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\u201cNormally that kind of name might make you a target,\u201d she said. \u201cBut in that cast, everyone had a name. David Genat was the Golden God. There was the King, the Queen, the Rebel. So it wasn\u2019t just me with baggage.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone was so into the game. Food, shelter, comfort \u2014 none of it mattered. The game dominated from day one.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite the pace, Allis felt ready.<\/p>\n
She trained with an ex-SAS officer before her first season, and this time kept her prep detailed and deliberate.<\/p>\n
\u201cI totally overprepare,\u201d she said. \u201cI even studied footage frame by frame to see what materials worked, how people froze. I packed merino wool, silk, anything that stayed warm when wet.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShawn [Hampson] went in with shorts and a t-shirt. One guy wore basketball gear. I was like, have you not seen this show?\u201d<\/p>\n
The physical side changed too.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe first time I was doing yoga almost every day. This time I\u2019ve been surfing a lot more, which works different muscle groups,\u201d Allis said.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cYoga might have given me more core strength, but surfing gave me something else.\u201d<\/p>\n That ocean comfort translated directly to Survivor\u2019s water-based challenges.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve always been comfortable in the water,\u201d Allis said. \u201cHolding my breath, swimming, being underwater. That part of it I don\u2019t stress about.\u201d<\/p>\n Allis lived most of her life in Melbourne and now spends much of her time on Sydney\u2019s Northern Beaches.<\/p>\n But Byron is where she slows down.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not here full-time, but I\u2019m here a lot,\u201d she said. \u201cEnough to catch up with my kids. Enough to surf every day. Enough to know I\u2019ll bump into someone I know at The Pass.\u201d<\/p>\n She said Survivor teaches you things you carry back into real life.<\/p>\n \u201cIt gives you resilience. And it gives you gratefulness,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cYou realise you can survive without hot showers, without brushing your hair, without comfort. And when you get home, you look at your fridge and your roof and go, wow, I\u2019m lucky.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cMy daughter says she\u2019s cold, and I\u2019m like, you don\u2019t know what cold is. You don\u2019t know what hungry is. It resets your idea of what\u2019s hard.<\/p>\n \u201cVery quickly, you become primal. You\u2019re sleeping next to strangers. You\u2019re hunting for light before the sun goes down. You have to make fire or you can\u2019t eat.\u201d<\/p>\n She\u2019s quick to point out how much of Survivor is mental, not just physical.<\/p>\n \u201cThe body has more in the tank than we think,\u201d she said. \u201cBut the mind gives up faster. That\u2019s what I learned.\u201d<\/p>\n Her social game also needed adjusting.<\/p>\n \u201cIn 2019, I was paired with Pia [Miranda], and she played a really strong social game,\u201d she said. \u201cI kind of let her lead that, and I focused on strategy. This time I knew I had to bring more of that myself.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/08\/AUvWLD_EP1_190_08504.jpg\")
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