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Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing' stars give News 8 an inside look at survival
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — It's all about one thing: survival. In a groundbreaking season, fourteen top survivalists will venture into the perilous Australian Outback, facing extreme conditions, deadly snakes, and fierce competition, as the most intense and surprising installment of 'Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing' debuts. Survivalists Matt Wright and Cheeny Plante sat down with News 8's Gio Battaglia this week about competing in the latest season. News 8's Gio Battaglia: What was it like coming back for the new season? Matt Wright: It was the best. You've got to be a little bit crazy just to keep coming back. That craziness keeps us from going completely insane, I guess. News 8's Gio Battaglia: How does it compare to previous seasons you've competed in? Was there anything that happened that was unexpected? Cheeny Plante: I thought it was way more in action packed. I love the environment. I love the cast that was chosen. The challenges were amazing. Weather was perfect. Everything about it was just great. Matt Wright: This one definitely was a bucket list place being Australia. I think sometimes the most dangerous, deadly places, are sometimes the best adventure Then this one, obviously, you know, that bucket list kind of got knocked down a bit as I found myself going into elimination right off the bat. And it happens, any little slip, it shows you that all the training of everything you could still mess up, it is just about how well you could stand back up. News 8's Gio Battaglia: I know when a lot of people watch the show, they think, 'Oh, I could do this.' But if they were ever presented the chance, they'd probably run scared. What keeps you guys coming back? Matt Wright: What keeps me coming back, I would say is the inspiration. It's the people, the little kid that'll see me on the street, or, you know, anyone that says they've gone through a hard part in their life and because they've watched our challenge, it helped them get through that tough thing. If they were getting through cancer, disability, whatever it might be. There's a lot of people that have messaged me through the years saying, 'Thank you for taking on such a difficult thing when I was going through chemotherapy.' or 'You were my saving grace.' If he's running around naked, doing it, I can do it and and that always keeps me coming back. It's a tug at the heartstrings, and I find myself running around naked all over the world that way. Cheeny Plante: We see the adventure and the chance to get out and get away and kind of go back in time and live how humans are supposed to live? News 8's Gio Battaglia: If this was someone's first time tuning in for the new season, talk a little bit about what they can expect and what some of the competition looks like. Matt Wright: If it's your first time tuning in, what you're going to find out here on this is that 'Naked and Afraid' is trying to survive the elements. You're just trying to like survive, and 'Last One Standing' is you now have to survive your peers in an array of different competitions while you still survive. And as tough as this is, it takes mental strength, physical strength, and it takes a little bit of strategizing, a little bit of pre planning, and being able to improvise on the spot. You'll see on this last one standing. It's gonna be some of the toughest competition yet. And it's one of the toughest places on the planet. And you will see a heck of an adventure. Cheeny Plante: They definitely picked some of the best people that have ever been on this franchise. The challenges are fast paced. There's many moving parts. It's a lot. It's very exciting. It's lots of highs, ups and downs, lows, unexpected twists and turns. You don't want to miss a single episode, because something crazy happens in every one. I promise you. News 8's Gio Battaglia: Talk a little bit about the fan favorites that came back. What was it like being in the lineup with these other fan favorites? Cheeny Plante: It's pretty cool to be right up there with Matt and Laura and Max — some of these hard, seasoned veterans. It says a lot, and it's kind of it's an honor to be amongst these people. Matt Wright: Without a doubt, it's humbling. It's humbling because I understand how tough it is to do this challenge as much as anyone it and to go out there with people who decide to go and to continue to take it on. Whether someone has has done a few challenges like Cheeney, or has done seven, eight challenges, or it's their first or second challenge, it's humbling to be out there with people who have the same mindset to want to go and run around with nothing and try to not just survive, but try to win this challenge. News 8's Gio Battaglia: I guess my last question would be just reiterating that message of why you do it, and the message that people can take away once they watch the show other than trying to see survival skills. Matt Wright: You're going to want to watch 'Last One Standing' as you'll be able to figure out your own strategy of how you might take it on and and see if it works in adapting to this environment. You'll learn a lot of different survival skills. There'll be a lot of things that we're doing out there that you may not have even thought about. You might have to do one day, but it will definitely