No one quite leaves her mark on a reality show Shallow ParvatiAnd this year, she’ll be taking her talents to… Deal or island deal.

“I enjoyed watching it,” Parvati, 42, said. Us Weekly During an exclusive interview in our studio in New York City about why she joined Season 2 of the NBC show after her co-star Survivor star Boston Rob He appeared in the first season. “I loved watching Rob play. It was so much fun. And then Joe Manganiello He is the host. He’s perfect for this role. It’s on an exotic private island. I’ve got a few Charlie’s Angelsa little Austin Powersa little SurvivorA little game of intrigue. I was telling myself: “I have to play this game.”

After some time Traitors Last year, Parvati hinted that she had hung up Reality TV hat.

“I didn’t retire twice because I did Deal or no deal island And I did Australian Survivor vs. the World “One summer, back to back,” she said. we About her previous statements. “There’s something in my blood about these real-life competition games – their extreme experiences, their life-changing experiences, and who gets the chance to play them more than once? It seems like a mixed blessing.”

on Deal or no deal island — which follows contestants who compete in physical challenges for bags containing cash values ​​before participating in the “Banker Challenge,” also known as the Deal or No Deal game — Parvati deals mostly with people who have never been on a competing show before.

“They don’t have any reality TV background, but they have huge personalities, which I’m used to when I play these games.” Survivor The competitor said. “But when it comes to gameplay and strategy, people who have never been in real-life competition, they don’t get it. It’s a real feeling when you’re in the moment. These people can get really caught up in the drama and the emotion and everything. So this makes it easier for them to maneuver In a way because you know how their emotions will direct them and they won’t be able to stop it for me, I can sit back [and be] Like a lifeguard, stand over them and watch the kids playing in the pool, make sure they are safe and then take them out when they need them. Then let them continue swimming with each other.

While she added that she “can’t really make a plan until I know what I’m working with,” she doesn’t worry about knowing her next move once the game starts. “It’s improved that ability to wait, to be patient, to sit in the unknown, and not be too stressed out about what’s coming,” she said. we. “When it comes down to it, it feels like a big improvisation experience.”

Deal or no deal island It airs on NBC every Tuesday at 9pm ET and begins streaming on Peacock the next day. Keep reading for Partavi’s biggest takeaways about Season 2 so far:

About Dr. Weil:
During the second episode of the season Big brother star Will Kirby – also known as Dr. Whale – joins the cast, much to Parvati’s dismay.

“I don’t really know much about Dr. Weil. I only know what I’ve seen on him Traitors When the guest hosted the challenge in the scary cabin. So I said, “Oh, he’s a strange guy.” I also know that a Big brother legend. “That’s all I know about him,” she said. we. “And I thought: ‘Okay, he’s another big threat in the game, so we can play together.’” But then when he showed up in a tux and then talked about all these statistics about me, I said, “He’s a stalker who makes weird fashion choices.” this [is] Not my friend. “And then it got worse from there.”

Fans saw Dr. Will sabotage Parvati’s plans by not discussing them openly Survivor Last in the group settings in the display.

“It’s a classic dynamic of a pathological narcissist and someone who, you know, has really learned how to assert myself around those types of people and kind of set boundaries and tell them, like, ‘Your game you’re playing is not working for me, so this has to stop,'” she continued. “There will definitely be a power struggle between Will and I. He’s doubling down and digging in his heels and so am I.”

When asked if the overlap Survivor and Big brother “The crowd might be torn over who to support,” Parvati said, “Will wasn’t there Big brother In 20 years, so I feel like I’ve been suffering from the fan’s recency bias. I hope the fans will have more warmth and support for me. I’ll need it because it’s him [is] crazy! I could be crazy too, but like…he’s really crazy, out of his mind.

In Sydney:
I called Parvati Sydney – Who was eliminated in the second episode – “The Fast Hot Mess”.

“She was having a time,” Parvati said of how quickly the contestant collapsed. “And I think Sydney thought she was really running the show. The level of it seemed so fake. It was like, what’s reality and what’s inside Sydney’s mind of reality don’t match. When I saw her at the airport, she had The art of seduction -This book is in her bag. “I got your number, girl,” I said. I read this book. So I thought she’d come up with some action, and then when I saw how she was doing, I said, “Oh, she needs to keep reading.”

