A 'Survivor' Legend Gives Her Unfiltered Opinion of Season 50 After Filming

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A 'Survivor' Legend Gives Her Unfiltered Opinion of Season 50 After Filming originally appeared on Parade.

The upcoming milestone 50th season of Survivor is set to be one of the reality TV history books, according to competition icon Cirie Fields! The six-time Survivor competitor and one-time Traitors winner recently returned from filming Survivor: In the Hands of the Fans, and now she's sharing her unfiltered opinion on the upcoming season.

“I can tell you one thing about season 50, and I haven't said this about any other season,” she told E! News on July 21 2025. “Best season ever. Best. Not just because I was there. Best. Season. Ever.”

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Fields added that she enjoys watching the show as much as competing on it, and she still believes this one was something special. “I've watched since Richard Hatch [won season 1]," she said. "I'm a fan as well as a contestant.”

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The milestone season's cast is made up of legendary players over the last 25 years, from early favorites like Colby Donaldson and Jenna Lewis-Dougherty to previous winners like Dee Valladares and Kyle Fraser to people who played more times than anyone else, like Ozzy Lusth and Fields.

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Fields first gained notoriety in the Survivor fandom when she competed on Survivor: Panama — Exile Island in 2006. She returned for Survivor: Micronesia — Fans vs. Favorites in 2008, Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains in 2009 and Survivor: Game Changers in 2017. She is set to appear on Australian Survivor Vs. The World beginning in August 2025, and Survivor 50 in 2026.

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Though Fields has never won Survivor, she became known as one of the best players in history, and proved her reputation as a player when she won Traitors season 1 in 2023. She was the sole Traitor to make it to the end and snagged the $250,000 prize alone.

Players are tight-lipped about the outcome of Survivor 50, but fans have been searching for clues whenever possible. In July 2025, shortly after filming ended, some fans speculated that Donaldson made it fairly far, and potentially even won, because he looked especially thin in a new selfie. Fans will just have to wait and see if they're correct!

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A 'Survivor' Legend Gives Her Unfiltered Opinion of Season 50 After Filming first appeared on Parade on Jul 21, 2025

This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 21, 2025, where it first appeared.