keep you on your toes, because it's anyone's game, and because of that, it, there's really no way to ever predict what's going to happen next. Cheeny Plante: This kind of stuff takes a lot of grit, lot of hard work, lot of dedication. And I hope people see that the harder you work, the greater your reward will be in life. News 8's Gio Battaglia: Anything else that I might have glossed over that you think is important to hit home before the new season airs? Matt Wright: I'd say one thing is just while you're seeing this challenge unfold, you have to also remember that it's a challenge to survive for a month in the Australian outback. It's one thing to think, you know, individual challenges, maybe won or lost, but you have to survive a month. And to survive a month alone is not an easy task. Not everybody will make it. Not everybody can just survive out there for that month. That is a big thing to take away while you see the challenges take part. Remember that you'd have to also be able to not die while you're out there for a month in the outback. Cheeny Plante: We're under an extreme amount of pressure when we're out there. For sure, we're all human, so you're going to see a lot of mistakes. 'Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing' airs Sundays at 8 p.m. on Discovery. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Tom's Guide
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
How to watch 'Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing' season 3 online
One thing's for sure, "Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing" season 3 ain't for the faint hearted. This time the setting is the Australian Outback with challenges including the deadly taipan snake and 250-pound wild boars... oh, and the competitive nature of 14 highly accomplished survivalists. You can watch "Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing" season 3 online and from anywhere with a VPN. "Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing" season 3 premieres on Sunday, May 18 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Discovery Channel.• U.S. — Discovery+ (7-day FREE trial) | Max• U.K. — Discovery+• Watch anywhere — try NordVPN 100% risk-free But it isn't just wild critters and killers or the rival skill sets of sundry knife makers, snowboarders and outdoor guides, competitors will also have to deal with conditions that can involve temperatures of up to 104°F during the day and night times so cold there is a very real danger of hypothermia if survivalists are unable to find shelter. Sounds like fun huh? The programme makers also promise that the survivalists will face "heartbreaking medical tap outs, legacy-defining moments and the most shocking elimination ever seen in the franchise.' And all for a prize of $100,000 but, probably more important to these guys, the winner will also receive the coveted 10.0 Primitive Survival Rating (PSR) - keep reading to the end to find out what that is all about. Read on for how to stream "Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing" season 3 online and from anywhere. "Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing" season 3 premieres on Discovery Channel on Sunday, May 18 at 8 p.m. ET/PT in the U.S. - Discovery Channel streams on Philo (7-day FREE trial). New episodes will also stream later on Discovery Plus (7-day FREE trial) and Max (from $9.99 per month with ads). Traveling outside the States? Simply use a VPN to unblock your usual U.S. streaming services when abroad. Details below. If "Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing" season 3 isn't airing where you're currently located, that doesn't mean you have to miss the show while you're away from home. With the right VPN (virtual private network), you can stream the show from wherever you are. We've evaluated many options, and the best VPN you can get right now is NordVPN. It meets the VPN needs of the vast majority of users, offering outstanding compatibility with most devices and impressive connection speeds. You can try it risk-free for 30 days if you take advantage of NordVPN's no-quibble money-back guarantee. There's a good reason you've heard of NordVPN. We specialize in testing and reviewing VPN services and NordVPN is the one we rate best. It's outstanding at unblocking streaming services, it's fast and it has top-level security features too. With over 6,000 servers across 111 countries, and at a great price too, it's easy to recommend. Get over 70% off NordVPN with this deal Using a VPN is incredibly simple. 1. Install the VPN of your choice. As we've said, NordVPN is our favorite. 2. Choose the location you wish to connect to in the VPN app. For instance, if you're visiting the U.K. and want to view a U.S. service, you'd select a U.S. server from the location list. 3. Sit back and enjoy the show. Head to your streaming service app — e.g. Philo or Discovery Plus — and watch "Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing" S3 online from wherever you are in the world. There is no release date for "Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing" season 3 in the U.K. but it will be available on Discovery and Discovery Plus very soon. Come back here for details. On vacation in the U.K. or there for work? Don't worry. U.S. nationals can use a good streaming VPN to log in back into their home provider from anywhere in the world. "Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing" season 3 is available