At David:
Parvati works with David Genetknown as the Golden God Survivor Australia.

“Nobody knows who David is. Will doesn’t know who David is. I’m the only person who knows who David is,” she explained. “Will’s trying to figure it out. Will would stop me on the way and say, “I think David is Rob Boston.” Survivor Australia.’ I said to him: “Woe, you are out of your mind.” What makes you think so? He absorbs challenges, he’s kind of stupid. I kept playing that and Will was like “Oh.” But Will and David, there’s also going to be a power struggle with those two. I think David respects Will’s style because David is a performer – A Survivor Performance slash competitor. He knows how to play the villain, and play what the audience wants to see. He’ll take that to the extreme. So Dave said, “Oh my God, he’s such a method actor.” I said: No, it is not like that. He’s just crazy!’

At Dixon:
Dixon She refers to Parvati as “mom” on the show, but she wouldn’t be afraid to betray him if she had to.

“I’m going to be Dixon’s mom. There’s something about him. When we were sitting on that swing and he was telling us the story of how his parents gave him up for adoption when he was three months old and he grew up with this older white couple as his mom and dad, I said, ‘Dude, okay, I’ll be your mom.’ “Take you under my wing,” she said. “But I know he has ice in his veins because of the things he was saying when Luke came home in the first episode! Luke I love Dixon. Luke would give Dixon his jewelry, like his watch. “Protect Dixon at all costs,” he told me. I said: Are you sure? Because Dixon said, “I don’t want that watch,” as if he had thrown it into his bag. He doesn’t feel the same kind of warmth toward others as they do toward him. People felt very protective of him. But I knew it was a strategic alliance. If he has to go, he has to go.”

As for living conditions:
After several seasons SurvivorParvati has nothing but praise for her time in the unknown Deal or no deal island hiring.

“Girl, put me on an island any day of my life. I love a beautiful, exotic beach. Deal or No Deal Island was an amazing experience I would have paid for,” she said. “I mean, minus, like sleeping next to Rock The one who snored or Dixon who was always breaking up and coughing in his sleep, and sometimes talking in his sleep. I thought to myself, “Oh, I can do without these guys.” But the sparkling experience was very nice. Then the pavilion where they put us in the dock, the hammocks, the hammock – we loved it there. The castle in Scotland is beautiful, but it’s cold, and it’s probably haunted by the ghosts of the first murdered.

“Everyone was really happy to be there, but the bugs scared the people and the snakes,” she continued. “There were a lot of snakes, [but] I don’t mind snakes. Some people really do it – wrap me in Cobra.

Regarding the challenges:
“The challenges are really intense and complex,” she said. “And the challenges change every time, so it’s not the same. You can’t rely on saying, ‘Oh, two people will be safe, and everyone’s at the bottom.’ They changed it. It’s really dynamic. It’s really fluid. So when I was mentally preparing for the challenges… [every day] I am from the camp [didn’t] Know what to expect. I just need to be in a state of presence, trust, peace, and eyes open, so that I can absorb all the information that is happening at lightning speed and then be able to win these challenges. So it required a different level of operation for me because it’s very non-linear.”

On the temple:
Parvati said we You have 20-30 minutes after the challenge to shower, do your hair, put on makeup, get dressed – and strategize for Temple, where they play Deal or No Deal.

“[That’s the time to] “Convince new reality contestants who have never played a reality game to do what you want them to do,” she said. “And they’re all running around like headless chickens. Then I started to think of Temple as a tribal council, like this is my forum. If I wanted to influence anyone and didn’t have the authority, per se, to decide who would step up to play, I could say something and maybe take over.” People’s heads [or the] Wheels turning in their heads.”

Parvati noted that the “strategy is multi-layered” “in a way that’s completely different from any game I’ve ever played” as contestants can only control so much while actually playing Deal or No Deal. “Unless you have a psychic position, which someone in this cast might have,” she joked. we.