to be called a reality star, if not a reality show icon. Fortunately for fans, she also wants to expand her television accomplishments soon.

In the past, Rachel has impressed people with her skills on shows likeBig Brother,The Amazing Race, andThe Traitors. Now, there has been a lot of talk about Rachel potentially expanding her resume by fighting to win arguably the greatest reality competition show ever,Survivor. However, someone very important revealed that Rachel will have to jump through hoops to get onSurvivor.

Jeff Probst said Rachel Reilly has "got to apply" to compete on Survivor

When Jeff Probst attended the77th Primetime Emmy Awards, he was interviewed byEntertainment Tonighton the red carpet. Even though the interviewer only had a very brief time with him, one of the questions that Jeff was asked about was focused on the potential of Rachel Reilly competing onSurvivor.

After being asked about Rachel "completing the CBS reality show trifecta," since she's competed onBig BrotherandThe Amazing Race, Jeff laughed with a smile on his face. Then, Jeff was asked "What's it going to take" to get Rachel onSurvivor. In response, Jeff instantly said thatRachel has to apply to be onSurvivor,like anyone else would.

"Well, first she’s got to apply. She’s got to want it bad enough to send in a little two-minute video and say 'Here’s why I should be on.' There’s no secret passage way to getting on Survivor."

Jeff Probst

Since it would be fascinating to see Rachel compete onSurvivor, learning she doesn't have an inside angle to get on the show obviously is very disappointing. That said, anyone who feels crestfallen about Rachel's potential to get on Jeff's show should keep in mind what he said next.

"I think she's got a shot. Yeah."

Of course, I would like Rachel to have a lot more than "a shot" to get onSurvivor. Instead, I wish that the show's casting team would listen to the multi-time formerSurvivorplayers who'veadvocated for Rachel to get on Jeff Probst's show. Not only that, I definitely think thatDr. Will Kirby should compete onSurvivor. Why not have an all-Big Brotherlegends season ofSurvivor? Seasons like that have certainly worked forThe Amazing Race. Maybe it is time forSurvivorto learn from its fellow CBS reality show.

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