{"id":128197,"date":"2024-04-27T02:44:14","date_gmt":"2024-04-27T02:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/27\/survivor-season-1-contestant-sonja-christopher-dead-at-87\/"},"modified":"2024-04-27T02:44:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T02:44:14","slug":"survivor-season-1-contestant-sonja-christopher-dead-at-87","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/27\/survivor-season-1-contestant-sonja-christopher-dead-at-87\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Survivor’ Season 1 Contestant Sonja Christopher Dead at 87"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sonja Christopher<\/strong> — the primary particular person ever voted off the present “Survivor” \u00a0— has died … this in line with a present contestant on the present.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Liz Wilcox<\/strong> — who stars in season 46 of “Survivor,” which is underway proper now — introduced the unhappy information on X<\/strong><\/a> Friday … saying she met Sonja over Christmas and shared a photograph of the 2 speaking on FaceTime on her account.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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She writes, “Today, the legend herself Sonja Christopher of Season One handed away. I had the pleasure of assembly her on Christmas. She had a lot spunk + love for Survivor and what the present delivered to her life. I hope you\u2019re singing + enjoying your coronary heart out someplace lovely, Sonja.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n


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On behalf of the household, Liz says individuals should not ship flowers … however, as an alternative donations to Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church in Walnut Creek, CA, the Cancer Support Community in SF, or the Sjogren\u2019s Foundation. She didn’t present a reason behind loss of life.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Sonja competed on “Survivor: Borneo” in 2000 and, regardless of getting alongside effectively together with her teammates, bought ousted after a number of missteps led to her workforce dropping that first week. She acquired the boot due to it, making her the primary particular person ever to be voted off the island.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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In a way, her look on the collection was historic … and plenty of nonetheless keep in mind her.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Christopher’s identified for taking part in her ukulele on the present — and, she appeared to recollect her time fondly on “Survivor” regardless of her early exit … telling EW<\/strong><\/a> in 2020 the entire expertise gave her a platform to boost cash for causes she believed in.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Sonja was 87.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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