Survivor Contestants and Periods
Contestants on ‘Survivor’ get tampons from an off-camera medical box. The box includes tampons, condoms, contact lens solution, sunscreen, bug spray, medicine. ‘Survivor’ contestants don’t sleep on the ground due to bugs, snakes, crabs and rats. They make shelters at the designated camp site. US producers even withhold swimsuits from contestants until the merge. So women compete in bras to match clothes. Winners get paid double the usual prize plus $10,000 for the reunion show. But all contestants get a sliding scale of prize money. Periods make playing harder as contestants get hormonal and fatigued. Despite no showers or sinks, contestants bathe in the ocean.
Australian Survivor and Periods
Australian Survivor: Blood V Water contestants have to compete in a lot of challenges, but the females also have to deal with the challenge of having their period. Source: Network Ten. In an interview with Refinery29 Australia, Shannon explained that contestants are given the option to take the contraceptive pill in order to manage their cycle if they choose to.
Survivor Contestants and Necessities
Tampons, condoms, contact lens solution, sunscreen, bug spray, and medicine are kept in an off-camera medical box for Survivor contestants. They make shelters at the camp site instead of sleeping on the ground due to bugs, snakes, crabs and rats. US producers even withhold swimsuits from contestants until the merge. So women compete in bras to match clothes. Winners get paid double the usual prize plus $10,000 for the reunion show. But all contestants get a sliding scale of prize money. Despite no showers or sinks, contestants bathe in the ocean. Periods make playing harder as contestants get hormonal and fatigued. Contestants use bamboo and grass to wipe themselves. Some take birth control to manage cycles. All are provided necessities like medication and feminine hygiene products.