Survivor star and recent evictee Simon Mee has called out King George’s manipulation of other players, calling him an “amazing operator”.
Simon was eliminated in last night’s tribal council, even after calling out fellow players Matt, Liz and Gerry for being George’s ‘pawns’. Despite Simon’s criticism, the three Survivor contestants stuck to George’s plan and voted out Simon.
In a post-show interview, Simon said that he was happy with his game play, but was shocked to see how much George manipulated the other players.
“I am just exhausted,” Simon told 10 Play. “It has just been everything I could have ever imagined and more. To be part of one of the most amazing seasons like this, but it was a lot.”
He added, “I just wanted to make it far enough in the game to get that merge buff, and then the chance to be there at the final tribal council — whether I was sitting and pitching to the jury or deciding the vote.
“I just really needed to fulfil that dream as a fanboy, and I’m so grateful I got that chance.”
Simon said that he knew from the start of the show that George would be tough competition, and wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible.
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“He loves the game as much as I do and has the potential to be one of the greatest players ever,” Simon explained. “I think I saw that as soon as he stepped on the beach, how big of a presence he was.”
“I very quickly said you know what? This big threat needs to go. Once I made that decision I had to live with the consequences of my actions and it really dictated a lot of my game.”
“He’s such an amazing operator, so to warn everyone about it and see it happen in front of my eyes was extremely frustrating. So many people fell under the rule of King George… I did everything I could to warn everyone,” Simon added.
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