For much of season 49 of “Survivor,” it appeared as if Sophie Segreti was playing a very good game. Unfortunately for her, she faced the wrath of Sage Ahrens-Nichols and Rizo Velovic as both players turned on her for very different reasons. That led to Sophie being the latest player to be eliminated from the reality television series.
Speaking in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Sophie has revealed the shock of suddenly seeing her name unexpectedly mentioned at tribal council.
Sophie Segreti Explains Shock of Being Targeted at Tribal Council
Discussing her exit from the show during the interview, Sophie was quick to point out that she was completely taken aback when multiple contestants began to target her. However, she also revealed that she should have seen the twist coming as it was something that she had prepared for in the run-up to appearing on the series.
“I was listening to podcasts and all sorts of things and reading exit interviews before I came on the show,” Sophie reveals. “And everyone’s like, ‘The moment that you feel comfortable, watch out.’ And it was exactly that. I was sitting there watching Kristina and Savannah argue, and was like, ‘Yeah, bye, Savannah.’”
She then went on to express her genuine shock when it became clear that she was heading home. “It was a 10. I was truly shocked,” she says.
“But it was actual pure shock. I’m quite lucky that I brought all of my things in my bag because, yes, I stupidly really thought that Sage and Soph were going to pull through for me and go Savannah.”
Later in the interview, Sophie also touched on what she thought the other contestants were going to do. In her mind, several other players would have voted to get rid of Savannah Louie along with her, although that obviously didn’t happen.
She said, “I think for Sage, I was actually trusting that her dislike of Savannah was going to pull through for me. For the past three or four votes she has been pulling to get Savannah out. What I underestimated was how tight she was with Jawan and how now I would become persona non grata, enemy No. 1 for Sage on her hit list.”
Sophie Opens Up About Her Friendship With Sage
In a separate interview with Parade, Sophie also discussed her close friendship with Sage and how the two have subsequently reconciled since getting back home.
“It’s been so fun getting to watch her game on TV, because she is playing such an amazing strategic game,” explains Sophie. “And I think because she really dances to the beat of her own drum, you can almost forget how strategic she is. I mean, we saw it with, ‘Just tell them I’m farting. We’re not talking strategy.’”
She added, “And so that’s been lovely to see. But Sage and I are good. I had to do a little bit more damage control when we all were back in the States. But I’m so grateful to have gotten to play the game with her. I mean, kudos to her. She really spearheaded ‘Operation Kick Sophie to the Curb.’”
