Sonja Christopher, who was the primary individual in Survivor Season 1 to be voted off the present, has died at 87, in accordance with a present contestant. No trigger was revealed.
Liz Wilcox, who stars within the present season 46 of Survivor, posted the information on X. She met Christopher over Christmas and shared a photograph of the 2 speaking on FaceTime on her account.
“At present, 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 dropped at her life. I hope you’re singing + enjoying your coronary heart out someplace lovely, Sonja.”
Wilcox stated folks shouldn’t ship flowers, however suggested donations to Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church in Walnut Creek, California, the Most cancers Assist Group in SF, or the Sjogren’s Basis.
Sonja competed on Survivor: Borneo in 2000, and was voted out after a number of missteps led to her workforce shedding that first week.