Parvati Shallow has won Survivor again. (Getty)
Parvati Shallow, the queer winner of Survivor: Australia vs The World, has announced that the latest series will be her last.
Shallow first competed on Survivor: Cook Islands in 2006, finishing sixth. She returned in 2008’s Survivor: Micronesia, where she claimed her first victory. She also competed in Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains in 2010 and Survivor: Winners at War 10 years later.
With Australia vs The World marking Shallow’s fifth appearance on a Survivor show and her second win, she used Sunday’s (7 September) finale to set out her future.
“This is my final time playing Survivor, so to have been awarded the win from the jury is the sweetest moment,” Shallow said after winning Aus $250,000 (£122,000/$165,000).
While other players lavished her with praise, including calling her performance “impeccable” and naming her “the greatest of all time”, Shallow said: “I think this is the best game of Survivor I’ve played.
“This feels like a full circle for me. I’m rewriting history in a way that feels so right.”
Mae Martin and Parvati Shallow (R) shared photos of themselves together on New Year’s Eve 2023. (Getty)
She came out as queer in December 2023, after which comedian Mae Martin revealed and celebrated their relationship on New Year’s Eve, sharing photos of them kissing, alongside the caption: “Parv’s here, she’s queer, Happy New Year.” However, they are no longer together.
Shallow addressed her sexuality in her recent memoir, Nice Girls Don’t Win: How I Burned It All Down to Claim My Power, and discussed her reasons for joining the second season of The Traitors US.
“Alan Cumming is the host and I was like, ‘Yes’,” she wrote. “I’m so glad I did because it really did burst the door open for me to go on a different network, to connect with a different fan base.”
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