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Check out the premiere episode of the new Survivor: China Gaycap, starring frequent AfterElton.com contributor Josh Aterovis and his boyfriend Jon. The fellas will be chatting up the newest season of the reality competition as long as Mormon flight attendant Todd is still in the game.


Survivor: China: Todd Might Be A Flight Attendant, But He's Not Flighty!

We all know there are no accidents when it comes to editing reality shows so it's interesting that during the Survivor's intro, out gay Mormon Todd Herzog was introduced right alongside Survivor's Christian talkshow host Leslie Nease.

And I don't think they wound up on the same tribe — Fei Long — by accident either. The other tribe is Zhan Hu, but from here on out I'm referring to them as Feng Shui (easier to remember) and John Who as that was what I thought Jeff Probst said every time.

Depending on your point-of-view, Leslie didn't come off so hot even before the tribes were dropped off in the middle of nowhere. During a "welcoming ceremony" at a Buddhist temple, Leslie got overwrought at being asked to kneel in front of a statue of Buddha because the Bible forbids her to bow down before no other gods. Said Leslie, "'I'm not a religious person, but I have a relationship with Jesus Christ, and the only time I'm gonna put my face on the floor is for him."

I so relate! I'm not a drinker, but I do drink daiquiris occasionally, and it's only for a great strawberry daiquiri (or six) that I'm going to put my face on the floor!

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