'Australian Survivor' Host Jonathan LaPaglia Fired From Show, Says He Was Blindsided: 'It Hurts Like a B-tch!'
Jonathan LaPaglia was shockingly fired from his job as the host of Australian Survivor and now he says he was blindsided by the news.
The 55-year-old actor and TV personality has been the host of Network 10′s iteration of Survivor ever since it began in 2016 and now he has been axed from the show.
“Australian Survivor has seen some of the most epic blindsides over the last 10 years, but this one might just be the craziest of them all….because it happened to me,” Jonathan began his post.
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He continued, “I received a call from the Network thanking me for all my hard work and dedication to the show but for next season they are ‘going in a different direction’. Ratings had dipped a bit recently and they wanted to do something drastic to shake things up. So for the first time ever this is not a tribe swap, but a HOST SWAP®️ Yes, you read that right.”
“I wish I could say, ‘Before we go to vote, tonight is a little different….no one’s going home.’ But I can’t. None of that non-elim bullsh-t tonight! Someone IS going home. And with no idol in my back pocket, that someone is me. I have loved and will dearly miss the immensely talented crew, all the crafty players and our loyal sassy audience. I’m a huge fan of this incredible game, always have been, always will be,” he added.
“It has been one of the greatest adventures of my career to helm Australian Survivor, so it is without a doubt the hardest challenge of all to snuff my own torch but here goes; ‘JLP…..the tribe has spoken.’ But don’t pull out your hankies just yet, I’ll still be at the helm for Australia v World…. probably our best season EVER! (Ps. Whoever said a blindside is the most humane way to put someone down is an idiot. It hurts like a bitch!),” Jonathan concluded.
We have photos of Jonathan going shirtless in Los Angeles several years ago!
If you didn’t know, Jonathan‘s brother is Without a Trace actor Anthony LaPaglia.