for streaming in Australia from Sunday, May 18 on Foxtel. You can also find it on Binge. New episodes air on Sundays on Discovery Channel. Visiting Australia from the U.S.? You can watch "Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing" season 3 from anywhere in the world with Nord VPN, a clever app that allow you to log in to your usual streaming services as if back home. Matt Wright – Knife maker and survival instructor with highest number of days survived in the wild (252). Previously in 'Naked and Afraid: Savage', 'Naked and Afraid XL' and six more challenges. Max Djenohan – Snowboarder with survival total of 177 days. Appeared on the show in six challenges. Ky Furneaux – Aussie outdoor guide who should feel at home in the Outback. Appeared in six challenges over the years and survived 136 days. Laura Zerra – Competed in Alaska, Panama and the Amazon jungle and survived 156 days. Appeared in five seasons in a row. Suzänne Zeta - Virginia native has survived a total of 81 days during her various challenges across five seasons of the show. Trish Bulinsky – Has appeared in four previous challenges and survived for a total of 104 days. Kaila Cumings – Knife maker from New Hampshire returns with four challenges under her belt and 88 days survived. Darrin Reay – Adventurer from Colorado with three previous seasons and 83 days survived in the wild. Patrick French – From New Hampshire. Also three previous seasons on the show, with 82 days in the wild. Trent Nielsen – Three challenges and 73 survival days. Cheeny Plante – Three challenges and 67 survival days. Jamie Frizzell – Scottish competitor from three previous challenges and 44 days. Kaiela Hobart – Two challenges and 61 survival days. Jermaine Jackson – Two challenges and 35 days survived in the wild. Season 03 Episode 01: "Outback Trial by Fire" S03 E02: "A Thief in the Night" S03 E03 – S03 E10: "TBA" The Personal Survival Rating (PSR) self-evaluation tool, was developed to facilitate comprehension and assessment of a person's natural predispositions, skills acquired through learning and habits developed through experience that can foster the success of a wilderness experience and increase autonomy and security in a natural environment. We test and review VPN services in the context of legal recreational uses. For example: 1. Accessing a service from another country (subject to the terms and conditions of that service). 2. Protecting your online security and strengthening your online privacy when abroad. We do not support or condone the illegal or malicious use of VPN services. Consuming pirated content that is paid-for is neither endorsed nor approved by Future Publishing.
The Independent
07-02-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Naked and Afraid to welcome first double amputee contestant
Next month, Naked and Afraid will feature its first-ever double amputee contestant, Mandy. The long-running Discovery Channel survival series — which sees two strangers brave the wilderness together with no water, no food, and no clothes — will kick off season 18 on March 9. Mandy will be paired with Jonny, and for 21 days, the duo will be forced to survive unique environments and unprecedented obstacles. In a new teaser for the hit show, Mandy introduces herself, explaining: 'Ten years ago, my life was changed forever.' As she makes her way out of the back of a pick-up truck, she removes both of her prosthetic legs. 'I have died three times and came back from that,' she continues. 'There is life after the unimaginable.' Old clips begin to play, including one of her in a harness as she takes what are presumably her first steps with prosthetic legs and another of her hoisting herself up a snowy mountain. 'My motto is: tell me that I can't and I will show you that I can. I get to be the first person on Naked and Afraid with no f***ing legs, and I think that's pretty damn cool,' she says. According to a press release, Mandy joins the show a decade after losing her legs 'in a devastating and tragic accident.' 'She became the first female bilateral amputee to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro and is now ready to take on the Everest of survival challenges — 21 days in the remote jungle and dense rainforest of Belize,' it adds. 'Mandy, alongside her partner, Jonny, will battle heavy rains, swarms of mosquitos, and toxic plants all in a bid to demonstrate that no challenge is too formidable to conquer.' Naked and Afraid has been airing since 2013, and it has gone on to spawn several spin-off series, including Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing and Naked and Afraid: Solo. In 2022, Shanika Malcolm made franchise history when she became the first Black female contestant to win the competition after surviving 21 days in the Chiapas rainforest. Her partner, meanwhile, exited the game after 11 days. 'It means everything to me to have made history and to be an inspiration for others,' Malcolm told Discovery at the time. 'My girls are super proud of me and I'm glad to be a living example to them and BIPOC girls everywhere. I'm also very proud of my strength and ability to persevere through this challenge. This might have been the most challenging 21 days of my life and I'm so glad I did it.' The first two episodes of Naked and Afraid season 18 premiere Sunday, March 9 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the Discovery Channel. They will be available to stream on Max and Discovery+ the next day.
