Jeff Probst Explains What Really Happened When Lauren Fainted on Survivor

23:22 - 17 August 2024

What Happened After Lauren Fainted on 'Survivor'

The preview released ahead of this week's <a href="https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a27008891/do-survivor-contestants-get-razors/" id="389c45b6-0598-3916-a259-bd9490b30b44"> Survivor </a> let us know that one of the castaways was going to have some kind of accident that had host <a href="https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a27032306/survivor-fan-tweet-jeff-probst-idol-idea/" id="aa26db52-0e0b-3f1e-a453-064d8492989f"> Jeff Probst </a> calling for medical, but no one knew who it ...

Probst spoke to Entertainment Weekly about the scary moment, saying that while viewers could see that Lauren was having trouble, none of the cast or crew knew what was going on until she fell to the ground.

"During the challenge, I didnt have any idea Lauren was struggling. Once I saw the footage, it made more sense. She was talking very quietly to herself, almost under her breath. And then she just dropped. When something like this happens we have a very clear protocol. Medical is called in immediately and because they are at every challenge it only took a few seconds before Dr. Joe and his team were at Laurens side."

Legit scary. #Survivor pic.twitter.com/mGcmZWhUj6 - Dalton Ross (@DaltonRoss) April 4, 2019

"From that point on, Dr. Joe is in charge. Thats why I turned things over to him. If at any point he had told me to stop the challenge, wed immediately stop. Because the challenge was static and nobody was going anywhere, I just kept checking in with him waiting for his decision. Fortunately, it was only a few moments before she woke up and Dr. Joe quickly indicated to me that she was fine and we could continue with the challenge."

Lauren ended up being fine, and was even mad at herself for passing out and missing out on winning the immunity idol. Probst sang her praises, saying that, "she is one of the most competitive players weve ever had, and she manages to play very hard while still being very kind. Thats a rare combination of human."

What a WARRIOR. #Survivor pic.twitter.com/YJ9pZROWCL - SURVIVOR (@survivorcbs) April 4, 2019

Fans have been pouring out well wishes for Lauren online, and she responded with a gracious thank you.

i am overwhlemed by all of the love yall are sending my way!! my heart is so thankful for this #survivor family and every single one of you that make this whole experience so much more raw and powerful. im truly falling for ALL of you hehehe. thank you for another great week xxx - lauren o'connell (@lolly_alexandra) April 4, 2019