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The Survivor Open Era is officially here. Are any of the castawaysopento a showmance?
Ahead of Season 51 ofSurvivor, Jeff Probst revealed that the first post-Survivor 50 season would usher in a new era in which anything “that has ever happened at any time on the show can happen in any season at any time in any order without any warning.” From Boston Roband Amber Mariano to Frannie Marin and Matthew Blankinship, oneSurvivorstaple we hope to see come back to our screens this season is a classic Survivorlove story.
Season 51 features 21 brand-new castaways, all fighting to win the one-million-dollar grand prize. The cast includes a prolific voice actor with multiple My Little Ponycredits, aGrey’s Anatomy alum, and a lingerie and adult store owner. Below, we’re breaking down everything we know so far about the cast’s love lives, including who’s single, who’s taken, and who’s looking for a Survivorshowmance.
Survivor, Season 51, Wednesday, September 21, 8/7c, CBS
Robert Voets / CBS Status: Single Instagram: @aaliyahdestani Aaliyah is a 25-year-old chef from New Jersey who is living in Rhode Island. Right now, she appears to be single, but she writes, “You always gain by showing genuine love.”
Aaliyah Puglia
Robert Voets / CBS Status:Married Instagram: @alexisalevine Alexis Levine, a 34-year-old criminal defense attorney, has been married to her husband, Aaron, for nearly four years. They also have an adorable 14-month-old daughter, Lyla. In her intro video, she explained that she is at a point in her life where all she cares about is her family and their future.
Alexis Levine
Robert Voets / CBS Status:Single Instagram: @anasani14 She appears to be single. At 34, Ana is the voice of Strawberry Shortcake in multiple animated features and Izzy Moonbow in the My Little Ponyfranchise. She also played Anika in The Boys. In her intro video, Ana talked a lot about her family and losing her mom in 2020 after a cancer diagnosis.
Ana Sani
Robert Voets / CBS Status:Single Instagram: @whyso__jelly Jelly is a 29-year-old sociology professor at Indiana University. She’s planning on viewing her tribe through a family structure, understanding their dynamic from a sociological standpoint. Ahead of the season, she seems to be single.
Angelica “Jelly” Loblack
Robert Voets / CBS Status: Single Instagram: @bradybooker_ Brady is a 27-year-old pro wrestler. “Everyone probably looks at me and thinks big, dumb jock. And you know what? I hope so,” he explained. Based on his social media, he appears to be on the market. Could this jock play his way into another castaway’s heart?
Brady Booker
Robert Voets / CBS Status: Single Instagram: @carter.krull Carter is a 24-year-old farmer from Iowa who runs a snow cone truck. While he also does quite a bit of wedding photography and videography, he is single. Hopefully someone in Fiji likes snow cones!
Carter Krull
Robert Voets / CBS Status: Married Instagram: @cristian.chavezzz Cristan, 25, from Salt Lake City, Utah, is married to Marcie Johnson Chavez, whom he proposed to in 2023. On June 3, 2025, he revealed that they were expecting, writing, “1 lil Niño quesadilla please! Oh and whatever the little one wants.” Now, they have a baby boy.
Cristian Chavez
Robert Voets / CBS Status: Married Instagram: @lewisskellyy Ireland-born farmer Lewis lives with his wife, Andrea Camila, in a school bus in Puerto Rico. Both Lewis and Andrea are influencers with a combined 170K followers on their separate accounts. Their joint account, @andreaandlewis, has 1.2M followers, so it’s safe to say he has a few preseason fans.
Lewis Kelly
Robert Voets / CBS Status: In a Relationship Instagram: @kflickin Kristin is a 49-year-old crisis consultant. She “grew up a queer kid in Idaho in the ’90s” and has been working with the LGBTQ+ community as long as she’s been applying for Survivor. She has been with her partner, Kim Johnson, since 2020, when Kim hard-launched their relationship on National Coming Out Day.
Kristin Flickinger
Robert Voets / CBS Status: Single Instagram: @jennadoore Jenna is a 30-year-old wedding photographer from Ohio. She recently started a new social media account to follow her life and photo business rebrand after she changed herlast name during her divorce.
Jenna Doore
Robert Voets / CBS Status: Engaged Instagram: @emack401 Eric is a 34-year-old mental health counselor, who is engaged. His fiancée, Gina, revealed that he proposed in December 2025, writing, “Last night my girls took me out to Savoy and I came home to being serenaded by the love of my life asking me to spend the rest of my life with him. Easiest yes of my life!”
Eric Macksoud
Robert Voets/CBS Status: In a Relationship Instagram: @thedevinway Devin is a 33-year-old actor who has been seen in Grey’s Anatomyand Queer as Folk. In February 2025, he hard-launched his relationship with fellow actor Aisha Dee, who posted, “@thedevinway and I are very much in our heterosexual bag. Hard launch!”
Devin Way
Robert Voets / CBS Status:In a Relationship Instagram: @kilbysworld Kilby is a 30-year-old game designer. He is in a relationship with a veterinarian named Jess, who he revealed he was dating in May when she got her degree. “She finally let me hard launch because MY GF IS A FREAKING DOCTOR NOWWWWWWW!!!!! I love this girl sooooo much and she’s going to save all the animals!” he wrote.
Danny “Kilby” Kilby
Robert Voets / CBS Status: Single Instagram: @lin_nay_uh Linnea is a 25-year-old who owns a lingerie and adult store with her brother in New Jersey. According to Linnea’s brother, she is very flirty. At this time, she appears to be single. Sounds like a flirtmance at the very least is in her future.
Linnea Capobianco
Robert Voets / CBS Status: Married Instagram: @w.v.maggie At 40, Maggie is a farmer and former therapist. She met her husband, Micah, at a golf course in 2008, and they have been together ever since. She also has three children, whom she homeschools.
Maggie Nestor
Robert Voets / CBS Status: Married Instagram: At 32, Mike is a baseball executive at the NY Yankees. Back home, he is married to Becky Darin, whom he married in 2022 after many years together. According to Mike, he is her private chef.
Mike Pinsky
Robert Voets / CBS Status: Single Instagram: @ojc_7 Ori is a 27-year-old model, fitness coach, and former pro-athlete. According to Ori, he’s playing to retire his mom and did not come to Fiji to make friends. He appears to be single, but the polls are still out on whether he’s ready to mingle or not.
Ori-Jean Charles
Robert Voets / CBS Status: Married Instagram: @patt_atat Patt, a 33-year-old federal prosecutor, will be celebrating her sixth anniversary with her husband, Nick. Celebrating their anniversary last year, she wrote, “5 years married, so Nick stopped believing me when I say I’m breaking up with him if he snoozes his alarm clock again. Now looking for a support group for non-snoozing spouses.”
Patt Cannaday
Robert Voets / CBS Status: Married Instagram: @realrobshow Rob is a 40-year-old airline gate agent who works at Logan Airport. He lives with his wife and kids, and frequently posts about married life. According to Rob, he’s hoping to bring the million home to his kids.
Rob Antonson
Robert Voets/CBS Status: In a Relationship Instagram: @sharonda_renee_ Sharonda is a 34-year-old Resident, OBGYN. She is in a long-term relationship with a man who isn’t tagged on her social media. In August, she posted, “It’s my favorite and probably hardest season of every year for me… football season!! Good luck to my favorite coach! Couldn’t have asked for a better life partner!!”
Sharonda Cox
Robert Voets/CBS Status: Single Instagram: @_thienannguyen Thien An is a 24-year-old medical student at Texas Christian University. This future doctor appears to be single. Someone get her a showmance, STAT!